Many Christians prefer to keep God at a safe distance–a distant God makes fewer demands. They imagine God has rules just for the sake of obedience, missing the point that God delights in making them holy so they can draw near to him. God’s plan from the beginning has been for his people to draw near to him as a kingdom of priests.
In 40 short, meditative chapters, best-selling author Ed Welch traces iterations of the priestly job description from the garden of Eden to the heavenly city. Along the way, believers will discover their identity as royal priests and learn what it means that they were created to be made holy as they draw near to God and receive his lavish hospitality.
Book Details
224 pages
Publisher: Crossway
Publication Year: 2020
Contents
Introduction: Longing for Closeness
Part 1: Our Past
Eden
- In the Garden of God
- In God’s Image
- Not Yet Dressed
- Discern Right from Wrong
- An Intruder
- Discernment Lost
- Life Outside the Most Holy Place
Israel
- Sanctuaries and Ladders
- Jacob
- Moses
- A Nation of Priests
- Holy
- A Meal with God
- In God’s House
- Priests Clothed
- Job Descriptions
- Priests at Work
- “Be Holy as I Am Holy”
- In God’s Courtroom
- A Tumultuous Interlude
Part 2: Jesus Our Tabernacle
- The Holy One Descends
- Jesus our Passover Lamb
- Interrupted by a Wedding
- Jesus the Temple
- Jesus the High Priest
- Believe
- Descending Further
- The Lamb Slain
- Jesus Ascends, the Spirit Descends
Part 3: Almost Truly Human
- Priests in Plain Clothes
- Priests Descend and Ascend
- Saints
- Shining Faces
- Living Stones, Flowing Fountains
- Enter In
- Be Sent Out
- Walking Uphill
- The High Priest Prays for You
Epilogue
