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Melchizedek The Priest
We now come to the mysterious king-priest Melchizedek (v. 1). We do not know a great deal about him. In Genesis 14 there are only three verses about him (Gen. 14:18-20). The writer of Hebrews uses this story from Genesis to show that Christ is even greater than Abraham, father …

Jesus Like Melchizedek
The inadequacy of the legal and Levitical system and how it had to be replaced with something better is pointed out. If the Levitical priesthood could have brought access to God or salvation it would have not been necessary for God to provide another priesthood. As long as …

The Greatness of The New Priest
The Law had limitations. It was not intended to save people, but to point out sin and to point people toward Christ. Being ethical, working diligently to help others, and giving to charitable causes are all commendable, but none of these things can save us or make us right with G …

An Unchangeable Priesthood
God did not swear to Aaron that his priesthood would be forever. In fact God never suggested to Aaron or anyone else that priesthood would be anything but temporary. One generation of priests yielded to another generation because the priests would die (v. 23). However, in Christ …