Hebrews Part 16

HEBREWS PART 16

Hebrews 7:3-19

1. INTRODUCTION

II. GOD’S FINAL WORD IN HIS SON 1:1-10:18

E. The Superiority of the Son to Aaron - 4:14-10:18

1. A Better Position - 4:14-16

2. A Better Priest - 5:1-7:28

3. The Certainty of Salvation - 6:9-20

4. The Priesthood of Melchizedek - 7:1-28

a. Melchizedek and Jesus - 7:1-3

1. Melchizedek was priest and king (v1a)

2. Melchizedek blessed Abraham (v1b)

3. Abraham gave tithes to Melchizedek (v2)

4. He was an independent high priest as is Jesus (v3a)

5. The Melchizedekian Priesthood was timeless (v3b)

6. The Melchizedekian Priesthood was to all (v3c)

b. Melchizedek and Aaron - 7:4-10

1. Melchizedek accepted tithes from Abraham (v4)

2. Levitical Priests collected tithes from their brothers, Melchizedek collected tithes from their patriarch (v5)

3. Melchizedek blessed Abraham (v6)

4. The lesser is blessed by the greater (v7)

5. Melchizedek represents the living, not the dying (v8)

6. Even Levi, through Abraham, paid tithes (v9)

7.The sons should recognize the position of fathers v10

5. The Levitical Priesthood and the Priesthood of Jesus -7:11-25 a. The Levitical Priesthood was changeable- 7:11-14

1. No perfection through the Levitical Priesthood (v11)

2.The Law and the old Priesthood were inseparable v12

3. Jesus came from the tribe of David, not Levi (v13)

4. Therefore the Levitical priesthood would change (v14

b. The Old Priesthood was Temporary - 7:15-19

1. Another priest came according to Melchizedek (v15)

2. Old based on external, new based on internal (v16)

3. A priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek (v17)

4. The former was set aside because of weakness (v18)

5. Old could not perfect; a new hope near to God (v19)