Through accessible teaching, Dr. Dye shows how every element in Eden has symbolic significance. The fruit-bearing trees, flowing rivers, and even the presence of the Tree of Life all mirror features you’d find later in the Tabernacle and Temple. Adam and Eve walking with God in the Garden is akin to priests serving in a sanctuary. When Adam fails and is exiled to the “field” of thorns and thistles, it echoes the loss of a priestly role and the separation from the divine Presence. These parallels aren’t coincidental – they highlight that Eden was heaven’s blueprint on earth, meant to be the first place of worship.

Readers will discover new ideas and be challenged to think outside the box about this very old story. What if the command to “guard” and “keep” the Garden is the same language later used for Levite priests guarding and keeping the Temple? Dr. Dye explores such connections, shedding light on how humanity’s first calling was essentially to serve in God’s sanctuary. The title Priests and Kings underscores that we were created with a dual purpose: to reign over creation under God’s authority, and to minister in God’s presence. This book connects those dots in a way that will deepen your understanding of your own purpose as a believer called to be part of a “royal priesthood.”