Letter to the Hebrews Volume 62

 The Absolute Necessity for a New Priesthood Part 1

Hebrews 7:11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron? KJV

God the Father through His servant Moses gave the Hebrew people 'The Law', that is, the 'Ten Commandments', however, He meant the law to be only a mirror (Galatians 3:24) that the Hebrew Nation could hold up before themselves and see their wretchedness and look forward to the coming Messiah who only could take away their sin and make them acceptable to God. Also, through Moses' brother Aaron God the Father established the Levitical Priesthood in the Hebrew Nation. So we see now the writer of Hebrews begin to establish, expound, and explain why (despite the Law and Priesthood being given to the Hebrew people by God Himself) their was then and is now a necessity for a new Priesthood, even a better Priesthood for the Hebrew Nation and for the rest of the world of sinful humanity, as it is written here with these words to begin his discourse, "If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?" (Hebrews 7:11) (KJV). The Levitical Priesthood and the Law were then and still remains even to this very day of 2021 in human History inseparably connected together by the Hebrew people. The Law and the Levitical Priesthood was the mode, method, and manner by which God the Father (at that time) established fellowship between Himself and the Hebrew people. However, this was not His perfect will being manifested yet and "The Levitical priesthood failed to give men 'a perfectly adequate relation to God.'" (Moffatt), but He permitted it to be during this particuliar time in the growth of the Hebrew Nation. The English word 'perfection' used by the writer of Hebrews in Hebrew 7:11 is translated by the Greek word teleiōsis meaning (as used here) completion or finality. Perfection or completion of the Priesthood and the Law had to come through the Man Christ Jesus, therefore, the giving of the Levitical Priesthood and the Law was done to prepare the people for the coming of the One (our Lord, Master, and Savior Jesus Christ) who would make the way of fellowship with God truly possible by virtue of our sin being cloaked, concealed, and covered from Him by the Blood of the Lamb Jesus Christ (our Sacrifice for our sins).

Here is what Adam Clarke had to say of Hebrews 7:11, "The word teleiōsis, as we have before seen, signifies the completing or finishing of any thing, so as to leave nothing imperfect, and nothing wanting. Applied here to the Levitical priesthood, it signifies the accomplishment of that for which a priesthood is established, viz.: giving the Deity an acceptable service, enlightening and instructing the people, pardoning all offenses, purging the conscience from guilt, purifying the soul and preparing it for heaven, and regulating the conduct of the people according to the precepts of the moral law. This perfection never came, and never could come, by the Levitical law; it was the shadow of good things to come, but was not the substance. It represented a perfect system, but was imperfect in itself. It showed that there was guilt, and that there was an absolute need for a sacrificial offering to atone for sin, and it typified that sacrifice; but every sacrificial act under that law most forcibly proved that it was impossible for the blood of Bulls and Goats to take away sin. That is, as most interpret this place, under the priesthood, being understood; because, on the priesthood the whole Mosaical law and the Jewish economy depended: but it is much better to understand on account of it, instead of under it; for it is a positive fact that the law was given before any priesthood was established, for Aaron and his sons were not called nor separated to this office till Moses came down the second time from the mount with the tables renewed, after that he had broken them, Exodus 40:12-14. But it was in reference to the great sacrificial system that the law was given, and on that law the priesthood was established; for, why was a priesthood necessary, but because that law was broken and must be fulfilled? The law was given that the offense might abound, and sin appear exceeding sinful; and to show the absolute necessity of the sacrifice and mediation of the great Messiah, but it was neither perfect in itself, nor could it confer perfection, nor did it contain the original priesthood. Melchizedek had a priesthood more than four hundred years (422) before the law was given; and David prophesied, Psalms 110:4, that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, nearly five hundred years (476) after the law was given. The law, therefore, did not contain the original priesthood; this existed typically in Melchizedek, and really in Jesus Christ."

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…