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From Genesis to Revelation, the theme of the royal priesthood is a silver thread running through the biblical story from the garden of Eden through the priesthood of Israel to Jesus Christ—the true and better priest. The theme of priesthood culminates with the creation of God’s covenant people, called out of the nations to be his priests to the nations. In this concise treatment, David Schrock...

Third, Adam is given a priestly commission. Genesis 2 says that when God planted a garden in Eden (v. 8), “The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it” (v. 15). Adding to the ruling commands of Genesis 1:28, Adam is given the priestly task of “serving” Yahweh in his garden sanctuary and “guarding” his sacred space. We know this double command (i.e., “work/serve” combined with “keep/guard”) is priestly because of the way Moses uses it later in Numbers 3:7–8;
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