Hebrews 7:11-28
If you or I had grown-up under the order of Aaron, a priest
would have made sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for those of
the people, and then, just like the Jewish Christian, we would have a hard time
going to someone else for the forgiveness of our sins. Plus, if you had false teachers coming
into the church teaching Jesus plus, you would need someone to guide you to the
truth. One thing that had to be
over come was that no priest came from the tribe of Judah, yet Jesus was from
the tribe of Judah; so it was important that these Jewish Christians understood
that Aaron and his sons were set aside by God and were consecrated, but Jesus
was made a high priest forever by an oath. You will find that oath in Hebrews 7:21, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You
are a priest forever.’” It
was so important that they understood the meaning of verse 22, “This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better
covenant.” The word “guarantor” is a legal term meaning;
“somebody who gives a guarantee, especially a formal promise to be responsible
for somebody else’s debts or obligations.”
Jesus is in an
order like Melchizedek, verse 24-26 states, “but he
holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the
uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make
intercession for them. For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high
priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above
the heavens.” If
we look at this from a modern perspective, we understand that preachers and
priest can and do sin, and some of them steal, some live in adultery both
spiritually and physically, and so did some of these Jewish priests. They and us need to understand that
Jesus is our high priest, we need no one as a go between, He lives to make
intercession for us.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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