Our Great High Priest-Part 2
Hebrews 5:1-6
Part of Home Group Study Guides - Hebrews
February 1, 2023
Sermon Date: February 5th, 2023
Reflections on Sunday’s Sermon
Below is a reference to the section of the New City Catechism that we went over on Sunday:
The New City Catechism
Lord’s Day 6
How Can We Glorify God?
We glorify God by enjoying him, loving him, trusting him, and by obeying his will, commands, and law. (Deuteronomy 11:1)
Scripture
Hebrews 5:1-6 - (English Standard Version)
- 1 For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. 3 Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people. 4 And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
5 So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him,
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“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”;
6 as he says also in another place,
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“You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek.”
Understanding and Applying
- Old Testament: Read Leviticus 16:1-22. What did Aaron have to make atonement for (Lev. 16:11, 16)?
- Comparison: Compare and contrast the priesthood of Jesus with the priesthood of Aaron (Hebrews 4:14-5:6):
• Jesus: Why is Jesus being ‘tempted as we are, yet without sin; better than Aaron being ‘beset with weakness’?
- Implication: As we consider what it means for Jesus to be our great High Priest, how is this leading you to confidently approach the throne of grace in your time of need—unbelief, trial, temptation, or sin?
- Prayer: How does this passage shape your prayers towards the second person of the Trinity?
• Jesus: Why is Jesus’ appointment to high priest better than Aaron’s appointment (Hebrews 5:5-6)?