Post 43 of Study: Hebrews 7
After establishing Christ's identity as the perfect but non-Levitical priest, the writers establishes a list of all the way Jesus is superior to the typical human high priest. He piles on the evidence. The argument depends on the foundation. There were witnesses who saw the miracles of the resurrection, baptisms, even speeches of Jesus still alive at that time. He doesn't need to establish the historical record again. This line of argument depends on the Old Testament types and connections to Judaism.
He lives forever (not like a human priest.
He does not have to offer sacrifices for Himself, because He did not sin.
He passed into heaven and abides with God.
He makes intercession continually for us. (A thought to explore next time)
I will let the passage speak for itself:
23 Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. 24 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Therefore He is also able to save [h]to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
26 For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, [i]harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; 27 who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.
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