Preeminence of Christ over OT High Priest
Text:
Hebrews 9:24-28
I. Intro. A
reminder about the series on Hebrews. So far, we talked about
Angels,
Moses,
Sabbath rest…
Today we
will talk about a ministry of High Priest
II.a. High
Priest “job description”
i. Anointing of a king (1 Kings 1:38-46)
ii. Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16)
iii. Death of a high priest releases people from the
cities of refuge (Num.35:28)
What is the Day of Atonement?
II.b.
Preeminence of Christ (Hebrews 9:26)
He made a
proper sacrifice
He brought
His own blood
This is
permanent – no need to repeat it!
III. Take
out – Jesus did it on our behalf (Hebrews 9:24)
When we receive
new members as newly born children of the Church, we know that their sins
are forgiven.
When we come
to God in prayer, we can be sure that He listens.
We do not
repeat the sacrifice ON the altar, we receive the benefit of His sacrifice
AT the altar.
Even dying we find comfort, knowing that His
sacrifice established a firm stairway to heaven when He awaits for us.
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