Speaker: Charles Lincoln
The old covenant required repeated sacrifices that could never remove sin. Jesus, through His once-for-all sacrifice and shed blood, established the new covenant, cleansed our conscience, and opened the way for us to confidently enter God's presence.
Jesus mediates a better covenant established on better promises. The old covenant and earthly tabernacle pointed to heavenly realities, but Christ entered the true sanctuary and, through His own blood, secured eternal redemption and inaugurated the new covenant.
The priesthood changed from Levi to Jesus, bringing a better covenant founded on better promises. Christ is our eternal High Priest, serving not in an earthly tabernacle made by men, but in the true heavenly sanctuary established by God.
Believers are urged to bear fruit and persevere in faith, trusting God’s unchanging promises. The writer reveals Melchizedek as a picture of Christ, whose priesthood is greater than the Levitical priesthood and brings a better hope.