For centuries, the Jewish people depended on priests, sacrifices, and rituals to approach a holy God. That system was real and God-ordained, but it was only a shadow of something far greater. In Week 10 of our Wednesday night Hebrews study, we walk through Hebrews 8 and see why Jesus is our better High Priest.
Coming from the tribe of Judah rather than Levi, Jesus was never meant to serve in the earthly priesthood. He came to establish an eternal priesthood after the order of Melchizedek, offering a sacrifice that was sufficient once and for all. When He declared "It is finished," He sat down at the right hand of the Father, something no Levitical priest was ever permitted to do, because His work was complete.
The new covenant He established places the keeping of it on God Himself. His law is written on our hearts, our sins are remembered no more, and every believer now has direct access to the Father through faith. The invitation is open to everyone to come boldly to the throne of grace.
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