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Priesthood

“They Shall Be Upon Aaron’s Heart”

Priests in ancient Israel were teachers with accountability for the spiritual welfare of their people. Their vestments and ordinances were intended to help the people become holy. As Jacob and Alma explained in the Book of Mormon, priesthood is ultimately a call to purity through Christ.

Law of Moses

Bezaleel

Moses selected a man named Bezaleel to lead the work of building the tabernacle. He executed the vision Moses had received, restraining the donations and overseeing the work of skilled craftsmen. When the work was done, Moses saw that it had been completed exactly as the Lord had specified.

God – Love

Merciful and Gracious

After Moses rebuked the people for worshipping the golden calf, God reaffirmed His mercy and willingness to forgive. Subsequent Old Testament authors, Book of Mormon prophets, and modern prophets have all echoed this truth. We can repent with confidence, knowing that God is “merciful and gracious.”

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  • Holiness to the Lord

    Moses Calls Aaron to the Ministry, by Harry Anderson

    Through Moses, the Lord gave the children of Israel a law. It’s a wondrous set of objects, activities, and sacred times all intended to point their hearts to the salvation He would provide to them. This week, we’ll study the following aspects of that law:

    1. The tabernacle (Exodus 25-27; 35-40)
    2. The offerings (Leviticus 1-7)
    3. Priesthood (Exodus 28-29; Leviticus 8-10; 21-22)
    4. Holy days and years (Leviticus 16, 23, 25)
    5. Standards of holiness (Leviticus 11-15; 17-20)

    The Nephites lived this law. Nephi wrote, “Notwithstanding we believe in Christ, we keep the law of Moses, and look forward with steadfastness unto Christ, until the law shall be fulfilled. For, for this end was the law given” (2 Nephi 25:24-25). Hundreds of years later, King Benjamin testified that the “signs, and wonders, and types, and shadows” in the law of Moses were all intended to teach them about the Atonement of Jesus Christ (Mosiah 3:14-15). When Benjamin’s grandsons preached the gospel to their enemies, the Lamanites, the new converts “did keep the law of Moses. … But notwithstanding the law of Moses, they did look forward to the coming of Christ, considering that the law of Moses was a type of his coming, and believing that they must keep those outward performances until the time that he should be revealed unto them” (Alma 25:15).

    This week, as we study the “performances and ordinances” of the law of Moses (2 Nephi 25:30; Mosiah 13:30; 4 Nephi 1:12), let’s pay attention to the many ways these symbolic activities point our minds toward the salvation God has provided through Jesus Christ.

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