Jesus Made a Surety Hebrews 7:22

The writer of Hebrews shared how the Levitical “priests” were made so without “an oath” concerning them, however, Jesus was “made a priest after the order of Melchisedec” by His own “oath”, and in chapter seven and verse twenty-two of Hebrews the writer tells how “Jesus made a surety of a better testament” where we read:

By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

The verse begins, “By so much was Jesus made...”. The writer began with the words, “By so much” which means “down from, throughout, according to and toward greater, larger and many things”, “was Jesus” or “was Jehovah is Salvation come into, preferred, arisen and become”. The writer's reference was to how “Jesus” arose and became what he is about to declare.

The verse goes on to say, “...a surety of a better testament”. The writer continued with the words, “a surety” or “a sponsor, bondsman and pledge” “of a better” which means “a more useful, serviceable, advantageous and excellent” “testament” or “disposition or arrangement of any sort which one wishes to be valid or the last disposition which one makes of his earthly possessions after his death such as a will”. When Jesus became the “perfect great high priest”, He brought in to effect a more excellent “disposition and arrangement” with God.

When we consider these words in Hebrews, we see how Jesus produced a greater “testament” than had ever been brought about before. His “pledge” ensured that man could have a relationship with God that was based upon what He sacrificed rather than the “imperfect” sacrifices from the “priests” from the tribe of “Levi”. Jesus is the answer for the gap between God and man, and because He gave Himself as the “perfect” offering for our sins, we now have a “sure testament” that allows us to relate to God.

Next time the writer shares how the previous “priests” “were not suffered to continue by reason of death”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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