A. When Yahweh made this promise to Abraham, you would always have someone greater to guarantee the seriousness of the promise, so Yahweh swore on Himself.
B. The promise is made in Gen. 22, after Abraham offers up Isaac. The promise was that the Messiah could come through the line of Abraham. God’s promises aren’t fulfilled overnight…be patient!
II The Promise Memorialized vs. 17-18a
A. The promise is memorialized in the hope we have in Jesus.
B. The two unchangable things are that God cannot lie. His impeccable nature/divine nature makes it impossible for God to lie.
III. The Promiser’s Attributes vs. 18b-20
A. The Second unchangable thing is salvation.
B. Jesus is our anchor for our soul. He is sure and steadfast. When the anchor goes deep into the water, you can’t see it anymore. We can’t see Jesus, but we’re sure of His steadfastness, because we’re tied to Him! (Tying off the anchor @ Lay’s Lake)
C. We have someone who went inside the veil. We’ve got an inside man.
D. Jesus went ahead of us to prepare a place for us!
E. He became our high priest, forever, after Melcizedek’s order.
