IN RELATING TO GOD WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST NEED?

HIGH PRIEST

WHO NEEDS ONE?

JESUS OF NAZARETHIN HEBREWS HE IS DESCRIBED AS• APOSTLE• HIGH PRIEST• MEDIATOR• PIONEER/TRAIL-BLAZER

WHY HIGH PRIEST?

HIGH PRIESTWHEN GOD IN EXODUS BEGAN TO RELATE TO HIS PEOPLE AS YAHWEHIT PRODUCED/EXPOSED A PROBLEMTHIS REVELATION REQUIRED HIS PEOPLE TO BE LIKE HIM IN VALUES, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR

HUMAN PROBLEMTHEY COULD NOT MEASURE UPTHEIR NATURAL RESISTANCE TO HIGHER AUTHORITY WAS EXPOSEDTHEY NEEDED A MEDIATORWHO COULD REPRESENT THEM BEFORE GODAND DEAL WITH THE RESISTANCE/ SIN PROBLEM

THE NEED• ONE WHO WAS ONE OF THEM, ONE WHO

COMPLETELY IDENTIFIED WITH THEIR HUMANITY AND THEIR STRUGGLES

• ONE WHO COULD MEASURE UP TO GOD’S REQUIREMENTS

• ONE WHO COULD PROVIDE GOD WITH THE RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH HUMAN RESISTANCE AND CHANGE THEM FROM ENEMIES TO FRIENDS

THE ANSWER - JESUSTHE FIRST PERSON EVER TO MEET GOD’S REQUIREMENTS100% HUMAN AND IDENTIFIED WITH THE REST OF USTOTALLY AVAILABLE TO GODAVAILABLE TO BE TRAINED

TRAINEDHEBREWS 5:7-9TRAINED IN COPING SKILLSHE WAS NORMAL – COULD NOT COPE ON HIS OWNANSWER – NOT INDEPENDENT SKILLSBUT INTERDEPENDENT [PARTNERSHIP]FOR WHICH WE WERE CREATED

TRAININGAPPRENTICESHIP IN OBEDIENCE [HEARING-UNDER]FINAL EXAM – THE CROSSGRANDUATION – THE RESURRECTIONREWARD – EXALTATION TO CEO OF GOD’S PLAN AND APPOINTMENT AS HIGH PRIEST

PRESENT RESPONSIBILITY

REPRESENTS US – LINKS US AND GODTRAINING US IN OBEDIENCE [HEARING-UNDER]GIVES US 7/24 ACCESS TO GOD

HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT TO THE OT?

CONTRASTOT - HIGH PRIEST, ONCE A YEAR, FOR A MOMENTJESUS – GONE INTO HEAVEN [PERMANENT]INTO THE HEAVENLY HOLY OF HOLIESNOT JUST AS REPRESENTATIVE BUT AS A PIONEERENABLING US TO ENTER INTO THE HOLY OF HOLIESAS OUR DWELLING PLACE