What Went Wrong
A look at the downward spiral of the Aaronic priesthood Contrary to what some people think, the concept of priesthood did not originate with Israel. In the patriarchal period, the male head of each household functioned as a mediating priest on behalf of his family. Job (Job 1:5), Noah (Gen. 8:20), Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all erected altars and sacrificed animals to God. After God deliveredGet More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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Thanks for the excellent short historical review of how the Priesthood went sour.
When men ignore their responsibility, Hod will remove them from the position of power and hand that responsibility to those He knows will do right by Him.
In the case of the priests, their powe shifted to the One True High Priest whom was ordained from before the beginning of time.