One of the things I enjoy about this chapter is that it highlights how God was always looking ahead. The change from the Levitical priesthood to Jesus was not a last-minute pivot, but part of the plan from the beginning (even Levi paid tithes to Melchizedek through Abraham, verse 9).
God always knows what He’s doing, and sometimes it takes us a couple thousand years to have enough context to make sense of it.
25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
I am so grateful that Jesus the Christ is our High Priest – He was human, like me so can understand the depths of my being. Intercede about me before the Father, come to my aid, bring comfort and forgiveness (upon my repentance each and every time, no matter how often I stumble!)
I’d always wondered why God didn’t have Jesus come from the line of Levi instead of Judah. I’m wondering if it was partly so it would be easier for the people of that time (and ours) to understand and see that change in the law concerning priests and sacrifices, “the surety of a better covenant.” vs. 22
Maybe it would have been even harder to grasp and switch gears if Jesus had come from the Levitical line – part of that plan from the beginning mentioned above.
Jesus descended from the tribe of Judah – the “kingly line”. Jesus is our High Priest – from the order of Melchizedek, not Levi. He is also the “King of kings”!
In Genesis 49, it says that Simeon and Levi were “brothers of cruelty” – hardly fitting for our High Priest!
Genesis 49: 8-10; 5 -7.
Genesis 14: 18-20;
Psalm 110: 4;
Hebrews 7: 3
I’m sorry I was unclear. I never meant that Jesus came from any tribe other than Judah. I was just adding a thought to Jeremy’s comment about God’s plan from the beginning. My actual comment was “…God didn’t have Jesus come from the line of Levi…” Since the plan was from the beginning (even before the tribes came to be), I believe God could have done it any way He wanted, and had it turn out any way He wanted, but it was interesting the way He did it for specific reasons. Although I used to wonder about the reasons, it’s not something I wonder about now. 🙂 Sorry for the misunderstanding.
One of the things I enjoy about this chapter is that it highlights how God was always looking ahead. The change from the Levitical priesthood to Jesus was not a last-minute pivot, but part of the plan from the beginning (even Levi paid tithes to Melchizedek through Abraham, verse 9).
God always knows what He’s doing, and sometimes it takes us a couple thousand years to have enough context to make sense of it.
Yes! He knew the plan all along. Makes me think of this in our own lives. What plans does He have for me all along that I just don’t know yet?
Chapter 7
25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
I am so grateful that Jesus the Christ is our High Priest – He was human, like me so can understand the depths of my being. Intercede about me before the Father, come to my aid, bring comfort and forgiveness (upon my repentance each and every time, no matter how often I stumble!)
I’d always wondered why God didn’t have Jesus come from the line of Levi instead of Judah. I’m wondering if it was partly so it would be easier for the people of that time (and ours) to understand and see that change in the law concerning priests and sacrifices, “the surety of a better covenant.” vs. 22
Maybe it would have been even harder to grasp and switch gears if Jesus had come from the Levitical line – part of that plan from the beginning mentioned above.
Jesus descended from the tribe of Judah – the “kingly line”. Jesus is our High Priest – from the order of Melchizedek, not Levi. He is also the “King of kings”!
In Genesis 49, it says that Simeon and Levi were “brothers of cruelty” – hardly fitting for our High Priest!
Genesis 49: 8-10; 5 -7.
Genesis 14: 18-20;
Psalm 110: 4;
Hebrews 7: 3
I’m sorry I was unclear. I never meant that Jesus came from any tribe other than Judah. I was just adding a thought to Jeremy’s comment about God’s plan from the beginning. My actual comment was “…God didn’t have Jesus come from the line of Levi…” Since the plan was from the beginning (even before the tribes came to be), I believe God could have done it any way He wanted, and had it turn out any way He wanted, but it was interesting the way He did it for specific reasons. Although I used to wonder about the reasons, it’s not something I wonder about now. 🙂 Sorry for the misunderstanding.