“Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?”
The statement that the priests weep between the vestibule and the altar and cry to the LORD indicates that the religious leadership takes the lead in intercession for the people, literally standing in the gap between God and people. The prayer for mercy on the people indicates that the priests function as mediators and intercessors. This verse establishes the priestly mediation as central to the repentance movement.
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