Hebrews is best-known for the faith Hall of Fame in Heb11. I mentioned earlier that the idea of rest might also be added to its notoriety. But in a twelve chapter book, six chapters are devoted to speaking of the priesthood of Christ, with mention of the word priest in most of the others. Hebrews is a discussion of what being a priest really entails.
Christ is the model priest, and Heb goes into great detail about why. Over the past few months I've tried to better understand the role of pastors and priests, and the Word is clear on their calling as a shepherd of the flock. Then how does that connect to the cross?
Flash. Perhaps of the obvious. I cannot see.
On the cross, Jesus made it possible for everyone to get close to the Lord; His death constructed that bridge. The central role of shepherd is to enable the flock to be closer to Lord, no? When we speak of faith, kinds that belong in a grand hall, we need to speak about the kinds that enable a man to care about another's proximity to the throne.
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