In the remainder of chapter 7 of Hebrews, the author continues to make the case for the superiority of Jesus's high priesthood, offering three more arguments regarding the change of the priesthood: 1) it is based upon a greater oath (vv 20-22), 2) Jesus is a permanent priest who makes greater intercession on behalf of His people (vv 23-25), and 3) Jesus is of greater character and virtue (vv 26-27). While no oath accompanied the Levitical order, God swore a changeless oath which Jesus eternally guarantees in the new covenant. The permanence of His priesthood makes Jesus's once-for-all sacrifice efficacious unto salvation through His intercessory ministry. Unlike any of the many the old order priests, our Great High Priest is holy, innocent, unstained, separated and exalted. Also unlike the older order priests who offered animals, Jesus secured our reconciliation with God by offering himself; and so he was both the priest and the sacrifice. Finally in verse 28, the author sums up the argument which he began in verse 11: 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. Here he contrasts the weakness of the old order to the superiority of the new order based on an oath and the perfection of a Son. In addition to being a summary, he significantly returns to referring to Jesus as "a Son," which is so important from the outset of the epistle. Recall Hebrews chapter 1 where the Son is presented as greater than the prophets and angels!
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A native of New York, Pastor LoSardo was saved by the grace of God in 1986 after hearing the Gospel from his brother, while pursuing a career in scientific research. He was ordained into the ministry in 1995 and served as the Associate Pastor of a large Messianic Congregation...
