The author of Hebrews tells us with respect to the superiority of the priesthood of Christ,

that first of all, he doesn't have to make sacrifices on sin because he sinless. Second of all,

he doesn't have to repeat his sacrifice. The sacrifice that he offers is offered once and for all.

As we read the Old Testament, there are significant people, prophets, priests, and kings. We meet David,

Aaron, and Moses. But did you know that they point to someone far greater? Hi, I'm Nathan

Delby Bingham, and thank you for joining us for this Saturday edition of Renewing Your Mind.

If you grew up in the church and attended Sunday school, you probably had lessons about Moses,

about David, perhaps Aaron the High Priest. But these men pointed to someone far greater than

themselves. As we continue Dr. Sproul series foundations, he is overview of systematic theology.

Today, he will show us that they point to Christ, who is our prophet, priest, and king. He is Dr. Sproul.

So far in our study of Christology, we've looked briefly at the states of Christ,

and then at the names that have been given to Christ. And today, we're going to look at the

offices of Christ. And when we look at the offices of Christ, one of the key concepts that we

encounter is the idea that Christ is called our mediator. Just as Moses was called the mediator

of the old covenant, so Christ is called the mediator of the new covenant. And what does a mediator

do? A mediator is a go between an intermediary, somebody who stands between two or more parties,

usually mediating a dispute, but not necessarily. Now, when we see that which is being mediated here,

we see that up here is God. And down here is man. And in between God and man, we have this mediator.

Now, when we think of mediators in the Old Testament, or go between, or agents that function in

some relationship between God and man, we see three major kinds of mediators, not the only ones,

because you have Moses in a special category. But the three types of mediators that we meet in the

Old Testament are those whom are selected by God for a specific task and then are enabled to

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