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neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to burn meal-offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
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Christ is Our Eternal Priest
Commentators unanimously agree that this promise is not fulfilled by a literal, continuous Levitical priesthood. Instead, it points directly to Jesus Christ. He is the eternal High Priest who offered the one, perfect sacrifice for all time and now continually stands before God on our behalf. The Old Testament priesthood was a temporary symbol; Christ is the permanent reality.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Read literally, these verses promise the permanent restoration of the Davidic throne and of the Levitical priesthood. As a matter of fact, Zedekiah…
19th Century
Anglican
Neither shall the priests the Levites lack a man... — Here again, we have a promise that received a fulfillment different…
Baptist
This shows that the covenant was not a literal and fleshly one, made with David and his seed according to the flesh, or with the priests and their …
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet had spoken of the restoration of the Church; he now confirms the same truth, for he promises that the kingdom and the priesthood would …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me , &c.] The Levitical priesthood has been abolished long a…
To crown the blessings God has in store, here is a promise of the Messiah. He imparts righteousness to his church, for he is made by God to be righ…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the author speaks of the restoration of the priesthood. Just as the kingdom is restored in Christ and in his members, so also is th…
