Christ Greater than Levitical Priesthood

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• Christ Greater than Levitical Priesthood
• Hebrews 711-28

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What is a Priest?

• ministers before God
• OT priests mediators between Israelites and
  God
• interceding with sin offerings
• making worship offerings for them

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Letter Context

• Jewish faith in Christ was wavering
• danger of falling back into old ways
• something better than OT Judaism
• the superiority of Jesus Christ

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Background (71-10)

• Christ is of the order of Melchizedek
• Melchizedek greater than Abraham
• Abraham greater than Levi

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The Big Change (711-14)

• OT priests law were incapable of perfecting
  anyone in Gods eyes (11,18,19)
• A new priesthood law required (12)
• Christ is of Judah, not Levi (13,14)

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The Big Change (711-14)

• old superseded by new (2 Cor 37-11)
• the old was intended to lead sinners to Christ
  (Rom 220 Gal 324)
• Christians serve God in the newness of the Spirit
  (Rom 74)
• The Law of Christ (Gal 62 Jn 1334)

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7 Superiorities (715-28)

• Not according to human ancestry (15-17)
• Appointed by Gods oath (20-21)
• Guarantor of a superior covenant (19)

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7 Superiorities (715-28)

• Unique and unchanging (23-24)
• Able to save us (25)
• Without sin (26-27)
• Only one offering necessary (27)

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Application

• see back of handout

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Christ is superior to all things (Colossians
118)