Was every Jew supposed to be a priest of God?
Yes. According to the context, Israel was told that every Jew was to be a priest of God. Before they could serve in the priesthood, they had to experience a symbolic washing, which they did through baptism. This washing prepared them for the priesthood, emphasizing spiritual cleansing rather than the water itself.
Les teaches that when Israel was told every Jew was to be a priest of God, there was a prerequisite: they had to be washed first. They experienced that symbolic washing through baptism. The washings of the priesthood only emphasized the need for spiritual cleansing; the water itself could not cleanse. This pattern also explains why Jesus was baptized—not because He had sin, but to symbolically fulfill the priesthood's washing requirement and identify with Israel.