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This chapter contains what is really the dominant theme of the entire book of Hebrews. The author reveals the superiority of Jesus over the old covenant Levitical priesthood and draws out the significant implications that follow. There are many deep connections and comparisons in this chapter between Jesus and the old covenant law and priesthood. This chapter also contains the Bible's most exhaustive explanation of the mysterious OT character Melchizedek. There are only two brief references to him in the entire Hebrew Bible (Genesis 14 and Psalm 110) and the author of Hebrews offers a NT commentary on both of them.

In some ways, everything the author has said so far in chapters 1-6 has been anticipating his discussion of Jesus as our high priest, which he begins in Chapter 7, and continues on until at least Chapter 10. This is a challenging chapter for Torahism (Hebrew Roots, Torah-keepers) which is that fringe group of Christians who, for some reason, think we’re still under the old covenant law. One way they try to get around what this chapter teaches is by saying that Jesus is a high priest in heaven but that doesn’t mean that the laws requiring an earthly Levitical priesthood have come to an end. But the author of Hebrews doesn’t allow that conclusion. He isn’t talking about an addition to the priesthood, he’s talking about a change in the priesthood. A change that’s so significant it necessitates a change in the law as well.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:02 The Old Covenant Temple System
14:31 Hebrews 7:1-10 (The Priestly Order of Melchizedek)
35:55 Hebrews 7:11-19 (Jesus Compared to Melchizedek)
48:05 Hebrews 7:20-28 (Jesus Our Great High Priest)