Hebrews: We Do Have Such a High Priest (8:1-6)
Hebrews has been building toward this point. A high priest after the order of Melchizedek is not just theory. In Jesus, it is a reality.
Encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)
These are more in depth studies from the book of Hebrews
Hebrews has been building toward this point. A high priest after the order of Melchizedek is not just theory. In Jesus, it is a reality.
Jesus has ushered in a new priesthood. One that is after the order of Melchizedek, eternal and fully able to meet our needs.
Two priesthoods are examined here. That of Melchizedek and that of Aaron. And Melchizedek’s is demonstrated to be the superior one.
The promise that God made to Abraham is relevant to those of us who have come to trust in Jesus. And that hope is an anchor for our soul.
There are a number of warnings in Hebrews about falling away. But this is the most explicit of them. How should be understand there warnings.
The author’s challenge to us here is to move beyond the elementary teachings of the faith. To be growing ever deeper in the truth.
Jesus, the Son of God, learned obedience through his suffering on the cross. He knows what it is to obey the Father, even in suffering.
Because Jesus is our great high priest, who has experienced the life we live, we can confidently come to God for his grace and mercy.
God’s word is active and alive. It is not just words on a page. It is his message for us that reaches deep within us to shape our lives.
The promise of entering into God’s rest is still open to us today. Unlike many in the past, make every effort to enter into that rest.
Hebrews uses Psalm 95 to demonstrate that failure to enter into God’s rest is because of our disobedience and failure to remain faithful.
To one raised in Old Testament Judaism, there was no one greater than Moses. But Hebrews here affirms that Jesus is greater than Moses.