Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Hebrews 7:18-28
by: Jennifer Lewis Berg.
The priest in the Jewish religious and social order ran the show. It was that person’s responsibility to make atoning sacrifices for all. But priests died and were replaced. And they had to purify themselves regularly because they, too, were sinful and human. The Hebrews were looking for an earthly priest who would fulfill the promises made to them in the Old Testament. Jesus was anointed by God to be the High Priest. Believers need a perfect high priest, one who has no sin and has sacrificed Himself once for all. Because Jesus has attained a permanent place alongside God, He has eliminated the need for the human intercession of an earthly priest. Jesus is able to intervene on behalf of believers and our salvation is eternal.