who represents God to humanity (see 1:1–4). At the same time, he is “high priest,” in that he also represents humanity to God. We may take comfort and encouragement from the fact that the one who serves in this capacity—who speaks both God’s word to us and our word to God—is distinguished by his faithfulness to these tasks! God’s apostle and our high priest is one on whom we can rely completely. In order to underscore the faithfulness of Jesus, Hebrews proceeds with a stunning comparison. Comparison,
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