hebrews 5:1-4

Points of Interest
Hebrews 5:1-4
I. Call to Worship: Ps. 40:9,10
II. Offering: Ex. 25:1,2
III. Scripture-references:

• Exodus 28:5 - ‘the sound of the bells will be heard when he enters the Holy Place before the LORD and when he comes out, so that he will not die’
  
• John 1:14 – “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
  
• Exodus 28:1 - ‘then bring near to yourself Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, to minister as priests to Me …’
  
• Romans 12:1 – ‘Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.’
  

 
IV. Quotes:

• John Calvin - ‘it was necessary for Christ to become a real man. For as we are very far from God, we stand in a manner before Him in the person of our priest, which could not be were He not one of us. Hence, that the Son of God has a nature in common with us, does not diminish His dignity, but commends it the more to us for He is fitted to reconcile us to God because He is a man’ ​ 
  

 
V. Quotes:

• Mishnah prayer of high priest - ‘O God, I have committed iniquity and transgressed and sinned before Thee, I and my house and the children of Aaron, Thy holy people. O God, forgive, I pray, the iniquities and transgressions and sins which I have committed and transgressed and sinned before Thee, I and my house’ (M Yoma 4:2)