Exodus 35-40, Leviticus 1; 16; 19 -- Part 1 : Dr. Matthew Grey
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Keeping the Presence of the God of Israel in This Temple Space
In the ancient israelite setting, there was one group of priests that were set apart based on their lineage. The rituals of this space were designed to be facilitated by these priestly mediators who would represent israel. And as you can probably imagine, centuries later, in the contects of early christianity, looking back on this material, you can imagine new testament writers finding some really great metaphoric vocabulary to help understand the death of jesus right? Jesus is our great mediator, or our great high priest. He's the great intercessor between the community and god, between heaven and earth. Or jesus's death is like the great atoning
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