Judges 3:5-31; Isaiah 24:1-23; 1 Corinthians 3:1-23
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedek. Hebrews 5:8-10
In the Old Testament, high priests were trained to perform their duties. Similarly, Christ, by suffering, was fitted to exercise His special work of consolation, intercession, and edification. He experienced physical, emotional, and spiritual pain, as well as family problems, attacks on His reputation, and rejection by His local and national community. Consequently, He knows how to succor suffering souls by applying comfort and strength. —K. R. Keyser
Exalted on His glorious throne, I see Him make my cause His own;
Then all my anxious cares subside, for Jesus lives and will provide. —John Newton