Question #2: Why can the priests hear God, but no one else can?

2. Why can the priests hear God, but no one else can?

In the Old Testament times the priests acted as sort of a go-between. They represented the people to God and God to the people. But this is one of the reasons Christ’s coming to earth was so pivotal. After Jesus returned to heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to actually indwell all who are saved! This doctrine is called the “priesthood of all believers,” and it basically means we have direct access to God through Jesus. While the Catholic Church considers priests to be a kind of go-between (e.g. in the confession booth), I believe the Bible clearly tells us we don’t need a priest to interact with God (Eph. 3:12; 1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 4:16; 10:19; 1 Pet. 2:9). God also speaks to all of us, so we can hear God…but He does it through the Bible. The Bible is His Words to us, and it’s all we need! (2 Pet. 1:3-4).

Tomorrow's question: How do the biblical writers know what happened when they are writing 200 years later?