Jesus Opens the Way to the Cosmic Mountain
If Jesus’ role as the promised mountaintop intercessor was unclear from the mountain stories in the Gospels, the author of the letter to the Hebrews wants to make it explicit. Drawing together imagery of Moses on Mount Sinai, the levitical priesthood, and the Old Testament sacrificial system, Hebrews declares that Jesus is the eternal high priest who can ascend to the holy mountain for the people through the blood of his own sacrifice. In this episode, Jon and Tim wrap up our series on The Mountain by exploring Jesus' ascension to the heavenly cosmic mountain, thereby opening the door for humanity.
Jesus Opens the Way to the Cosmic Mountain
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Episode Chapters
Scripture References
Genesis 23:20-24Genesis 22:18Exodus 192 Samuel 24Psalms 2Psalms 15-24Psalms 110Matthew 21Acts 9:1-12Hebrews 1:1-3John 1Hebrews 1:3-4Hebrews 4:14-16Exodus 25-30Genesis 3Hebrews 1:3Hebrews 4:16Leviticus 9:7Isaiah 37:16Exodus 25:21Leviticus 1Hebrews 7:24-26Hebrews 9:11-12Hebrews 9:24Hebrews 10:19-25Hebrews 12:18-22Hebrews 12:22-23Psalms 22Genesis 1Ephesians 2:5Colossians 3:3Hebrews 12:22-24Matthew 16:25Romans 12:1Hebrews 10:25
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Show Music
- “Lozari” by L’indécis
- “The String That Ties Us” by Beautiful Eulogy
- BibleProject theme song by TENTS
Show Credits
Production of today's episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode and also provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.