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Hebrews

  1. Lesson One
    Overview of Hebrews
    15 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. LESSON TWO
    Hebrews' Christology (Hebrews 1–3, 5, 8–9)
    18 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. LESSON THREE
    The Old Testament in Hebrews (Hebrews 4, 7, 11)
    20 Activities
  4. LESSON FOUR
    Exhortations in Hebrews
    17 Activities
  5. LESSON FIVE
    Persecution
    14 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Hebrews Overview of Hebrews In | OT Priests and Jesus in Hebrews
Lesson 1, Activity 6

In | OT Priests and Jesus in Hebrews

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In Hebrews, Jesus isn’t just the next figure in a long royal or priestly line; He’s the ultimate and final priest. Jesus is the fulfillment of all priestly expectations who mediates on a different level and for a dramatically different result. The table below demonstrates the contrast between Old Testament priests and Jesus our High Priest in their respective ministries.

Old Testament priestsJesus
Location[Symbolic location at the “right hand” of God in heaven]Right hand of the Father in heaven
Dominion/jurisdictionEarthly and political nation of IsraelAll heaven and earth
SuccessionThrough male heirsEternal, without heirs
MinistryReligious authority over the nation including limited roles like temple upkeepOne-time atoning sacrifice and entrance into and cleansing of the inner heavenly sanctuary

Adapted from: Herbert W. Bateman IV, Charts on the Book of Hebrews, 2012, p. 100.