Week 3: The Priesthood

The Priesthood: Exodus 28-29

Objective: 

• PreparingGarments for the people to receive the ten commandments

• The Ten CommandmentsPriesthood

• The Law of the Altar

• Moral and Ceremonial PrinciplesEphod

• The LawDedication ofto SabbathsGod

• TheAaron threeand AnnualHis FeastsSons Consecrated

Resources:

• Fr Tadros Y Malaty Commentary
• Catena Bible Commentary
• Fr Dawoud Lamie Bible study (Arabic)

Reading:

• Exodus 19:28:1-8, 1-2230-38
• Exodus 20:29:1-9, 1-26
• Exodus 21: NO READING
  
• Exodus 22: 16-24
• Exodus 23: 10-19 (VERY IMPORTANT TO COVER)28-37

Key verse(s):

• "IIt amshall be from the Lord your God, who brought you outchildren of theIsrael landfor ofAaron Egypt,and outhis ofsons theby housea ofstatute bondage"forever." Exodus 20:229:28

Comments:

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• OnlyThe Mosespriesthood garments were: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a skillfully woven tunic, a turban, and Aarona went up the mountain.sash.
• Moses received the precious ten commandments in chapter 20. The thunderings, the lightning flashes,Urim and the smokeThummim in Exodus 28:30 were allthe toway provethe priests knew God's presenceresponse ontowards thea mountaincertain with Moses. So when Moses goes back down to them, they all believe as they all witness God's meeting with Moses.
  matter.
• AtExodus the28:36 time, nations used to build idols to represent their gods so they can use them for worship. The Israelites were influenced by the Egyptians. God wanted to prevent them from doing this by asking them to build an altar for sacrifice. Ironically, they built the golden calf later!
• In chapters 21-23, God is giving the people rules and laws to keep everything in order. These people were so primitive in their mindset and culture,shows that God wanted the priests to improvebe consecrated to Him only. They added it on their mindsetforeheads as a daily reminder to them and culture.
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• Exoduspeople. 22:We 16-24are talksalso aboutconsecrated howto aGod, manthis reminder should respectbe hison wife.our At this time, men used to treat women like objects and with no respect. God gave them rules to follow and modernize them.
• In chapter 23, God told them to keep the sabbathforeheads every week,day andas also every six years.
• God also told them to keep three feasts to rejoice in God's work with them which are:
  • The Feast of Unleavened Bread: linked with Passover
  • The Feast of Harvest: 50 days after Passover
  • The Feast of Ingathering: Also called the Feast of Tabernacles and they used to dwell for seven days in tents (tabernacles) to remember the days in the wilderness when God covered them (Think of covers and tents. The two words have the same meaning in Hebrew)well.

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

1. How do we now as Christians sanctify ourselves to meetDefine the Lord?“Urim and Thummin” mentioned in verse 30.
2. Which isDescribe the first“Ephod.” commandment with a promise is what does it promise?
3. "The Lord your God is jealous". Explain 
4. How do these laws expand the Ten Commandments?
5. What did the first fruits represent?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

1. IfAaron’s thepriestly CHILDRENgarments OFincluded ISRAEL____________. obeyed God, what would they become?
   A) Abreastplate specialand treasureephod B) Holyrobe Nationand woven tunic C) Kingdomturban ofand Priestssash D) all of thethese
these
2. How many days did it take to ordain Aaron and his sons?
   

    

   A) seven B) forty C) two D) one
3. Who didwill GodAaron’s asksacred garments belong to upon his death?
   A) Moses to take with him up the mountain?
   A) The priests B) The peopleJoshua C) Aaronhis descendents D) JoshuaZipporah 
4. What was the very first commandment given to Moses?
   A) Honor thy father B) No other gods before Me C) Don’t steal D) Don’t murder
5. Who are we to “honor?”
   A) graven images B) little children C) father and mother D) sun and moon