Hebrews 5:10

10 he became the source of eternal salvation to all who believingly obey him.

Hebrews 5:10 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 5:10

Called of God an high priest, after the order of
Melchisedec.
] (ytrbd le) , according to what is said of him, ( Psalms 110:4 ) there is a resemblance between Melchizedek and Christ; many things that are said of the one, agree with the other: there is a likeness in Melchizedek to Christ; in his person, and what is said of him, that he was without father and mother; and in his office as a priest, and in the manner of his instalment into it; and in the antiquity, dignity, and perpetuity of it: and this is repeated for the further confirmation of Christ's priesthood, and is a conclusion of the truth of it from sufficient evidence: this does not so much design the constitution of Christ as priest, nor the call of him to that office, as the denomination or surnaming of him a priest of Melchizedek's order, because of the agreement between them; and contains a reason of Christ's being the author of eternal salvation, because he is a priest for ever; and prevents any objections against Christ's priesthood, and opens a way to discourse more largely concerning it.

Hebrews 5:10 In-Context

8 Though he was God's Son, he learned trusting-obedience by what he suffered, just as we do.
9 Then, having arrived at the full stature of his maturity and having been announced by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek,
10 he became the source of eternal salvation to all who believingly obey him.
11 I have a lot more to say about this, but it is hard to get it across to you since you've picked up this bad habit of not listening.
12 By this time you ought to be teachers yourselves, yet here I find you need someone to sit down with you and go over the basics on God again, starting from square one - baby's milk, when you should have been on solid food long ago!
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