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Yet another excellent entry in the \u201cShort Studies in Biblical Theology<\/a>\u201d series from Crossway, David Schrock\u2019s\u00a0The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God<\/em><\/a> explores, well, exactly what the title says: how the priesthood\u2013the\u00a0royal<\/em> priesthood\u2013relates to the glory of God. The reflection this book provides is thoughtful careful, and absolutely worthwhile.<\/p>\n

But not only is this little book excellent in its own right, it is also an excellent model of what Biblical theology should look like. Schrock begins at the beginning, with the priesthood of Adam in the Garden, of Noah after the flood, of Abraham over God\u2019s people, and of Melchizedek with, well, whatever kind of priest he was.\u00a0 From there Schrock explores the Levitical priesthood as outlined in the law, the call for a repentant priesthood and the promise of a coming future priesthood offered in the prophets, and the (very, very, imperfect) model of a royal priesthood demonstrated and explained in the writings.<\/p>\n

From the Old Testament, Schrock leads us into the New where the royal priest arrives as the office of \u2018priest\u2019 culminates in the life and atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. And I think here the problem of how short this volume is (and, presumably, has to be) runs into a minor issue. Specifically, in the case of Christ\u2019s priesthood, the priest is also the sacrifice. I think that is probably an idea worthy of its own chapter, but again these are \u201cshort\u201d studies in Biblical theology, so\u2026<\/p>\n

Following the chapter on the priesthood of Christ, Schrock ends with a discussion of the establishment of the priesthood of all believers both as we are now and as we will be in eternity on the other side of Christ\u2019s return.<\/p>\n

Again, this is a fantastic little book that should be on your shelf. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n

Dr. Coyle Neal is co-host of the\u00a0City of Man Podcast<\/a> an Amazon Associate (which is linked in this blog), and an Associate Profess<\/em>or of Political Science at\u00a0Southwest Baptist University<\/a>\u00a0in Bolivar, MO<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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