Hebrews Lesson 7: The Superiority of Jesus’ Priesthood

Scripture: Hebrews 7 Dr. Stephen Kim continues his series of classes from Hebrews, “The Superiority of Jesus Christ”, focusing on chapter 7 and the high priest, Melchizedek. Slides Download Hebrews Notes Lesson Outline Jesus’ priesthood is superior to Aaron’s because Melchizedek was superior to Abraham (Levi) (Hebrews 7:1-10) Melchizedek > Abraham (Levi) Jesus > Levi (Aaron) Jesus’ priesthood > Aaronic priesthood Jesus’ priesthood is superior to Aaron’s because the Levitical priesthood was set aside (Hebrews 7:11-19) It couldn’t bring perfection (Hebrews 7:11) It was associated with the Law (Hebrews 7:12) It was based on legal ancestry from Levi (Hebrews 7:13-17) It was weak & useless, and made nothing perfect (Hebrews 7:18-19a) It didn’t enable people to draw near to God (Hebrews 7:19b) Jesus’ priesthood is superior to Aaron’s because He Himself is a better priest (Hebrews 7:20-28) He was confirmed by an oath–Ps. 110:4 (Hebrews 7:20-22) He lives forever–permanent priesthood (Hebrews 7:23-24) He Himself is sinless–He is able to meet our need (Hebrews 7:25-26) He offered Himself once for all–therefore, there is no need for daily sacrifice (Hebrews 7:27-28)