Jensens survey of the old testament adam 562
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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:
1. 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.
2. It is the kind of rest or satisfaction that
God enjoyed in His nished work of creation
