Okay. Shalom, everyone. Can we please turn to the book of Hebrews again? This is our next session in the study of the book of Hebrews. Today, we are continuing in the fourth chapter, Hebrews chapter 4, and we are starting in our reading from verse 14, Hebrews 4:14. We have the next passage that deals with the superiority of Yeshua the Messiah. He is already, we have learned, superior than the angels, chapter 1 and chapter 2. We have learned also that he is superior over Moses, chapter 3 till chapter 4 and verse 13. This long portion from chapter 4, verse 14 to chapter 10 and verse 18, we see the superiority of Yeshua the Messiah, but this time he is over Aaron, the high priest.

He is greater than Aaron. He is superior than Aaron. And in this long section, chapter 4, verse 14 to chapter 10, verse 18, we can see that he is superior in his priesthood than Aaron, the high priest of our people of old Israel. In this section, which will take a while to cover, we can also see that he received a greater covenant. He has a greater position than Aaron. You will see that he is greater than Aaron in many, many ways. And in the midst of this section, you will find out that there are also additional warnings that have been given by the writer to the Hebrew believers to continue on and a warning that they need to move forward in their spiritual maturity, even though the nation of Israel is a nation, their own nation, their own people, their own families, have not yet come to faith in a Messiahship of Yeshua.

The portion that I'm going to read today in chapter 4, verse 14, but there we see that the Messiah Yeshua is greater than Aaron, the high priest. The high priest. It's like an introduction to the rest of the chapters, up to chapter 10 and verse 18. So let me read the passage. I begin from verse 14. Seeing then that we have a great high priest that is passed into the heavens, Yeshua the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession or our confession. For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. I'm stopping here with the reading for today. Hebrews 4, verse 14. This is the passage that we have before us this moment. Now let me refresh your mind, beloved brothers and sisters. We have covered the portion, if you remember, in the last meetings together. Hebrews 3, 7 to chapter 4 and verse 13. It was, if you remember, the second warnings that the writer gave to these first century Jewish believers in Yeshua the Messiah. And that was the warning, not only do not neglect, but this time don't doubt.

Believe what God said. Don't doubt, but believe what God said, because when God said he's going to fulfill his word. And even if you are being influenced, even if you are going under tremendous amounts of pressure because you believe in the Messiah. Don't doubt the word of God. Believe what the Lord is saying. Why? Because he said, today, if you hear his word, do not harden your heart as in the provocation. Here, those Hebrew believers received the information which their forefathers have doubted. If you remember, when Israel was on the way from Egypt to Canaan, their fathers doubted the word of God. And because of unbelief, the generations that did not believe end up to die in the desert and not to enter into Canaan.

Now, their death in the desert does not mean, it's not a picture of an eternal death. It's a picture of the physical death and even, in a sense, a lack of the enjoyment of the things of the Lord for the believer in this present day. Remember, I said last time, that Canaan is not heaven for us. In Canaan, Israel had many fights, many struggles, many trials in the land of Canaan. For us, Canaan is the spiritual experience as we walk with the Lord. And every time we take possession of the piece of land that belonged to us. Spiritual land, if you will. Spiritual blessings that God had given to us.

We take it and we enjoy what we have already, what God had promised to us. But we can enjoy it today while we are still on our way to heaven. So he gave them warning. He said, today if you hear his voice, do not harden your heart. And if you remember, by the way, the last two verses we read in Hebrews chapter 4 was these very piercing words in the Bible. Verse 12 and 13. The word of God is quick and powerful and sharp as two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and the intent of the heart.

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight, but all things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we, the writer and the readers, have to do. So the last two verses that we have read in chapter 4 and verse 12 and 13. Verses that he challenged, not the unbelievers here in context. The believers. Those, the Hebrew believers that belong to Yeshua, the Messiah. He tell them, listen, God's word is quick. God's word is living, operative. God's word is sharper, is powerful, and is sharper than two-edged sword. And it's able to pierce, to divide asunder the soul and the spirit. And it's able to discern the thoughts and the intents of the hearts.

What he's really telling us is simply this. What God says in his word is not going to change. The word of God convicts the believer. The word of God discerns where the believer is standing. Whether the believer is seeking really to trust the Lord and believe what God says. The Messiah follower, the Christian, the follower of Yeshua. At times, because of unbelief, lacking the enjoyment of spiritual growth. And the word of God detects it. Do you know that God's word detects, and I'm sure you have experienced that. Detects the spiritual state of every child of God. That's what it does. You know very well when you are not right with the Lord.

I know it very well when I am not right with the Lord. Somehow, the scripture convicting the conscience, the heart of the believer. We know that. And telling us, Gideon, you are not right. You said the wrong thing. You have done the wrong things. You shouldn't have been in that place. You shouldn't have done. It's convicting us. We are not talking, of course, it can convict the unbeliever. But here in this text, in the context of this passage. It's speaking to Hebrew believers in Yeshua the Messiah of first century. And it's speaking to you and I also. The word of God is sharp. Is quick.

Is powerful. Is discerning everything. Every thought. And it says in verse 13. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his side. But all things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. And I want again to emphasize. Notice it's not in whom they have to do. But in whom we, the writer Jewish believer. The reader Jewish believers. And you and I who believe in Yeshua the Messiah. In with whom we have to do. We're going to have to deal with the Lord. He's going to deal with us. And he wants the affection of us to be set upon him.

And brothers and sisters, this is so real. This is not for those there. Or for somebody else. This is for those believers. Who need to grow. And need to mature. And need to go in the right way. And he says listen days. Everything is naked and open before the Lord. And we all need to give account. To the Lord. And sometimes. We feel like taking our faces. And put it on the ground. And cover it. Because God knows our hearts. And he knows. Thinks that we will never want to put it on a big screen. That nobody will know. Yet God knows everything about us.

And that's why he challenges us. And that's why here he's saying to them listen. Let us labor therefore that we enter into that rest. Spiritual progress rest. Lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. And so now when he has finished that section. The second warning. The warning that he had given to them. Do not doubt. Be careful not to doubt God's word. Chapter 3 verse 7 to chapter 4 and verse 13. Verse 13. Now he's passing to continue now to show them. The next person that Yeshua is greater than. This person now is Aaron. The high priest of the people of Israel. And so the text is a long text that deals with Aaron.

And the greatness of Yeshua over Aaron. And this is all the way from 4 to 10. About 6, 7 chapters. But we're going to take it a cut at a time. A portion at a time. And by the way. In between all these chapters. 6 or 7 chapters. There are additional warnings. That he gives to those Hebrew believers. And he gives it to us as well. So now here's the section. And that's very precious. You see. In verses 14, 15, and 16. He shows us. That Yeshua. The Messiah. And the Savior. The Redeemer. Is superior than Aaron. Even in the title. In the position that he holds. And the title that he receives. You notice how it starts, by the way.

In verse 14. There are three beautiful thoughts that we have here. I'm reading verse 14 once again. Seeing then that we have a great high priest. That is passed into the heavens. Yeshua, the Son of God. Let us hold fast our confession. Verse 14 in itself. Highlight for us three wonderful things here. That we have about the Lord. The first thing that you notice here. He is the one that is called. Not only a high priest. But a great high priest. You notice that? Seeing then. The writer said to the Hebrew believers. That we have. Not only a high priest. But a great. High. Priest. Isn't it amazing?

Look at the title. You remember with Aaron. When if you will read in the book of Exodus. Chapter 28. You will read. You will read how. God gave. Moses. Moshe. Instruction. About. Placing Aaron. In his high priestly service. You notice. That Aaron was called. A priest. Or high priest. Aaron was never called. A great. High priest. Here we see the title. Of our blessed Lord. Yeshua. The Messiah. That in his title. His great. High priest. In other words. There are many high priests. There are many priests. But there is only. One. That we can call him. A great. High. Priest. And why do we need priests.

Beloved brothers and sisters. You know why we need a priest. Even today. Among our people. In the land of Israel. You will ask. Any Jewish person. You want to reach God. You want to communicate. With the God. Of Abraham. Isaac. And Jacob. How do you communicate. With him. Well he will tell you. I got to go. To the synagogue. Go to the rabbi. Go to the spiritual leaders. And I got to go through him. Because he. Is the one. That is the mediator. Between me. The Israeli. Ordinary. Jewish. Hebrew. Israeli individual. And the God. Of our fathers. It is very natural. For our people. Israel.

To feel like that. Why? Simply because. The Bible. Teaches us this. When Israel. Came out of Egypt. Even before. Our people. Of all. Have entered. Into the land. Of Canaan. God. Have already given. Instruction. To the people. Of Israel. He have given. Moses. The responsibility. To establish. In. The midst. Of the nation. The priesthood. And. Remember. Aaron. From the tribe. Of Levi. Levi. Have been. Chosen. To be. The high priest. No one. Will ever. Dare. To approach. God. Without. The high priest. No one. Will ever. Dare. To approach. The presence. Of God. Without. The mediator. They had. To come. To God. Fire. The high priest.

High priest. Had his sons. Aaron. Had his sons. And. They had. The Levites. And the priesthood. Service. Was there. Before the nation. Of Israel. So when. A Hebrew. Israel. Individual. Want to approach. The God. Of Abraham. Isaac. And Jacob. In the tabernacle. Even in the wilderness. He had to go. Through the. Priests. And the priests. Through the. High priest. Ultimately. To go. Into the. Immediate. Presence. Of God. They couldn't. Do it. On their own. God. There was. A distance. That was. Existed. Between. The nation. Of Israel. And God. Though. They were. Near. Yet. There was. A distance. At the same time. The mediator. Had to be there.

The high priest. And the priest. And the function. You want to offer. A sacrifice. For sins. You got to take. The lamb. Or the ram. Or the goat. Or any animal. That will be. Suitable animal. That. The priest. Will do. What he does. With the responsibility. To minister. To that particular. Israeli individual. And so. He said. Listen. For. Seeing then. That we. Have. A great. High priest. Christ. He was saying. To these. First century. Jewish. Believers. In the Messiah. Now. Remember. When he said. This to them. Just visualize. In your mind. For a moment. You and I. Today. Don't have. Priests. Functioning. In any temple.

Here. In Toronto. Or Tel Aviv. Or New York. Or Chicago. Whatever city. In this world. We don't have. This priest. Functioning. Today. But when he was writing. To these. Hebrews. They were seeing. With their eyes. The high priest. Functioning. They were seeing. With their eyes. The priests. Functioning. In the temple. They could see. And feel. And touch. And examine. And observe. The order of service. Among the people. Of Israel. But now. They believe. In Jesus. The Messiah. And they were. Outcasts. And they felt it. And they were. Perhaps. Desiring. To go. To the temple. And they could do. At any time. They could go. To the temple.

And they could offer. The sacrifices. And go. To the prison. He could be. The mediator. For them. Between them. And the God. Of our fathers. But then. When they believe. In Yeshua. They needed. To learn. The greater. Information. That God. Had given. Unto them. That's why. The writer. Said to them. We. You and I. We. As believers. We. Have not only. A priest. Like in the temple. Not only. A high priest. Like in the temple. But we have a great. High priest. He is superior. Than Aaron. In the title. That he have. We have. A great. High. Priest. This. This. This is. The greater. Title.

That Yeshua. The Messiah. Have received. Greater. Than Aaron. Greater. Than Aaron's. Sons. Greater. Than Aaron's. Descendants. That's what he is teaching. Those. First century. Hebrew. Believers. Now. Here's. The second thing. That is very interesting. Here. In this. Verse. That he is greater. In his. Title. That he is called. Great. High. Priest. But then. We see. That this. Great. High. Priest. It says. In the second half. Of verse 14. That is passed. Into. Or. Through. The heavens. Now. Let's pause. On this. Thought. Here. For a moment. Now. What do you think. In your mind. It was. Thought. In their mind. When he was. Telling them. We have.

A great. High. Priest. That is passed. Through. The heavens. Do you know. What they were thinking. Immediately. The word here. By the way. I know. In the kingdom. He said. Passed. Through. The heavens. And I tell you. Why it is so important. To. Use the word. Through. Because. When. Those. Hebrew. Believers. Received. That letter. They. Already. At that time. Understood. That. The high. Priest. Once. A year. Need. To. Pass. Through. Various. Courts. In order. To get. To the holy. Of holies. And if you know. You know. That there were. Those five. Courts. In the temple. The courts. Of the. Gentiles. The courts. Of the. Women.

The courts. Of the. Israeli. Men. The court. Of the priests. And the. Levites. And the court. Of the high priests. Which is the. Holy. Of holies. When the high priests. Had. Once a year. To offer. A sacrifice. For the nation. Of Israel. To represent. The nation. Of Israel. Before God. You know. What he had to do. He had to walk through. The. Gentile court. Continuing. Continuing. Further in. Go. Pass by. The. Israeli. Women's court. And then. Through the. Men's court. And then. He's going to pass through. The holy place. Where the priests. Could function. And finally. To enter into. Kodesh. HaKodeshim. The holy of holies.

Now. When we remember. The day of atonement. We think about. Aaron. Going to the. Holy of holies. In a year. He couldn't come. There at any time. But he passed. Through all. These other courts. To get in. And then. Here. You see. The writers. Look. I know. You see that. I know. What you're experiencing. You Hebrew believers. In the land of Israel. I know. What you're experiencing. I know. What you see. With your eyes. I know. How dear. It is to your heart. Where your people. Your nation. Practicing. What God. Have ordained. God had given. This tabernacle. And the temple order. God had given. This.

But now. The Messiah. Have come. Everything. That is a shadow. And type. Of Yeshua. The Messiah. When he had come. He did not. Only go. To the holy of holies. In the temple. In Jerusalem. But he had passed. Through. The heavens. He had entered. Into the immediate. Presence of God. Yeshua. The Messiah. When he finished. The work. On the tree. For us. He. Not only. That he finished. The work. But God. Have taken him. And brought him. Into his. Immediate. Presence. To sit down. There. And to be. That great. High priest. To intercede. On behalf. Of the people. Of God. Hebrews. Is saying. To them.

Listen. The Lord. Yeshua. The Messiah. Passed. Through. Into the immediate. Presence of God. Passed through. The clouds. Of the heavenly realms. Into the immediate. Presence of God. He is there. Appearing. In the presence of God. For you. He is greater. Not only. In the title. That he have. He is greater. In the place. That he takes. Is far. Superior. Than the holy of holies. In the temple. In Jerusalem. He have entered. Into the immediate. Presence of God. You Hebrew. Believers. In Yeshua. The Messiah. He is saying. And I want you. Just to see. That. You remember. When the Lord died. On the cross. On the tree.

On the Roman cross. And you remember. There. When he. Lifted up his eyes. And lifted up his voice. To the father. And he said. In one of the passages. Father. Forgive them. For they know not. What they do. At other point. In time. When he was on the cross. He said. Elohi. Elohi. Lama. Azavtani. My God. My God. Why has thou forsaken me. But there was another point. Where he says. It is finished. And you remember. That when he cried. It is finished. The veil. Of the temple. Had been rent. But it was not rent. From the bottom. To the top. But it was rent.

From the top. To the bottom. When he finished. The work. On the tree. God. As if it were. Opened himself. And he ripped. This veil. He opened it. From the top. To the bottom. And the entrance. Now. Was not only. To the temple. Now. It had been. Available. Presence of God. The presence of God. That's what happened. With Yeshua. The Messiah. Finished. The work. On the cross. On the tree. And then they put him. In the tomb. And after three days. When he was in the tomb. Three days. And three nights. He rose. From among the dead. And then he was. Ushered. Later on. After 40 days.

Into the immediate presence. Of God. And I want you to see. That if you just turn with me. To the book of. Luke chapter 24. And you'll see. At the end of this chapter. What we read. Luke chapter 24. We read. About Yeshua. The Messiah. And his exit. Outside of this world. Into the immediate presence. Of God. Luke chapter 24. We read. There at the end. Of the chapter. It says this. And behold. Verse 14. 9. I send the promise. Of my father. Upon you. But tarry here. In the city. Of Jerusalem. Until ye. Be endowed. With the power. From on high. And he. Led them out. As far. As Bethany.

And he. Lifted up his hands. And he. Blessed them. And it came to pass. While he. Blessed them. Listen to this. He was. Parted. From them. And he was. Carried up. Into. Heaven. And they. Worshipped him. Beloved brothers. And sisters. You see. When he finished. The work. On the tree. God. They've opened. The heavens. And he took. Yeshua. The Messiah. Into his immediate. Presence. Of God. Passing. Through. The heavens. Through the immediate. Heavens. Which is the sky. Before us. Through the. Created. Heavens. The sun. The moon. And the stars. The second heavens. Into the immediate. Presence. Of God. The third heaven. As we read about this.

In second. Corinthians 12. The apostle Paul says. About himself. That he was. Caught up. Into the third. Heavens. He. Yeshua. The Messiah. Went into the immediate. Presence. Of God. And there. He is. Functioning. As the great. High. Priest. Interceding. On behalf. Of his people. Those Hebrew. Believers. And you and I. As well. In Acts. Chapter 1. We read. These verses. And I'm going to read. I'll read. Verse 8. Ye shall receive power. After that. The Holy Spirit. Will come upon you. And ye shall be. A witnesses. Unto me. Both. In Jerusalem. And in Judea. And in Samaria. And unto the uttermost. Parts. Of this earth. And when he had spoken.

These things. While they beheld. He was taken. Up. And a cloud. Receive him. Out of. Their. Sight. Here we see. Our blessed Lord. Yeshua. The Messiah. Being taken. Up. Passed. Through the heavens. As we read. In Hebrews. Chapter 4. And verse 14. This great. High priest. Who had passed. Through. The heavens. Into the immediate. Presence. Of God. You know. There are many verses. That we can read. In the Bible. About him. Going to heaven. But one of my. Favorite verses. Are found in. First. In verse 16. This last verse. Of this chapter. Where it says. And without. Controversy. Great. Is the mystery. Of godliness. God. Was manifest. In the flesh.

Justified. In the spirit. Seen. Of angels. Preached. Unto. The Gentiles. Believe. On. In the world. And received. Up. Into. Glory. He was received up into the immediate presence of God. That's what the writers say to these Hebrews. Listen, understand how you feel. Understand what you see, what you touch, what you handle, what you experience. You could go to the temple at any time. And you can allow the high priest to go on Yom Kippur, on the day of atonement, into the immediate presence of God in the temple there, into the Holy of Holies. Where he can, on your behalf, present you before the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

But you Hebrew brethren, he is saying to them, I want to tell you that Yeshua the Messiah is not only a high priest, he is a great high priest. He is not only that he has entered into the Holy of Holies in the temple in Yerushalayim, but he has entered into the immediate presence of God passing through the heavens. I remember listening to a message with a brother who said like this, We are capable to put people on a racket. And to allow them from one of the locations in the United States or elsewhere in the world, to allow them to go into a certain locality or certain place in heaven.

The rockets will get to that place and bring some men there. We know that men walk on the moon. But beloved brothers and sisters, no one can do what God has done for Yeshua the Messiah. No racket needed. He didn't go only to heaven or into a certain heaven, either the first heaven or the second heaven. But he passed through the heavens into the immediate presence of God. Passing the clouds and the sky, passing the sun, the moon and the stars, going into the abode where God's presence is. There to intercede on our behalf. Why is it that it is important to continue on and follow after Yeshua the Messiah?

Because he has a greater title. He has entered into a greater place than what Aaron has entered into. But look what he is saying. In the same verse, in verse 14 of chapter 4 of Hebrew, he is telling us that this Yeshua is both God and man in one. That's what he is saying in verse 14, seeing that he has a great high priest, number one. That he has passed through the heavens, number two. Then he tells us who is he? Who is that person? It is Yeshua, his Hebrew human name. Then he says the Son of God. He is reminding them that he was a man, but he was also God.

Aaron was a man, but Aaron was only a man. No more than just a man. Only human. But here we see God and man in one. No wonder he is greater than Aaron. No wonder he is superior than Aaron. Aaron was merely a man, but Yeshua. His Hebrew name. Thou shall call his name Yeshua. Why? For he shall save his people from their sins. Yeshua, the Son of God. You see, that's the beauty. And I know a lot of people have a problem with the humanity and the divine nature of Yeshua, the Messiah. Even if we have a problem with understanding that concept, it doesn't change the fact that Yeshua is the eternal Son of God, God the Son, who became a man.

And you see how he's encouraging them, beloved brothers and sisters? And here he's telling them right now the word in verse 14, let us hold fast our confession. Hebrew believers, you who have been persecuted because of your faith in Yeshua, the Messiah, you who have been misunderstood by your families, by those that are very dear to you, you that have been cast out by him from the temple because of your faith in the Messiah. He's saying to them, let us hold fast, in verse 14, our confession. You see, the word here, I know it says our profession, but actually it is our confession. You see, there is a difference between profession and confession.

To profess something is to profess that I am something I may not really be. To profess that I believe in the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, or profess that one believe in the Lord Yeshua, the Messiah, does not necessarily mean that he or she really are. But here we are not talking about professors, we are talking about confessors. Those that confess that they belong to the Lord Yeshua, the Messiah, he says, let us hold fast our confession. In other words, let us stand to what we already believe. Let us hold on, move forward, recognize that he is a great high priest, that he passed through the heaven, that he is God and man in one.

Let us hold on to what we have already confessed. Even if you are being misunderstood, even if you are being persecuted, even if people reject you, even if things sometimes seem to be hard, hold on to them. Now, I know, we feel sometimes very much upset, but I want to say we don't even know, we don't even have one true measure of understanding how much these early Hebrew believers have suffered for the name of Yeshua, the Messiah. And of course, I'm sure that many do suffer, many do face rejection by family, misunderstanding by people that are ideal to us. But I can tell you, from what we understand from the scriptures of the first century, Hebrew believers suffered without any measure, not even to be compared with the suffering that you and I are experiencing these days, misunderstanding and rejection that they have experienced.

And so in verse 14 alone, beloved brothers and sisters, we have the fact that Yeshua is a great high priest, passed through the heavens, and the one that is God and man in one. And now he continues, look at this in verse 15. This is another thing that is very interesting here. See, they have suffered. So now he's telling them, in verse 15, that Yeshua, notice as I'm reading, for we, again, I want you to highlight the word we, because you have all the time the word we. In verse 14, seeing then that we have a great high priest. Verse 15, for we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin.

You notice that, brothers and sisters, it says here, it's almost like a double negative here. He says, for we have not a high priest which cannot, twice, it's a double negative here we have in this verse. In other words, he's emphasizing, he says, we don't have this kind of high priest, which cannot really touch with the feeling of our infirmity. Aaron, by the way, was high priest, but he could never enter into every trial and every infirmity that others have gone through. Of course, he, in some small way, he could because he had himself infirmities, but he could never enter into every infirmity and challenge that we face and every person, every believer face today.

Do you know, I don't know what your problems today, I have mine, plenty of them. Maybe when we smile, we cover a couple of them, but we cannot cover everything. But I'm telling you, we have challenges that we all face, right? Maybe you have a problem with your health. Maybe you have a problem with your children. Maybe you have a problem with a financial problem. Maybe you have a problem with your spouse. Maybe you have problems with other issues in your life that you're facing today, and I face today. But you see what he's saying here? Thank God for this verse. He said, we do not have a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.

What infirmity do you have? What infirmity do I have? By the way, you notice he doesn't mention here the thought of sins, but he's touched with the feeling of our weaknesses, our infirmities. He sympathizes with our infirmities. He doesn't sympathize with our sins. When I sin, when I sin, when you sin, he doesn't sympathize with this. With this, he had been punished for that. But he can identify with our weaknesses and our infirmities. He's saying to these Hebrew believers that they were longing to go into that high priest who would go into the presence of God for them, into the Holy of Holies. He's telling to them, he says, look, we have a great high priest.

He passed through the heavens. He's God and man in one. And he can identify with your weaknesses, with your infirmities. He can identify with it. He says, we do not have a high priest which could not be touched with the feeling of our infirmities. But then he said, but was in all points, tested, tempted, like we are, yet without sin. Ah, this is a great lesson to learn today when we think about this passage. You know, a lot of people say, you know, if Jesus, Yeshua the Messiah is God, and he became a man, and therefore he is not a sinner, he never experienced what I go through.

He doesn't know the suffering that I suffer, people say. He doesn't know the trouble that I have because he doesn't have a sin nature, you see. He hasn't experienced what I've experienced. He doesn't know what I go through. Well, here, beloved brothers and sisters, we learn something that is very, very important. We learn something. I was so encouraged when I read some commentaries about this passage, and one of the commentary writers directed the reader to the words, but he was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. That word, all points. What does it mean in all points? There are three areas in the life of every person in this world in which we are being tempted.

There are three areas. John, the writer, the evangelist, give us this in 1 John chapter 2. He says, let me read that, 1 John, the epistle of John, 1 John chapter 2, and the verses there, John gives us the three areas in which we all are being tempted here in this world. 1 John 2, verse 15 says, Love not the world, neither the things which are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, here's the three things, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Notice that, beloved brothers and sisters?

All that is in the world is those three things. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. These are the points in which every one of us is being tempted and tested here in this world. That is all what is existing in this world. And, beloved, you check yourself. And I check myself. And you find out that is in either one of these points, at certain point of our life, perhaps today, we have all have been tempted and fail. The lust of the flesh, number one. The second, the lust of the eyes, number two. And the third one is the pride of life.

Do you know, if you go back to the Garden of Eden, long before sin came in, those were the three areas in which the tempter tempted Eve in the garden. The three areas in which he had tempted Eve in the garden. And it was there, beloved brothers and sisters, that Eve, and specifically Adam, had fallen into sin and plunged the whole human race into sin. And you remember what we read in Genesis chapter 3 and verse 6. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, the lust of the flesh, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, the lust of the eyes, and it was desirable to make one wise, the pride of life, she took of the fruit, and she did eat, and she gave it unto her husband, and he did eat.

And he plunged the whole human race into sin. And since that time, all that is in the world is those three points in which we are all being tested and tempted. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Now, beloved brothers and sisters, this is the experience of everyone, by the way, believer and unbeliever. And we know that from experience, that in all these areas, we had failed. We looked at something we shouldn't have looked, and desired it. We have touched and wanted something for the flesh for ourselves, which we shouldn't have, and we took it. And we have wanted something, the pride that rises within, and we have embraced it.

The pride of life. In all these points, like Adam and Eve, like Adam specifically, who have plunged the whole human race into sin, you and I have experienced it and failed. But what about Yeshua? What about our blessed Lord, Yeshua the Messiah? That's what he's telling to the Hebrews. You see, we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities. Verse 15 of Hebrews chapter 4. But he, this is Yeshua, in all points, he was tempted, just like you and I, yet without sin. Now you might say, well, of course, yet without sin, he was God, and men, and we are men, we are people.

Yes, of course, there is a difference. But let me just say that, when Adam first sinned, Adam was in a state of innocence before he fell into sin. Adam could reject it and say, no, God have told me that I am not to eat of that fruit of the knowledge of good and evil. Adam was not yet a sinner. He was an innocence. But he took it. And he failed in the sin. He was tested. And he failed. But you see, when they come to Yeshua, Yeshua was tested to the uttermost. You see, when we are being tested, we are tested up to so much pressure that we can take.

We can only take so much and we break. In those three areas, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life. We break down in a certain point, we cave in because of the sin nature that we have. But because Yeshua do not have and did not have and will not have a sin nature, the test with much more pressure. It's like you have the test of gold. You know how the people who want to refine gold, you know what they do? They put it under fire. And the more heat they put into this gold, the more purified the gold will be and all that which is not pure will be burnt by the fire.

Well, that is exactly what's happened with Yeshua. He was pressured and he was pressured and he was pressured and he did not sin. Whatever limit of testing that you and I are going through, he have got far more than you and I have ever experienced and he did not sin. He have experienced suffering like no one ever experienced in this world. Yes, he does not have a sin nature and every temptation that he have experienced he did not respond to it because he doesn't have a sin nature. But you and I have a deceiver inside us. We allow the tempter, the deceiver within us give caving in to the tempter without and we fall into sin.

And it is interesting that you and I do have a sinful nature that is allow the deceiver from without to do what causes us inside, within and that's why we fall and we cave but not Yeshua. He was tested in all points. Do you remember we read today, our brother read today in Matthew chapter 4. The tempter took him in Matthew chapter 4. Remember when we read this passage? And you remember when he brought him to the desert? You see, Yeshua was not in the garden of Eden like Adam and Eve have been. Yeshua had been in the desert. Adam and Eve had plenty of food from every fruit of the tree you may freely eat.

Yeshua was hungry for 40 days. He didn't eat. They have been in the most beautiful state and condition in innocency. He had been in the wilderness hungry. And then the tempter came to him. And the tempter said to him, here's the lust of the flesh. If thou be the son of God, Matthew 4 verse 3, command that this stone will be made bread. He was hungry. And Yeshua said to him, it is written, men shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. He didn't allow the tempter to tempt him. That was the lust of the flesh. Here in the second temptation in verse 6, says to him, if thou be the son of God, Matthew 4 saying, cast thyself down, for it is written, he shall give his angels charge concerning thee, and in their hand they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou shalt dash thy foot against a stone.

That's the pride of life. And Yeshua answered and said to him in verse 7, it is written, again, thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. The tempter come to him again, and in verses 8, 9, and 10, we read, and again the devil take him to exceeding high mountain, and he is showing unto him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, and he says unto him, all these things will I give to you if you will fall down and worship me. He showed him everything, the lust of the eyes, it's going to be yours, just look, it's all going to be yours, all what you have to do is just fall down and worship me.

And look at the preciousness of the answer, and Yeshua said to him in verse 10, get deep behind Satan, for it is written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shall thou serve. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, and Yeshua told him, it is written. You see, the devil came to seek to find something in him, but he didn't find in him any sin whatsoever. When the devil come to tempt us, he find within us the sin nature that we have that cause us to fall and ultimately sin before the Lord. You notice what it says in John 14 verse 30, hand forth, I will not walk much with you for the prince of the world cometh and he hath nothing in me.

You see, there is nothing in him, no sin in the Lord Yeshua the Messiah. But you see, there is sin in us. You see, we have the one inside us that allow the tempter from without to grab hold of us and to pull us down and allow us to go astray. But here is the one that have been tested in all points, tempted in all points, lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life, every area that is possible, to the ultimate, he was under the fire, the refining fire, to such an extent, the pressure had been supreme, a great pressure, and he did not cave in.

That tells us that he can identify with any pressure, any testing, any temptation that you and I are going through today. Those Hebrew believers in Yeshua, the Messiah, are experiencing today. For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmity. when you are sad, he understands it. When you are tired, he understands it. When you have a desire that is not right, he is not agreeing with the wrong desire, but he understands the temptation and coming away because he had experienced it. When we have all the struggles that we go through, Hebrew believers, he is saying to them, I understand what you are experiencing, I have experienced rejection like you have, I can identify with your infirmity because I have been tested and tempted in all points yet without sin.

I didn't fail. And it is possible for you, he is saying to them, to look at me, get some help from me, so you will be able to rise above temptation and above the things that you are being tested every day of your life.

And here is the final verse here in verse 16 that I am going to speak about and we are going to close with this at this point and you notice he say to them now that you understand that you have a great high priest now that you understand that he passed through the immediate presence of God through the heavens now that you understand that he is God and man is for you sympathizing with you waiting to help you in every situation then he says now in verse 16 let us therefore come boldly into the throne of grace why should I come to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to

help in time of need you see he's using now the throne of grace this word throne you know why he's called throne of grace again the Hebrews remember the high priest going to the holy of holies it's called the kapoet in Hebrew the place where God is appearing in the cloud to provide grace for the nation of Israel to provide mercy and forgiveness for the people of Israel to make an atonement there year by year there upon the ark in between the cherubim and the holy of holies and he say to this Hebrew let us now again you Hebrews and I the writer he was a Hebrew we believe as well let us come boldly

now boldly does not mean carelessly boldly does not mean you know God I'm going to come into your presence with a careless attitude attitude no boldly mean be sure of acceptance by God don't feel like if God does not love you will not accept you will not understand your feeling go into the immediate presence of God go to him speak with him tell him your problems don't try to pretend because verse 13 all things are naked and open unto the eyes with whom we have to do just tell him your issues tell him your situation let us come boldly into the throne of grace the Hebrew word of course it's Greek the Hebrew word for

grace is chesed oh how much we need chesed grace from the Lord many times we read the scripture behold the grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah although he was rich yet he become poor that we through his poverty might be made rich 2nd Corinthians we read so many times the grace the law was given by Moses but grace and truth came by Yeshua the Messiah let us come boldly let us be assured that God will accept us he knows everything about you Hebrews he knows everything about us who are here to listen to the word of God let us come boldly to the throne of grace why that we may obtain mercy and find

grace you know the two words grace and mercy are interesting the word grace is that we don't deserve and we receive what we don't deserve that grace mercy is the opposite we don't receive what we really deserve what we deserve is a judgment of God and in mercy he didn't give it to us what we don't deserve is eternal relationship with the Lord and in grace he provided this for us grace and mercy and where we find grace and mercy where do you get strength to continue on you know where we get that's why brothers and sisters I'm telling you let us not neglect to pray every day of our lives don't feel like oh

God does not listen he doesn't hear me anyway it's just the same words that I said yesterday what's the use of prayer well God wants you to come to his presence to the throne of grace that you tell him your needs not that he doesn't know the needs that we have he knows them all but he wants us to share it with him so we will be in the same mind so we will learn from him so we will cling to Yeshua the Messiah see how much he does care and love his own people come come to the throne of grace that you will obtain grace to help in time of need there are so

many needs that the people of God have we have needs innumerous needs I mentioned that before health needs family need spiritual need financial needs any kind of need that you have you can only find help we can only find grace and mercy in a time like this when we come to the presence of God and to the throne of grace and the throne of grace if you visualize is the person of Yeshua the Messiah his blood has been shed his hands are outstretched and for every need that we have he says listen I know what you suffer I know your situation for this I have suffered and died and I paid the price every sin

you have committed confess it every weakness that you have just let me know and I will encourage you and I will bless you and I will lead you in the power of the Holy Spirit of God and that love love that we have in those three verses Hebrews chapter 4 verses 14 15 and 16 he has a superior title and position than Aaron and we should come to his presence to get grace to find mercy to help us in every time of need may we do so individually in our own homes in our individual life as husbands and wives as families and collectively together we actually really need to do one of these days in

addition to the Bible study we really need to have a time not only a one prayer but a general prayer meeting where we can pray on our knees and ask the Lord to help us to encourage us and to lead us on for this we will need to be committed to come to a meeting such as this well may the Lord help us may the Lord encourage us may the Lord set our affection upon the person of Yeshua the Messiah can I hear amen to that amen