Les Feldick Bible Study

What does Hebrews 1 say Jesus did after finishing His work?

Hebrews 1 states that after Jesus completed His work, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, because His work was finished. This contrasts with the tabernacle priests, whose work was never done or finished. This shows His atoning work was complete.

Les explains that the tabernacle had no chairs because the Levitical priests never sat down; their work was never finished. By contrast, when Christ finished His work, Hebrews 1 says He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, because His work was finished. The tabernacle materials and aspects picture Christ in His finished work at the cross, including the labor of cleansing.

Hebrews 1:3

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;