1. In Hebrews 7, we read of something that is the heart and core of the argument about Christ’s supremacy. What is that “something”?
2. Why, according to Hebrews 7:14, could Christ not be a priest while He was on Earth?
3. Abraham was a “giant” of the Jewish faith, and Melchizedek was a little-known character on the world stage. Yet something happened between these two men to show that, at least in some ways, Melchizedek was “greater” than Abraham. What was that “something”?
4. Explain the point in Hebrews 7 about how, since Melchizedek was “greater” than Abraham, and since Christ is “of the order of Melchizedek,” this indicates that Christianity is superior to Judaism.
5. What does Hebrews 7:3 mean when it says that Melchizedek was “without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life”?
6. Hebrews 7:12 states that since there has been a change in the priesthood, there must also be a change in something else. What is that “something else”?
7. What do passages such as Ephesians 2:14-16 and Colossians 2:14 teach us about the Old Law?
8. Who is “
9. Why, according to Hebrews 10:12, do Christians today not have to offer repeated sacrifices such as those offered in the Old Testament?
10 Under the Old Covenant, who was it that could “draw near to God,” and how was that accomplished?
11. Under the New Covenant, who can draw near to God (Heb. 7:19)?
12. According to Hebrews 7:14, Moses “spoke
nothing” about priests coming from the tribe of
13. In Colossians 3:17, what is the meaning of the phrase “in the name of the Lord Jesus”?
14. In Hebrews 7:25, we read: “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” What is the connection between this passage and John 14:6?
15. There was one major problem with which the Old Testament was not designed to deal. What was that problem?
16. According to 1 Peter 2:22 and 2 Corinthians 5:21, what makes Jesus the perfect Priest?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,