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Lesson 1 · April 6, 1901

Preparation of Christ for the Priesthood

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  1. 1.What was Christ's original position? ; .
  2. 2.What great work did He perform? ; .
  3. 3.To what extent did He humble Himself? ; . (; ; ; .) . Note 1.
  4. 4.What led the Father to give His Son for such a work? ; ; . Note 2.
  5. 5.How closely does Christ connect Himself with humanity? . (.) .
  6. 6.With what feelings did He enter upon His great work? . Note 3.
  7. 7.What was necessary before Christ could enter upon His priestly work? .
  8. 8.What must He learn before He could be a perfect high priest? . By what means? .
  9. 9.Why was Jesus tempted in all points as we are? ; . Note 4.
  10. 10.How severe were His temptations? . (.)
  11. 11.When did Christ have such an experience? . Of what was it a pledge? . Note 5.
  12. 12.Why was Jesus treated so shamefully? . Note 6.

Notes

1. "He, the Sin-bearer, endures the wrath of divine justice, and for thy sake becomes sin itself."—. "Into the world where Satan claimed dominion, God permitted His Son to come, a helpless babe, subject to the weakness of humanity. He permitted Him to meet life's peril in common with every human soul, to fight the battle as every child of humanity must fight it, at the risk of failure and eternal loss."—P. 49.

2. "The heart of the human father yearns over his son. He looks into the face of his little child, and trembles at the thought of life's peril. He longs to shield his dear one from Satan's power, to hold him back from temptation and conflict. To meet a bitterer conflict and a more fearful risk, God gave His only-begotten Son, that the path of life might be made sure for our little ones."—Id., p. 49.

3. "This was a voluntary sacrifice. Jesus might have remained at the Father's side. . . . But He chose to give back the scepter into His Father's hands, and to step down from the throne of the universe, that He might bring light to the benighted and life to the perishing."—Id., p. 21.

4. "If we had to bear anything which Jesus did not endure, then upon this point Satan would represent the power of God as insufficient for us. Therefore Jesus was in all points tempted like as we are. He endured every trial to which we are subject. And He exercised in His own behalf no power that is not freely offered to us."—Id., p. 22.

5. "The blood-drops of agony that from His wounded temples flowed down His face and beard, were the pledge of His anointing with the oil of gladness as our great high priest."—Id., p. 734.

6. Having taken man's place, Jesus was treated as sinful man deserved. Spurrell's Translation of reads: "Even in His suffering for iniquity, I will chasten Him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men." By this treatment He was earning the right to become man's advocate. See . These experiences of suffering were to fit Him to be a merciful High Priest. ; ; , margin.

Bible texts in this lesson

Hebrews 2:9 · Romans 8:3 · Galatians 4:4 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Ephesians 2:13-16 · Psalms 69:20 · John 1:1 · John 1:2 · Philippians 2:5 · Philippians 2:6 · John 1:3 · Colossians 1:16 · Colossians 1:17 · John 1:14 · Philippians 2:7 · Philippians 2:8 · John 3:16 · Hebrews 2:10 · Hebrews 2:11 · Hebrews 2:12 · Psalms 40:7-10 · Hebrews 2:14-18 · Hebrews 5:8-10 · Hebrews 2:18 · Hebrews 4:15 · Hebrews 12:3 · Hebrews 12:4 · Hebrews 2:7 · Hebrews 2:8 · Luke 22:44 · Isaiah 53:5 · 2 Samuel 7:14 · Hebrews 5:1 · Hebrews 5:2 · Hebrews 2:17 · Hebrews 7:28

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