“Jesus, High Priest” / Hebrews 5:1-10 / Hanson Rosenquist

1. What’s significant about the size of this section of Jesus’ high priesthood? Does it even matter? Why or why not?

2. Why does the author emphasize the qualifications for high priests in vv. 1-4?

3. Why do we need a high priest? What do they do that we can’t do for ourselves? How has God’s Word corrected your thinking about this?

4. How does Jesus of Nazareth qualify to be our high priest? What’s the passage tell you?

5. Verse 9 says that Jesus is, “the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.” What’s this mean?

6. How does the high priesthood of the Lord Jesus Christ give you comfort, joy, and inspiration for worship?