Jesus is your Merciful and Faithful High Priest, through whose work you became the righteousness of God.

“that He might be a merciful [eleemon] and faithful High Priest in things pertaining [pros] to God, to make propitiation [hilaskomai] for the sins of the people.” (Heb 2:17)

“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2Cor 5:21)

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Heb 4:16)

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.” (2Cor 8:9)

“God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (1Cor 1:9)

“And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth” (Ex 34:6)

“for the LORD your God is a merciful God” (Deut 4:31)

“for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him.” (2Chr 30:9)

“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.” (Ps 103:8)

“Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful” (Ps 116:5)

“for I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm.” (Jon 4:2)

“But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.” (2Thes 3:3)

“Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments” (Deut 7:9)

“Because of the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel; and He has chosen You.” (Isa 49:7)

“being confident [peitho] of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil 1:6)

“You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful [oiktirmon].” (Jm 5:11)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies [oiktirmos] and God of all comfort” (2Cor 1:3)

“who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.” (1Pet 2:10)

“In the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, there it shall be said to them, You are sons of the living God” (Hos 1:10)

“And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, there they shall be called sons of the living God.” (Rom 9:26)

“No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” (1Cor 10:13)

“God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (1Cor 1:9)

“But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.” (2Thes 3:3)

“Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments” (Deut 7:9)

“Because of the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel; and He has chosen You.” (Isa 49:7)

“being confident [peitho] of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil 1:6)

“For this reason it was an obligation in the nature of the case for Him in all things to be made like to His brethren, in order that He might become a compassionate and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, with a view to offering that sacrifice for the sins of the people that would perfectly meet the demands of God’s justice.” (Heb 2:17 Wuest)

“[Steven] Cole points out that “The NIV translates it “atonement”; the RSV has “expiation.” Atonement and expiation refer to the cancellation of sin, whereas propitiation refers to the turning away of God’s wrath. John Owen pointed out that there are four elements in propitiation: (1) an offence or crime to be taken away; (2) a person offended, to be pacified or reconciled; (3) a person offending, to be pardoned; and, (4) a sacrifice or other means of making atonement (Hebrews 2 Commentary).”

Reading: Hag 1-2; Zech 1; Heb 2