10. The Priests Appointed by God (Hebrew 5:1-11)

Today I would like to explain to you about the High Priest appearing in both the Old and New Testaments. In establishing an office to minister sacrifices to Him, God had appointed a High Priest to blot out His people’s sins. This was the great mercy and love that God offered to His people. However, every High Priest of the Old Testament was subject in fleshly weaknesses just like the ordinary people. It is written in today’s Scripture passage, “He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness” (Hebrews 5:2). Because the High Priests of the Old Testament were also subject to weakness, they could sympathize with their people and therefore, offer sacrifices to God on the people’s behalf for their weaknesses. In other words, when God appointed High Priests in the Old Testament to minister between God and the people of Israel, these appointed High Priests were also imperfect in their flesh just like everyone else.   https://...