Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Jesus, Our Faithful High Priest

 “and the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.”

‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭29‬:‭24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

As much as Ahaz had done wickedly, his son Hezekiah as king restored, reconciled and sanctified the temple of God.  He then asked the priests to making atonement and they killed the goats as a sin offering and sprinkled their blood on the altar to make atonement for the sins of all Israel. The king had specifically commanded that this burnt offering and sin offering should be made for all Israel.  God blessed Hezekiah thereafter.  In the old covenant, only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, once a year, offering blood for his own sins and for the sins the people who had committed in ignorance.  In the new covenant, it was necessary for Jesus Christ to be made in every respect like us, His brothers and sisters, so that He could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then He could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people. Unlike other high priests, He does not first need to make atonement every day for His own sins, and only then for His people's, because He already made atonement, reconciling us with God once and forever when He offered Himself as a sacrifice.  Amen!

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