A New Priesthood
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A NEW PRIESTHOOD
A NEW PRIESTHOOD
Hebrews 7:11-28
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INTRODUCTION
Holman Concise Bible Commentary Melchizedek (7:1–28)
Because the priesthood of Aaron did not bring people into obedience to God, He changed the priesthood. He installed Christ as the Priest after a new order, that of Melchizedek. Our writer felt that the priesthood of Christ was superior to that of Aaron for three reasons. First, God initiated this priesthood with an oath, not merely by some worldly rules. Second, Christ’s priesthood was permanent. Christ would never deliver His office to someone unqualified to handle it. Third, the character of Christ was superior to that of the Aaronic priests. Christ was exactly the type of high priest weak believers needed.
11 Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron?
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The Levitical priesthood was an imperfect priesthood.
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.
The priesthood of Jesus was “named after the order of Melchizedek” rather than Aaron.
12 For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well.
The change in the priesthood also required “a change in the law.”
13 For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
The tribe mentioned was Levi.
14 For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
Jesus was from the tribe of Judah. Moses never mentioned any priests coming from the family of Judah.
15 This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,
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16 who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life.
17 For it is witnessed of him, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”
18 For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness
19 (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.
20 And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath,
21 but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever.’ ”
22 This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant.
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23 The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,
24 but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever.
25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
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27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.
28 For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.
CONCLUSION
Prepared for First Baptist Church Oakdale - May 28, 2017