Letter to the Hebrews Volume 70

 The Absolute Necessity for a New Priesthood Part 9

Hebrews 7:27-28 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for His own sins, and then for the people's: for this He did once, when He offered up Himself. For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the Word of the Oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore. KJV

The facts we just learned from the writer of Hebrews in the previous verse of Christ Nature, His Nontoxicity, and His Noncorruptibility leads us directly into the reality of this very next verse that states this, "Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for His own sins, and then for the people's: for this He did once, when He offered up Himself." (Hebrews 7:27) (KJV). The fact that our Lord, Master, and Savior Jesus Christ is the One and Only Unique Man who has ever lived in human history being God and Man simultaneously places Him far above all the previous Hebrew men who held the office of priesthood in the Hebrew Nation. When the writer here declares these words, 'Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for His own sins, and then for the people's', He means that we know that as the God/Man our Lord Jesus Christ was and is perfect and sinless in all word, thought, and deed, therefore, He never needed to offer up any sacrifice for His sins because there never were any, however, all of the previous Levitical priest sinned daily just as did the Hebrew people and needed to have their sins atoned for by offering up a blood sacrifice before the Throne of God in the tabernacle, as it is written for us in Exodus, "Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually." (Exodus 29:38) (KJV). In contrast, when the writer of Hebrews declares these words, 'for this He did once, when He offered up Himself', he means that our Lord Jesus Christ offered up Himself as a Perfect Sacrifice (The Lamb of God) for humanities sin, as it is written for us with these words by the Apostle John, "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." (John 1:29) (KJV).

Here is what Dr. John Gil had to say of Hebrews 7:27, "They did on the day of atonement; see Leviticus 16:6 upon which place the Jews make the same remark the Apostle does here; 'he (the high priest, they say) offers sacrifices for the sins of the people, for his own, 'first', 'and afterwards for the sins of the people': which was one reason of the imperfection and insufficiency of their sacrifices; but Christ needed not to offer for His own, nor could He, for He had none of His own; what He had was by imputation; wherefore He only needed to offer, and He only did offer, for the sins of the people; not of the Jews only, but of the Gentiles also, even of all God's covenant people; nor did He need to do this daily, as they did; they offered sacrifice daily, the common priests every day, morning and evening, and the high priest on a stated day once a year, on the day of atonement: for this He did once, when He offered up Himself; and in this also He differed from them; they offered not themselves, but what was inferior to themselves, and what could not take away sin, and, therefore, was repeated; but Christ offered Himself, His whole human nature, soul and body, and both as in union with His Divine Nature; and this being offered to God freely and voluntarily, in the room and stead of His people, was acceptable to God: hereby justice was satisfied; the law fulfilled; sin taken away, and complete salvation obtained; so that there never was since any need of His offering again, nor never will be; which shows the perfection and fulness of His priesthood, and the preference of it to the Levitical one."

Finally, the writer concludes his discourse of marking out the clear, complete, and concrete difference in the weak Levitical priesthood of mortal Hebrew men to the strong eternal Priesthood of our Lord Jesus Christ with these words, "For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the Word of the Oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore." (Hebrews 7:28) (KJV). In the first part of this verse the writer of Hebrews is referring to Aaron and his priesthood being established by God through the Law given to Moses on Mount Sinai, that is, a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments. The English word 'infirmity' is translated by the Greek word astheneia which means feebleness (of body or mind); by implication malady; moral frailty: weakness. In other words, despite the perfection of the Law of God the Levitical priest were imperfect just as all men and women born into the human family are during every era and generation (Romans 3:10-19). The 'Word of the Oath' the writer of Hebrews again refers to is that word spoken by God the Father through King David in the entire Psalm 110, but specifically in verse 4, "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The LORD shall send the Rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule Thou in the midst of Thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: Thou hast the dew of Thy youth. The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. The Lord at Thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of His wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, He shall fill the places with the dead bodies; He shall wound the heads over many countries. He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall He lift up the head." (Psalms 110:1-7) (KJV). When the writer of Hebrews says, 'maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore', he means that Jesus Christ is now the One and Only Hebrew/Jewish Priest for the rest of time and all of eternity, but not only is He Priest of the Jews, but also of the entire Gentile world as well. The little English phrase 'who is consecrated' is translated by the Greek word teleioō which means to complete, that is, (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character): - consecrate, finish, fulfil, (make) perfect.

Here is what Dr. John Gill had to say of Hebrews 7:28, "Every word has an emphasis on it, and shows the difference between Christ and these priests: they were many; they were made priests by the law, the law of a carnal commandment, which made nothing perfect, and was disannulled; they were men that were made priests by it, and could not really draw nigh to God, and mediate with Him for themselves, or others, nor atone either for their own or others' sins; and they were men that had infirmity, not natural and corporeal, for they were to have no bodily blemishes and deficiencies in them, but sinful ones; and especially such were they who bore this office under the second temple, and particularly in the times of Christ and His Apostles. That word which had an oath annexed to it, which declared Christ an High Priest after the order of Melchizedek, was since the law of the priesthood of Aaron; for though Christ was made a Priest from eternity, yet the promise which declared it, and had an oath joined to it, was afterwards in David's time, Psalms 110:4 and this word of the oath maketh the Son; not a Son, but a Priest; publishes and declares Him to be so: Christ, though a man, yet He is not mere Man; He is the Son of God, and as such opposed to men; and therefore is not the Son of God as Man; and this shows that He was a Son before He was a Priest, and therefore is not so called on account of His Office; and it is His being the Son of God which gives lustre and glory to His Priestly Office, and virtue and efficacy to His sacrifice and intercession, and gives Him the preference to all other priests: who is consecrated for evermore; or 'perfected', or 'perfect'; He is perfect in His obedience and sufferings, in His sacrifice, and as He is now in heaven, in complete glory; the law made men priests that did not continue, but Christ is a Priest for evermore, and absolutely, perfect."

If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this from your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I believe You shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from the dead proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control of my life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...


Sincerely in Christ,


Clifford D. Tate, Sr.


Author of “Silent Assassins of the Soul - Are you Broken by Pornography and Masturbation? You can be Restored by the Lord Jesus Christ and brought into Deliverance, Freedom, and Victory! A Guide for Men and Women in the Enemy’s Crosshairs” e-book available now @ Amazon Kindle, @ Apple I Bookstore for IPod, Barnes and Noble for Nook, Reader Store for Sony Reade, Kobo, Copia, Gardners, Baker and Taylor, and eBookPie…