{"id":254,"date":"2024-01-07T20:46:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T20:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txcolliers.net\/biblestudy\/?p=254"},"modified":"2024-01-07T20:46:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T20:46:40","slug":"jesus-our-high-priest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/txcolliers.net\/biblestudy\/?p=254","title":{"rendered":"Jesus Our High Priest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This section follows on directly from an extended discussion of &#8220;entering into God&#8217;s rest&#8221; that we looked at previously. Verses 12-13 are a transition that leads us into our next section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the implications of this statement? How does it make you feel?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Hebrews 4:14-16\nSo then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is the assertion that is being made here?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does it mean that Jesus is our &#8220;great High Priest&#8221;?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where does our boldness to approach the throne of God come from?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Hebrews 5:1-6\nEvery high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins. And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses. That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs.\nAnd no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was. That is why Christ did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him,\n<em>\u201cYou are my Son.\nToday I have become your Father.\u201d<\/em>\nAnd in another passage God said to him,\n<em>\u201cYou are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.\u201d<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the characteristics of an earthly high priest? What are the responsibilities? The limitations?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does one become a high priest?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does the author then declare the basis for Jesus being designated as our High Priest?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Hebrews 5:7-10\nWhile Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. Even though Jesus was God\u2019s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. 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