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Hebrews 7:20–28 (NLT)
This new system was established with a solemn oath.
Aaron’s descendants became priests without such an oath, but there was an oath regarding Jesus.
For God said to him, “The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: ‘You are a priest forever.’
” Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God.
There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office.
But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever.
Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him.
He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.
He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin.
He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.
Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day.
They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people.
But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people’s sins.
The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness.
But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever.
The Author Remains on the Topic of the Supremacy of Jesus’ Priesthood…
To that of the Levitical Priesthood
And Here’s the Message to These Hebrew Christians:
“If You Turn Your Back On Jesus, and Return to Moses and the Levitical Priesthood…”
“Then You are Forfeiting the Intercession and Advocacy Jesus Provides as the Superior High Priest”
Hebrews 7:26 (NASB95)
For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;
“Holy” = Faithfulness to the Covenant
Hebrews 7:26 (NASB95)
For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;
“Innocent” = Pure in Motives
Hebrews 7:26 (NASB95)
For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;
“Undefiled” = Pure in Actions
These First 3 Adjectives Describe Jesus’ Relationship with God, Others, and Himself
He is Faithful to the Covenant, Pure in Motives, and Pure in Actions
The Last 2 Phrases Describe His Present Status
Hebrews 7:26 (NASB95)
For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;
He is Physically Separated From Sinful Humanity Because He is Exalted Above the Heavens…
In Most Holy Place of Heaven
Hebrews 7:26 (NASB95)
For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;
The Author Used this Phrase “For it was Fitting” in Hebrews 2:10
Hebrews 2:10 (NASB95)
For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings.
What was Fitting for God to Do in this Verse?
It was Fitting for Him to Perfect the Author of Salvation Through Sufferings
For What Reason?
To Bring Many Sons to Glory
God Wants to Bring Us to Glory/Save Us
Hebrews 7:26 (NASB95)
For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;
Why was it Fitting for us to Have Such a High Priest?
The Answer is Still the Same
It was Fitting for Us to Have Jesus as Our High Priest…
Because God Wants to Bring Us to Glory
But Why Did We Need a High Priest that is Holy, Innocent, Undefiled, Separated From Sinners, and Exalted Above the Heavens?
Hebrews 7:27 (NASB95)
who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.
Because He Wouldn’t Need to Offer Sacrifices for His Own Sins Before Offerings Sacrifices for Ours
He was Already Perfect
He was Already in a Perfect Relationship with Our God and Judge
And Through His One and Only Sacrifice of Himself…
He is Able to Bring Many Sons to Glory/Save Forever Those Who Draw Near to God Through Him
Who Would You Rather Have Interceding and Advocating for You Before a Holy God?
A Sinner Like You Who Also Needs an Intercessor and Advocate?
Or a Perfectly Righteous and Holy Man Who Has a Spotless Relationship with God?
Hebrews 7:28 (NASB95)
For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, made perfect forever.
Here, the Author Wraps Up Everything He’s Taught Us in this Section On Melchizedek and the Priesthood of Jesus
Hebrews 7:28 (NASB95)
For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, made perfect forever.
The Old Law Established the Old Levitical Priesthood
And the High Priests of that Priesthood Were Weak
They Were Weak in that They Would Sin and Eventually Die
Hebrews 7:28 (NASB95)
For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, made perfect forever.
Unlike with the Levitical Priesthood that was Not Established By an Oath…
The New Priesthood was Established in an Oath
This was an Added Layer of Certainty Placed Upon the Promise of this New Priesthood
An Added Layer that the Old Priesthood Didn’t Have
Hebrews 7:28 (NASB95)
For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, made perfect forever.
The New Priesthood Doesn’t Have a Weak, Sinful, Mortal High Priest
But God Appointed His Son Over the New Priesthood
“Son” in Hebrews Carries 2 Main Ideas that We’ve Already Studied
God’s Son = His Chosen King and Heir
The New High Priest is God’s Chosen King and Heir to His Promises
Hebrews 7:28 (NASB95)
For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, made perfect forever.
Unlike the Weak and Sinful Levitical Priesthood, Jesus is Perfect
Not Only was He Morally, Physically, and Spiritually Perfect…
But as We’ve Seen with the Word “Perfect” in this Book So Far…
Jesus is the Only One Capable of Bringing God’s Plan to Completion/Its Desired End
The Only Law and Priesthood Could Not Perfect/Complete God’s Plan
But Jesus Does
Hebrews 7:28 (NASB95)
For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, made perfect forever.
Unlike the Levitical Priesthood, Jesus is Alive Forever and Our High Priest Forever
What He Does as Our High Priest, Bringing Many Sons to Glory…
(Which is God’s Desired End for Humanity)…
He Does Forever
Hebrews 8:1–6 (NLT)
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