priests men who are weak. The high priests were not perfect; they were by nature sinful, and they eventually died. They could not bring sinners into the perfect presence of God. But God designed another way that he secured with the oath. The “oath” refers to God’s words to Jesus, “You are a priest forever” recorded in 7:21. This “oath” was fulfilled and the new priesthood came after the law because the law had been surpassed by the appointment of the Son, who has been made perfect forever. As we
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