Hebrews 7:25

"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him. (in other words, by believing that finished work of the Cross) seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them."


Now I didn't really get time to comment on that last part of the verse. But it's just simply to tell us that God will never stop being all that we need. Even when we get to that eternal state when there's no longer the necessity for interceding for us as we struggle through this life. Yet, the confidence that we have is that this relationship with our great high priest will never end. It is forever and ever and ever.


Now then, we can go into verse 26.


Hebrews 7:26

"For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;"


Now if you'll just analyze that for a moment, could any of that apply to a priest of Levi? No. No human can measure up to this. This was something that only Christ Himself could fulfill. And that's the kind of a high priest we have. He is harmless, undefiled, totally separated from sinners. He didn't have that old sin nature that we're born with. He was always God. And of course, "...made higher than the heavens." Now then, verse 27.


Hebrews 7:27a

"Who needeth not daily, as those high priests,..."


See how this is constantly showing us that he's talking to Jews. And they knew the role of the priesthood in Judaism. The ordinary priest who went in the daily ministrations of the sanctuary from the altar out there at the gate and then stopped at the laver of cleansing. And then into the little front room of the sanctuary wherein there was the table of showbread that had to be changed every day. And the candleholder that had to be trimmed and filled with oil every day. The altar of incense, that had to be kept burning with incense. And that was their routine day in and day out from the human element. And, of course, when they died someone else would have to take their place. Alright, but every day they would have to go through the ritual of this maintaining the temple worship.


Hebrews 7:27b

"...to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, (because they too were sinners, even though they were priests.) and then for the people's.(the Nation of Israel. But Christ didn't have to do this) for this he did once, when he offered up himself."


Now I've always stressed when I teach Hebrews, look for the number of times where it tells us that Christ did these things "once." Once for all, as the old hymn put it. So "for this he did once, when he offered up himself." And we're going to see in another chapter where the blood of animals, bulls and goats couldn't do it but His singular sacrifice finished everything. Verse 28.