Hebrews 5:2

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness

From Background Notes [BN] for October 27^th & 28^th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

The context of Hebrews 5:2 is Hebrews 4:14-5:10, an extended discussion that compares “Jesus the Son of God” (4:14) to the office of High Priest in Israel, the most powerful position in Second Temple Judaism. Originally created during the days of Moses, the office of High Priest, held by Aaron the brother of Moses, symbolized God’s desire to remain connected to His people through carefully planned rituals that gave extraordinary access to God.

The background of this important position is found throughout the Old Testament (see Leviticus 16:32; 21:10; Numbers 35:25-32). As we noted in our previous series (Haggai), re-establishing a legitimate High Priest was crucial for restoration of worship after the exile. Among the many duties of this high office was celebrating the “Day of Atonement,” a high holy day when the High Priest entered the Most Holy Place of the Jewish Temple and offered a blood sacrifice over the sacred ark of the covenant — called “the mercy seat.” Through this act of atonement (Hebrew: kippur), everyone in Israel, for this one day, were declared forgiven of their sins, whatever those sins might be (see Leviticus 16; 23:26ff). Everyone who was poor through sin became rich together through mercy.  [BN, 8]

 

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