Have Aaron your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, so they may serve me as priests. (Ex 28:1)
Aaron and sons were from the tribe of Levite, and called to be priests to represent the people to God. But Jesus is from the tribe of Judah, and a priest after the order of Melchizedek. Jesus' priestly ministry is superior to that of Aaron's, as His sacrifice was ONCE FOR ALL (He offered Himself).
"Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; but because Jesus lives for ever, he has a permanent priesthood.
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. Such a high priest meets our need— one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself." (Heb 7:23-27)
Prayer today: Father God, thank you for Jesus our priest, who reconciles us to you, and always lives to intercede for us. I would not want to have any other priest, but Christ alone. Amen.
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