| Teacher: Rusty Kennedy Series: Hebrews |
Rusty's Notes | |
- Hebrews 7 – Melchizedek – eternal priesthood
HEBREWS 8
1 Now the main point of what is being said is this: We have this kind of high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
- If there is any one thing that I will keep repeating because it is so important is the high priesthood of Jesus in heaven.
- Right hand/side – regarded highly
- 200+ OT – 100+ NT = References
- If we are “in Christ”… where are we now?
- Earthly priests never sat down… too busy.
- Jesus sat down because the work was finished.
- In His redemptive work He is done and seated.
- In His encouragement work He stands.
- Acts 7:55 - 55 Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven. He saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 He said, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”[1]
- Earthly priests worked in the tabernacle that was pitched by man.
- The tabernacle in heaven was pitched by the Lord.
- Which is greater?
- Exodus 25-31 and 35-40.
- 150’ long & 75’ wide.
- gifts = a portion of their blessings. (commitment)
- sacrifices = an offering for their sin.
- Jesus offered His blood which is greater than the bulls and goats blood. It actually forgave sin.
- Jesus’ priesthood occurs in heaven.
- He was from the tribe of Judah… not Levi.
- Moses’ earthly tabernacle was just a shadow of the actual tabernacle in heaven.
- A model.
- A shadow confirms that the real thing exists.
- Old Covenant – based on conditional promises.
- OC was dependent on those who received the covenant to fulfill certain requirements in order for the results to be fulfilled.
- OC – If you obey the Law, will bless you. If you disobey the Law, you will be cursed.
- New Covenant – based on unconditional promises.
- NC – Even though the promise is guaranteed, we can still experience blessings and curses based upon logical consequences.
- God’s unconditional covenant with Abraham that he would have many descendants has occurred but we are dealing with the curse of his behavior still today as the descendants of Ishmael battle with the descendants of Isaac.
- OC only convicted people of sin.
- NC empowers people to overcome sin.
- Moses was the mediator of the OC.
- Jesus is the mediator of the NC.
- Who is greater?
A SUPERIOR COVENANT
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second one.
- The OC could not make a person righteous.
- The NC not only makes a person righteous but also empowers them to overcome sin on a daily basis.
- Living this life out today is not much different.
- You either have a church that is trying to attain righteousness or a church that is living in their righteousness.
(Jeremiah 31:31-34)
- David, Jeremiah and other OT prophets knew there was another (better) covenant that was coming.
- The writer is saying, “Even Jeremiah knew…”
- “finding fault with them” – the Jews
when I will make a new covenant
with the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah--
- The divided kingdom had occurred after the death of Solomon.
- The house of Israel was the 10 tribes living in the northern part of Israel.
- The house of Judah was the 2 tribes (Judah & Benjamin) living in the southern part of Israel which included Jerusalem.
- Who made the covenant? God did.
- Who is responsible for carrying out the NC?
- Who is the beneficiary of the NC?
that I made with their ancestors
on the day I took them by the hand
to lead them out of the land of Egypt.
I showed no concern for them, says the Lord,
because they did not continue in my covenant.
10 For this is the covenant
that I will make with the house of Israel
after those days, says the Lord:
I will put my laws into their minds
and write them on their hearts.
Deuteronomy 11:18–23 - “Imprint these words of mine on your hearts and minds, bind them as a sign on your hands, and let them be a symbol on your foreheads. 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 20 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, 21 so that as long as the heavens are above the earth, your days and those of your children may be many in the land the Lord swore to give your fathers. 22 For if you carefully observe every one of these commands I am giving you to follow—to love the Lord your God, walk in all His ways, and remain faithful to Him— 23 the Lord will drive out all these nations before you, and you will drive out nations greater and stronger than you are.[2]
- phylacteries – Wore the Word on their head & hearts.
and they will be my people.
11 And each person will not teach his fellow citizen,
and each his brother or sister, saying, “Know the Lord,”
because they will all know me,
from the least to the greatest of them.
12 For I will forgive their wrongdoing,
and I will never again remember their sins.
- This is a much greater promise than the Old Covenant.
- The sin issue is done.
- Jesus’ blood is the perfect offering.
- The Old Covenant only atoned (covered) sin.
- The New Covenant forgives sin.
- “about to disappear” – The writer knew the Temple
was about to be destroyed and it was just a few
years later.
- The sacrificial system of sacrifices in the Old
Covenant ended in 70 AD when Titus annihilated
the Temple.
Lord’s Supper – Jesus’ blood is the perfect sacrifice.
[1] Christian Standard Bible (Ac 7:55–56). (2020). Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (Dt 11:18–23). (2009). Holman Bible Publishers.
[3] Christian Standard Bible (Heb 8:1–13). (2020). Holman Bible Publishers.
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