The Lord Jesus Christ is both Prophet and High Priest. As Prophet, He spoke God’s very words—He was the Word made flesh. His teaching amazed many because it had divine authority (Luke 4:31-32). He said, The Father who sent me commanded me what to say (John 12:49). As High Priest, Jesus serves not in the order of Aaron, but in a greater, heavenly order. In the Old Covenant, priests offered sacrifices on behalf of the people in God’s earthly house—the Tabernacle and Temple. Worship depended on priesthood. Today, under the New Covenant, God’s people are His spiritual house and priesthood, offering sacrifices of praise through Christ. As Hebrews 13:15 says, Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that confess his name. Jesus, our great High Priest, perfects these offerings. Let us not come before Him empty, but with hearts full of praise.
