“Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” (Hebrews 7:25). Jesus is not only the high priest, but he is the interceding high priest for God’s people. Which can be difficult for believers to grasp this idea because the models of the priesthood through Melchizedek and the Levitical priesthood demonstrated before the coming of Jesus did not show interceding to be an important function of the priesthood. (Mbamalu 2015). However, this is vital to Jesus serving as a high priest for he comes here on earth to take on the sins of his Father’s people, and take on the punishment of sin on their behalf. With Jesus interceding for the people it literally tore the veil that …show more content…
However, they did not know it had to be down for Jesus: the pioneer, high priest, forerunner, and son came on earth to fulfill and start the new covenant. By looking into these different titles and how Jesus carried out specific responsibilities and duties. In the book of Hebrews is vital to the audience to see, because then they can grasp the ideas as to why Jesus had to come here on earth, and endure many different types of experiences, as well as suffering in order to save humankind from …show more content…
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The book of Hebrews is a unique portion of the Bible because it is written as though it were a letter, directed at people the writer may have known. However, the book targets a seemingly broad audience of those without faith and also those that could be described as believers that have experienced persecution. A salient message within Hebrews is that people must persevere when they feel persecuted because Jesus Christ is their salvation, regardless of anything else that is happening in the people’s lives. An emphasis on the greatness of Jesus and his role as a mediator between God and those on Earth is dominant throughout the chapters and verses.
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In the days of Christ’s life on this earth, believers did not have access to the Bible in its entirety as we know and are familiar with today. Believers in this ancient time period only had access to the Old Testament. However, through their access to the Old Testament, believers were provided a foundation for New Testament times. This foundation provided New Testament believers with the Lord’s established principles of right and wrong they were expected to follow. In addition, the Old Testament is overflowing with accounts of people whose lives exemplified the future life of Christ on this earth. These pictures allowed the Israelite nation to begin to have an understanding of why Christ needed to come as their Messiah and the work He needed to do on earth. Finally, there are common themes that are interwoven throughout the entire Old Testament. Three of these themes: transgression, redemption, and consummation point to the purpose of Christ’s atoning death on the cross. These themes portray God’s work both in the lives of Old Testament believers, but they also foreshadow God’s desire and plan for believers in New Testament times and beyond.
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