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How do we know that Jesus is a better high priest than the Old Testament priests?

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Jesus is a better high priest because He offers Himself as a single, perfect sacrifice for sins, unlike the Old Testament priests who offered repeated animal sacrifices (Hebrews 10:11-12).

The superiority of Jesus as our high priest is highlighted by the fact that He offered Himself as a once-for-all sacrifice that perfected forever those who are being sanctified (Hebrews 10:12). In contrast, the Old Testament priests could only perform their duties repeatedly, offering animal sacrifices that could never ultimately take away sins (Hebrews 10:11). Furthermore, Jesus, in His role as our high priest, is continually interceding for us from His position at the right hand of God, something the Levitical priests could not do upon their death. Therefore, His priesthood not only fulfills but surpasses that of the prior priesthood, establishing a new covenant grounded in His blood.
Scripture References: Hebrews 10:11-12, Hebrews 7:26, Hebrews 4:14-16

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