JESUS, THE SOURCE OF ETERNAL SALVATION

Passage: Hebrews 5:1-10

Key verse: 8

NIV

5 Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God,(A) to offer gifts and sacrifices(B) for sins.(C) 2 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray,(D) since he himself is subject to weakness.(E) 3 This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.(F) 4 And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.(G)

5 In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory(H) of becoming a high priest.(I) But God said(J) to him,

“You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father.”[a](K)

6 And he says in another place,

“You are a priest forever,
    in the order of Melchizedek.(L)”[b](M)

7 During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions(N) with fervent cries and tears(O) to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard(P) because of his reverent submission.(Q) 8 Son(R) though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered(S) 9 and, once made perfect,(T) he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him 10 and was designated by God to be high priest(U) in the order of Melchizedek.(V)

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  1. Hebrews 5:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 5:6 Psalm 110:4
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ESV

5 For every high priest chosen from among men (A)is appointed to act on behalf of men (B)in relation to God, (C)to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 (D)He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself (E)is beset with weakness. 3 Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins (F)just as he does for those of the people. 4 And (G)no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, (H)just as Aaron was.

5 So also Christ (I)did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him,

(J)“You are my Son,
    today I have begotten you”;

6 as he says also in another place,

(K)“You are a priest forever,
    after the order of Melchizedek.”

7 In the days of his flesh, (L)Jesus[a] offered up prayers and supplications, (M)with loud cries and tears, to him (N)who was able to save him from death, and (O)he was heard because of his reverence. 8 Although (P)he was a son, (Q)he learned obedience through what he suffered. 9 And (R)being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, 10 being designated by God a high priest (S)after the order of Melchizedek.

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  1. Hebrews 5:7 Greek he
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1. A priest appointed by God (1-6)

God appointed Aaron high priest. Aaron's descendants were the only ones qualified to be priests in Israel. The high priest is a mediator between sinful man and the holy God. He too was a sinful man; so he had to offer sacrifices for himself as well as for the people. God appointed a new high priest, his Son Jesus. He is not from Aaron's line, but is a spiritual descendant of Melchizedek (Ge 14:18). This fulfills the prophecies in Psalm 2 and Psalm 11

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2. Jesus learned obedience (7-1

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During his earthly life Jesus was not a priest--but he was a man of prayer. Even though he was the Son of God, he did not live according to his own ideas or feelings. He learned obedience through suffering and he completed the work of salvation by his death on the cross. He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey (believe in) him.

Prayer: Lord, teach me the obedience that comes from faith. Help me to come to you in prayer through Jesus, my Savior and Priest.

One Word: Jesus learned obedience