Is the Catholic priesthood in the Bible? What is the difference between the priests in the Old Testament and Catholic priests today? The history of the priesthood is lengthy and can be very complicated, but you can understand it!

Jeff Cavins is joined by Dr. John Bergsma to give a thorough narration of the priesthood starting in Genesis and journeying all the way to today. As Jeff Cavins said, "This is one of the best I've heard of someone going through a study of the priesthood."

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00:00 Intro
01:30 Intro to Egypt & Exodus
02:50 Introduction to Dr. Bergsma
03:25 Dr. Bergsma’s Conversion
05:34 Adam’s Priesthood
06:34 Priesthood in the Patriarchs
07:12 Beginning of Exodus
08:43 What did an OT priest do?
09:37 Was there laicization in the OT?
10:50 Covenant is the thing
13:20 Modern Priests and Melchizedek
14:23 Sinai
15:04 What is the Levitical Priesthood?
16:50 Punishment for the Golden Calf
18:29 Face of the People to God
22:19 Similarities to Other Cultures
26:01 Using the Egyptian culture language
27:36 Priests Role in War
29:57 Priests in the Promised Land
31:33 False Priesthood
33:36 Was the OT priesthood active right before Jesus?
36:30 New Testament Priesthood
37:20 Interpreting God’s Law
39:28 Catholic Priesthood in the NT
41:15 Leadership of the Apostles
42:22 Why priests are called priests
45:20 Protecting the Eucharist
47:10 Receiving the Eucharist Unworthily
48:20 What did Moses know?
50:46 Levitical vs. Melchizedek
52:36 The Royal Priesthood
56:00 Bringing up the Gifts
1:00:00 Dr. Bergsma’s Bible
1:02:51 How Dr. Bergsma Marks His Bible
1:05:30 Favorite Biblical Character
1:06:53 Favorite Verse
1:08:25 What is the role of the high priest?
1:11:48 Can discernment be selfish?
1:16:57 Was Moses a Levitical priest?
1:17:46 Why can’t Catholic priests be married?

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