Notes on the Superiority of Jesus as Priest

The author is stressing the superiority of Jesus as a priest over the Levite priests. The author of this letter was writing to a Jewish audience and wanted to convinve them that Jesus was clearly and unarguable supirior to their priests

Hebrews 7:24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.

• Jesus is our eternal priest because he is not subject to death,

Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

• Jesus saves us because both his atoning sacrifice and he himself is eternal.

Hebrews 7:26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

• The high priest Jesus is without sin.

Hebrews 7:27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

• Jesus did not need to repeat his sacrifice since he was without sin and had no sin for which he had to atone. Being perfect his sacrifice atoned for all at the point in which the sacrifice of himself was made. Being a perfect sacrifice it never needs to be repeated.

Hebrews 7:28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

• The law made men who are weak priests but after the law the son of God is consecrated as the eternal priest by the oath of God.

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