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highlighted Hebrews 8:6 NLT
But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with God, based on better promises.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 8:5 NLT
They serve in a system of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.”
Apr 16
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highlighted Hebrews 7:4 NLT
Consider then how great this Melchizedek was. Even Abraham, the great patriarch of Israel, recognized this by giving him a tenth of what he had taken in battle.
Apr 16
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highlighted Hebrews 7:12-13 NLT
And if the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed to permit it. For the priest we are talking about belongs to a different tribe, whose members have never served at the altar as priests.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:28 NLT
The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever.
Apr 16
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highlighted Hebrews 7:27 NLT
Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people’s sins.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:25-26 NLT
Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf. He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:23 NLT
There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:24 NLT
But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:22 NLT
Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:21 NLT
but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him, “The LORD has taken an oath and will not break his vow: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:20 NLT
This new system was established with a solemn oath. Aaron’s descendants became priests without such an oath,
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:18 NLT
Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:19 NLT
For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:17 NLT
And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:16 NLT
Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:15 NLT
This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:14 NLT
What I mean is, our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never mentioned priests coming from that tribe.
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:11 NLT
So if the priesthood of Levi, on which the law was based, could have achieved the perfection God intended, why did God need to establish a different priesthood, with a priest in the order of Melchizedek instead of the order of Levi and Aaron?
Apr 16
Storyteller7777
highlighted Hebrews 7:10 NLT
For although Levi wasn’t born yet, the seed from which he came was in Abraham’s body when Melchizedek collected the tithe from him.
Apr 16