Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
A merciful
To make
General references
Bible References
It
Hebrews 2:11
Both he who sanctifies and they who are sanctified are all from one. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
Philippians 2:7
He emptied (humbled) himself by taking the form of a servant. He was made in the likeness of men.
A merciful
Hebrews 3:2
He was faithful to Him who appointed him, just as Moses was in His entire house.
Hebrews 4:15
We do not have a high priest who is not able to sympathize with our infirmities (weaknesses). He was tested in all things like ourselves. Yet he was without sin!
Hebrews 5:1
Every high priest taken from among men is appointed in behalf of men in things relating to God. He may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Isaiah 11:5
Righteousness will be the belt around his loins. Faithfulness will be the belt around His waist.
To make
Leviticus 6:30
The offering for sin must not be eaten if some of the blood was brought into the holy place in the Tent of Meeting to pay compensation for wrongdoing and make peace with Jehovah. It must be burned.
Leviticus 8:15
Moses killed it and took some of the blood. Using his finger he put it on the projections at the corners of the altar, in order to dedicate it. He then poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. In this way he dedicated it and purified it.
2 Chronicles 29:24
The priests killed the goats and poured their blood on the altar as a sacrifice to take away the sin of all the people. The king commanded that burnt offerings and sin offerings be made for all Israel.
Ezekiel 45:15
You must take one sheep out of every two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. You must sacrifice them with grain offerings, burnt offerings, and fellowship offerings to make peace with Jehovah,' declares the Lord Jehovah.
Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks (seventy sets of seven time periods) are decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish transgression and to make an end of sin, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.
Romans 5:10
While we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son. Being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.
2 Corinthians 5:18
All things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ. He gave the ministry of reconciliation to us.
Ephesians 2:16
So he reconciled them both in one body to God through the stake. He put to death the enmity (antagonism) (hostility).
Colossians 1:21
You were in the past alienated and enemies because your minds were on your evil works.
General references
Leviticus 9:15
He brought the people's offerings. He took the male goat for the people's offering for sin and slaughtered it. Then he sacrificed it to take away sins as he had done before.
John 11:35
Jesus wept.