The Mediator of a Better Covenant
If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Hebrews chapter 8. We’re beginning a new section of the book of Hebrews together, but I want to remind you where we’ve been already. In Hebrews 6:20, the author has reminded us again – he mentioned it twice in chapter 5 but it’s in Hebrews chapter 6 verse 20 – he picks up on the theme of Jesus as a priest according to the order of Melchizedek. And he continues and expands on that theme all chapter 7 long. And he wants to press home several things. First of all, he wants us to understand the fact that Jesus is a priest according to the order of Melchizedek, as opposed to Levi. All the Old Testament priests established from the time of Aaron and Moses on, were priests according to the order of Levi. …