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.

General references

Bible References

It

Hebrews 2:11
for both he who is sanctifying and those sanctified are all of one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
Philippians 2:7
but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made,

A merciful

Hebrews 3:2
being stedfast to Him who did appoint him, as also Moses in all his house,
Hebrews 4:15
for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but one tempted in all things in like manner -- apart from sin;
Hebrews 5:1
For every chief priest -- out of men taken -- in behalf of men is set in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,
Isaiah 11:5
And righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness -- the girdle of his reins.

To make

Leviticus 6:30
and no sin-offering, any of whose blood is brought in unto the tent of meeting to make atonement in the sanctuary is eaten; with fire it is burnt.
Leviticus 8:15
and one slaughtereth, and Moses taketh the blood, and putteth on the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and cleanseth the altar, and the blood he hath poured out at the foundation of the altar, and sanctifieth it, to make atonement upon it.
2 Chronicles 29:24
and the priests slaughter them, and make a sin-offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel, for 'For all Israel,' said the king, 'is the burnt-offering and the sin-offering.'
Ezekiel 45:15
and one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the watered country of Israel, for a present, and for a burnt-offering, and for peace-offerings, to make atonement by them -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
Daniel 9:24
'Seventy weeks are determined for thy people, and for thy holy city, to shut up the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to cover iniquity, and to bring in righteousness age-during, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies.
Romans 5:10
for if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved in his life.
2 Corinthians 5:18
And the all things are of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation,
Ephesians 2:16
and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity in it,
Colossians 1:21
And you -- once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,

General references

Leviticus 9:15
And he bringeth near the offering of the people, and taketh the goat of the sin-offering which is for the people, and slaughtered it, and maketh it a sin-offering, like the first;
John 11:35
Jesus wept.