| The writer has already introduced Christ as'-' our High Priest. Now we study his person and his work in more detail. Our reading today and tomorrow will be the same but today we will look only at the first six verses. This section regarding Christ as our High Priest really goes on to chapter ten verse 39, although a number of other subjects are covered there also. Here are some of the questions that are answered by these verses-does Christ fulfil all the qualifications of a high priest? Has he done the work of a high priest? Who appointed him as high priest? Look at these comparisons: The Old Testament high priest was:
1. Chosen from among men-so was Christ.
2. Appointed for men-so was Christ.
3. Served in things to do with God-so did Christ.
4. Offered sacrifices for sins-so did Christ.
5. Dealt gently with the ignorant-so did Christ.
6. Called of God (v. 4)-so was Christ. The priest stood between God and man to deal with that which separated God from man-sin. That is exactly what Jesus Christ did-he offered the sacrifice of himself, the greatest of all sacrifices. Christ was chosen for this task by God himself. Turn to Hebrews 10:5-9. Read there how the Father called the Son and how Christ gladly and wonderfully responded. He came here in the will of God, to do the will of God. What a wonderful High Priest is ours today. A THOUGHT:
Our High Priest deals gently with the ignorant and with those who are misled. Are we like him in this way? | 
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