We come this morning to yet another way in which the priesthood of Jesus Christ is superior to the Levitical priesthood. The Hebrew writer pursues this theme at length, because his purpose is to honor and glorify Jesus Christ. As we have said many times, he is not doing that by running down and minimizing the Levitical system, but rather, by highlighting the greatness of the Levitical system and then telling us how much greater Jesus Christ is than the Levitical priesthood was. Christ is not better than something terrible, but better than something great. Nonetheless, as we will see today, because Jesus was made high priest by God's unchangeable oath, His priesthood is superior and administers a better covenant.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
