Tag: high priest
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In Heaven for Us — Hebrews 9:24
Hebrews 9:24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. The earthly tabernacle was never the final destination. It was a figure. A copy. A model of something greater. The…
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Once a Year — Hebrews 9:7
Hebrews 9:7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year… Behind the veil was the Holy of Holies—the most sacred place in the entire tabernacle. No one went in there. Not the priests. Not the Levites. Not the people. Only one man could enter, and he could do so only once a…
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The Whole Sum — Hebrews 8:1
Hebrews 8:1 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. Everything the writer has been saying comes down to this one glorious reality: we have such a High Priest. Not…
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Perfected Through the Road — Hebrews 5:9
Hebrews 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him. When the writer of Hebrews says Jesus was made perfect, he is not saying that Jesus was once flawed and later improved. That would miss the heart of the passage completely. Jesus was always perfect in His…
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Through a Man Like Us — Hebrews 5:1
Hebrews 5:1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. When the Jewish reader heard the words high priest, a very specific picture came to mind. Not an idea. Not a philosophy. A man. A man who…