1. Jesus a Preist of the Order of Melchizedek
Hebrews 7
Maud church of Christ
By Jim Bradshaw
Sunday Evening, June 15, 2014

2. Some things are Just Better
So far in Hebrews we have seen that Jesus is better than:
1. Angels
2. Moses
3. Joshua
4. Aaron

3. Jesus Has Gone on our Behalf
Heb 6:17-20 ESV So when God desired to show more
convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable
character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, (18) so
that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God
to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong
encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. (19) We
have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that
enters into the inner place behind the curtain, (20) where Jesus
has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high
priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Joh 16:7-8 ESV Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage
that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you.
But if I go, I will send him to you. (8) And when he comes, he will
convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:

4. Arises in the Likeness of Melchizedek
Heb 7:1-3 ESV For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most
High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and
blessed him, (2) and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of
everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness,
and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. (3) He is
without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days
nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest
forever.
Isa 9:6-7 ESV For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the
government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
(7) Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to
uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and
forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.

5. Arises in the Likeness of Melchizedek
Heb 7:1-3 ESV For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most
High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and
blessed him, (2) and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of
everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness,
and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. (3) He is
without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days
nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest
forever.
1. Jesus has a name like Melchizedek.
2. Jesus has no beginning of days.
3. Greater than the Aaronic Priest

6. Arises in the Likeness of Melchizedek
Heb 7:4-10 ESV See how great this man was to whom Abraham the
patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! (5) And those descendants of Levi
who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take
tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are
descended from Abraham. (6) But this man who does not have his
descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who
had the promises. (7) It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by
the superior. (8) In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but
in the other case, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. (9) One
might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through
Abraham, (10) for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when
Melchizedek met him.

7. Arises in the Likeness of Melchizedek
Heb7:11-17ESV Now if perfection had been attainable through the
Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what
further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the
order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron?
(12) For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a
change in the law as well. (13) For the one of whom these things are
spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at
the altar. (14) For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah,
and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. (15)
This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the
likeness of Melchizedek, (16) who has become a priest, not on the basis
of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an
indestructible life.

8. A Better
Heb 7:17-24 ESV For it is witnessed of him, "You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek." (18) For on the one hand, a former
commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness (19)
(for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is
introduced, through which we draw near to God. (20) And it was not
without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such
without an oath, (21) but this one was made a priest with an oath by the
one who said to him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,
'You are a priest forever.'" (22) This makes Jesus the guarantor of a
better covenant. (23) The former priests were many in number, because
they were prevented by death from continuing in office, (24) but he
holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever.

9. A Better
Heb 9:13-15 ESV For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling
of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification
of the flesh, (14) how much more will the blood of Christ, who through
the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our
conscience from dead works to serve the living God. (15) Therefore he
is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may
receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that
redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first
covenant.

10. Able to Save to the
UttermostHeb 7:25-28 ESV Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those
who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make
intercession for them. (26) For it was indeed fitting that we should have
such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and
exalted above the heavens. (27) He has no need, like those high priests,
to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the
people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. (28)
For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word
of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been
made perfect forever.

11. Able to Save to the
UttermostJas 4:6-10 ESV But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God
opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." (7) Submit
yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
(8) Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands,
you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (9) Be
wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning
and your joy to gloom. (10) Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he
will exalt you.

12. Able to Save to the
UttermostHeb 7:25-28 ESV Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those
who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make
intercession for them. (26) For it was indeed fitting that we should have
such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and
exalted above the heavens. (27) He has no need, like those high priests,
to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the
people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. (28)
For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word
of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been
made perfect forever.

13. Able to Save to the
UttermostHeb 9:24-28 ESV For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with
hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to
appear in the presence of God on our behalf. (25) Nor was it to offer
himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year
with blood not his own, (26) for then he would have had to suffer
repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared
once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of
himself. (27) And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after
that comes judgment, (28) so Christ, having been offered once to bear
the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to
save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

14. Able to Save to the
UttermostHeb 7:25-28 ESV Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those
who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make
intercession for them. (26) For it was indeed fitting that we should have
such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and
exalted above the heavens. (27) He has no need, like those high priests,
to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the
people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. (28)
For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word
of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been
made perfect forever.

15. Able to Save to the
UttermostHeb 12:1-3 ESV Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud
of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so
closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, (2)
looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy
that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is
seated at the right hand of the throne of God. (3) Consider him who
endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not
grow weary or fainthearted.
1Ti 2:5-6 ESV For there is one God, and there is one mediator between
God and men, the man Christ Jesus, (6) who gave himself as a ransom
for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.