A ‘mediator’ is someone who ‘goes between’ two parties to make peace between them. In the Old Testament, the high priest acted as a mediator between God and the people. He stood between them and offered sacrifices in order to make peace between them. However, this was only a shadow of what was to come, as Jesus came to be the Great High Priest who would be the mediator between God and humanity. He would make peace between these two parties, a lasting peace that was created by His sacrifice on the cross and is available for all those who put their trust in Him. (The letter to the Hebrews discusses this - see Hebrews 8:1-7, 9:11-15, 12:22-24). 1 Timothy 2:1-6 tells us that ‘there is only one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus’ so that we can pray to the Father in heaven through Him and not through any other person.
