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<!-- interlanguage:end --> | <!-- interlanguage:end -->A '''priest''' is one who offers [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|sacrifices]] to [[God]] and acts as a mediator between God and the people. The Hebrew word for priest is ''Kohen'' (כֹּהֵן), meaning “one who performs rituals.”<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3548.htm Strong's Hebrew: 3548. כֹּהֵן], ''Bible Hub''</ref> In the Old Testament, the covenant between God and the people of Israel was upheld through sacrificial offerings, and it was the priest’s primary duty to sustain this system and safeguard its holiness. In the New Testament era, through Jesus [[Christ]]’s [[Crucifixion|sacrifice on the cross]], all believers who worship under the new covenant—in spirit and in truth—are regarded as royal priests.<ref name="왕같은 제사장">[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A9&version=NIV 1 Peter 2:9]</ref> | ||
A '''priest''' is one who offers [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|sacrifices]] to [[God]] and acts as a mediator between God and the people. The Hebrew word for priest is ''Kohen'' (כֹּהֵן), meaning “one who performs rituals.”<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3548.htm Strong's Hebrew: 3548. כֹּהֵן], ''Bible Hub''</ref> In the Old Testament, the covenant between God and the people of Israel was upheld through sacrificial offerings, and it was the priest’s primary duty to sustain this system and safeguard its holiness. In the New Testament era, through Jesus [[Christ]]’s [[Crucifixion|sacrifice on the cross]], all believers who worship under the new covenant—in spirit and in truth—are regarded as royal priests.<ref name="왕같은 제사장">[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A9&version=NIV 1 Peter 2:9]</ref> | |||
==The Meaning of the Priestly Office== | ==The Meaning of the Priestly Office== | ||
When God gave the Law through Moses, He appointed priests to serve Him in the [[temple]]<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+29%3A1&version=NIV Exodus 29:1]</ref>—the holy dwelling place where His glory was revealed.<ref>[https://thebiblesays.com/en/tough-topics/the-temple The Temple], ''The Bible Says''</ref> It was within the temple that sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins were offered, under the leadership of the priests.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%209%3A22&version=NIV Hebrews 9:22]</ref> | When God gave the Law through Moses, He appointed priests to serve Him in the [[temple]]<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+29%3A1&version=NIV Exodus 29:1]</ref>—the holy dwelling place where His glory was revealed.<ref>[https://thebiblesays.com/en/tough-topics/the-temple The Temple], ''The Bible Says''</ref> It was within the temple that sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins were offered, under the leadership of the priests.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%209%3A22&version=NIV Hebrews 9:22]</ref> | ||