Can
we really see Jesus in every book in the Bible? That is just what the website
GotQuestions.org says is true. You can Google it for yourself—but we’re going
to take a look at those in the coming days and weeks. If you recall, we’ve
already looked at a few sitings of Jesus in the Old Testament. See Banquet
With The King blogs from January 14, 2025, through January 25, 2025.
Jesus
is the High Priest in heaven as noted in several places in the book of Hebrews
in the New Testament.
Here is the main point: We have a
High Priest who sat down in the place of honor beside the throne of the
majestic God in heaven. There he ministers in the heavenly Tabernacle, the true
place of worship that was built by the Lord and not by human hands. And since
every high priest is required to offer gifts and sacrifices, our High Priest
must make an offering, too. If he were here on earth, he would not even be a
priest, since there already are priests who offer the gifts required by the
law. They serve in a system of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the
real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle,
God gave him this warning: "Be sure that you make everything according to
the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain." But now Jesus, our
High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old
priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with
God, based on better promises. Hebrews
8:1-6
Jesus, as
the LORD, spoke to Moses about His own presence in the Holy of Holies in the
Tabernacle, as recorded in Leviticus. He testified as to His very existence in
the cloud above the Ark.
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We
continue to see Jesus as the high priest in the book of Leviticus, commanding
Moses. There is no Jewish Tabernacle or Temple here on earth now…maybe in the
future—but we know that there is a Tabernacle in heaven and that is where there
are thrones upon which Almighty God and Jesus are seated now. The King of
kings, Lord of lords is Jesus our Savior. Is He your Savior?
In
future generations, the purification ceremony will be performed by the priest
who has been anointed and ordained to serve as high priest in place of his
ancestor Aaron. He will put on the holy linen garments and purify the Most Holy
Place, the Tabernacle, the altar, the priests, and the entire congregation.
This is a permanent law for you, to purify the people of Israel from their
sins, making them right with the LORD once each year." Moses followed all
these instructions exactly as the LORD had commanded him. Leviticus 16:32-34
Prayer
– Lord Jesus, You are our Savior, the high priest worthy of our praise. By Your
sacrifice You have purified us. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit.
Meditate.
Consider the sacrifices made by the Levitical priests…and by Jesus as our
Savior.
Verse
of Salvation ~ They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be
saved, along with everyone in your household." And they shared the word of
the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household. Acts 16:31-32
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