You Will Become "a Kingdom of Priests"

"You will become a kingdom of priests and a holy nations." - EXODUS 19:6.

THE first prophecy recorded in the Bible is of great significance. in the outworking of Jehovah's purpose.  When making the Edenic promise, the true God declared: "I will put enmity between you [Satan] and the woman in between  your offspring and her offspring."   How intense would this enmity be?  "He [the offspring of the woman] will crush your [Satan's] head, and you will strike him in the heel," said Jehovah. (Genesis 3:15) The enmity between the serpent and the woman would be so fierce that Satan would spare no effort in obliterating her offspring.

It is no wonder that the psalmist cried out in prayer to God about His chosen people: "Look! your enemies are in an uproar; those who hate you act arrogantly.  With cunning they secretly plot against your people; they conspire against your treasured ones.  They say: 'Come let us annihilate them as a nation." (Psalm 83:2-4)  The line of descent of the offspring of the woman had to be protected from extermination and contamination.  To accomplish this, Jehovah made further binding legal arrangements that would protect the fulfillment of his purpose.

Next time: You Will Become "a Kingdom of Priests" - A COVENANT THAT PROTECTS THE OFFSPRING

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