As we move to this central section of Hebrews, two related themes come front and center. First in Hebrews 5:1-7:28, the Son's appointment as the final and eternal High Priest (and His mysterious antecedent, Melchizedek – the king and priest of Salem); and second, in Hebrews 8:1-10:18 we find His superior offering. Here we learn that Jesus as our great High Priest is greater than the old priesthood under the old covenant; He is both the Priest and the offering itself. We find that the old order of priesthood and sacrifice was weak in that it could not genuinely take away sins, but only remind people of the endless sacrifices necessary to be endlessly offered by mortal priests. The old order however was not without purpose; chief of which was to establish the qualifications and earthly pattern for the greater High Priest to come – namely Jesus's high priesthood which offers us one definitive sacrifice for all time and a mediator who continues to ever live to intercede for us.
This week we will look back into the shadows of the Old Testament to seek for the heavenly pattern established with the appointment of Aaron and his sons in Exodus 28 and 29 and Leviticus 8 and 9. We will trace the high priest from its holy but flawed origin through its great corruption in the First Century.
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Pastor Joseph LoSardo
The High Priest Hebrews: Greater Than Bread of Life Fellowship
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...
