Bible Commentaries

Questions For Hebrews Chapter Five

1. Of whom is every High Priest taken?

2.For whom is he ordained?

3.In what things is he ordained?

4.That he may offer what?

5.Distinguish between gifts and sacrifices.

6.For what are these things offered?

7.How should we feel toward the ignorant?

8.Where have these ignorant ones gone?

9.On what account cau our Priest feel for the ignorant?

10.What is meant by this infirmity?

11.How general does this require his offering to be?

12.Is this position to be self-assumed?

13.What example is referred to?

14.Was Christ an exception as to this calling?

15.By whom was he called?

16.By whom was Aaron called?

17.Which was called secondly?

18.How does this fact affect J udaizers ?

19.In what does Jesus contrast with3verse?

20.To whom does Jesus compare in the priesthood?

21.Does this make him differ from Aaron?

22.State the antecedent of "who" in verse7.

23.Why the expression "days of his fiesh"?

24.In these days what did he offer up to God?

25.For how long is the priesthood of Jesus?

26.In what sense was Jesus saved from death?

27.Why was he heard?

28.How did he exhibit his obedience?

29.By what means was he made perfect?

30.What is meat by eternal salvation?

31.To whom is this salvation to come?

32.In what law must his commands be found?

33. Can one obey him and follow Moses also?

34.After what order was he called?

35.Which class of priests was he of?

36.State the antecedent of "whom" verse11.

37.What kind of utterances are yet to be said?

38.On what account are they hard utterances?

39.Was such condition unavoidable?

40.What should they have been by now?

41.In what principles did they need instruction?

42.With what law did these principles begin?

43.What fignres of nourishment is used?

44.Who is considered unskilful?

45.Give the meaning of unskilful.

46.In what age of life is such a person considered to be?

47.Who are able to use strong meat?

48.By what means may they become strong?

49.What discermnent will this enable them to make?

50.Under above figure, what is the age of Judaizers?

The superiority of the system of Christ over that of Moses continues to be the subject of this book. The discussion is especially formed around the priesthoods, making comparison to show wherein they are alike as well as where they differ. This and a number of verses following will deal (generally) with many of the points in which they are similar. The high priests of the Mosaic system were men—human beings-who were ordained (appointed) to act on behalf of the nation's relation to the things of God. These priests acted in these things by offering the gifts and sacrifices for their sins. The two words are much alike in many respects. The first means the offerings that were made voluntarily, consisting of money or fruits that could be used for the living of the priests or the maintenance of the temple. The second has reference to animals that were to become victims on the altar; the blood of some of these was taken by the high priest into the most holy place.

The ignorant means those less informed than the priests who were better aquainted with the matters of the service. (See Leviticus 10:8-11; Deuteronomy 17:8-13; John 11:49-52.) Out of the way denotes those who err in their ways on account of their lack of knowledge. Can have compassion means the same as "being touched" as was explained by the comments on Hebrews 4:15. Compassed with infirmity means those priests had the same fleshly tendencies as others of the nation.

This can apply to the high priests under the old law only, since Jesus had no sins to be atoned for.

The apostle again takes up the points in which the high priests of both systems were similar. Numbers 16:1-50; Numbers 18:1-32 will clearly show that Aaron did not seek the office of high priest, but that he was called into that service by the Lord.

Thou art my Psalm 110:4) that predicts the priesthood of Jesus, even specifying one of the particulars in which He was to be superior to the Levitical priests (which is another of the points of difference referred to above); being like Melchisedek in that it was not to be changeable as were the Levitical priests. Having been determined upon and predicted of God long before he was born, Jesus could not be accused of usurping the office.

Days of his flesh means while Jesus lived on the earth before his crucifixion. He often prayed to his Father, but we are not always told what was the subject of the prayers. The one in the garden ( Luke 22:41-44) is an instance of supplcations with strong crying and tears. Our present verse indicates one subject of His prayers was to be saved from death. This could not mean that when He prayed in the garden he was asking God to shield him from death on the cross. Peter was rebuked for trying to shield his Master from death ( Matthew 26:51-54; John 18:10-11). But the prayer of our verse received a favorable answer, for it says He was heard. Save is from the Greek word sozowhich Thayer defines. "To bring safe forth from." Jesus was saved from death in the sense that He was brought "safe forth from" the grave, hence the conclusion is established that He prayed for that favor from his Father, intensifying the prayers with the supplications and tears.

Though he were a 1 Thessalonians 5:21.)