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Scott's Reference Library
Hebrews 5:5 through Hebrews 5:10 (NIV)
5So Christ also did not take upon himself the glory of becoming a high
priest. But God said to him,
“You are my Son;
today I have become your Father.”
6And he says in another place,
“You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.”
7During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions
with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was
heard because of his reverent submission. 8Although he was a son, he learned
obedience from what he suffered 9and, once made perfect, he became the source of
eternal salvation for all who obey him 10and was designated by God to be high
priest in the order of Melchizedek.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 1-10
The High Priest must be a man, a partaker of our nature. This shows that man had
sinned. For God would not suffer sinful man to come to him alone. But every one
is welcome to God, that comes to him by this High Priest; and as we value
acceptance with God, and pardon, we must apply by faith to this our great High
Priest Christ Jesus, who can intercede for those that are out of the way of
truth, duty, and happiness; one who has tenderness to lead them back from the
by-paths of error, sin, and misery. Those only can expect assistance from God,
and acceptance with him, and his presence and blessing on them and their
services, that are called of God. This is applied to Christ. In the days of his
flesh, Christ made himself subject to death: he hungered: he was a tempted,
suffering, dying Jesus. Christ set an example, not only to pray, but to be
fervent in prayer. How many dry prayers, how few wetted with tears, do we offer
up to God! He was strengthened to support the immense weight of suffering laid
upon him. There is no real deliverance from death but to be carried through it.
He was raised and exalted, and to him was given the power of saving all sinners
to the uttermost, who come unto God through him. Christ has left us an example
that we should learn humble obedience to the will of God, by all our
afflictions. We need affliction, to teach us submission. His obedience in our
nature encourages our attempts to obey, and for us to expect support and comfort
under all the temptations and sufferings to which we are exposed. Being made
perfect for this great work, he is become the Author of eternal salvation to all
that obey him. But are we of that number?