Hebrews 5:8-14
Although He was a son, He learned obedience through what He suffered. (v. 8) Most fathers would not willingly allow their children to go through suffering, especially physical pain, but God the Father not only permitted, but even sent His son to the cross. That was a measure of the extent to which He loved us, His creation.
Verse 10 mentions Melchizedek. We first see him mentioned in Genesis 14:18-20, And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” And Abram gave him a tenth of everything. One might argue that there are four references forward to Jesus. (1) Melchizedek was a king; Jesus is King of Heaven and Earth; (2) Melchizedek was a priest; much of what we are currently reading in Hebrews explains Jesus’ high priesthood; (3) Melchizedek brought bread and wine; Jesus instituted the sacrament of Holy Communion when He offered bread and wine at the Last Supper; and (4) Abraham paid a tithe of his goods to Melchizedek (see also Hebrews 7:4); we pay tithes to Jesus’ church. Even with all that, Melchizedek remains a mystery, researched extensively throughout history.
Slava Bohu!
I was struck by v. 8, where we are in a process of making God’s will our own. We need to apply the basics of belief to our lives.