Dr. David Christensen
February 28, 2010 at Galilee Baptist Church

"A Higher High Priest"
(Hebrews 8:1-6)

1. Jesus is our High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary. (8:1-3)

2. Jesus is the mediator of a better covenant. (8:4-6)

We have a higher High Priest.

The Bible Text

Hebrews 8:1-6

1 Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
2 a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.
3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.
4 Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law;
5 who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, "SEE," He says, "THAT YOU MAKE all things ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN WHICH WAS SHOWN YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN."
6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.