What is the positive way to read Hebrews 4:15 about our high priest being touched?
Read Hebrews 4:15 positively as: we have a high priest who can be touched with the feeling of our infirmities. Instead of emphasizing that He cannot be touched, Scripture affirms He is able to be touched, because He is constantly aware of our moment-by-moment existence.
Les explains that after encouraging believers that God is faithful not to allow temptation beyond what they can bear and will provide a way of escape, he points to Hebrews 4:14–16. There, the great High Priest has passed into the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—having presented His own blood and fulfilling the priesthood of Melchizedek. Les notes that verse 15 is stated negatively, “we have not a high priest who cannot be touched,” and says to read it from the positive approach: “we have a high priest who can be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.” Because He is constantly aware of our moment-by-moment existence, believers are to hold fast their profession and hang on to these promises amid daily temptation.
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.