Living Behind the Veil: A Different Kind of Priest Part 2

I. Jesus is a Praying Priest vs. 7

A. When Jesus was on Earth, He prayed constantly. Luke 5:16

Luke 5:16 NASB95

But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.

B. Jesus prayed for us. John 17:20-21

John 17:20–21 NASB95

“I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

C. The Father was able to save Jesus from death, but Jesus was showing Hid obedience to the Father.

D. The Father heard Jesus’ prayer because of who He was. He hears our prayers because of Jesus.

II. Jesus is a Saving Priest vs. 8-9

A. Jesus learned obedience from the human perspective of what obedience meant. That is to say, Jesus’ suffering on His way to the cross, and on the cross taught Him PERFECT obedience. We learn obedience, not in the good times, but the bad.

B. Jesus was already perfect, but this perfect obedience simply proved His perfection.

C. When we obey Christ, by putting our faith in Him, we are Sons and Daughters of God. Jesus is the source of our salvation.

III. Jesus is a New Covenant Priest vs. 10

A. Jesus through His obedience initiated the New Covenant of which He is the High Priest.

B. Melchizedek was a picture of what Christ would be.

C. This New Covenant is better than the Old for many reasons, but one of them is that Jesus is the High Priest, source of, initiator, and author of this New Covenant.