Notes on the book of Hebrews 7-9, Luke 20-21

Through the New Testament Reading - Luke 20-21

Hebrews 7-9 (NIV 1984)

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Notes on Hebrews 7-9

Chapter 7
Melchizedek is the King of Righteousness and the King of Peace.
Jesus is the same kind of King and Priest as Melchizedek.
Like Melchizedek, Jesus is a High Priest with no beginning or end, a forever High Priest for all time.
Tithes paid to Levi are ultimately paid to the High Priest, because Abraham tithes to Melchizedek.
Jesus transcends the old law and priestly order entirely. He cane before it, and exists after it.
Jesus is a permanent priest, and never needs to be replaced. He will never die.
Therefore:
Jesus is a human priest
The perfect priest
A forever priest
And not only the priest, but also the sacrifice

Chapter 8
Jesus is the perfect priest.
The old law and customs of priests and sacrifices are no longer necessary.
The law is in our hearts
Our priest is in heaven

Chapter 9
In the old system, people could not approach God themselves. Only a priest could enter God's presence, and only at certain times and according to certain customs.
All of these rituals represented a truer reality in the heavenly realm. They were earthly copies of heavenly realities. With the copies, the ritual behaviour needed to be done again and again. Since Jesus is God in Heaven, he is able to make the final sacrifice once ad for all in the real holy place and the real altar of which the earthly altar is only a copy.
His sacrifice and priesthood is forever.