Hebrews – Lesson 5 Jesus the Great High Priest

Hebrews - Lesson 52 Review A Better Rest Israel rebelled against God and many missed the Promised Land Joshua provided Israel a rest, but only an imperfect shadow of the God’s rest God’s rest is complete, perfect and available to those who believe Those who disbelieve will miss that rest

Hebrews - Lesson 53 Jesus the High Priest Read Hebrews 4:14-16 How is Jesus described in this passage? Great High Priest Gone through the heavens Able to sympathize Tempted as we are Without sin Approach with confidence

Hebrews - Lesson 54 Tempted As We Are … How was Jesus tempted as we are? Read Matthew 4:1-11 What were the temptations placed before him? How was He able to withstand? Read Luke 22:39-44 What was the temptation here? What other passages or situations come to mind?

Hebrews - Lesson 55 Looking Deeper Only he who has resisted to the end knows the full extent of a temptation Those who give in only experience it in part Jesus understands the full extent of earthly temptation How should Jesus’ temptations give us the confidence to approach the throne of grace? Read Esther 4:11

Hebrews - Lesson 56 The Earthly High Priest Read Hebrews 5:1-4 What does this passage say about the High Priest? Selected from among men Represents men before God Offers sacrifices and gifts Deals gently with those going astray Called by God One more: Of Aaron’s lineage

Hebrews - Lesson 57 The Duties of the High Priest Once each year, the High Priest made atonement for the sins of the people He offered sacrifices first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people He went through the curtain of the inner tabernacle into the Holy of Holies (Kodesh Hakodashim) to offer sacrifices before God Read Hebrews 9:7 “Never without blood”

Hebrews - Lesson 58 The Tabernacle

Hebrews - Lesson 59 Service In the Holy of Holies … This was the highest privilege and responsibility of the High Priest He first had to offer sacrifice for his own sins before he could intercede for the people The offering of blood changed the judgment seat into the mercy seat Had to be repeated annually, because of the continuing nature of sin

Hebrews - Lesson 510 Imagine the Scene

Hebrews - Lesson 511 Jesus As High Priest Read Hebrews 4:13 How has Jesus “gone through the heavens”? What is the significance of this statement? Jesus passed through the heavens directly to the throne of God His blood has changed God’s judgment seat into God’s mercy seat No longer a shadow of things to come, as was the tabernacle and Ark of the Covenant

Hebrews - Lesson 512 Jesus Called By God Read Hebrews 5:5-6 Jesus did not claim the title of High Priest for himself God called him to it, just as He did Aaron Read Psalm 2:6-8 Writer quotes yet another Messianic Psalm

Hebrews - Lesson 513 A Problem … How can Jesus be a High Priest when: He is not a descendant of Aaron? He is not even a Levite? Judahites were not allowed to serve in any priestly capacity? Writer asserts that Jesus’ priesthood predates Aaron’s

Hebrews - Lesson 514 The Mosaic High Priest In the Mosaic system, civil and religious leadership were combined into the High Priest When Israel asked for a king, that was no longer the case: High Priests were of the line of Aaron (Levi) Kings were of the line of David (Judah) Jesus is from the line of David, so He cannot claim eligibility by lineage

Hebrews - Lesson 515 The Melchizedek Priesthood Read Psalm 110 Probably used as a coronation blessing in the Kingdom of Judah Speaks of David’s Lord as a Priest of the order of Melchizedek, which predated the Mosaic system The Hebrew writer asserts that the “you” in verse 4 claims the Melchizedek priesthood for David’s descendants – or, more specifically, his Descendant: Jesus

Hebrews - Lesson 516 Jesus Willing to Suffer Read Hebrews 5:7-10 How did Jesus offer up cries and petitions? Read John 12:27-28 In this we see Jesus’ humanity Prayers and petitions, Cries and tears How and why did Jesus have to learn submission? After all, He is God’s Son – shouldn’t He already know that?

Hebrews - Lesson 517 The Obedient Servant Once His obedience was complete, Jesus became the source of our eternal salvation Read 1 Peter 3:18 Just as the Prophet Isaiah had said: Read Isaiah 50:4-9 Read Isaiah 53:1-12

Hebrews - Lesson 518 From Every Stormy Wind That Blows From every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat-- 'Tis found beneath the mercy seat. There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads, A place than all besides more sweet-- It is the blood-bought mercy seat. There is a scene where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend; Though sundered far, by faith they meet Around one common mercy seat. There, there on eagle's wings we soar, And time and sense seem all no more, And heaven comes down our souls to greet, And glory crowns the mercy seat.

Hebrews - Lesson 519 Next Week’s Lesson Lesson 6 – Full Commitment to Jesus Hebrews 5:11-6:20