Required reading
Twenty-One Sermons on Hebrews 10:20-24 in Volume III of the Works of Robert Traill (Available from Reformation Heritage Books or free here) - Read Sermon XVIII.
My summary
This week Traill begins to expound 'and since we have a great priest over the house of God' (Hebrews 10:21) by examining the priesthood of Christ.
Firstly we consider Christ's installment as great priest over the house of God.
Secondly we learn about the types of his priesthood in:
(i) the patriarchs;
(ii) Aaron;
(iii) Melchizedek.
Thirdly we hear about the parts of his priestly office. In particular his:
(i) oblation;
(ii) intercession.
Then Traill by way of application exhorts us to:
(i) be very thankful to God for this provision, that we have an high priest;
(ii) be careful to make use of him.
What grabbed me
I appreciated the encouragement at the end of the chapter to have Jesus as my high priest: 'The eyes of a believer are to be fixed on Christ in all his dealings with God, (if I may divide them so, and this dividing is but uniting the eyes of faith that are fixed on Christ.) The one eye is to be set on his oblation, and the other on his intercession ; and when your eyes are fixed, serve God as painfully, and expect as highly as you please ; ask as largely, and expect as confidently according to his word. Then your eyes are singly upon this high-priest set over the house of God when your hearts bear you witness, and you are persuaded in yourselves that there is nothing in you, nothing done by you, that can ever turn to a good account in God's sight, unless this great High-priest put incense thereto, and obtain acceptance from God for you. '
Without our high priest we have no hope.
Next week's reading
Read Sermon XIX.
Now it's your turn
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