<p>5:1 <i>For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sin</i>- &quot;Taken from among men&quot; continues the emphasis upon the Lord's humanity; the language recalls the Passover lamb being taken out from along the flock. The connection of thought is that the high priest was appointed &quot;for men&quot; because he was &quot;from among men&quot;; this is a repetition of the argument in 2:11 that the sanctifier and the sanctified are &quot;all of one&quot;. The Lord's high priestly work is not simply to get forgiveness for our sins; but to enable us to offer our &quot;gifts&quot;, the sacrifices of our lives, our thank offerings, in a way acceptable to God.</p>