Jesus is no Aaronic priest. His priesthood is of a different order, that of Melchizedek. Several important things separate this priesthood from the Aaronic, but the big one is that Jesus, the final High Priest, is able to save eternally and completely those who come to God through him.
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As followers of Jesus Christ we have become descendants of Abraham through faith. The author of Hebrews urges us to imitate Abraham’s faith and inherit the marvelous promises (and oath) he gave to the patriarch thousands of years ago.
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Unbelief was a deadly disease that kept Israel from believing God’s “good news” and ultimately kept them from the Promised Land. We too, like Israel, if we allow unbelief to go unchecked, can end up in all-out rejection of God (apostasy) if we are not diligent to preserve our faith.
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Who is the High Priest and what does he do? How is this related to Jesus Christ? As we begin to better understand the role of the High Priest we will be in a better position as Christians to understand who Jesus is and what he has done for us.
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Because Jesus is a compassionate high priest, we can approach the throne of God boldly, knowing that he understands and that he longs to meet us with all sufficient grace in our hour of need. Many of us fail to pray because we think too highly of self and/or too lowly of God’s faithfulness to his promises. Christian, come boldly to the throne!
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God warns us to not make the same mistakes Israel made of looking merely to earthly rest. The true “rest” that was promised to Israel was not Canaan–it was something greater and not fully realized until the coming of Jesus Christ. If we are to enter, however, we must strive diligently to do so and not be distracted by fatal unbelief.
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