Tabernacle and Temple
The High Priest as Type
Our Great High Priest
Description
The Levitical high priest, robed in garments of glory and beauty, bearing the names of the tribes on his shoulders and breastplate, entering annually into the Most Holy Place with blood—all this pointed to Christ our great High Priest. He passed through the heavens into God's presence. He offered not the blood of bulls and goats but His own blood. He lives forever to make intercession for us. We have a High Priest who can be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin. We may come boldly to the throne of grace.
Key Verses
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.