ZADOK - Sons of -- given greatest commission in Scripture: draw near to Lord and minister to the Lord
--May be the 24 elders sitting around the throne
--Zakok High Priest who stayed true to Davie
--Ezekiel 44:15-18 no wool (fleshly zeal)
Sons of Zadok ministered to the Lord (Ezekiel 44) (RJ)
1. This is the highest calling of all
2. Sons of Zadok may be the 24 elders (actually had 23 sons)
3. Zadok remained faithful when all of Israel went astray
4. In Hebrews priests continually ministered to the Lord
5. Outer court ministry (what we esteem today) is the lowest form of ministry
6. Have to keep the First Commandment first
7. Sons of Zadok wore linen and nothing that made them sweat
a. the ministry is supposed to be easy
b. When you quit having fun, you have missed Him
--The Zadok Priesthood. The fundamental purpose of the Zadok priesthood is to minister unto the Lord as described
in Ezekiel 44:15-16. “But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary when the children
of Israel went astray from Me. they shall come near Me to minister to Me; and they shall stand before Me to offer Me the
fat and the blood,” says the Lord God. “They shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall come near My table to minister
to Me, and they shall keep My charge.”
This signifies an emphasis on the five fold ministry of prophetic teachers as they prepare the Body of Christ to
receive the strong prophetic and apostolic ministries yet to be truly inaugurated. The Spirit of Truth is calling for each
of us to walk as did the true Zadok priests. These priests had the responsibility of modeling and maintaining the highest
standards of morality, self-control, and self-denial. They were charged with the ministry of teaching the people how to
distinguish between what is Godly and ungodly. (Ezekiel 44:15-23)
ZEAL - fleshly zeal draws attention to self. It doesn’t touch God or bring people to God
--fleshly zeal leads beyond the grace given
ZEALOUS - habitually, of a lifelong course of zeal. The opposite of lukewarm. Derived from the word “to boil”
ZION - mature believers (SOS 3:11)
ZONE - for athletes they have to operate in “the zone”. It is a state when the mind and body seem to be in perfect
harmony and it allows a player to rise to a level of performance that is beyond his or her usual level. The “ability to focus
under pressure”. A moment of rage will sap the strength of many hours of hard labor -- just as a moment of terror will do.
Just as subtle anger or general worry will sap of strength. For athletes to enter “the zone” they must stay completely
focused on their task without giving way to anger or fear. To the degree that they can do this they will be able to rise to
even greater heights of performance