“So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable (for the law perfected nothing), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God” (Heb. 7:18-19). “For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, a…
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The Greater Message
The writer of Hebrews warns us to pay even more attention to what we’ve heard so we don’t drift away. What have we heard? “God has spoken to us in His Son” (Heb. 1:2). We must not drift from the Son, God’s message. People were punished for rejecting the message of prophets and angels. Yet…
The Chosen One(s)
Near the end of his life, Jacob told Joseph that Joseph’s sons would be as his own sons. Because of this, Jacob asked to bless them. Joseph brought Manasseh, his first born, and Ephraim, his second born, to Jacob. According to natural order, Jacob would’ve placed his right hand on Manasseh, thereby conferring the greater…
The Son the Father Loves
My son and me Genesis 27 finds Isaac old and blind. Unsure when he’ll die, he asks Esau to hunt and cook wild game so he can eat and give Esau his blessing. Rebekah overhears this, has Jacob kill a couple goats, and cooks them for Isaac. She covers Jacob with the goat skins and…
The Voice of One 