Romans 8:2
New King James Version (NKJV)
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Law of the Spirit of Life
Old Testament are examples
1 Corinthians 10:11
New King James Version (NKJV)
11 Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
1 Corinthians 10:11
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
11 Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
Old Testament is a shadow
Colossians 2:17
New King James Version (NKJV)
17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.
Expound Jesus from Old Testament
The Road to Emmaus
Jesus to Cleopas and Cleopas wife
Luke 24:27
New King James Version (NKJV)
27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
Jesus expounded things concerning Himself
The Lamb will lead
Revelation 7:17
New International Version (NIV)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
Footnotes:
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8
Jesus is the Lamp
Whoever loses his life for My sake will find it
Matthew 16:25
New King James Version (NKJV)
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Loses his life for “My sake”
- Lose his time in church serving Jesus
- Lose his money for doing something for Jesus
High Priest in Old and New Testament
High Priest in Old Testament
- 81 High Priest
- 1st: Aaron
- 81th: Caiaphas
- They had 81 High Priest because everyone died
- Priesthood of Levi they die
- Levi Priesthood might fail
Blessing for the people depends on how good the High Priest is
High Priest in New Testament
- Priesthood of Melchizedek don’t die, So Priesthood of Jesus is of the order of Melchizedek
- This Priesthood lives for ever
- Jesus Priesthood never fails
- Jesus always accepted before God
- You are always accepted before God
- Blessings always comes out of the mouth of Melchizedek
Why God chose Jesus rather than Adam?
Jesus
- Jesus was born , was a baby, infant, teenager, adult.
- Jesus knows all the pain we go through
- Jesus knows all the sorrow we go through
Adam
- Adam was formed a complete full adult.
- He never became a baby
- He never knows the suffering of a child or
- He never knows the challenges of a teenager or
- He never knows the burden of an adult
Why God chose Aaron rather than Moses as High Priest?
Answer
- Aaron was suffering with the people when Israelites were slaves in Egypt
- Aaron knows the pain people go through
- Aaron understands the pain people go through
- Aaron can feel the pain people go through
- Moses was in the palace when Israelites were slaves in Egypt
- Moses doesn’t know or understands or feels the pain people go through
Jesus our High Priest now
Jesus qualified himself to be a High Priest by going through all sufferings which we go through
Hebrews 4:15
New King James Version (NKJV)
15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
- Jesus became our High Priest.
- Jesus dwelt among us
- Jesus knows our pain
- Jesus knows our sorrow we go through
- Jesus was tested
Why Jesus High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek”?
Jesus High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek”
Hebrews 5:10
New King James Version (NKJV)
10 called by God as High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek,”
Hebrews 7:17
New King James Version (NKJV)
17 For He testifies:
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”*
*Psalm 110:4
Why not “according to the order of Levi” ?
- Levi Priest Hood had 81 High Priests starting from Aaron to Caiaphas. All died.
- Levi Priest Hood fails
Melchizedek Priest Hood
- Only blessings came from the mouth of Melchizedek
- No mention of the death of Melchizedek in Bible
- Everlasting Priest Hood.
- Jesus is the High Priest forever
- Jesus Priesthood never fails
Blessing for the people depends on how good the High Priest is
- Jesus is our High Priest.
- Jesus always accepted before God
- You are always accepted before God