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Hebrews 10:11-14 Jesus – Our sacrifice and high priest

Hebrews 10:11-14 Click on link to read passage. You may select your own version of the Bible after the link opens.      These verses again contrst the sacrifices of the Old Testament with Jesus’ most glorious sarifice. The high priest of the old covenant had to continually make sacrifices for the people These sacrifices served more to make the people aware of their sins than to bring lasting forgiveness.     In contrast, Jesus is both our sacrifice and our high priest.

Hebrews 9:11-15 Jesus mediates our new covenant

Hebrews 9:11-15 Click on link to read passage. You may select your own version of the Bible after the link opens. How blessed we are to live under the new covenant! The sacrifices of the old covenant were temporary. They could only make people outwardly clean. But Jesus became both our sacrificial lamb and our high priest. Because of Jesus’ sinless life, he could be our perfect sacrifice. Only Jesus can cleanse our hearts and change us from the inside out. Only