From the beginning of time, one tribe has been set apart from from the rest. This particular group of people were appointed by God to be holy, pure and represent His church with utmost respect. These people were known as the Levites and they were the only tribe qualified to be high priests in Bible times. Then a peculiar baby was born into the world. As this baby grew older, he began preaching and healing people. This Man was known as Jesus and according to the Bible, he was also qualified to be our High Priest.
The first reason is that Christ is from the line of Melchizedek who was the ultimate high priest. Hebrews 5: 6, 10 says that Jesus was to be “A priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Back in Bible times, high priests were mostly …show more content…
He came down to earth as a baby, giving up his divinity to live among humans. By doing this, he was even lower than the angels that he once reigned over. By becoming a lowly human, he became subject to temptations. He faced the same things the humans did such as illness, pain, cruelty and confusing hierarchies. He got stinky from long days of travel, got splinters in his fingers, worked for his food and might’ve even felt the urge to get married and start a family of his own. Because of all this, Jesus is able to empathize with us, which leads me to my next …show more content…
Hebrews 2:17 says it plainly, “Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make a propitiation for the sins of the people.” The Bible talks about Jesus being our Advocate (1 John 2:1) and Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5). Jesus is our direct pipeline to God. Like a lawyer in a courtroom, Jesus represents his people so they can be fairly judged. He is also the one who changed the covenant between God and man from a being a bunch of rules, to being a single law: love. By also being our advocate, Jesus goes to God when we pray for forgiveness and pleads with Him. Jesus is like that one friend who makes sure there is peace among his companions.
So with all this being said, Jesus has more than enough reasons to qualify him to be our high priest. He is way more qualified than the priests from the tribe of Levi and unlike them, Jesus is never changing and steadfast. People know that they can depend on him to keep us connected to God. We don’t have to worry about Jesus sinning and cutting us off from salvations. Through Jesus, we no longer have to go through a human priest to confess our sins or ask for help. We can talk to God like he is our friend and father instead of being afraid of him condemning us all thanks to Jesus, our high
The first reason is that Christ is from the line of Melchizedek who was the ultimate high priest. Hebrews 5: 6, 10 says that Jesus was to be “A priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Back in Bible times, high priests were mostly …show more content…
He came down to earth as a baby, giving up his divinity to live among humans. By doing this, he was even lower than the angels that he once reigned over. By becoming a lowly human, he became subject to temptations. He faced the same things the humans did such as illness, pain, cruelty and confusing hierarchies. He got stinky from long days of travel, got splinters in his fingers, worked for his food and might’ve even felt the urge to get married and start a family of his own. Because of all this, Jesus is able to empathize with us, which leads me to my next …show more content…
Hebrews 2:17 says it plainly, “Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make a propitiation for the sins of the people.” The Bible talks about Jesus being our Advocate (1 John 2:1) and Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5). Jesus is our direct pipeline to God. Like a lawyer in a courtroom, Jesus represents his people so they can be fairly judged. He is also the one who changed the covenant between God and man from a being a bunch of rules, to being a single law: love. By also being our advocate, Jesus goes to God when we pray for forgiveness and pleads with Him. Jesus is like that one friend who makes sure there is peace among his companions.
So with all this being said, Jesus has more than enough reasons to qualify him to be our high priest. He is way more qualified than the priests from the tribe of Levi and unlike them, Jesus is never changing and steadfast. People know that they can depend on him to keep us connected to God. We don’t have to worry about Jesus sinning and cutting us off from salvations. Through Jesus, we no longer have to go through a human priest to confess our sins or ask for help. We can talk to God like he is our friend and father instead of being afraid of him condemning us all thanks to Jesus, our high