--- title: "Hebrews 5 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary" description: "Read Hebrews 5 with clarkes commentary commentary. 1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 Who" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/hebrews/5" --- [ Read](/kjv/hebrews/5)[ Commentary](/study/hebrews/5)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/hebrews/5) Audio 1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things *pertaining* to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. 3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as *was* Aaron. 5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. 6 As he saith also in another *place*, Thou *art* a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; 8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; 10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. 11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. 12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which *be* the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For every one that useth milk *is* unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, *even* those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. [Hebrews 4](/study/hebrews/4) [Hebrews 6](/study/hebrews/6) ## Commentary To verse 1 Verse [Hebrews 5:1](/kjv/hebrews/5/1). ***For every high priest taken from among men*** — This seems to refer to [Leviticus 21:10](/kjv/leviticus/21/10), where it is intimated that the high priest shall be taken מאחיו *meachaiv*, from his brethren; i.e. he shall be of the tribe of Levi, and of the family of Aaron. ***Is ordained for men*** — Ὑπερ ανθρωπων καθισταται τα προς τον Θεον. Is appointed to preside over the Divine worship in those things which relate to man's salvation. ***That he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins*** — God ever appeared to all his followers in two points of view: 1. As the author and dispenser of all temporal good. 2. As their lawgiver and judge. In reference to this twofold view of the Divine Being, his worship was composed of two different parts: 1. *Offerings* or *gifts*. 2. *Sacrifices*. 1. As the creator and dispenser of all good, he had *offerings* by which his *bounty* and *providence* were acknowledged. 2. As the *lawgiver* and *judge*, against whose injunctions offences had been committed, he had *sacrifices* offered to him to make atonement for sin. The δωρα, or *gifts*, mentioned here by the apostle, included every kind of *eucharistical* offering. The θυσιαι, *sacrifices*, included *victims* of every sort, or *animals* whose *lives* were to be offered in sacrifice, and their blood poured out before God, as an atonement for sins. The high priest was the mediator between God and the people; and it was his office, when the people had brought these gifts and sacrifices, to offer them to God in their behalf. The people could not legitimately offer their own offerings, they must be all brought to the priest, and he alone could present them to God. As we have a high priest over the house of God, to offer all *our* *gifts* and his *own sacrifice*, therefore we may come with boldness to the throne of grace. 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