So many things in the Old Testament Levitical laws pointed forward to actions and characteristics of the future Messiah, Jesus.

The passover lamb was a foreshadowing of Jesus; that’s why it was killed without any bones being broken, just as Jesus- despite all the things He suffered- had no broken bones.

The sabbath rest principle in the 10 commandments was fulfilled by Jesus, who is our sabbath. To sabbath means to do no work; we can do know work to earn our place in heaven because we trust in the work that Jesus did.

And even the priesthood itself pointed forward to Jesus.

Hebrews 4:14 tells us

We have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God.

But wait a minute. The Old Testament priesthood was given specifically to the tribe of Levi. Only Levites could be priests. Yet when God sent the Messiah, He did so through the tribe of Judah.

That actually doesn’t make much sense, since everything else lines up so perfectly. And it creates a problem- how could the Messiah be our priest if He wasn’t from the priestly tribe?

The priest was supposed to represent the people before God. The priest offered up the sacrifices to appease God’s wrath on sin. And Jesus did that by offering up Himself. We understand, I hope, the significance of all that- except how could Jesus fulfill that part of the Old Testament law if He wasn’t qualified to be an Old Testament priest?

We’ll answer that question today on the God and His Prophets podcast.

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If you’re looking for a Bible study podcast that goes deep into the major and minor prophets, God and His Prophets offers a verse by verse Bible study through these powerful Old Testament writings. Each episode explores the prophecy in the Bible, from the Book of Ezekiel study and later in Zechariah, helping listeners in understanding prophetic books and seeing their relevance today. We also connect the prophets’ words to end times Bible teaching and highlight connections to Revelation, giving you a Christian Bible commentary that equips you for spiritual insight and growth.