HIGH Priest
HIGH Priest
HIGH Priest, The
- Specially called of God # Ex 28:1,2 Heb 5:4
- Consecrated to his office # Ex 40:13 Le 8:12
- WAS CALLED 3a) The priest
# Ex 29:30 Ne 7:65
3b) God’s high priest # Ac 23:4 3c) Ruler of the people # Ex 22:28 Ac 23:5 4) The office of, hereditary # Ex 29:29 5) Next in rank to the king # La 2:6 6) Often exercised chief civil power # 1Sa 4:18 7) DUTIES OF 7a) Offering gifts and sacrifices # Heb 5:1 7b) Lighting the sacred lamps # Ex 30:8 Nu 8:3 7c) Making atonement in the most holy place once a year # Le 16:1-34 Heb 9:7 7d) Bearing before the Lord the names of Israel for a memorial # Ex 28:12,29 7e) Enquiring of God by Urim and Thummim # 1Sa 23:9-12 30:7,8 7f) Consecrating the Levites # Nu 9:11-21 7g) Appointing priests to offices # 1Sa 2:36 7h) Taking charge of money collected in the sacred treasury # 2Ki 12:10 22:4 7i) Presiding in the superior court # Mt 26:3,57-62 Ac 5:21-28 23:1-5 7j) Taking the census of the people # Nu 1:3 7k) Blessing the people # Le 9:22,23 8) Sometimes enabled to prophesy # Joh 11:49-52 9) Assisted by a deputy # 2Sa 15:24 Lu 3:2 10) THE DEPUTY OF 10a) Called the second priest # 2Ki 25:18 10b) Had oversight of the tabernacle # Nu 4:16 10c) Had oversight of the Levites # Nu 3:32 11) To marry a virgin of Aaron’s family # Le 21:13,14 12) Forbidden to mourn for any # Le 21:1-12 13) To be tender and compassionate # Heb 5:2 14) Needed to sacrifice for himself # Heb 5:1-3 15) SPECIAL GARMENTS OF 15a) Ephod with its curious girdle # Ex 28:6,7 15b) Girdle # Ex 28:4,39 15c) Broidered coat # Ex 28:4,39 15d) Robe of the ephod # Ex 28:31-35 15e) Breastplate # Ex 28:15-29 15f) Linen mitre # Ex 28:4,39 15g) Plate or crown of gold, &c # Ex 28:36-38 16) Made by divine wisdom given to Bezaleel, &c # Ex 28:3 36:1 39:1 17) Were for beauty and ornament # Ex 28:2 18) Worn at his consecration # Le 8:7,9 18a) Worn seven days after consecration # Ex 29:30 18b) Descended to his successors # Ex 29:29 19) Wore the ordinary priest’s garments when making atonement in the holy place # Le 16:4 20) Office of, promised to the posterity of Phinehas for his zeal # Nu 25:12,13 21) Family of Eli degraded from office of, for bad conduct # 1Sa 2:27-36 22) Sometimes deposed by the kings # 1Ki 2:27 23) Office of, made annual by the Romans # Joh 11:49-51 Ac 4:6 24) TYPIFIED CHRIST IN 24a) Being called of God # Heb 5:4,5 24b) His title # Heb 3:1 24c) His appointment # Isa 61:1 Joh 1:32-34 24d) Making atonement # Le 16:33 Heb 2:17 24e) Splendid dress # Ex 28:2 Joh 1:14 24f) Being liable to temptation # Heb 2:18 24g) Compassion and sympathy for the weak and ignorant # Heb 4:15 5:1,2 24h) Marrying a virgin # Le 21:13,14 2Co 11:2 24i) Holiness of office # Le 21:15 Heb 7:26 24j) Performing by himself all the services on day of atonement # Le 16:1-34 Heb 1:3 24k) Bearing the names of Israel upon his heart # Ex 28:29 So 8:6 24l) Alone entering into most holy place # Heb 9:7,12,24 4:14 24m) Interceding # Nu 16:43-48 Heb 7:25 24n) Blessing # Le 9:22,23 Ac 3:26 25) INFERIOR TO CHRIST IN 25a) Needing to make atonement for his own sins # Heb 5:2,3 7:26-28 9:7 25b) Being of the order of Aaron # Heb 6:20 7:11-17 8:4,5,1,2,6 25c) Being made without an oath # Heb 7:20-22 25d) Not being able to continue # Heb 7:23,24 25e) Offering oftentimes the same sacrifices # Heb 9:25,26,28 10:11,12,14 25f) Entering into holiest every year # Heb 9:7,12,25