Category: Hebrews 7
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God’s Perfect High Priest
Hebrews 7:28 “For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.” A central theme of the book of Hebrews is how Jesus is superior in every way to that which came before. He is…
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Willing and Able
Hebrews 7:25 “. . . he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him . . .” You’ve heard the phrase “willing and able.” In terms of the need for help with something, unless both parts of this phrase are true, that help just will not come. For example, if…
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Holiness?
Hebrews 7:18-19 “For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.” I recall an interesting conversation I had with one of our former neighbors.…
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The Blessings of Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:4-7 “See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham. But this man who does not have his…
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The Greatest Priest
Hebrews 7:3 “He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.” I remember the conversation well because of the quizzical look I received at the time. I was teaching an adult Sunday School class, and we were…
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The Glory of Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:1-2 “For this Melchizedek . . . is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.” Melchizedek: what a wonderful Old Testament type of Jesus, our great High Priest. In the brief account of this priest from Genesis 14, God…
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Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:1-3 “For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God . . . is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the…
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To Plumb the Depths
Hebrews 7:1 “For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him.” One of the keys to understanding the Bible is demonstrated to us in the verse above. Here, in this one verse, we have the appearance of a name seemingly out of the…
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