The Hidden Assumption Behind Future Sacrifices (Part 1): Does Hebrews Teach Two Separate Covenant Systems?
Prefer listening instead of reading? Click here to listen to an AI-generated podcast discussion of this article. I recently had a discussion on social media with a friend regarding the validity of the Levitical priesthood, specifically as it relates to offerings and sacrifices. He challenged the common Reformed and evangelical view that Christ, as the great high priest after the order of Melchizedek, fulfills and thereby renders obsolete the Aaronic priesthood. His argument is grounded in Jeremiah 33:17–18, where the Lord declares that David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel and that the Levitical priests will never lack a man before him to offer sacrifices. The argument is straightforward: if Christians rightly believe God has fulfilled the promise regarding the Davidic king in Christ, then how is God also fulfilling the promise concerning the Levitical priesthood? Since Christ is not a Levitical priest but comes from the tribe of Judah, ...