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INTRODUCTION Our Glorious High Priest Hebrews 8:1-6 Mark A. Copeland 1. With the beginning of chapter eight, we come to the close of the first major section of The Epistle To The Hebrews... a. In which the key thought is “The Superiority of Christ” b. In which Jesus is shown to be superior to: 1) To the prophets - He 1:1-3 2) To angels - He 1:4-2:18 3) To Moses - He 3:1-5 4) To Aaron and his Levitical priesthood - He 5:1-10; 7:1-28 2. The next major section really begins in earnest with verse 7... a. In which the key thought will be “The Superiority of the New Covenant” b. In which this covenant is shown to be based upon: 1) Better promises - He 8:7-13 2) A better sanctuary - He 9:1-28 3) A better sacrifice - He 10:1-18 3. In He 8:1-6, we find a transition... a. In which the main point of the first section is summarized b. In which the main points of the next section are introduced -- Indeed, these six verses truly summarize what the author seeks to establish in the first ten chapters of this epistle! 4. It can all be summarized in these words: “We have such a High Priest...” a. In Jesus, we have a High Priest b. Not just any High Priest, but “such” a High Priest; i.e., a glorious High Priest! [In what ways is Jesus “Our Glorious High Priest”? First, He is...] I. SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD (1) A. THE PHRASE “THE MAJESTY IN THE HEAVENS”... 1. A Jewish circumlocution meaning “God” (Believers’ Study Bible) 2. I.e., a roundabout way of referring to God - cf. He 1:3 B. MANY PASSAGES REFER TO JESUS AT GOD’S RIGHT HAND... 1. David prophesied that the Messiah would sit at God’s right hand - Psa 110:1 2. Jesus said that He would sit at the right hand of God - Mk 14:60-62 3. When He ascended to heaven, He then sat down at God’s right hand - Mk 16:19; He 12:2 4. At God’s right hand, He poured forth the Holy Spirit - Ac 2:33 5. Peter preached Jesus as being exalted to be at God’s right hand as our Prince and Savior - Ac 5:30-31 Sermons From Hebrews 60
Mark A. Copeland 6. Paul taught that Jesus is at God’s right hand, interceding for us - Ro 8:34 7. He is at God’s right hand, “waiting till His enemies are made His footstool” - He 10:12-13 8. Yet while He sits and waits, He rules! - Psa 110:1-2,5; cf. 1 Co 15:24-26 9. For at God’s right hand, He is above all other authority - Ep 1:20-22; 1 Pe 3:22 -- In one place, we read of Jesus “standing at the right hand of God” (Ac 7:55-56); was Jesus showing His respect for Stephen, the first Christian martyr? [Exalted to such a place of honor and authority, we truly have a “glorious” High Priest, one who is “the ruler over the kings of the earth” (Re 1:5)! As we look at the next verse in our text, we see that He is also...] II. A MINISTER OF THE TRUE TABERNACLE (2-5) A. ERECTED BY GOD, NOT MAN... 1. We are now introduced to a contrast between two “tabernacles” a. There had been the earthly sanctuary or tabernacle 1) As ordained under the first covenant (i.e., the Law) - cf. He 9:1ff 2) It was built by man b. But now we read of one “which the Lord erected”; i.e., a heavenly tabernacle 2. The heavenly tabernacle is none other than heaven itself! - cf. He 9:11-12; 23-24 B. IN WHICH HE OFFERS “SERVICE”... 1. As a High Priest, it is necessary for Him to have something to offer - He 8:3 a. Every high priest is appointed for this purpose - cf. He 5:1 b. What Jesus has to offer is not mention here, but will be later - cf. He 9:12 2. This service He renders in heaven, not on the earth - He 8:4 a. If He were on earth, He couldn’t be a priest! b. For the Law required priests from the tribe of Levi, and Jesus was from Judah 3. As for priests on the earth... a. They serve only the copy and shadow of the heavenly things - He 8:5 b. For Moses had been told by God to build the earthly tabernacle according to the pattern shown to him on the mountain - cf. Exo 25:40 [As “Our Glorious High Priest”, then, Jesus renders service in the true tabernacle, which is heaven itself. This thought will be expanded upon in chapters nine and ten. But consider also how He is...] III. THE MEDIATOR OF A BETTER COVENANT (6) A. HE HAS OBTAINED A MORE EXCELLENT MINISTRY... 1. In contrast with the ministry of the Levitical priests 2. Their ministry was simply a shadow and copy of His ministry - cf. Co 2:16-17 B. AS MEDIATOR OF A BETTER COVENANT... 1. The word “mediator”... a. The Greek is mesites {mes-ee’-tace} b. It means “one who intervenes between two, either in order to make or restore peace and friendship, or form a compact, or for ratifying a covenant” 2. By His death on the cross, Jesus has become the Mediator of the new covenant - cf. He 9:15; 12:24 Sermons From Hebrews 61
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