The Epistle to the Hebrews

Jesus created a huge rift in the Jewish religious system with the launch of His Messianic ministry and temple and synagogue system suddenly became obsolete. It was difficult for the Israelites to embrace a Messiah who had been rejected by the high priest and the rest of the leadership.

The apostle Paul was determined to make sure the Israelites knew Jesus is the high priest of a new and eternal priesthood that replaced the Levitical priesthood when God the Father reconciled mankind to Himself by having His Son crucified. Jesus endured the cross, despised the shame and is now set down at the right hand of God the Father.

Christians can now boldly enter the God’s presence and communicate without fear since Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. This gives us great security because the process of salvation is solely His work. At the same it is necessary to be vigilant about false doctrine and remember that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.

The First Covenant has been replaced with the Second Covenant and Paul knew it would take faith for the Israelites to embrace this truth and discontinue priestly services. That is the purpose of his letter, to effectively destroy any attempt to lure a Christian into apostasy and to declare the supremacy of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior!