6 20-7 25 Handout
Hebrews Series- Fellowship Baptist Church
Passage: Hebrews 6:20-7:23
Theme: The Superiority of Christ’s Priesthood
1. The Superiority of the Priesthood of Melchizedek
His Biography
__________ of the Most High God
King of __________
No __________ Record
No Record of his __________ or his __________
His Character
Faithful follower of God described by two names:
King of __________
King of __________
His Place in God’s Plan
Why is he so important?
He is a __________ of __________ - 7:3
No record of his __________ means that by the law, he should not be a __________, yet he was by God’s __________ (7:14, 20)
No record of his _______ or ________ means that technically his __________ has not __________ (7:24)
His ________ and _______ is without _______
He is __________ to the Aaronic __________
He received __________ from Abraham as a __________ of God (7:4, 9-10)
He __________ Abraham (7:7)
Demonstrates that Abraham is __________ to him
Why is it important that the fact of Melchizedek’s superiority be established?
If there are any others like him, then they as well are also _________ to the __________ from the tribe of _______.
2. The Superiority of the Priesthood of Jesus Christ
His priesthood is the __________ of Old Testament __________
Psalm 110 – A __________ prophecy by David
Acts 2:22-36 – Peter states that __________ is the fulfillment of that prophecy
Hebrews 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:17, 20
His priesthood is ______ than any other _______ ________
Because He is after the order of Melchizedek, He is superior to the __________ priesthood.
Because He was __________, He is superior to any other __________ priesthood (7:26-28)
His priesthood provides a greater __________
Because it is superior to the Levitical priesthood, it puts an end to the __________ code (the ________) and its system of __________. (7:11-12, 22)
Because His priesthood will never ________ (7:17, 20, 24, 28), our __________ will never _________.
Therefore:
There will never be a need for any other __________ for sin. (7:11-12)
There is always the opportunity to ________ the close __________ I have with ______. (7:18-19)
There will never be a chance that our __________ __________ (which __________ currently __________) can ever end (7:25)