Hebrews 5:7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. 8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. 9 And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, 10 being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
Jesus Christ was the better revelation of God than the angels, prophets, or Moses. He was also the best possible priest. He understood both God's side and man's, making Him the perfect intercessor. He already knew what it was to hear man's prayers; now He experienced what it was to offer prayers to God. He already knew God's perfect will; now He learned what it cost to submit to it. He came to know what it was to both receive and offer sacrifice for sin. In one sense He did not HAVE to do so, being He was God and could do anything He wanted, but in another sense, this was the way He could say: "I did it all for you."
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