October
31st
Hebrews 5
1:
For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in
things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices
for sins: 2: Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them
that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with
infirmity. 3: And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so
also for himself, to offer for sins. 4: And no man taketh this honour
unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. 5: So also
Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that
said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
The
writer goes on to talk of Christ’s priestly work. He says, all the
high priests are taken from among men to do the service of God to
offer gifts (of worship) and sacrifices for sin. They are tender
toward the ignorant and on those who have slipped off the path
because he is also surrounded by the same weaknesses. And so he
offers sacrifices for himself as well as others. And no man takes the
honour of priesthood to himself but he is chosen of God just as
Abraham was. In the same way Christ did not appoint himself to be
High Priest but he was called of God who said to him, ‘you are my
Son, this day l have begotten you’. And so Christ was not the
begotten son because he was the offspring of God – God forbid. But
he was the begotten son because God anointed him.
- What was the job description of a High Priest?
- How were the priest appointed?
- Did Christ take on the role of a priest for himself?
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