High Priest. Hebrews 7:23-8:2

The writer of Hebrews makes a comparison of Jesus as high priest to the high priests that held the office before him. The high priest was the one that could go into the Holy of Holies and make a sacrifice for his and the peoples sin. He had to do this once a year because one sacrifice was not enough.

Jesus comes onto the scene and revolutionizes this position of high priest. Jesus effectively becomes our high priest because he offered a sacrifice for sins that never has to be repeated. He was able to do this because he himself was in fact sinless. He was blameless, pure and holy. We can have great confidence in calling Jesus our high priest because he lives forever and is more than able to take care of our sin.

Hebrews 7:23-8:2
23Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

26Such a high priest meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted Above The heavens. 27Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. 28For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

1The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.

Questions
1. Based on this passage why is it better to have Jesus as our high priest?
2. How do you think things might be different if we still had the old high priests.
3. What will you take with you from this passage.