Bible Cross References
everlasting
Exodus 12:14
You must celebrate this day as a religious festival to remind you of what I, the LORD, have done. Celebrate it for all time to come."
Exodus 30:31
Say to the people of Israel, 'This holy anointing oil is to be used in my service for all time to come.
Exodus 30:33
Whoever makes any like it or uses any of it on anyone who is not a priest will no longer be considered one of my people.' "
Numbers 25:13
He and his descendants are permanently established as priests, because he did not tolerate any rivals to me and brought about forgiveness for the people's sin."
Psalm 110:4
The LORD made a solemn promise and will not take it back: "You will be a priest forever in the priestly order of Melchizedek."
Hebrews 5:1-14
1
Every high priest is chosen from his fellow-men and appointed to serve God on their behalf, to offer sacrifices and offerings for sins.
2
Since he himself is weak in many ways, he is able to be gentle with those who are ignorant and make mistakes.
3
And because he is himself weak, he must offer sacrifices not only for the sins of the people but also for his own sins.
4
No one chooses for himself the honor of being a high priest. It is only by God's call that a man is made a high priest---just as Aaron was.
5
In the same way, Christ did not take upon himself the honor of being a high priest. Instead, God said to him, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father."
6
He also said in another place, "You will be a priest forever, in the priestly order of Melchizedek."
7
In his life on earth Jesus made his prayers and requests with loud cries and tears to God, who could save him from death. Because he was humble and devoted, God heard him.
8
But even though he was God's Son, he learned through his sufferings to be obedient.
9
When he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him,
10
and God declared him to be high priest, in the priestly order of Melchizedek.
11
There is much we have to say about this matter, but it is hard to explain to you, because you are so slow to understand.
12
There has been enough time for you to be teachers---yet you still need someone to teach you the first lessons of God's message. Instead of eating solid food, you still have to drink milk.
13
Anyone who has to drink milk is still a child, without any experience in the matter of right and wrong.
14
Solid food, on the other hand, is for adults, who through practice are able to distinguish between good and evil.
Hebrews 7:3
There is no record of Melchizedek's father or mother or of any of his ancestors; no record of his birth or of his death. He is like the Son of God; he remains a priest forever.
Hebrews 7:7
There is no doubt that the one who blesses is greater than the one who is blessed.
Hebrews 7:17-24
17
For the scripture says, "You will be a priest forever, in the priestly order of Melchizedek."
18
The old rule, then, is set aside, because it was weak and useless.
19
For the Law of Moses could not make anything perfect. And now a better hope has been provided through which we come near to God.
20
In addition, there is also God's vow. There was no such vow when the others were made priests.
21
But Jesus became a priest by means of a vow when God said to him, "The Lord has made a solemn promise and will not take it back: 'You will be a priest forever.' "
22
This difference, then, also makes Jesus the guarantee of a better covenant.
23
There is another difference: there were many of those other priests, because they died and could not continue their work.
24
But Jesus lives on forever, and his work as priest does not pass on to someone else.
Hebrews 8:1-10
1
The whole point of what we are saying is that we have such a High Priest, who sits at the right of the throne of the Divine Majesty in heaven.
2
He serves as high priest in the Most Holy Place, that is, in the real tent which was put up by the Lord, not by human hands.
3
Every high priest is appointed to present offerings and animal sacrifices to God, and so our High Priest must also have something to offer.
4
If he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer the gifts required by the Jewish Law.
5
The work they do as priests is really only a copy and a shadow of what is in heaven. It is the same as it was with Moses. When he was about to build the Sacred Tent, God told him, "Be sure to make everything according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain."
6
But now, Jesus has been given priestly work which is superior to theirs, just as the covenant which he arranged between God and his people is a better one, because it is based on promises of better things.
7
If there had been nothing wrong with the first covenant, there would have been no need for a second one.
8
But God finds fault with his people when he says, "The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will draw up a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.
9
It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt. They were not faithful to the covenant I made with them, and so I paid no attention to them.
10
Now, this is the covenant that I will make with the people of Israel in the days to come, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.