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What proofs does the writer provide for why the order of Melchizedek is superior to the order of Aaron?
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Oct. 10 | Designated by God to Be High Priest
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No one can simply decide they want to be a priest, let alone the high priest. God alone can do this. Not even Jesus just showed up and expected to serve in that office. He needed to be designated by God—and he was.
Oct. 10 | Application
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Successful athletes keep playing in spite of minor aches and many battle their way back to health after suffering major injuries, David Faust writes. Likewise, serving the Lord requires perseverance through pain.
Oct. 10 | Discovery
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How do these passages (Hebrews 5:1-10; 6:13-20) assure you that God will always keep his promises?
Oct. 3 | A Merciful and Faithful High Priest
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Jesus experienced the full weight of what it meant to be human. His humanity and suffering qualified him to be a high priest. His death paid the punishment for sin. His temptations gave him compassion for those tempted.
Oct. 3 | Application
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Where will you turn when you need help? Do you have a support network of friends, neighbors, and family members you could call anytime day or night?
Oct. 3 | Discovery
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Why is it important for Jesus as our high priest to understand our trials and temptations?
Sept. 26 | Jesus Is Mediator of a Superior Covenant
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Jesus is the ultimate mediator, and he mediates a superior covenant, between heaven and earth.
Sept. 26 | Application
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Hebrews 12 compares two mountains. Mount Sinai was dark and scary, and for most people it was unapproachable. Fortunately for us, Jesus is “the mediator of a new covenant” (Hebrews 12:24), so we are invited to a different kind of mountaintop experience.