Series –

A to Z of Priests

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Articles in this Series
A to Z of Priests – Introduction
Scanning along my bookshelves, I noticed several interesting A-Z reference catalogues for various Bible concepts. For instance, John Heading’s Directory of New Testament Churches1 lists every local as…
Jeremy Singer
2019 Volume 16 Issue 1
Bible Teaching
Aaron
Alphabetically and historically, Aaron was Israel’s number one priest. Older brother of Moses, Egyptian slave turned divine spokesperson, Aaron was individually chosen by God to serve as high priest, …
Jeremy Singer
2019 Volume 16 Issue 2
Bible Teaching
Phinehas
Phinehas was the grandson of Aaron and the son of Eleazar, 1 Chr. 6. 3, 4. As such, Phinehas became the third man to wear the High Priest’s holy garments ‘for glory and for beauty’, Exod. 28. 2. Howev…
Jeremy Singer
2019 Volume 16 Issue 3
Bible Teaching
Eli
When I visit the zoo, I enjoy going to the reptile house – the lizards appear to move so slowly. They remain fixed in one position for minutes at a time, without even blinking. Eli the priest reminds …
Jeremy Singer
2019 Volume 16 Issue 4
Bible Teaching
Zadok
Apart from having a Handel coronation anthem named after him,1 Zadok the priest is most distinguished for officiating at the start of king Solomon’s reign, during the planning and construction of the …
Jeremy Singer
2020 Volume 17 Issue 1
Bible Teaching
Jehoiada
2 Chr. 22-24
Jehoiada the priest was a thoroughly versatile individual: childcare provider, military strategist, educator, matchmaker, clerk of works, treasurer. You name it, Jehoiada did it. He embodied Solomon’s…
Jeremy Singer
2020 Volume 17 Issue 2
Bible Teaching
Hilkiah
2 Chronicles 34
Hilkiah’s name means ‘My portion is Jehovah’ and this priest certainly lived up to his name. Hilkiah was high priest during the reign of Josiah, the last good king of Judah who ‘walked in the ways of …
Jeremy Singer
2020 Volume 17 Issue 3
Bible Teaching
Prophetic Priests
Jeremiah and Ezekiel
Children often follow the career paths of their parents. For instance, how many doctors do you know whose parents were doctors? There is a similar pattern for teachers. In Old Testament times, the off…
Jeremy Singer
2020 Volume 17 Issue 4
Bible Teaching
Prophetic Priests
Joshua
The original Joshua featured in Israel’s first exodus; after they escaped from Egypt, he led them into the Promised Land. The other Joshua, who is the subject of this article, participated in Israel’s…
Jeremy Singer
2021 Volume 18 Issue 2
Bible Teaching
Four Bad Priests
Urijah, Pashur, Nadab and Abihu
The Bible is packed with good examples of characters we can emulate, since ‘things … written aforetime were written for our learning’, Rom. 15. 4. Conversely, there are also many bad examples, people …
Jeremy Singer
2021 Volume 18 Issue 3
Bible Teaching
Zacharias
Between the two testaments, there were ‘four hundred silent years’ without a word from God.1 How would heavenly communication be resumed? Who would hear the first fresh word from the Lord? The answer …
Jeremy Singer
2022 Volume 19 Issue 1
Bible Teaching
Melchizedek
If we read only the Genesis narrative, we might misclassify Melchizedek as a ‘one page wonder’, a biblical character who turns up for a single event, serves faithfully and then departs unobtrusively. …
Jeremy Singer
2022 Volume 19 Issue 2
Bible Teaching
Annas and Caiaphas
Have you noticed how Bible villains often come in pairs? For instance, Ahab and Jezebel menaced Elijah; later, Sanballat and Tobiah interfered with Nehemiah’s building project. In this article, we con…
Jeremy Singer
2022 Volume 19 Issue 3
Bible Teaching
Eliashib
The last significant Old Testament priest in chronological terms, Eliashib, served in the time of Nehemiah during the 5th century BC. Eliashib’s name has a wonderfully optimistic meaning in Hebrew - ‘…
Jeremy Singer
2022 Volume 19 Issue 4
Bible Teaching