Jesus is better
Notice from the sermon
{Hebrew 7}
From the series of "Jesus is Better"
by Danube International Church, Budapest
Matt Jackson
Background
How the Book of Hebrews Fits Into the big story of the Bible
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...with different genres and not always chronological.
...yet one message is told from start to finish: Creation, fall, redemption, re-creation
Old Testament msg: “Messiah promised”
New Testament msg: “Messiah has come"
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HEBREWS : OVERVIEW
DANUBE Int. Ch. - JESUS IS BETTER
CHRIST's PERSON | CHRIST WORK | THE WALK OF FAITH
Reference: 1:1 4:11 10:19 13:25
MAJESTY Of CHRIST | MINISTRY OF CHRIST |MINISTERS OF CHRIST
BELIEF BEHAVIOR
PLACE OW WRITING : UNKNOWN
TIME : A.D. 64 -68
The Better Priest
JESUS IS a BETTER priest than the Jewish Levitical priests. Jesus is from the order of Melchizedek, not Levi. (Hebrews 7:11-19)
1 Jesus is not from the Levi line
• All Jewish Old Testament priests were related to Levi, the original Jewish priest. If someone was not from Levi's lineage, he could not be a priest.
• Jesus was not from the line of Levi; he was from the line of Judah.
2 Rather Jesus is from the Melchizedek line
• David in Psalm 110 describes the Messiah to come. In verse 4 David writes, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”
• Melchizedek was not a priest based on “bodily descent” but by the “power of an indestructible life.” (Heb. 7:16)
- No genealogy; no birth, no death
- Melchizedek was a priest and a king (Genesis 14:18)
3 And “by the power of an indestructible life” (v. 16)
• Jesus is ultimately superior as a priest because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
Resources: https://www.reasonablefaith.org
• Jesus Is the priest who resides over the New Covenant (“the law made nothing perfect,” v. 19)
• Jesus is both the priest and the sacrifice. He Is "the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world." (John 1:29)
you can download the full slide here
Connected articles:
• Two Different Eras
• The Melchizedek Order
What is the order of Melchizedek? {gotquestions}
• Are Christians required to keep the Old Testament?
• Reality - walking in the Truth
YouTube Jesus the Royal Priest
Who is Melchizedek?