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Through This Man by Jeff Arnold

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Channel: The Faith Once Delivered To The Saints · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

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How does Christ perform the office of a priest? It answers this question by stating, “Christ performs the office of a priest by once offering himself as a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice, and to reconcile us to God; and by making continual intercession for us before God.” Although it may not occur to us to think of Jesus as a priest, revealing Christ as the perfect High Priest is the central theme of the book of Hebrews.

Just take a look at Hebrews 4:14-5:10:

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people.  And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.

So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”; as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”

In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. So what was the significance of the High Priest? While there were many priests in Judaism, there was always just one High Priest. Their role was “to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins” (Hebrews 5:10).

By the time of the New Testament and since the days of Herod and his line, the office of High Priest had devolved into a political more than a religious title and they were appointed by the rulers. However, as alluded to in Hebrews 5:4 above, the office of High Priest was meant to be a sacred calling reserved for those of the line of Aaron (which is to say the tribe of Levi). This is why the author of Hebrews makes a point in 5:10 to say that Jesus was a “High Priest after the order of Melchizedek.”

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