the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Hebrews 5:4
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To be a high priest is an honor. But no one chooses himself for this work. That person must be chosen by God just as Aaron was.
And no man taketh honour vnto him silfe but he that is called of God as was Aaron.
No man takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aharon was.
And no one takes the honor for himself, but receives it when he is called by God, just as Aaron also was.
To be a high priest is an honor, but no one chooses himself for this work. He must be called by God as Aaron was.
And no man takes the honor to himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.
And no man taketh this honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as [was] Aaron:
And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
No man takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.
And no one taketh this honour to himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
And no one takes this honourable office upon himself, but only accepts it when called to it by God, as Aaron was.
Nethir ony man taketh to hym onour, but he that is clepid of God, as Aaron was.
And no man taketh the honour unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.
No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
But no one can have the honor of being a high priest simply by wanting to be one. Only God can choose a priest, and God is the one who chose Aaron.
And besides, one does not appropriate for himself the honor [of being high priest], but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.
And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.
And no man who is not given authority by God, as Aaron was, takes this honour for himself.
And no one takes this honor upon himself, rather, he is called by God, just as Aharon was.
And no one takes the honour to himself but [as] called by God, even as Aaron also.
No one takes this honor upon himself but he is called to it by God, just as Aaron was.Exodus 28:1; Numbers 16:5,40; 1 Chronicles 23:13; 2 Chronicles 26:18; John 3:27;">[xr]
Yet no man to himself taketh the honour, but he who is called by Aloha, as of Aharun [fn] .
And no one taketh this honor on himself, but he who is called of God, as Aaron [fn] .
And no man taketh this honour vnto himselfe, but hee that is called of God, as was Aaron.
And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was.
A Jewish religious leader does not choose this honor for himself. God chooses a man for this work. Aaron was chosen this way.
And one does not presume to take this honor, but takes it only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
And no man taketh this honor vnto him selfe, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
And no man takes this honor unto himself, but only he who is called of God as was Aar''on.
And, not unto himself, doth one take the honour, but when called by God, just as, even Aaron:
Neither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was.
And no man taketh the honour vnto hym selfe, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
No one chooses for himself the honor of being a high priest. It is only by God's call that a man is made a high priest—just as Aaron was.
No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was.
And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
And someone does not take for himself the honor, but is called by God, just as Aaron also was.
And no one takes the honor to himself, but he being called by God, even as Aaron was also.
and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:
And noma taketh ye honoure vnto himselfe, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
to himself the honour of the priesthood: he must be called thereto by God, as Aaron was.
No one elects himself to this honored position. He's called to it by God, as Aaron was. Neither did Christ presume to set himself up as high priest, but was set apart by the One who said to him, "You're my Son; today I celebrate you!" In another place God declares, "You're a priest forever in the royal order of Melchizedek."
And no one assumes this honor on his own initiative, but only when called to it by God, as in fact Aaron was.
And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.
No one can be a trail guide because he wants the notoriety. He must be called by God just like Aaron was.
And no one takes the honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even as Aaron was.
And no one takes this honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even as Aaron was.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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Exodus 28:1, Leviticus 8:2, Numbers 3:3, Numbers 16:5, Numbers 16:7, Numbers 16:10, Numbers 16:35, Numbers 16:40, Numbers 16:46-48, Numbers 17:3-11, Numbers 18:1-5, 1 Chronicles 23:13, 2 Chronicles 26:18, John 3:27
Reciprocal: Exodus 28:41 - and consecrate them Exodus 29:9 - the priest's Exodus 36:2 - in whose Numbers 18:7 - as a service Judges 17:5 - consecrated Ezra 7:5 - chief priest John 5:43 - come John 8:54 - If John 10:1 - He Acts 13:2 - the work Romans 1:1 - called Hebrews 7:5 - who
Cross-References
And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."
This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
When Adam had lived a hundred and thirty years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
Seth lived after the birth of Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and had other sons and daughters.
Enosh lived after the birth of Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and had other sons and daughters.
Kenan lived after the birth of Ma-hal'alel eight hundred and forty years, and had other sons and daughters.
Jared lived after the birth of Enoch eight hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.
Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methu'selah three hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.
Methu'selah lived after the birth of Lamech seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had other sons and daughters.
Lamech lived after the birth of Noah five hundred and ninety-five years, and had other sons and daughters.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And no man taketh this honour to himself,.... That is, the honour of the priesthood: the office of the high priest was a very honourable one; it was a peculiar honour to Aaron, and his sons, to be separated unto it; their instalment into it was very grand and solemn; at that time they were anointed with oil, and clothed with glorious garments, and sacrifices were offered for them; they had an honourable maintenance assigned them, and a large retinue of priests and Levites to attend them; great respect and reverence were shown them: but their principal honour lay in the work they performed; in representing the whole body of the people; in offering gifts and sacrifices for them; in blessing them; and in the resolution of difficult cases brought unto them; in all which they were types of Christ, the high priest. Now no man might take this honourable office upon himself, or intrude himself into it, or obtain it by any unjust method, or in any other way than by a call from God; nor did any man dare to do it, until of late, when some got into it of themselves, and were put in by the Roman governors, and even purchased it of them a: so Joshua ben Gamla became an high priest b; and some have thought the apostle has some respect to these wicked practices, and tacitly reproves them, as what ought not to be: for no one ought to be in this office,
but he that is called of God, as [was Aaron]; whose call was immediately from the Lord, and was unquestionable: Moses was ordered to separate him, and his sons, from the children of Israel, and install them into this office; they were destroyed by fire, or swallowed up by the earth, that disputed his call; and this was confirmed by a miracle, by his dry rod budding, blooming, and bringing forth almonds: and the apostle instances in him, because his call was so remarkable and authentic; and because he was the first high priest of the Jews, and from whence the rest descended, who were lawful ones.
a T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 8. 2. Bartenora in Misn. Yoma, c. 1. sect. 1. & Maimon. in ib. sect. 3. b Misn. Yebamot, c. 6. sect. 4. & Gloss. in T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 18. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And no man taketh this honor to himself - No one has a right to enter on this office unless he has the qualifications which God has prescribed. There were fixed and definite laws in regard to the succession in the office of the high priest, and to the qualifications of him who should hold the office.
But he that is called of God as was Aaron - Aaron was designated by name. It was necessary that his successors should have as clear evidence that they were called of God to the office, as though they had been mentioned by name. The manner in which the high priest was to succeed to the office was designated in the Law of Moses, but in the time of Paul these rules were little regarded. The office had become venal, and was conferred at pleasure by the Roman rulers. Still it was true that according to the Law, to which alone Paul here refers, no one might hold this office but he who had the qualifications which Moses prescribed, and which showed that he was called of God. We may remark here:
(1) That this does not refer so much to an internal, as to an “external” call. He was to have the qualifications prescribed in the Law - but it is not specified that he should be conscious of an internal call to the office, or be influenced by the Holy Spirit to it. Such a call was, doubtless, in the highest degree desirable, but it was not prescribed as an essential qualification.
(2) This has no reference to the call to the work of the Christian ministry, and should not be applied to it. It should not be urged as a proof-text to show that a minister of the gospel should have a “call” directly from God, or that he should be called according to a certain order of succession. The object of Paul is not to state this - whatever may be the truth on this point. His object is, to show that the Jewish high priest was called of God to “his” office in a certain way, showing that he held the appointment from God, and that “therefore” it was necessary that the Great High Priest of the Christian profession should be called in a similar manner. To this alone the comparison should be understood as applicable.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hebrews 5:4. This honour — τηντιμην undoubtedly signifies here the office, which is one meaning of the word in the best Greek writers. It is here an honourable office, because the man is the high priest of God, and is appointed by God himself to that office.
But he that is called of God, as was Aaron.] God himself appointed the tribe and family out of which the high priest was to be taken, and Aaron and his sons were expressly chosen by God to fill the office of the high priesthood. As God alone had the right to appoint his own priest for the Jewish nation, and man had no authority here; so God alone could provide and appoint a high priest for the whole human race. Aaron was thus appointed for the Jewish people; Christ, for all mankind.
Some make this "an argument for the uninterrupted succession of popes and their bishops in the Church, who alone have the authority to ordain for the sacerdotal office; and whosoever is not thus appointed is, with them, illegitimate." It is idle to employ time in proving that there is no such thing as an uninterrupted succession of this kind; it does not exist, it never did exist. It is a silly fable, invented by ecclesiastical tyrants, and supported by clerical coxcombs. But were it even true, it has nothing to do with the text. It speaks merely of the appointment of a high priest, the succession to be preserved in the tribe of Levi, and in the family of Aaron. But even this succession was interrupted and broken, and the office itself was to cease on the coming of Christ, after whom there could be no high priest; nor can Christ have any successor, and therefore he is said to be a priest for ever, for he ever liveth the intercessor and sacrifice for mankind. The verse, therefore, has nothing to do with the clerical office, with preaching God's holy word, or administering the sacraments; and those who quote it in this way show how little they understand the Scriptures, and how ignorant they are of the nature of their own office.
