Text: He. 7

• In professional sports, coaches are on the hotseat. It is always, "What have you done for me lately?" Christians need to consider not only what Jesus did for them on the cross, but what He is doing for them today as their High Priest.
• It is amazing that people want what Jesus did on the cross, but not what He wants to do today by transforming their lives into the image of Christ.
• We liked His "coaching" when it made us victorious over the penalty of death and sin, but we are less excited about His "coaching" when He is trying to make us victorious over sin in a practical sense.

1. Melchizedek Was Greater Than Abraham (Gen. 14)
1. He is both King & Priest
1. King of righteousness
2. King of peace
2. He blesses Abraham
1. The lesser is blessed of the greater
2. Abraham recognizes Melchizedek's authority
3. Melchizedek receives tithes of Abraham
2. Melchizedek Was Greater Than Aaron
1. His genealogy was different
1. In a book of genealogies, he has none
2. He has no beginning or ending historically speaking
3. Christophony or not?
1. No. He is being compared to the Levitical priesthood in which they had to prove their lineage
2. This does not fit a Christophony
2. The Law was imperfect (v. 11-14)
3. The Law would cease (v. 15-17)
1. It became inoperative
2. It was weak and ineffective
1. Sacrifices only "rolled back" sin
2. Blood of bulls and goats could not save
4. The new order brings a better hope (v. 18-19)
3. Melchizedek Has a Greater Oath
1. Oath was made by God
1. He made an oath with Abraham
2. He made an oath through Jesus
3. Men take oaths before taking office. God made an oath for Jesus when Christ took office
2. Jesus is our guarantee
1. Sins are forgiven
2. That God will do everything that He has promised
3. As our representative, He makes sure that we meet the conditions also
3. Jesus ushers in a better covenant
1. Last will and testament
2. He guarantees it is followed because of His resurrection
3. He never dies like the Levitical priests
4. Saves us to the "uttermost"
1. Not "from" the uttermost, though that is a valid truth
2. "to" the uttermost means completely
5. Blameless, eternal high priest
1. Better character
2. Endless life
3. Without sin
4. Key to Understanding Hebrews
1. There are two different priesthoods
1. Melchizedek type
2. Levitical type
2. Both of these priesthoods are patterned after the true priesthood in heaven
3. The Melchizedek type is better than the Levitical type
4. Jesus offers the real sacrifice in the heavenly sanctuary of which the Levitical sanctuary was a type
5. The Levitical priesthood has been done away with
1. It was temporary until the real sacrifice came (Jesus)
2. There was no Levitical priesthood before Moses and there is none after Jesus
6. We are urged to put behind us the Judaistic system and to embrace a better system under Christ