The Relationship of Jewish and Gentile Believers to the Law Between A.D. 30 and 70 in the Scripture

28 sacrifices after Calvary, the writer states, "' AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE.' Now where there is forgiveness of these things , there is no longer any offering for sin" (10:17 , 18). The shock which this must have given a first century Jew is hard to overstate . For a millennia and a half the primary test of a prophet was doctrinal: "Did his message agree with Moses?" All revelation which had come from Judges to Malachi either explained , applied or built upon the bedrock foundation of the Pentateuch. Now revelation has come which demands that Moses be set aside. The skepticism with which this teaching was met is understandable. For this reason the author spends two chapters introducing his main point. Introduction of the Theme 5: 1-6:20 If the author is to succeed in persuading his Jewish audience he must base his argument on more than his personal authority. He must prove his point about setting Mose aside from the Scriptures themselves , which he does enlisting the support from the most influential of the patriarchs , David (Psalm 110) and Moses (Genesis 14). Jesus is a Melchizedekian priest 5:1-10 Under the Mosaic economy the first requirement which would come to mind f r one a piring to the prie thood wa Aaronic lineage . God had , however, ordained oth r pri t prior to the in titution of the Mo aic covenant and the Aaronic prie th d . M l hiz d k, a one uch pri t and in reality , the mo t fundamental requir m nt f r pri t b th in id nd ut id th A ronic ord r w r twofold : h h d t b m n ( :1- ) nd h h d t b y d t (5: -5) nd h arti ulated , ho pne t (5 :4) . J u qu lifi amn( 7-10). h r , until ch t r 7 b th t rit ri b u 11 d b ll imp rt nt impli ti n f thi t ubJ t I ' br h d th