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Of them also will I take for priests [and] for Levites, says Yahweh.
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A Radically Inclusive Ministry
Commentators agree this verse signals a radical shift. The Old Testament priesthood was exclusive to a specific tribe and lineage. This prophecy declares that God will now select spiritual leaders from among 'them'—the converted Gentiles from all nations. This was a revolutionary concept, signifying that access to the highest roles of religious service would no longer be based on ethnicity but on God's calling.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I will also take of them for priests — I will give to them an honorable place in my public service; that is, I will make …
19th Century
Anglican
I will also take of them for priests ... —We are left to determine whether the promise is that even Gentile converts shou…
16th Century
Protestant
And I will even take some of them for priests and Levites. The Prophet heightens the description of what he had already declared about the…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will also take of them for priests That is, of the Gentiles, the brethren brought as an offering to the Lord; …
A prophetic declaration is given concerning the Lord's vengeance on all enemies of his church, and especially on all antichristian opposers of the …
13th Century
Catholic
Thus says the Lord. Here he specifies how the sentence will be executed.
First, in particular, concerning the J…
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