Lenten Season · Fifth Sunday in Lent · Year B
Hebrews 5:5-10
Jesus the Great High Priest
March 14, 2027
Overview & Insights
“Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.” (Hebrews 5:8)
In the last verses of chapter 4 the author again exhorts his readers to faithfulness, but this time on the basis of his argument concerning the high priesthood of Jesus. The connection has already been made between Jesus’ high priesthood and his ability to help his people (see 2:17–18), but now it is elaborated and leads the author into the beginning of a discourse on why Jesus is qualified to be high priest. First the author reviews the role and calling of high priests (5:1–4), and then he turns to the qualifications of Jesus as high priest (5:5–10).
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Hebrews 5:5-10 Working Preacher
Scholarly exegesis of Christ appointed high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 5 Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical commentary on Christ's priesthood.
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How is Christ the great high priest?
Appointed by God as a priest after the order of Melchizedek, Christ offered up loud cries and tears, and being made perfect became the source of eternal salvation.
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