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High Priest, the

The High Priest served as the chief mediator between God and Israel, and Jesus Christ fulfills this role perfectly as our eternal High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

Overview

The High Priest held the most sacred office in Israel's worship system, entering the Holy of Holies once yearly on the Day of Atonement to make atonement for the people's sins. The Old Testament high priests were limited by their humanity and mortality, requiring successors. However, Jesus Christ is revealed in Hebrews as the ultimate High Priest who offered Himself as the perfect, once-for-all sacrifice and now intercedes for believers at God's right hand.

Key Scriptures

"The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek'" (Hebrews 7:21, ESV).

"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin" (Hebrews 4:15, NIV).

"He made the breastpiece with a skilled design like the ephod... with four rows of precious stones" (Exodus 28:15-17, NASB).

Application

Trust in Jesus as your eternal High Priest who perfectly represents you before God and continuously intercedes for your salvation.

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Full Topical Reference List 179 total — Nave's Topical Bible

Being made without an oath

Hebrews 7:20 Hebrews 7:21 Hebrews 7:22

Being of the order of Aaron

Hebrews 7:11 Hebrews 7:12 Hebrews 7:13 Hebrews 7:14 Hebrews 7:15 Hebrews 7:16 Hebrews 7:17

Breastplate

Exodus 28:15 Exodus 28:16 Exodus 28:17 Exodus 28:18 Exodus 28:19 Exodus 28:20 Exodus 28:21 Exodus 28:22 Exodus 28:23 Exodus 28:24 Exodus 28:25 Exodus 28:26 Exodus 28:27 Exodus 28:28 Exodus 28:29

Consecrating the Levites

Numbers 9:11 Numbers 9:12 Numbers 9:13 Numbers 9:14 Numbers 9:15 Numbers 9:16 Numbers 9:17 Numbers 9:18 Numbers 9:19 Numbers 9:20 Numbers 9:21

Enquiring of God by Urim and Thummim

1 Samuel 23:9 1 Samuel 23:10 1 Samuel 23:11 1 Samuel 23:12

Family of Eli degraded from office of, for bad conduct

1 Samuel 2:27 1 Samuel 2:28 1 Samuel 2:29 1 Samuel 2:30 1 Samuel 2:31 1 Samuel 2:32 1 Samuel 2:33 1 Samuel 2:34 1 Samuel 2:35 1 Samuel 2:36

Forbidden to mourn for any

Leviticus 21:1 Leviticus 21:2 Leviticus 21:3 Leviticus 21:4 Leviticus 21:5 Leviticus 21:6 Leviticus 21:7 Leviticus 21:8 Leviticus 21:9 Leviticus 21:10 Leviticus 21:11 Leviticus 21:12

His appointment

John 1:32 John 1:33 John 1:34

Interceding

Numbers 16:43 Numbers 16:44 Numbers 16:45 Numbers 16:46 Numbers 16:47 Numbers 16:48

Making atonement in the most holy place once a year

Leviticus 16:1 Leviticus 16:2 Leviticus 16:3 Leviticus 16:4 Leviticus 16:5 Leviticus 16:6 Leviticus 16:7 Leviticus 16:8 Leviticus 16:9 Leviticus 16:10 Leviticus 16:11 Leviticus 16:12 Leviticus 16:13 Leviticus 16:14 Leviticus 16:15 Leviticus 16:16 Leviticus 16:17 Leviticus 16:18 Leviticus 16:19 Leviticus 16:20 Leviticus 16:21 Leviticus 16:22 Leviticus 16:23 Leviticus 16:24 Leviticus 16:25 Leviticus 16:26 Leviticus 16:27 Leviticus 16:28 Leviticus 16:29 Leviticus 16:30 Leviticus 16:31 Leviticus 16:32 Leviticus 16:33 Leviticus 16:34

Needed to sacrifice for himself

Hebrews 5:1 Hebrews 5:2 Hebrews 5:3

Needing to make atonement for his own sins

Hebrews 7:26 Hebrews 7:27 Hebrews 7:28

Office of, made annual by the Romans

John 11:49 John 11:50 John 11:51

Performing by himself all the services on day of atonement

Leviticus 16:1 Leviticus 16:2 Leviticus 16:3 Leviticus 16:4 Leviticus 16:5 Leviticus 16:6 Leviticus 16:7 Leviticus 16:8 Leviticus 16:9 Leviticus 16:10 Leviticus 16:11 Leviticus 16:12 Leviticus 16:13 Leviticus 16:14 Leviticus 16:15 Leviticus 16:16 Leviticus 16:17 Leviticus 16:18 Leviticus 16:19 Leviticus 16:20 Leviticus 16:21 Leviticus 16:22 Leviticus 16:23 Leviticus 16:24 Leviticus 16:25 Leviticus 16:26 Leviticus 16:27 Leviticus 16:28 Leviticus 16:29 Leviticus 16:30 Leviticus 16:31 Leviticus 16:32 Leviticus 16:33 Leviticus 16:34

Plate or crown of gold, &c

Exodus 28:36 Exodus 28:37 Exodus 28:38

Presiding in the superior court

Acts 5:21 Acts 5:22 Acts 5:23 Acts 5:24 Acts 5:25 Acts 5:26 Acts 5:27 Acts 5:28 Acts 23:1 Acts 23:2 Acts 23:3 Acts 23:4 Acts 23:5 Matthew 26:57 Matthew 26:58 Matthew 26:59 Matthew 26:60 Matthew 26:61 Matthew 26:62

Robe of the ephod

Exodus 28:31 Exodus 28:32 Exodus 28:33 Exodus 28:34 Exodus 28:35

Sometimes enabled to prophesy

John 11:49 John 11:50 John 11:51 John 11:52
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