“Jesus is our High Priest” Hebrews 8

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“Jesus is our High Priest”    Hebrews 8

"Jesus did what no other King, Prophet or Priest could do'"

The author of the Book of Hebrews is unknown, but what we do know is that all scripture was given to man, but inspired by God. The Jewish Christians to whom this letter was addressed were tempted to abandon their Christian faith and return to Judaism under the threat of persecution. Some of them had lost their property and had suffered public reproach on account of their faith. They were thinking, “Hey, we didn’t have it so bad as Jews! The Jewish religion was a good system. It spelled out how we should live. The rituals were familiar and satisfying. It was the faith of our forefathers for many centuries. Maybe we should just go back to the way things were.” To understand the pull of the past, we need to realize that religious traditions die hard and many are still alive today. The author of Hebrews was trying to convince people that a religious system of sacrifices, rituals, and rules that had been in place for over 1,400 years had now been replaced by a better way. He focuses on the supremacy of Jesus Christ, who is the fulfillment of all that was written by Moses and the Jewish prophets. He introduces a theme that is only presented in the Book of Hebrews that Jesus Christ is our high priest.

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