Even as we need a lawyer or advocate at times in our everyday life, we absolutely need an advocate in our spiritual life. The Jews to whom Hebrews was written understood the role of the high priest, and to them the author says that Jesus is a greater high priest. We see that Jesus met the criteria for being a high priest. First, he had to be chosen from among men so that he could relate to men...Jesus was fully man. Secondly, he needed to be appointed by God, and that certainly applied to Jesus. Thirdly, was a need for reverence for God, and we have no one better than Jesus in reverence for God. Jesus is our Great High Priest.