Paul’s Priestly Ministry

Paul’s Priestly Ministry

Paul’s early ministry was a prophetic, priestly ministry to the nations -- acting as a priest of the evangel of God” (Romans 11:13; 15:16), which purpose was to provoke Israel to emulation (Romans 11:14). During this time Israel had the preeminence (Romans 3:1-2) -- “to the Jew first” (Romans 1:16; 2:9-10) -- with Gentile believers as “guests”  at their table (Ephesians 2:12, 19), partakers of Israel’s “spiritual things” (Romans 15:27), as a “wild olive” branch grafted into Israel, partaking of “the root and fatness” of the olive tree (Romans 11:17-18), spiritually “Abraham’s seed” (Galatians 3:29), with Jerusalem as their “mother” (Galatians 4:26), etc. For a look at the subject of Paul’s priestly ministry, see:

Book Resource:

 Paul's Priestly Ministry: A Compilation (A Compilation), Bibles Student's Press

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