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THE MEDIATOR OF A NEW COVENANT
AIM
Hebrews 9:15-1
AIM
To teach listeners the blood of Jesus was the only effective way to cleanse the sins of humanity.
INTRODUCTION
The writer of Hebrews offers a contrast between the blood offerings of the high priests according to the Old Testament and the blood offerings of Jesus, our High Priest, according to the New Covenant.
The mediator of a new covenant is the Lord Jesus Christ.
The ceremonies and sacrifices of the tabernacle did not destroy the effects of sin.
INEFFECTIVE SANCTUARIES POINTED TOWARD THE NEED FOR THE MEDIATOR OF A NEW COVENANT
When considering the Old Testament writings, it would have taken hours to “speak in detail” about the design, furnishings and ceremonial laws of the tabernacle.
The first covenant provided both regulations for worship and a place for worship.
The place for worship was an earthly sanctuary.
Earthly did not suggest any feature displeasing to God.
It pointed out that the tabernacle was material, imperfect, and temporary.
The tabernacle may have been impressive in design and workmanship, but it produced disappointing spiritual results.
This statement is not intended to critical.
It merely points out a fundamental doctrine in the New Testament.
The blood of animals could never take away sin; only the blood of Jesus could do this.
INEFFECTIVE CEREMONIES POINTED TOWARD THE NEED FOR THE MEDIATOR OF A NEW COVENANT
Hebrews 9:6
We learn the holy of holies was not accessible to people, only to the priests.
The high priest entered the holy of holies each year which proves he never succeeded in completely removing the sin.
Verse eight teaches us because of the outer sanctuary there was limited to God’s presence.
Only the shed blood of Jesus provided access for born again believers to have access to the Father.
The purpose of the previous verses is to prepare the readers for better things to come through Jesus rather than being critical of the Old Testament sacrificial system.
This leads to a very important question.
If the old sacrifices could not bring common people to God, what good were they?
These gifts and sacrifices were imperfect and temporary.
They were imperfect because they were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.
Some Old Testament saints had clear consciences, but they did not get them through the sacrificial system.
The sacrifices were temporary because they applied only until the time of the new order.
Even though the sacrifices could not cleanse the conscience or produce spiritual life, they pointed to Christ who could.
The regulations under the old covenant were only regulations for the body.
They provided ceremonial purity.
The food, drink, and washings had beneficial effects for the body, but they could not bring liberty to the spirit.
Only Christ can do this.
The next few verses should help us to understand the only way to cleansing sin and clearing the conscience.
Jesus offered a remedy for sin which cleansed the conscience, offered forgiveness, and never needed repetition.
AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY FOR SIN POINTED TOWARD THE NEED FOR THE MEDIATOR OF A NEW COVENANT
The ministry of Jesus did not deal with shadows and types as the Aaronic priesthood in the Old Testament.
He entered into the perfect tabernacle in the heavens.
He did not use the sacrifices and blood of animals, but sacrificed Himself and shed His own blood.
Hebrews
Why did Christ have to die?
The author answers with two illustrations.
The first is from secular law.
A person’s will becomes effective only when he dies.
Christ died to put his will or testament, the new covenant, into effect (vv. 16–17).
The second illustration is from divine law (vv.
18–23).
A blood sacrifice of a higher order was necessary to seal the new covenant.
Christ made that sacrifice with his own blood.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
We are very blessed to live in the New Testament era.
We could have been born during a time when people actually took animal sacrifices to the temple to be offered for their sins.
Animals would have died and blood would have been offered in our behalf, but it would need to be repeated over and over.
When Jesus, the Mediator of a New Covenant, offered His blood on the cross, He did so “once to bear the sins of many.”
The Mediator of a New Covenant offered a sufficient sacrifice to cleanse us of our sins and unrighteousness.
For this reason, the Mediator of a New Covenant is the only hope for lost sinners to be cleansed and saved.
Prepared for First Baptist Church Oakdale - July 23, 2017
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