10:18) An extensive development of the central subject of Christ as the great High Priest begins at 4:14 and continues until 10:18 Christ’s priesthood had already been mentioned at 2:17 and 3:1, but this was with an introductory purpose In Judaism the o ce of high priest was the highest religious o ce The writer of Hebrews seeks to show that Christianity also has a High Priest, but One who is superior in every way to the high priests of Judaism He makes clear that the high priest of Judaism was just a type of the great High Priest of Christianity In this long section of the epistle the author shows the superiority of the Person and ministry of Christ the High Priest The range of his discussions is shown on Chart 104 Recall from your survey the summary statement of 8:1, “We have such a high priest.” Locate on Chart 103 the ve descriptions of Christ as priest, noted earlier Locate in the Bible text of 1:4—7:28 where each of the five identifications appears In 8:1—10:18 Christ is shown as: mediator of a better covenant (8:6-13) priest of a better tabernacle (9:1-12) o erer of a better sacri ce (9:13— 10:18) CHART 104: HEBREWS 4:14-10:18 SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST’S PERSON AND MINISTRY G REST FOR THE BELIEVER (3:7—4:13) The keynote of 3:7—4:13 is rest Life’s incomparable blessings come only from Christ The rst of blessings in Christ is salvation itself, or redemption Only the redeemed one can enjoy life in its fullness, which is abundant life, or rest The logical order is: redemption, then rest The author of Hebrews follows this order in his epistle, as seen in the following outline: Comparison: Christ better than angels (1:4—2:4) Blessing: REDEMPTION Comparison: Christ better than Moses (2:5-18) (3:1-6) Blessing: REST (3:7—4:7) Comparison: Christ better than Joshua (4:8-13) The above outline shows how the Comparison sections are woven around the Blessing sections, to support the theme “We have such a high priest.” The accompanying diagram illustrates that SURROUNDING CONTEXT OF ONE “REST” PASSAGE Refer to the Bible text and observe these things taught about rest: It is called “His rest” — God’s rest (3:18; 4:1, 3, 5, 10) It is called His rest because it is that which He Himself enjoys and which He alone can confer It is the kind of rest or satisfaction that God enjoyed in His nished work of creation ... survey the summary statement of 8:1, “We have such a high priest.” Locate on Chart 103 the ve descriptions of Christ as priest, noted earlier Locate in the Bible text of 1:4—7:28 where each of. .. 4:14-10:18 SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST’S PERSON AND MINISTRY G REST FOR THE BELIEVER (3:7—4:13) The keynote of 3:7—4:13 is rest Life’s incomparable blessings come only from Christ The rst of blessings in... better than Joshua (4:8-13) The above outline shows how the Comparison sections are woven around the Blessing sections, to support the theme “We have such a high priest.” The accompanying diagram