Free Bible Commentary
“Hebrews 5:7-10”
Categories: Hebrews“In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety. Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, being designated by God as a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.’”
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As the High Priest of the New Covenant, Jesus “offered up” His own lifeblood in order to be our “source of eternal salvation” (verse 9). “In the days of His flesh” He also “offered up both prayers and supplications” (verse 7). The prayers of the “pious” (those with reverent devotion to God) are sweet smelling sacrifices to the Lord. Jesus is the preeminent example of God hearing the prayers of the righteous sufferer.
Please take comfort in knowing that as we pour out our hearts to the Lord “with loud crying and tears,” He hears us, He cares for us and He will help us through our dark hours. Notice that Jesus prayed this way “to the One who was able to save Him from death.” But what did Jesus pray that fateful, fretful night, alone in the garden? He prayed that the Father’s will be done. The Father heard His Son, but the Father’s will was done. Just as the Son would have it to be.
Jesus was “made perfect” by suffering and dying for our sins (verse 9). He was obedient to His heavenly Father in life and death, and became our perfect Savior and perfect High priest. All who obey Him have the hope and blessed assurance of knowing that we will be saved eternally and will reside with Him in heaven for ever and ever and ever. Take comfort brethren. Our God knows our pain and suffering and He rewards His faithfully obedient servants.
Please read Hebrews 5:11-14 for tomorrow.
Have a blessed day!
- Louie Taylor
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