Why settle for religion when Jesus brought something better?
Discussion Questions for Hebrews 7-8:
- Why does it matter that Jesus became High Priest by God’s oath, not merely by religious appointment or ancestry?
- What confidence do we gain from the fact that Jesus’ priesthood is permanent and will never be replaced?
- Hebrews says Jesus “always lives to intercede” for us. What does that mean? And what does it not mean?
- How does Jesus being “holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners” make Him exactly the High Priest we need?
- Why is it significant that Jesus is “seated” at the right hand of God, instead of standing daily like the old priests?
- What is the difference between a priest serving in an earthly copy and Jesus serving in the true heavenly sanctuary?
- Hebrews 8:6 says Jesus has obtained a “more excellent ministry.” What makes His ministry more excellent than the old covenant system?
- How do “better covenant” and “better promises” help us understand what we have in Christ that Israel never had under the Law?
