A Day in the Life of a Temple Priest

I made a list of the duties of the priests. These included: Performing the daily and weekly services, served as doorkeepers, guards, and servants of the temple. Taking care of the tools and vessels of the temple. They were singers, musicians, and choir leaders. Lighting the altar fires, disposing of the ashes. Keeping the candle stick lit. Attending to the offerings of incense. Maintaining the temple treasury. Placing of the Show Bread (unleavened) bread. Offering up the sacrificial animals. The high priest's responsibility of offering atonement on the Day of Atonement.
Today we have the honor as part of Jesus' royal priesthood to lead His people as we teach them about giving, worshiping, praying, and understanding God’s Word as we learn to serve Him. Jesus is the Bread of life, the light of the World and God's ultimate sacrifice for sin. At church I portrayed the role of Zechariah before his angelic encounter. I think his son John described Jesus well in John 1:29.

Learning About the Temple

An eye catching site at the Holy Land Experience was the mock up of Herod's temple. The area was great for presentations. We learned the most about the temple when we viewed the model of the city of Jerusalem as a teaching tool to show what was present at the time of Christ. This was the largest known indoor model of the city. It was very interesting and got us looking into the role of the priest. My son and I had a great adventure!