Christ, Our Superior High Priest

I. AN OUTLINE OF THE CHAPTERS 4-6; JESUS IS…

A Promise Greater than Joshua's Allotments, 4:1-13
A Priest Greater than Aaron's Administration, 4:14-5:10
A Pressing Warning Against Apostasy, 5:11-6:12
A Promise from God with Absolute Assurance, 6:13-20

II. AN OUTLINE OF THIS PORTION

A High Priest who Sympathizes, 4:14-15
A High Priest who Foreshadows, 5:1-4
A High Priest who Perfects Salvation, 5:5-10

III. AN OBSERVATION OF THESE PARTICULARS

A High Priest who Sympathizes (brief review); Heb 4:14-16
a. Our Great High Priest, 4:14
b. Our Sympathizing High Priest, 4:15 (impeccable)
c. Our Enthroned High Priest, 4:16

A High Priest who (merely) Foreshadows; Heb 5:1-4
a. Aaron's apointment, v1; Ex 28-29
- among men, Ex 28:1
- act on behalf of men, Ex 4:16
b. Aaron's weakness, v2; Ex 32
- dealing gently with the ignorant & wayward, Num 15:28-30
- depraved descendant of Adam, Gen 5:3
c. Aaron's obligation, v3; Lev 16:6
d. Aaron's calling, Num 16-17

A High Priest who Perfects Salvation; Heb 5:5-10
a. Christ's appointment, vv5-6
- Psa 2:7; John 8:54
- Psa 110:4; 1 Pet 1:20
b. Christ's humanity, v7 (vv7-10, one long sentence form)
- sympathizing (4:15), contrasting the weakness of Aaron, 5:2
- in contrast to His deity, John 10:17-18
- Luke 22:42-44
- supplies v8 to complete v9 & conclude v10
c. Christ's obedience, v8
- Luke 2:52; 22:42
d. Christ's perfection, v9
- Heb 12:2
- complete, sufficient, perfect, powerful
e. Christ's calling, v10
- not by men
- not by Himself
- but eternally designated by the Father