Better Because...

We will see a couple linkages to the title “elder” including bishop, overseer, pastor… of the NT

A Bit of Review (4:14-16)

He Has Passed through the Heavens

He is the Son of God

He Can Sympathize

He Has Been Tempted

He Has Opened the Way to the Throne of Grace

Appointed for a Purpose

To act on behalf of men in relation to God

>Think: …whatever you ask in MY name...

To offer gifts and sacrifices

To deal gently with the sins of man

>They themselves are flawed…need sacrifice (Yom Kippur)

Priesthood foreshadowed Jesus

An Appointment of God

…Not of men

Implicit warning about taking the job when not called by God

By 1st Century process was badly corrupted (politics)

Parallels to today: mama called, daddy called and preacher called preachers...

Care needed on understanding calling/selection/ordination....

Jesus Was Exalted by the Father

To a singular position—unlike any other

Not identical to; but after the order of, Melchizedek

Jesus Offered up Prayers and Supplications

Probably Calvary was in view

Possible also the high-priestly prayer of John

There Was a Prayer for His Salvation

Answered through His resurrection

Mysterious Melchizedek

We know him only from Genesis and the Psalms

King of Salem (possibly referencing Jerusalem)

>Linkages to David being the king of/over Jerusalem

>>Jesus being the descendant of David