Lessons We Can Learn From the Book of Leviticus - JEHOVAH BLESSES HIS ORGANIZATION

Fourth lesson: Jehovah is blessing the earthly part of his organization. Consider what happened in 1512 B.C.E. when the tabernacle was set up at the foot of Mount Sinai. (Exodus 40:17)  Moses  presided over a ceremony to install Aaron and his sons as priests.  The nation of Israel assembled to witness the priests presenting their first animal sacrifices. (Leviticus 9:1-5) How did Jehovah show his approval of the newly installed priesthood?  As Aaron and Moses blessed the people, Jehovah caused fire to consume the remainder of the sacrifice on the altar.  Read LEVITICUS 9:23, 24.

 What was accomplished by the awesome display at the installation of the high priest?  Jehovah thereby showed his full support of the Aaronic priesthood.  When the Israelites saw this clear evidence of Jehovah's backing of the priests, they had good reason to give them full support.  Is that relevant to us?  Yes! The priesthood in Israel was just a shadow of a much greater priesthood. Christ, the greater High Priest, has  a royal priesthood of 144,000, who will serve alongside him in heaven. -HEBREWS 4:14; 8:3-5; 10:1.

In 1919, Jesus appointed a small group of brothers as "the faithful and discreet slave." That slave takes the  lead in the preaching work and gives Christ's followers "food at the proper  time." (Matthew 24:45)  Do we see clear evidence of God's approval of the faithful and discreet slave?

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