As we note the superiority of Jesus Christ as High Priest, the writer says that He was “fitting for us.” In this final dispensation, the achievement of God’s scheme of redemption for man is accomplished by the fitting character of Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son.
Jesus is holy. As Peter wrote, “who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth” (1 Peter 2:22). He has been exalted by God (cf. Philippians 2:9-11). Because of its efficacy, the sacrifice for sins (Himself) accomplished our redemption at a single stroke. The difference between Jesus and the High Priests of the Old Covenant (men as sinners who had to sacrifice for their own sins as well) is stark.
The Divine oath of God, promising Christ as “a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek” (21), shows the covenant under which Jesus serves to be better than the old law (Mosaic) which appointed men who had weaknesses (sins).
This truth, that Jesus ministers as a Priest under a new covenant, shows this covenant to be superior, a point which is found in chapter 8.
