Facing my own mortality at a viewing caught me off guard, wracked with an anxiety I couldn't seem to shake. It was there, in that solemn space, where breathing techniques and an unforeseen emotional bond brought a measure of serenity amidst the grief. On this episode of Pure Faith Podcast, we share these heartfelt moments, opening up about the tender experiences of sorrow and consolation. Join us as we discuss the layers of coping with loss and the poignant realization that even from the depths of heartache, peace and joy can surface, guided by the nurturing presence of faith and fellowship.
The conversation then takes us to the theological heart of our faith, where we unravel the profound meaning behind Jesus' priesthood in the order of Melchizedek, a transformative shift from the traditional Levitical priesthood. Through the lens of Hebrews 7, we reflect on Jesus' undying life and its implications for our understanding of an eternal priesthood, one that promises an unshakable covenant of grace. Delve with us into the scriptural passages that illuminate this transition, and find a sense of eternal reassurance in the covenant that Jesus guarantees, an everlasting source of joy and solace in our spiritual journey.
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Facing my own mortality at a viewing caught me off guard, wracked with an anxiety I couldn't seem to shake. It was there, in that solemn space, where breathing techniques and an unforeseen emotional bond brought a measure of serenity amidst the grief. On this episode of Pure Faith Podcast, we share these heartfelt moments, opening up about the tender experiences of sorrow and consolation. Join us as we discuss the layers of coping with loss and the poignant realization that even from the depths of heartache, peace and joy can surface, guided by the nurturing presence of faith and fellowship.
The conversation then takes us to the theological heart of our faith, where we unravel the profound meaning behind Jesus' priesthood in the order of Melchizedek, a transformative shift from the traditional Levitical priesthood. Through the lens of Hebrews 7, we reflect on Jesus' undying life and its implications for our understanding of an eternal priesthood, one that promises an unshakable covenant of grace. Delve with us into the scriptural passages that illuminate this transition, and find a sense of eternal reassurance in the covenant that Jesus guarantees, an everlasting source of joy and solace in our spiritual journey.
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Check us out at purefaithliving.com
Contact us at purefaithliving.com/contact
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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Pure Faith Podcast, a podcast where we discuss all things Bible. I am Michelle and this is Hi, I'm Mitchell. We ask that you like this video, subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification icon to be notified when new episodes are released. Are you trying to play games on this thing?
Speaker 2:Watching YouTube Kids.
Speaker 1:No, you should not watch YouTube Kids. Why not? Because, all right, well, you're doing that quick story, okay, quick story. We had a viewing yesterday. I had a viewing yesterday, daniel and I did. Yes, I know you probably didn't hear that our Daniel swim coach, his mother passed away and she had been suffering a bone cancer.
Speaker 2:Okay.
Speaker 1:So he knew after districts, which was a few weeks ago, that he wasn't going to be able to coach the state swim meet and he said that that was going to be his last meet and we were sad about it. But we understood I did not know the swim season because he wasn't going to coach that his mother was battling bone cancer had no idea, felt terrible when I found out because Daniel and Kayla both were like well, we're not going to swim if you're not a coach, and I think we made him almost feel bad that you know they weren't going to go out. So anyhow, long story short, she passed away on Monday and we had the viewing on Wednesday, and so we went. I am standing in this line. Daniel went with his buddies. They were about I don't know seven people behind me, so I'm standing by myself.
Speaker 1:I get into the room where the viewing is and I feel overwhelmed. I'm like, oh my gosh, here we go. I look at my Fitbit my pulse is at 157. I'm like, oh my gosh, I'm going to pass out. I look over to see his mother in the casket and she's got a head wrap on. It just brought back a lot of memories. I'm like, oh my gosh, this is so hard. I pull out my phone and I don't know if you're supposed to do this when you're at a funeral or not. I pull out my phone and I'm like, oh my gosh, olivia, I'm having an anxiety attack right now. I'm at this viewing and she's like mom, don't do this to me. Oh, that was my point. What she's like stop it. I'm like, olivia, my pulse is at 157. She's like breathe, mom. And I'm like I'm trying to breathe. She's like just know I love you. And I'm like, oh, now, I'm not supposed to cry.
Speaker 1:Just know, I love you. So I'm like, oh my gosh. So I start doing a breathing technique. So I'm like, ok, it's fine, all is good in the world. And I get through to. Well, I get through to the dad, I give my condolences. I get to the oldest sister the second sister is a Michelle balling, just balling, and she's got all five of her kids there and her husband. I'm like, oh for God's sake. So I instantly start balling.
Speaker 1:I said I'm sorry if you were lost. Just know that the grief will always. It'll come in ways, but there's, there'll be peace in all of it. You will find joy in all of this. And she was like thank you so much. She's like you're the first person to come through to let us know that we will find peace in this. And I said my sister passed away five years ago. And of course I'm sobbing. And I said I'm sorry. She's like no, I said she passed away of cancer and I said I will still cry periodically, but I find so much joy in knowing that she's in heaven. And she's like thank you so much. And her kids are just all looking at me and I'm like hey, I'm so sorry. And the husband's like no, don't worry about it. I'm like, don't worry about it, they're traumatized. I'm probably the only person that's sobbing let's not in their family as they're coming through the line.
Speaker 1:So I get to, I get to Mark and Mark Travis has his name and you know he gives me this big hug and I said, mark, I'm so sorry, I'm like sobbing. He's like no, it's fine. And he holds my hands and he said I just want you to know that your mom, mom and I went to sectionals and we saw him there. We weren't able to make it to districts because Don and I were out of town and he goes. I just want you to know that your mom and he's like I didn't know that you guys went through that loss at sectionals. We told him we lost our sister, my monster daughter. I said we also lost my dad to a heart attack. You know, two years ago said our brother had kidney cancer. He just had a kidney removed. He's like he had no idea any of this happened to our family.
Speaker 1:And I said, I said it's okay. I said there's peace in all of it, there's joy. I said you. I said it's so hard to see them suffer, but just know that you know when this battle is over, that she is going to be free of all of that, she's going to be in heaven and you'll see her again. And he told me at the viewing he's like to have your mom and you come to me like that. He's like I never viewed any of this the way you guys had spoke to me about it. He's like you guys brought me so much peace and he, you know, he's a, he's a very Catholic man. He, you know, he is from ministry, he's always been involved in the minister church and he's like but I've just never had that peace before and I felt like that was my way of giving back with all of this. But it was so hard. So then, yeah, mom, you're in Florida enjoying the sunshine.
Speaker 1:I call mom. I actually called her twice that day, called her in the morning. She's like oh, I'm sorry, I'm busy. I'm at a antique cart, I'm at an antique tractor thing. She's like I'll call you later. I said, okay, that's fine, you may.
Speaker 1:I call her on my way home from the viewing, because this was very hard for me. I'm bowling, like. I try to call it like mom, I'm climbing. I can't, I can't cry here, mom. I'm like, fine, I'll call grandma. She answers I'm like Mom. She's like, yeah, I'm like what you doing? She's like I'm playing cards. I said, okay, well, I went to the viewing. She's like I'm playing cards right now. I'm like, oh, my gosh, thanks, I'm on. He wants to talk to me right now. She's too busy playing cards that she can't talk to me right now, but she's having a great time. She said she was. She did talk to me for a little bit, but she was quick to hang up. You know, one of those conversations were like uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah, I'll pass right now. Yep, okay, yep, got your bed. Yep, okay, all right, all right, I gotta go. Oh, whatever. So got a lover. But yeah, so that was my story while you were getting getting ready for Bible study.
Speaker 2:I Know, right, every like 10 seconds to get ready.
Speaker 1:Well, I didn't know. So I just told my story because it really I told the ones that way. I said I'm very humbled to be here for all of this, because I was humbled to be there, because I don't know, you know, my tears probably scared most of them, but you know, in all of it it brings me more peace. So, but 157 is what my pulse got up to that's that's like crazy.
Speaker 1:I thought I was gonna fall over and I was like I started breathing, so breathing. I looked down. I was like, okay, it's getting there. I'm 32, breathing deep breath, and the guy in front of me was like are you okay? I'm like yeah, I got this. And then I had a. I had a priest behind me. If I fall, are you gonna catch me?
Speaker 2:like trust ball yeah right.
Speaker 1:So then I got down to it, got down to 89 and I felt much better, but yeah that's still high.
Speaker 1:Well, it was 89 till I left. You knew you calm down then. You know I just had a lot of I mean and I was like why were you? Why were you so worked up? I'm like I that that scarf on her head did it. I and you know you could just tell she was a, you know she had suffered cancer and I was just like it just brought back so many memories but yeah, I mean five years in.
Speaker 1:April, five years so, and I told the story without crying. I'm pretty proud of myself right now.
Speaker 2:That is actually really impressive.
Speaker 1:It really is, because I'm really fighting. You know me.
Speaker 2:No, I don't have anything you have nothing. I don't think so.
Speaker 1:Hmm, okay, well, you live a boring life.
Speaker 2:Yes, I do.
Speaker 1:His son's he FaceTime yesterday was so funny. It was so funny because he said he FaceTime me in the morning, like it's 7.15 or something, and I was like, hey, how are you? And he's like so he goes from like when you FaceTime I can see his face. He's got it up to his cheek and he's whispering into the phone and I'm like I can't hear you. I mean. So then he whispers again and he whispers again.
Speaker 1:I said, zeke, I cannot hear you. And he said something about house. I said you need me to come to your house. I didn't know, I thought maybe they were sick and he need me to come to his house. He's like no, and Mitchell goes Zeke, that is not what you're supposed to be asking her. I was like what are you supposed to ask me? I have no idea what's going on. He said Can I come to your house? And Mitchell's like that's not what you're asking her Can you pick me up after school? Yes, and then keep me at your house. But I took a picture of this and I don't know if I, if I, if I said this, you are not. You should see his face in this picture. I was like, oh my gosh, you are the cutest. But he tried to whisper so his dad wouldn't hear him. I had to come to my house. It was so cute, so cute, it was pretty funny.
Speaker 1:It was funny, but he did not see at my house, Just you know. It tore my heart strings by taking the babysitter.
Speaker 2:I was told that he's staying in your house tomorrow, though.
Speaker 1:Yeah, we'll see. We'll see, I guess, see what my work schedule is. But I you might be able to come tomorrow. I'll have to figure it out. But yeah, I did a bribe him. He didn't. He didn't tell you anything else, did he?
Speaker 2:He didn't tell me that page told me that she didn't tell you anything else, did she know?
Speaker 1:so he didn't tell you how many cookies he had in my house for bribery.
Speaker 2:Why was even at your house?
Speaker 1:I had to pick him up from school.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:So we walk back to the house. Okay, he let Wyatt out to go potty, he let Phoebe out to go potty, and then he said can I watch some TV? And I said you get 10 minutes, so we turn on the TV and he didn't want to leave. He wanted to snack. I said, well, you have a cookie. And he's like oh, he's like alright. And then he he didn't want to leave yet and I said well, if you don't tell your mom, you can have two more cookies. He's like, okay, so he put his shoes on, he had two more cookies and then he found cheez-its in my vehicle and so he had cheez-its and cookies and all kinds of junk and then I dropped him off to Heidi. Hey, you're the one.
Speaker 2:He wants to stay at your house because he knows you're a sucker.
Speaker 1:I am a sucker. Those cheeks, he, he's gonna get tall again. He's got these cheeks. Oh my gosh, you're so cute.
Speaker 2:I was looking at him Yesterday or day before. He never shirt on and he's getting a little bit of a belly, but the rest of him looks like it's so tiny straight up off.
Speaker 1:That's what I'm saying. He's gonna shoot right back up again.
Speaker 2:Yeah, he's no cuz, he's getting a little bit of pot belly.
Speaker 1:You can see his ribs, but yet he's got a belly. Yeah, mobile.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah, All those pants. He's well, luckily short seasons right.
Speaker 2:Well, Paige already ordered pants that go from here to two nosewear.
Speaker 1:They're way too long Roll them up.
Speaker 2:These will fit you in 10 years.
Speaker 1:Well, you get tired of buying them, so you just buy them way too big, since you got them a good deal.
Speaker 2:So I'm like whatever, I don't care, it's all that matters.
Speaker 1:It's all that matters.
Speaker 2:Yeah, roll them at the top, roll them at the bottom.
Speaker 1:Popped at the same thing for you, because you never grew. Some Pants were always rolled and grandma put a dart in them here and a dart in them here and he'll grow into them eventually.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I grew into them and then I outgrew them.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and you definitely.
Speaker 2:All right, that's enough.
Speaker 1:It's got metal shavings all over it. They're like glistening.
Speaker 2:It's like glitter.
Speaker 1:Oh my gosh.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:All right.
Speaker 2:I try to clean up, but it doesn't always work. All right, where do I get started?
Speaker 1:I mean, are we gonna get started because we're only about finished?
Speaker 2:I don't know when was it been.
Speaker 1:Oh, I don't know, I didn't start my timer. It's about halfway through.
Speaker 2:That's all right, you're making me laugh too hard.
Speaker 1:I know, but we all need to laugh.
Speaker 2:Sure.
Speaker 1:We do Believe me.
Speaker 2:So we've had a couple extra episodes between the last time we were in Hebrews to this one. So just a brief recap of what we already covered. In our last episode we covered how Jesus was, how Jesus and Jesus had compared to each other and stuff like that, and again we're in Hebrews. Well, that was in Hebrews 7, 11, 1 through 4. And now we're jumping back to Hebrews 7, 11 through 28, which we came to because of Hebrews 11. 5. I know, it's confusing.
Speaker 1:I know there's a lot of Hebrews.
Speaker 2:It's a lot of Hebrews.
Speaker 1:It's a lot of Hebrews.
Speaker 2:Like the entire Hebrew nation, is full of Hebrews.
Speaker 1:We should do stand-up comedy.
Speaker 2:Okay, stop it.
Speaker 1:You need a tissue.
Speaker 2:All right, so, yes, so we covered the whole Jesus. Why Jesus came from the Order of Machiazadak and again, it was because Jesus did not come from the Levitical line. He came from the line of Judah, which did not, you know, traditionally was not the tribe for the priesthood. The priesthood came from the Levite line.
Speaker 1:Yes, yes, I remember.
Speaker 2:And but Jesus is a high priest and at the same time he's the king of kings, so he's a priestly king that didn't come from the line of Levi, so that's why he is said to be in the Order of Machiazadak. So now we are going to go back into Hebrews 7, 11, to 28. We already covered Hebrews 11, but I will reread that and then I'll read 12 and 13. And we'll just do a couple verses. I read a couple verses and just kind of break it down. My goal is to get through this tonight.
Speaker 1:Okay, I don't have notes, so I have no idea if we're going to get there or not.
Speaker 2:Okay so.
Speaker 1:Let's roll with it.
Speaker 2:I'm going to try to not go too deep and just kind of stay at surface level and just kind of cover this.
Speaker 1:We'll see how that goes, yeah, exactly. He said Hebrews 7.
Speaker 2:Yep 11. 11 through 28. Okay, so I want to read 11 through 13 first.
Speaker 1:Okay.
Speaker 2: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 Machiazadak rather than one named after the Order of Aaron? For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well, for the one of whom these things are spoken belong to another tribe from which no one has ever served at the altar. So verse 12 and 13 here this is talking about, there's a change in the priesthood, then there is going to be a change in the law. The best way that I can compare that to us here in the US is whenever we get a new president.
Speaker 1:I knew you were going to say that we get a new president every four years and during the campaign, there's always a bunch of promises.
Speaker 2:We need to change this, we need to change that. These are the changes, yep.
Speaker 1:Yep.
Speaker 2:See, now you threw me off.
Speaker 1:Sorry, no sorry.
Speaker 2:But that's, but we get a new president and they have all these changes that they want to make. Well, the same thing kind of happened back for, you know, these ancient Israelites, because something else we want to cover, hopefully, in today's episode is that there was a term limit to the current high priest. Okay, because they couldn't live forever. So, no matter what, that high priest is going to eventually die and somebody else would have to be elected new high priest.
Speaker 1:Okay.
Speaker 2:And so that's what I thought about when doing that, you know. And then the other possible correlation I thought of was with the pope. So we elected new pope. Well then that pope may have some different ideas on how things should be done and could possibly change things. So it's that same general concept where, with the pope, you know they'll be pope until they die.
Speaker 1:Right.
Speaker 2:But then after they die, typically then they're going to elect somebody else to be pope. Well, that's kind of the way it was for the high priest. They had to have somebody acting as high priest because that person wasn't going to be there forever.
Speaker 1:Right.
Speaker 2:So whenever we get, whenever they got, that new priest again they had different ideas and there would be new possibly new laws that came into effect because of that. But the thing is, as we look at verse 13, for the one of whom these things are spoken well, this is referring to Jesus.
Speaker 1:Okay.
Speaker 2:This is all about Jesus. Jesus belonged to another tribe from which no one has ever served at the altar. We know that Jesus came from the line of Judah. There's plenty of documentation to back that up. There's no question about that. And the fact is nobody from the line of Judah, from Judah, ever served as a priest. They never served at the altar as a priest because that's not the way the law was written, and we'll get into that more because there's more talk about that as we keep going. So verse 14 through 16, for it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah and in connection with that tribe, Moses had nothing about priests. This becomes even more evident when another priest arises, in the likeness of Mochisidech, who has become a priest not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life. So again, proof. I mean there's no question that Jesus came from the line of Judah.
Speaker 1:Right.
Speaker 2:That's what they're saying here and again. Now this is saying same thing. I just said Moses never gave the authority to anybody outside the Levites to be priests. But then again it's talking about somebody rising in in the similarities of Mochiza deck to bring in priestly king. But then verse 16 who has become a priest? Not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent? That means it's not based on his bloodline, mm-hmm. Again, this is going back to the whole line of Judah and the in the Levites. It's not based on the fact that he's a Levite, therefore he's a priest. No, he is breaking that tradition right.
Speaker 1:He is coming from the line of Judah.
Speaker 2:But you have becoming a priest not based on the fact that he's coming from the line of Any line right it's based on an indestructible life and by indestructible life. Yes, Jesus was killed.
Speaker 2:Yeah on a cross, yes, but in three days, yep, he rose again, mm-hmm, and it wasn't a secret that he rose from the dead. So that is the idea of this indestructible life. So it's not based on his bloodline, it's based on who he was and how he lived his life. So that is the the biggest thing that they're talking about here. Okay, breathe.
Speaker 1:Oh, I don't know.
Speaker 2:Anyways, that was okay. So now we are moving on to verse 17 through 19. Ford is witness of him. You are a priest forever after the order of Matizah day. For on one hand, a former Commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness for the law may nothing perfect, but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced through which we draw near to God. So once again they're talking about this order of Matizah deck, but then it's talking about just two sides of a coin, or one hand in the other hand. So on the one hand, you had the, which is something I actually forgot to mention In the first section because somebody was being mean.
Speaker 1:But just trying to keep you on track.
Speaker 2:The whole concept of the fact that there's a change in the law. Well, what was the change of the law whenever we got the new priest, the new priest being Jesus? Well, we moved from the old Law, or the old covenant, to a new covenant. So we change from the covenant of law to the covenant of grace, and that was a change of the law that took place in that and, and the reason I mentioned that is Because of going back to this two hands. So, on one hand, the former commandment that is mentioned is talking about the old covenant, so the coming out of law, and Again it's saying that it was useless, it was weak, made nothing perfect. So the old law, it it just it wasn't perfect. And so, on the other hand, there's a better hope, and that better hope and this is why we're here was talking about this drawing near to God. So this better hope, it's through this better hope that we can draw near to God.
Speaker 2:Okay well, where's this better hope coming from? This better Hope is coming from Jesus, from who he was the fact that he was designated a high priest even though he didn't come from the line of Levi. So now let's go ahead and continue on verse 20 and 21. And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, 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. So this whitey of boots oh, this is saying for those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath. So this is kind of what I started hinting at is the fact that if you were a Levite, you didn't have to, you know, put your hand on a Bible and swear and say you're going to do everything according to you know, scripture. No, it's, you're a priest just because you gave him that one.
Speaker 2:Yeah, just just because you're a Levite. Mm-hmm You're great, great grandfather was Levi. You're a priest. Like you, don't have a choice. You're a priest. So At the same time, if you're in any of the other 11 tribes and you wanted to be a priest, you could it because you got the wrong bloodline. So there was no, there was no Requirement. The only requirement was it was your dad. That was the only requirement to being a priest. But with Jesus there was an oath and this little quote the Lord has sworn and will not change his mind you are a priest forever. That comes from Psalms 110, 4. And so this is an oath that God is making about Jesus, saying Jesus is going to be a priest forever in the order of my Jesus day. So that's why it's. You know this is all tying together and I'm just Okay, we'll get to you. So we're going to Do make sure, actually cover everything up.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I think it didn't oh, were you not following your note?
Speaker 2:Mm-hmm, kind of not really, are you surprised?
Speaker 1:not really verse 22?.
Speaker 2:This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant. So that just means that Jesus guarantees a better covenant.
Speaker 2:Mm-hmm and I'm pretty sure the covenant of grace is a better covenant covenant of all say so, I Think so, but I guess I was never under the covenant of all right, I can't really say for sure. 23 and 24, the former priests were many in number because they were prevented by death from continuing in office. Okay, but he holds his priesthood permanently because he continues forever. So this is something I've already kind of mentioned In the fact that as a Levite well one you don't have a choice right. Leave by your priest, your priest. If you're not a Levite, you're not a priest right.
Speaker 2:But at the same time, even if you do take on the priesthood, your terms are still limited, because you're gonna live so long right. So, no matter what, there's gonna be end of your term right. And that's why there's so many Priests. The entire tribe of Levi are priests. Because they need those numbers, because Just to replenish, well, with Jesus. Well, jesus is God, so he also has the power to be Omni, present everywhere at once, and and omniscient, and all those other omnis and Great attributes. They actually have an article, you.
Speaker 2:Yes, he does the communicable and in communicable attributes of God. Yep, I'm surprised. Remember that anyways. That kind of threw me off, though, Mind you, he did it, not me. That, that was my so yes, so they were limited.
Speaker 2:Jesus is not limited. Jesus is eternal. Jesus is going to be with us to the end of time, so throughout our lifetime, throughout our children. Again, jesus is God. God was the same yesterday as he is today and he'll be the same tomorrow. So God is yeah, he's just gonna be here. So that is the big difference here, because we don't have to worry about death taking away our high priest.
Speaker 1:Okay, it makes me smile, it doesn't make you smile. I mean, it's an error. Yeah, that's exactly right.
Speaker 2:So among 25 and 26, right you?
Speaker 1:just finished 23 and 24. I wrote down 23 and 24. Okay.
Speaker 2:So 25 and 26. 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. For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, wholly innocent, unstained, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens. So this, these two verses right here, really highlight who Jesus is, why we need Jesus and why he makes us, makes a perfect high priest. So he is saving to the uttermost those who draw near to God. Okay, this is why we're here. We're talking about drawing near to God, that's why we're even in these verses.
Speaker 2:But it's through him. Jesus is our mediator. We need Jesus as our high priest and mediator in order to have that connection to God, to the Father. Like we talked about the last time we had an episode on this, it was through the death of Jesus. When Jesus died on the cross, the veil between the temple and the holy of holies was torn and that symbolized the fact that there's no longer anything between us except for Jesus. So Jesus is becoming basically that veil and it is through Jesus that we now have access to the holy of holies, where before nobody had access to the holy of holies, except for one. I think it was maybe the high priest, or one priest a year.
Speaker 1:Yeah, we're going to that room right To burn incense.
Speaker 2:Yeah, oh yes, so yeah, now we all have access to God through Jesus, and that's what this is talking about. And the reason he does qualify as high priest is because he is holy, innocent, unstained, separated from us separated from us sinners and exalted above the heavens. So I don't know how much time we got left Probably none, almost none. 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. This is a very interesting point.
Speaker 2:As the biblical priest, you know, they have nine to five. They get up, they go to work, they're just going to the temple to offer sacrifices. Before they could start offering sacrifices, they had to sacrifice, make a sacrifice for their own sins Every morning. They had to make a sacrifice for their own sins, to cleanse themselves, before they could offer sacrifices for the other people that they're going to be sacrificing for. So they had to start every day doing this With Jesus. Yes, he had to make a sacrifice, but once for all time.
Speaker 2:He sacrificed up his own body, his own life, and died on the cross to wash away not only his sins but all of our sins. So moving on, 28. This is the last one, For the law appoints what.
Speaker 1:This is the last one. This is the last one. We're almost done, okay 28.
Speaker 2: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. So this is the idea of weakness Like we were talking about a few times already during this podcast, the Levitical line. You know, they didn't have to take an oath, they were just automatically appointed priests, right, but they were flawed and it didn't matter. You know how big a weakness is that they had, how small weaknesses. Whether they wanted to do it, whether they did want to do it, it didn't matter. If you were Levi, you were a priest, yep. But with Jesus, jesus was appointed again.
Speaker 2:We talked about that oath, the oath that came from Psalm 110.4, that God made about Jesus and that Jesus was going to be a priest forever. And they ordered much easier. Well, that oath came after the formation of the Old Testament law from those tribes and the whole Levi priesthood. So this oath came after that. So, technically, this oath would trump the Old Testament's formulation of the tribe of Levi and the other tribes. So therefore, jesus technically has more authority. Not only that is that oath came directly from God and that oath was appointing Jesus as high priest as our mediator to give us access to God For eternity, for eternity. So that is something we have to look forward to, something we should be grateful for, yep, and I think that's going to finish up our tangent and we should be going back to Hebrews 11. 11? No, where were we actually? We?
Speaker 1:were at 7-11. I say 7-11. We're at the 7-11. I don't know.
Speaker 2:No, we're going back to 11-6.
Speaker 1:Okay.
Speaker 2:He was 11-6.
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Speaker 2:Have a blessed day everybody.