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JESUS IS BETTER

angels = Gods messengersJesus = Gods Son = heir,

creator, glory o God, imprint oGod, sustainer, priest, Lord

Jesus the Son is superior to theangels (1:2-14)

the message of angels

the message of Jesus = hisincarnation & substitutionary

atonement = salvation

Jesus the Sons message issuperior to the message of

angels (2:1-4)

Moses = servant in Gods house Jesus = Son over Gods houseJesus the Son is superior to

Moses (3:1-6)

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Aaron (and his sons) =representative o sinners

Jesus = our true High Priest= sinless representative &

substitute

Jesus the High Priest issuperior to Aaron (4:14-5:5)

Melchizedek = eternal priestJesus = our true High Priest =

eternal priest who brings eternalsalvation

Jesus the High Priest issuperior to the priesthood of

Melchizedek (5:6-10)

Levitical priests = sinul,impermanent, weak, must oersacrifces or themselves beore

oering or others

Jesus = our true High Priest =priest appointed by divine oath,perect, permanent, powerul tosave others, can oer himsel

or others

Jesus the High Priest issuperior to the Levitical

priesthood (7:9-28)

THE OLD COVENANT THE NEW COVENANTpromise = shadow fullment = reality

with our athers in the past with us in these days

THE SHADOW & THE REALITY IN HEBREWS

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Levitical priests = serve inhuman tent on earth = copy &

shadow

Jesus = our true High Priest =serves at divine throne in heaven

= original & reality

Jesus place of service issuperior to that of the Levitical

priesthood (8:1-6; 9:1-5)

Levitical priests = mediate oldcovenant = ineective & obsolete

Jesus = our true High Priest= mediates new covenant =

eective & eternal

Jesus covenant is superior tothat of the Levitical priesthood

(8:7-13; 9:6-10)

Levitical priests = blood oanimals in earthly tent, repeatedsacrifces, no true redemption,

outward cleansing only

Jesus = our true High Priest =own blood in heaven itsel, single

sacrifce, eternal redemption,

inward orgiveness & purifcation

Jesus sacrical blood issuperior to that of the Levitical

priesthood (9:11-28)

Gods old covenant people =examples o aith

Jesus = Gods Son = the ounder

& perecter o our aith, enduredthe cross, seated with God

Jesus is superior to the peopleof God (11:1 12:3)

Levitical priests = bodies oanimals, continual & many,reminder o sin, no lastingsanctifcation or perection,

stand daily to serve

Jesus = our true High Priest= own body, singular & once

or all, takes away sin, eternalsanctifcation & perection, sits

down at right hand o God

Jesus sacricial body issuperior to that of the Levitical

priesthood (10:1-18)

Sinai = earthly mountain, terror& ear toward God, laws &

penalties = condemnation romGod

Zion = heavenly mountain, grace& kindness in the presence o

God, orgiveness & cleansing inthe blood o Jesus

Jesus New Covenant issuperior to the Old Covenantas symbolised by Sinai & Zion

(12:18-24)

THE OLD COVENANT THE NEW COVENANTpromise = shadow fullment = reality

with our athers in the past with us in these days