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Continued from To My Brother in Jesus - Hebrews It! (Legal Study, Chapter 4) Pt. 15
We left Hebrews 4 exactly as it is. To the Sabbatarian, Hebrews 4 is a reinforcement of the idea that observing the Sabbath honors Jesus. To the non-Sabbatarian Hebrews 4 is a revelation that Jesus is the substance of the shadow known as the day of rest. The non-Sabbatarian sees Hebrews 4 as a rest from all works of the flesh and and rest in Jesus Christ. What scriptural reasoning would allow this?Romans 4:15 One person considers one day to be above another day. Someone else considers every day to be the same. Each one must be fully convinced in his own mind.
This is a verse from Paul that allows peace to exist among the brethren. And... it's a fun chapter to exegete. If anyone desires to exegete it, they are always welcome to do so.
The closing dialogue of Hebrews 4 shifts to Jesus Christ being our High Priest.Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to the confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin. 16 Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time.
Hebrews 5:1 For every high priest taken from men is appointed in service to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.We have arrived at the High Priest Dialogue. Remember, Hebrews is to the Jews. The Jews understood the Old Testament implications of every word written in the book of Hebrews. This means that to establish proper understanding of Hebrews, one has to understand the origin of these terms. This means that we will launch into an Old Testament study of what a High Priest is and what they do.
Genesis 14:18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. 19 And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.This is the first picture of a High Priest that we read about in scripture. He precedes the giving of the Law. Paul affirms that the Law wasn't in place at this time.
Galatians 3:17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise.
Paul makes it clear that Abraham is the context of this statement.
Galatians 3:16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ.
The first verse this is referencing is Genesis 3:15. It is rarely translated in a correct way that backs Paul up.
It all boils down to this key Hebrew word, within the verse. 2233. zera it does root correctly. (a sowing, seed, offspring)
This verse is one of the key components in restoring correct doctrine. Jesus is the CHOSEN SEED. Jesus is the ELECTED seed. Through sincere repentance we become grafted in to Jesus Christ, the one true Elect of God. This returns that concept of Christ's intention of His blood to it's scriptural intention. Jesus desired that All should come to Repentance and none should be lost. (2 Peter 3:9 / Ezekiel 33:11)
Exodus 28:1 Have your brother Aaron, with his sons, come to you from the Israelites to serve Me as priest—Aaron, his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for glory and beauty.“The Covenant of Stone, which was a passing glory, was first served by Aaron, the brother of Moses as the High Priest. His sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar were his serving Priests.
3 You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make Aaron’s garments for consecrating him to serve Me as priest.
4 These are the garments that they must make:
1- a breastpiece,
2- an ephod,
3- a robe,
4- a specially woven tunic,
5- a turban,
6- and a sash.
They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they may serve Me as priests.
5 They should use gold; blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; and fine linen.
Jesus is the very centrality of all scripture. Each chapter of Hebrews reveals more and more about God's relationship with us and His very being. We could gloss right over all of this, but imagine that you are a Jew who knows every detail about these things and you are now being revealed that every word of this book of the Bible, written by an unknown author, is showing Jesus Christ to be the Substance of every shadow that you once knew.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 10:1 The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming--not the realities themselves.
Type and Anti-Type. The Law of Moses was the Type. Jesus is the Anti-Type.
Shadow and Substance. The Law of Moses was the Shadow. Jesus is the Substance.
This entire idea permeates all of the book of Hebrews. Let's do something interesting and just list all verse ones from the entire book of Hebrews.
1:1 Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways.2:1 We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.
3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and companions in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession;
4:1 Therefore, while the promise to enter His rest remains, let us fear that none of you should miss it.
5:1 For every high priest taken from men is appointed in service to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
6:1 Therefore, leaving the elementary message about the Messiah, let us go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, faith in God,
7:1 For this Melchizedek— King of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham and blessed him as he returned from defeating the kings,
8:1 Now the main point of what is being said is this: We have this kind of high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
9:1 Now the first covenant also had regulations for ministry and an earthly sanctuary.
10:1 Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come, and not the actual form of those realities, it can never perfect the worshipers by the same sacrifices they continually offer year after year.
11:1 Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.
12:1 Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
13:1 Let brotherly love continue.
This means that we are going to be dividing up each aspect of the High Priest's and Priest's garments to see what it is saying about Jesus Christ. We will cover each aspect that has been noted and we will get to the bottom of how it reveals Jesus.
The Ephod
6 “They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. 7 It must have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges so that it can be joined together. 8 The artistically woven waistband that is on the ephod must be of one piece, according to the same workmanship of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen.9 “Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of Israel’s sons: 10 six of their names on the first stone and the remaining six names on the second stone, in the order of their birth. 11 Engrave the two stones with the names of Israel’s sons as a gem cutter engraves a seal. Mount them, surrounded with gold filigree settings. 12 Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites. Aaron will carry their names on his two shoulders before the Lord as a reminder. 13 Fashion gold filigree settings 14 and two chains of pure gold; you will make them of braided cord work, and attach the cord chains to the settings.
The Breastpiece
15 “You are to make an embroidered breastpiece for making decisions. Make it with the same workmanship as the ephod; make it of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen. 16 It must be square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide. 17 Place a setting of gemstones on it, four rows of stones:The first row should be
a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;
18 the second row,
a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
19 the third row,
a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
20 and the fourth row,
a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.
They should be adorned with gold filigree in their settings. 21 The 12 stones are to correspond to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone must be engraved like a seal, with one of the names of the 12 tribes.
22 “You are to make braided chains of pure gold cord work for the breastpiece. 23 Fashion two gold rings for the breastpiece and attach them to its two corners. 24 Then attach the two gold cords to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece. 25 Attach the other ends of the two cords to the two filigree settings, and in this way attach them to the ephod’s shoulder pieces in the front. 26 Make two other gold rings and put them at the two other corners of the breastpiece on the edge that is next to the inner border of the ephod. 27 Make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the ephod’s two shoulder pieces on its front, close to its seam, and above the ephod’s woven waistband. 28 The craftsmen are to tie the breastpiece from its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the ephod’s waistband and does not come loose from the ephod.
29 “Whenever he enters the sanctuary, Aaron is to carry the names of Israel’s sons over his heart on the breastpiece for decisions, as a continual reminder before the Lord. 30 Place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece for decisions, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the Lord. Aaron will continually carry the means of decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.
The Robe
31 “You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue yarn. 32 There should be an opening at its top in the center of it. Around the opening, there should be a woven collar with an opening like that of body armor so that it does not tear. 33 Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn on its lower hem and all around it. Put gold bells between them all the way around, 34 so that gold bells and pomegranates alternate around the lower hem of the robe. 35 The robe must be worn by Aaron whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters the sanctuary before the Lord and when he exits, so that he does not die.The Turban
36 “You are to make a pure gold medallion and engrave it, like the engraving of a seal:HOLY TO THE LORD.
37 Fasten it to a cord of blue yarn so it can be placed on the turban; the medallion is to be on the front of the turban. 38 It will be on Aaron’s forehead so that Aaron may bear the guilt connected with the holy offerings that the Israelites consecrate as all their holy gifts. It is always to be on his forehead, so that they may find acceptance with the Lord.
Other Priestly Garments
39 “You are to weave the tunic from fine linen, make a turban of fine linen, and make an embroidered sash. 40 Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons to give them glory and beauty. 41 Put these on your brother Aaron and his sons; then anoint, ordain, and consecrate them, so that they may serve Me as priests. 42 Make them linen undergarments to cover their naked bodies; they must extend from the waist to the thighs. 43 These must be worn by Aaron and his sons whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister in the sanctuary area, so that they do not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and for his future descendants.Pt. 16a to begin soon! Part 16 is complete. We will be diving in to the High Priest's aspects and evaluating them per the Shadow specification, then we will see what they have to do with the TRUE Substance.
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