Read Hebrews 7-9
Hebrews 9:14 says, "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" When God set up His covenant with Israel, there were all kinds of things they had to do to keep themselves in right relationship with the Lord. Some things took place often, sometimes once a year, sometimes several priests contributed and sometimes only the High Priest dared to come before the throne of God on behalf of the people.
They had to keep up these rituals and keep them exactly as God gave them or face God’s wrath. They stayed in uncertainty, never quite sure everything was right between them and God—what if the priest missed or messed up something?
Then Jesus came. He only had to come once, die once, rise from the dead once. We can accept what He did for us, knowing it was everything God demanded, knowing it’s good enough to make us and keep us in right relationship with our Father.
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