完美的大祭司
希伯来书五章1至10节
1凡从人间挑选的大祭司，是奉派替人办理属神的事，为要献上礼物和赎罪祭（或作：要为罪献上礼物和祭物）。
2他能体谅那愚蒙的和失迷的人，因为他自己也是被软弱所困。
3故此，他理当为百姓和自己献祭赎罪。
4这大祭司的尊荣，没有人自取。惟要蒙神所召，像亚伦一样。
5如此，基督也不是自取荣耀作大祭司，乃是在乎向他说你是我的儿子，我今日生你的那一位；
6就如经上又有一处说：你是照着麦基洗德的等次永远为祭司。
7基督在肉体的时候，既大声哀哭，流泪祷告，恳求那能救他免死的主，就因他的虔诚蒙了应允。
8他虽然为儿子，还是因所受的苦难学了顺从。
9他既得以完全，就为凡顺从他的人成了永远得救的根源、
10并蒙神照着麦基洗德的等次称他为大祭司。
信息分享
透过昨天选读的经文，我们已知道基督是我们的大祭司；我们今天将会更深地了解这位大祭司和祂的工作。今天我们只会专注探讨前六节，其余的四节将会留待明天继续。事实上，这章经文一直至十章39节，都是论及基督是我们的大祭司，当中虽然加插了其他主题。
这六节经文解答了好几个问题，它们包括：基督真的有足够资格作大祭司吗？祂是否履行大祭司的工作？是谁选立祂作大祭司？请先看以下的比较：
旧约的大祭司需具备：
从人选出来──基督符合这个条件。
是奉派替人办事──基督符合这个条件。
是办理属神的事──基督符合这个条件。
能体谅那愚蒙和迷失的人──基督符合这个条件。
惟要蒙神所召──基督符合这个条件。
祭司是站在神与人的中间，处理人神隔绝的核心问题──就是人的罪。这正是耶稣基督的工作──祂将自己献上，为所有人献上了最大的赎罪祭。
基督定意要亲自成全这项工作。请翻到希伯来书十章5至9节。那里记载父怎样呼召祂的儿子，基督如何欢喜快乐地回应。祂是因着神的旨意而来，为的也是成就神的旨意。我们今天有一位何等奇妙的大祭司！
反思：
我们的大祭司愿意体恤那些愚蒙和迷失的人，我们又怎样呢？
CHRIST OUR PERFECT HIGH PRIEST
Hebrews 5:1-10
1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
2 He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness.
3 Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins.
4 And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.
5 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him:
“You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.”
6 As He also says in another place:“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek”;
7 who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear,
8 though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.
9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,
10 called by God as High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek,”
Message
The writer has already introduced Christ as our High Priest. Now we study his person and his work in more detail. Our reading today and tomorrow will be the same but today we will look only at the first six verses. This section regarding Christ as our High Priest really goes on to chapter ten verse 39, although a number of other subjects are covered there also.
Here are some of the questions that are answered by these verses. Does Christ fulfil all the qualifications of a high priest? Has he done the work of a high priest? Who appointed him as high priest? Look at these comparisons:
The Old Testament high priest was:
1. Chosen from among men-so was Christ.
2. Appointed for men-so was Christ.
3. Served in things to do with God-so did Christ.
4. Offered sacrifices for sins-so did Christ.
5. Dealt gently with the ignorant-so did Christ.
6. Called of God (v. 4)-so was Christ.
The priest stood between God and man to deal with that which separated God from man. That is exactly what Jesus Christ did-he offered the sacrifice of himself, the greatest of all sacrifices.
Christ was chosen for this task by God himself. Turn to Hebrews 10:5-9. Read there how the Father called the Son and how Christ gladly and wonderfully responded. He came here in the will of God, to do the will of God. What a wonderful High Priest is ours today.
A THOUGHT:
Our High Priest deals gently with the ignorant and with those who are misled. Are we like him in this way?