Book of Hebrews –
Replacing the Old
I mentioned in a previous
post that the book of Hebrews is seems to rise to a crescendo. The Jewish
religion and observances were based on God's revelation and were good. Paul
being a Hebrew of Hebrews knows how good the Jewish system and ordinances were.
Unfortunately many Pharisees came to worship the religion and observances more
than the God behind them. Chapters 1 through 10 bring in all these good things
and Paul explains how Christ supersedes them or completes them. One of them is
the Levitical priesthood.
Now we have a high priest that is completed
the work of the priesthood and now lives to make intercession for us. He has
done this once. With this perfect sacrifice of the Lamb of God the Levitical
priesthood is no longer valid.
“But this man,
because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is
able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he
ever liveth to make intercession for them. For such an high priest became us,
who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than
the heavens; Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up
sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did
once, when he offered up himself.” Hebrews 7:24-27 KJV
In chapter 8 Paul says that this sums it up. Chapter 8 and
nine are the summation specifically for the Hebrews. Then The book of Hebrews
reaches its high point with chapters 11 and 12. I will speak more on this
later.
“Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We
have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the
Majesty in the heavens;” Hebrews 8:1 KJV
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