the High Priest Christ
32 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
20 sections
- After the Order of Melchizedek
- Appointed and Called by God
- Appointment of, and Encouragement to Steadfastness
- Blesses
- Consecrated with an Oath
- Entered Into Heaven
- Faithful
- Has an Unchangeable Priesthood
- His Sacrifice Superior to all Others
- Intercedes
- Made Reconciliation
- Needed No Sacrifice for Himself
- Obtained Redemption for Us
- Offered Himself a Sacrifice
- Offered Sacrifice but Once
- On his Throne
- Superior to Aaron and the Levitical Priests
- Sympathises with Those Who are Tempted
- Typified: Aaron
- Typified: Melchizedek
After the Order of Melchizedek
- Psalm 110:4 The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 5:6 And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 6:20 where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
- Hebrews 7:15 And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
- Hebrews 7:17 For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Appointed and Called by God
- Hebrews 3:1–2 Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. …
- Hebrews 5:4–5 No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was. …
Appointment of, and Encouragement to Steadfastness
- Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
Blesses
- Numbers 6:23–26 “Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: …
- Acts 3:26 When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
Consecrated with an Oath
- Hebrews 7:20–21 And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath, …
Entered Into Heaven
- Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
- Hebrews 10:12 But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
Faithful
- Hebrews 3:2 He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
Has an Unchangeable Priesthood
- Hebrews 7:23 Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.
- Hebrews 7:28 For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
His Sacrifice Superior to all Others
- Hebrews 9:13–14 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, …
- Hebrews 9:23 So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
Intercedes
- Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
- Hebrews 9:24 For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
Made Reconciliation
- Hebrews 2:17 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
Needed No Sacrifice for Himself
- Hebrews 7:27 Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
Obtained Redemption for Us
- Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
Offered Himself a Sacrifice
- Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- Hebrews 9:26 Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
Offered Sacrifice but Once
- Hebrews 7:27 Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
- Hebrews 9:25–26 Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. …
On his Throne
- Zechariah 6:13 Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’
Superior to Aaron and the Levitical Priests
- Hebrews 7:11 Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood ( for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear — one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the …
- Hebrews 7:16 one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
- Hebrews 7:22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
- Hebrews 8:1–2 The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, …
- Hebrews 8:6 Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.
Sympathises with Those Who are Tempted
- Hebrews 2:18 Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
- Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
Typified: Aaron
- Exodus 40:12–15 Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water. …
Typified: Melchizedek
- Genesis 14:18–20 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine — since he was priest of God Most High — …
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.