What did the service of God in Israel actually consist of?
Israel’s service of God consisted of the tabernacle and later temple worship, the Aaronic priesthood, the sacrifices, and the feast days of their religious calendar. It was part of the broader system of law and pictured the coming Redeemer and the plan of salvation.
Les explains that the service of God began when God gave the tabernacle to Moses and then set up the priesthood with Aaron as the high priest. Those services were how the priests operated, how the tabernacle was set up, how later the temple functioned, how the sacrifices were offered, and how the feast days were established throughout Israel’s religious calendar year. Les emphasizes that this was all part and parcel of the system of law, not merely the Ten Commandments; the big picture of law included everything pertaining to worship and sacrifices. The practice of the law that Israel enjoyed was a picture of the coming Redeemer and the plan of salvation as experienced today.
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 begin in Israel?
The service of God in Israel began when God gave the tabernacle to Moses and then set up the priesthood with Aaron as the high priest.