Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

The law maketh

Hebrews 5:1
For every high priest taken from men is appointed in service to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Exodus 32:21
Then Moses asked Aaron, “What did these people do to you that you have led them into such a grave sin?”
Leviticus 4:3
“If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he is to present to the Lord a young, unblemished bull as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.

The word

Hebrews 7:21
but He became a priest with an oath made by the One who said to Him:

The Lord has sworn,
and He will not change His mind,
You are a priest forever.
Psalm 110:4
The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back:
“Forever, You are a priest
like Melchizedek.”

Maketh the

Hebrews 7:3
without father, mother, or genealogy,
having neither beginning of days nor end of life,
but resembling the Son of God


remains a priest forever.
Hebrews 1:2
In these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son. God has appointed Him heir of all things and made the universe through Him.
Hebrews 3:6
But Christ was faithful as a Son over His household. And we are that household if we hold on to the courage and the confidence of our hope.
Hebrews 4:14
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to the confession.
Hebrews 5:5
In the same way, the Messiah did not exalt Himself to become a high priest, but the One who said to Him, You are My Son; today I have become Your Father,

Who

Hebrews 7:21
but He became a priest with an oath made by the One who said to Him:

The Lord has sworn,
and He will not change His mind,
You are a priest forever.

General references

Leviticus 16:5
He is to take from the Israelite community two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering.
Deuteronomy 9:20
The Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him. But I prayed for Aaron at that time also.

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