Holy Week · Good Friday · Year B
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
Jesus the Great High Priest
March 26, 2027
Overview & Insights
“Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.” (Hebrews 5:8)
In the last verses of chapter 4 the author again exhorts his readers to faithfulness, but this time on the basis of his argument concerning the high priesthood of Jesus. The connection has already been made between Jesus’ high priesthood and his ability to help his people (see 2:17–18), but now it is elaborated and leads the author into the beginning of a discourse on why Jesus is qualified to be high priest. First the author reviews the role and calling of high priests (5:1–4), and then he turns to the qualifications of Jesus as high priest (5:5–10).
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Commentary
Commentary on Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary's exegesis of Jesus as the sympathetic great high priest.
Hebrews 4:12-16 Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on the great high priest who has passed through the heavens.
Hebrews 4 Commentary: Entering Into His Rest, Verse by Verse Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the priestly appeal to draw near.
Hebrews 4:14 Commentary Precept Austin
Deep collation of expositors and word notes on holding fast our confession.
Hebrews 4:14 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators gathered verse by verse on the great high priest passage.
Background & Word Study
Hebrews 4:14 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek interlinear with parsing and Strong's numbers for the high priest text.
Book of Hebrews Summary | Watch an Overview Video BibleProject
Animated overview of Hebrews and its argument that Jesus is the superior priest.
Hebrews - Enter the Bible Enter the Bible
Introductory background on the audience, structure, and priesthood theology of Hebrews.
The Church Fathers
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How is Christ the great high priest?
Appointed by God as a priest after the order of Melchizedek, Christ offered up loud cries and tears, and being made perfect became the source of eternal salvation.
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