Dress Of The Priest

I. EXORDIUM:

Are you a priest?

Yes. 1 Peter 2:9

1 Peter 2:9 (Amplified Bible)

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God’s] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To show that the LORD JESUS CHRIST makes our acts of worship acceptable to GOD because He added Himself as the ingredient of Perfect Sacrifice.

IV. TEXT:

Exodus 30:7 (Amplified Bible)

And Aaron shall burn on it incense of sweet spices; every morning when he trims and fills the lamps he shall burn it.

Exodus 30:7 (King James Version)

And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

V. THESIS:

Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You added Yourself as Perfect Sacrifice in all of our activities and act of worship.

VI. TITLE:

Dress of the priest

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Author and Central Character: Moses

B. Date written: 1447-1410 b.c.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

C. Purpose: To be a permanent reminder of God's redemptive act on Passover night; and of His care and direction, through the cloud of day and the pillar of fire of night, during His people's wilderness wanderings on the way to Canaan.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

D. To whom written: Each new generation of Israel

E. Main Theme: History of Israel from death of Joseph to the erection of the tabernacle

F. Key word: deliverance

G. Key verses:

Exodus 12:40-43 (Amplified Bible)

12:40 Now the time the Israelites dwelt in Egypt was 430 years.

12:41 At the end of the 430 years, even that very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out of Egypt.

12:42 It was a night of watching unto the Lord and to be much observed for bringing them out of Egypt; this same night of watching unto the Lord is to be observed by all the Israelites throughout their generations.

12:43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the Passover: No foreigner shall eat of it;

VIII. MAIN BODY:

Exodus 30:7 (King James Version)

And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

A. The priest shall burn incense every morning

"And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning:"

Exodus 30:34-38 (Amplified Bible)

Then the Lord said to Moses, Take sweet spices—stacte, onycha, and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense, an equal amount of each—

And make of them incense, a perfume after the perfumer’s art, seasoned with salt and mixed, pure and sacred.

You shall beat some of it very small and put some of it before the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you; it shall be to you most holy.

And the incense which you shall make according to its composition you shall not make for yourselves; it shall be to you holy to the Lord.

Whoever makes any like it for perfume shall be cut off from his people.

The church teaches rituals, acts of worships, but even you attend every day (if it's possible) a worship service but if your heart is not right with GOD, it's all nothing.

Acts 4:12 (Amplified Bible)

And there is salvation in and through no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by and in which we must be saved.

John 14:6 (Amplified Bible)

Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me.

Accept the LORD JESUS CHRIST first as LORD and SAVIOR of your life and every act you do will glorify the LORD.

1 Corinthians 10:31 (Amplified Bible)

So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God.

1 Peter 4:11 (Amplified Bible)

Whoever speaks, [let him do it as one who utters] oracles of God; whoever renders service, [let him do it] as with the strength which God furnishes abundantly, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ (the Messiah). To Him be the glory and dominion forever and ever (through endless ages). Amen (so be it).

Colossians 3:23 (Amplified Bible)

Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,

Colossians 3:17 (Amplified Bible)

And whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in [dependence upon] His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him.