Jesus Consecrated for Evermore Hebrews 7:28

The writer of Hebrews shared how Jesus did not need to “offer up sacrifice” on a daily basis, “first, for his own sins, and then for the people's” because He did that “once, when he offered up himself” . In chapter seven and verse twenty-eight of Hebrews the writer shares how Jesus is “consecrated for evermore” where we read:

For the law makes men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, makes the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

The verse begins, “For the law makes men high priests which have infirmity;”. The writer began with the words, “For the law” which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore the rule producing a state approved of God”, “makes men” or “sets, puts, places and appoints human beings whether male or female” “high priests” which means “the chief or priests” “which have infirmity” which means “want of strength, weakness, feebleness and frailty”. The “law of God” concerning the priests was applied to men who were “weak, feeble and frail”.

The verse goes on to say, “but the word of the oath, which was since the law, makes the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.”. The writer continued with the word, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “the word” or “speech, utterance, decree or mandate” “of the oath” which means “according to the affirmation and asseveration”, “which was since” or “was after, against and behind” “the law” which means “the rule producing a state approved of God”, “makes the Son” or “makes Jesus”, “who is consecrated” which means “who is perfect, complete, accomplished and finished” “for evermore” or “to an unbroken age, perpetuity of time and eternity”. In contrast to the effect of “the law of God”, the “oath of God”, which was provided after the law came, made provision for Jesus Christ to be “perfect and complete” for all eternity.

When we consider these words in Hebrews, we see the preeminence of “God's oath” over “the law for the priests”. “God's oath” made a provision for Jesus to be the “complete, perfect and eternal” priest for all of mankind. There is no longer a reason for the “incomplete and imperfect” “priesthood” because Jesus offered all that was necessary to have access to God. Those who read these words should rejoice as they have discovered all that is needed for our salvation.

Next time we begin a new chapter and see the writer share how Jesus is “set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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