Jesus: A Greater High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-5:10)

Old Testament worship operated on the principle of the priesthood. In short, the God of the Universe cannot be accessed directly by human beings - we need a priest to function as a bridge between us and God.

The author of Hebrews makes an audacius claim that Jesus has become the greater priest - giving each of us direct access with the Father. In so doing, he makes us all pirests to one another! [Ryan Sutherland]