The priesthood which the Lord gave through Moses to Aaron and his descendants with the idea to them serving at the tabernacle and the Temple of the Lord later took a different dimension as far as its administration is concerned. During the reign of King David the priests were organized into twenty four divisional groups, and each of these family priest groups had a head as the “Chief Priest” responsible for that group example (1Chro. 24:1-10; Jn. 11:49).

Besides all the Chief Priest who are heads of the family priest, there was another priest who is known as the High Priest who was to be appointed by the governor to oversee the administration of the total priesthood, like Caiaphas who was the high priest at the trial of Jesus and during the persecutions described in the early chapters of Acts. The high Priest traced their paternal ancestry from Aaron (Ex 28:1, Num. 18:7), who was the first high priest of Israel and the brother of Moses. The High Priest came from the Tribe of the Levites. Only the High priest was permitted to enter the Most Holy Place. This he did once a year to make atonement for himself and for the people for all the sins committed in the course of the year (Ex 30:10)

These priestly family and functions were a shadow of the reality to be revealed in Christ Jesus. Jesus came as our High Priest and is still our High Priest, ministering in the Heavenly temple.

⁴ Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven,^[a]Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. ¹⁵ For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. ¹⁶ Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

We can, therefore, boldly enter the throne room of Grace