When did the service of God begin in Israel's history?
The service of God began when God gave the tabernacle to Moses and set up the priesthood with Aaron as the high priest. This service was part and parcel of the system of law, encompassing the priests’ operations, sacrifices, temple worship, and feast days that pictured the coming Redeemer and salvation.
Les explains that the service of God began at the tabernacle, when God gave it to Moses and established Aaron as the high priest. Those services were not merely the Ten Commandments but the whole law system: how the priests operated, how the tabernacle and later the temple were set up, how the sacrifices were offered, and how the feast days were kept throughout Israel’s religious calendar year. Les emphasizes that all of it was indicative, looking forward to the plan of salvation and the coming Redeemer.
Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
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When did the service of God, which Paul lists for Israel, begin?
The 'service of God' in Romans 9:4 began when God gave the tabernacle to Moses and set up the priesthood with Aaron as the high priest.