Hebräer 5:1-10

1 Denn jeder aus Menschen genommene Hohepriester wird für Menschen bestellt in den Sachen mit Gott, auf daß er sowohl Gaben als auch Schlachtopfer für Sünden darbringe;

2 der Nachsicht zu haben vermag mit den Unwissenden und Irrenden, da auch er selbst mit Schwachheit umgeben ist;

3 und um dieser willen muß er, wie für das Volk, so auch für sich selbst opfern für die Sünden.

4 Und niemand nimmt sich selbst die Ehre, sondern als von Gott berufen, gleichwie auch Aaron.

5 Also hat auch der Christus sich nicht selbst verherrlicht, um Hoherpriester zu werden, sondern der, welcher zu ihm gesagt hat: "Du bist mein Sohn, heute habe ich dich gezeugt".

6 Wie er auch an einer anderen Stelle sagt: "Du bist Priester in Ewigkeit nach der Ordnung Melchisedeks."

7 Der in den Tagen seines Fleisches, da er sowohl Bitten als Flehen dem, der ihn aus dem Tode zu erretten vermochte, mit starkem Geschrei und Tränen dargebracht hat (und um seiner Frömmigkeit willen erhört worden ist),

8 obwohl er Sohn war, an dem, was er litt, den Gehorsam lernte; und, vollendet worden,

9 ist er allen, die ihm gehorchen, der Urheber ewigen Heils geworden,

10 von Gott begrüßt als Hoherpriester nach der Ordnung Melchisedeks.

Hebräer 5:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO HEBREWS 5

The apostle having made mention of Christ as an high priest, in the preceding chapter, proceeds in this to give an account of an high priest, and applies the character of him to Christ; and shows that he is of another order of priesthood than that of Aaron, even of the order of Melchisedec; of whom he could say many things, but the Hebrews were dull of hearing them; which leads him to blame them for their rudeness, and non-proficience. The description of the high priest is taken from his relation to men, separation from them, and ordination for them; from his oblation of their gifts and sacrifices; from his sympathy with them, and from his call of God, Heb 5:1-4 all which are accommodated to Christ; as his vocation of God, Heb 5:5,6 confirmed by two testimonies out of Ps 2:7, 110:4 his being a man, and having infirmities, though sinless ones, and his sympathy with men, and compassion on them, Heb 5:7 his obedience and sufferings, and the oblation of himself, whereby he became the author of salvation to his people, which is the main thing in his priesthood, Heb 5:8,9 and which was not of the order of Aaron, though in some things there was an agreement with it, but of the order of Melchizedek, Heb 5:10 of whom the apostle could say many surprising things; but these Hebrews were dull of apprehension, and incapable of receiving them, Heb 5:11. And then he proceeds to blame them for their dulness, which he aggravates by the time they had been in the school of Christ, when it might have been expected they would have been teachers of others; by their being yet scholars, and of the lowest class, who had need to be taught the first rudiments of the Christian religion; yea, by their being as babes that stood in need of milk, and could not bear meat, Heb 5:12. And then follows a description both of babes, and of adult persons; such as are unskilful in the word of righteousness are babes, and use milk; but those who exercise their spiritual senses, to discern between good and bad doctrine, are adult, and can digest strong meat, Heb 5:13,14.