Hebrews 2:17

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Summary

Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

It

Hebrews 2:11

Philippians 2:7

A merciful

To make

General references

Leviticus 9:15

John 11:35

Bible References

It

For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,

but

emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.

A merciful

He was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was in all His house.

For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;

Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins,
And faithfulness the belt about His waist.

To make

But no sin offering of which any of the blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the holy place shall be eaten; it shall be burned with fire.

Next Moses slaughtered it and took the blood and with his finger put some of it around on the horns of the altar, and purified the altar. Then he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it, to make atonement for it.

The priests slaughtered them and purged the altar with their blood to atone for all Israel, for the king ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.

and one sheep from each flock of two hundred from the watering places of Israel—for a grain offering, for a burnt offering and for peace offerings, to make atonement for them,” declares the Lord God.

“Seventy

weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place.

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved

by His life.

Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,

and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity.

And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds,

General references

Then he presented the people’s offering, and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people, and slaughtered it and offered it for sin, like the first.

Jesus wept.