The Living Word

KING JAMES VERSION

"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."

— Isaiah 40:8

Hebrews 5

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For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

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Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

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And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

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And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

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So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

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As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

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Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

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Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

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And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

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Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

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Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

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For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

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For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

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But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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Chapter Study & Analysis

Overview

Hebrews 5 introduces Christ as a High Priest after the order of Melchizedek. The author rebukes the readers for their spiritual immaturity, noting that they still need "milk" when they should be ready for the "strong meat" of deeper doctrine.

CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS

1. The Source of Eternal Salvation: Christ became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that "obey him" (v. 9). Our faith is not a mere intellectual assent, but a submissive trust in His Lordship.
2. Spiritual Maturity: We are warned against becoming "dull of hearing" (v. 11). Constant growth is expected; staying in a state of perpetual spiritual infancy is a sign of neglect.
3. Discerning Good and Evil: Maturity is defined by having our senses exercised to discern both good and evil (v. 14). This requires a consistent diet of the "word of righteousness" and practical application.

Practical Lessons

FORMAL PRAYER

O Lord, who wast called of God an high priest after the order of Melchizedek: grant us the grace to grow in Thy knowledge. Deliver us from spiritual dullness and nourish us with the strong meat of Thy Word, that we may be mature in faith. Amen.

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