Hebrews 5 Commentary
Not all titles of Jesus are inherent. Some titles come by appointment. You are a president by appointment and not by birth or character. Once you leave office, you are no longer “Mr. President”. Jesus is the ‘Son’ by appointment. “You are my Son; today I have become your father.” There is a ‘becoming’.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1 verse 14.
But by nature, Jesus is the “Everlasting Father”. Isaiah 9. He was called Teacher by appointment but we know this title won’t exist when the LORD reveals Himself fully.
Verse 7 underlines our suspicion that the prayers of Jesus weren’t all for show. It was serious business. The man Jesus needed the intervention of his Father. After ‘becoming’ flesh, he needed what the flesh needed. The flesh needs cover and only God provides the cover, hence the fervent prayers.
The ‘becoming’ underlines yet another plain truth: God’s desire that we all become sons in the manner, shape, and color of the Son.
The ‘becoming’ isn’t a super hi-tech operation in which the Creator God transforms from one form to the other. There is a ‘making’ going on both behind the scenes and on stage. He becomes a son or more appropriately, he is made the ‘son’. He doesn’t become a priest – the great priest in the order of Melchizedek, He is simply one in the order of Melchizedek.
Our interactions with Jesus can be confusing. Who is this Jesus (Melchizedek) who even receives homage from our father, father Abraham? Who is this Jesus? He is a brother in the assembly of the righteous. Both the ‘becoming’ and the ‘being’ are important aspects of God’s interactions with humanity. The I’AM title begins to make sense in these ‘becomings’ – and there are countless! Of course, just the beginning!
The author presents Jesus in a new format that is readable but actually unreadable. You know it’s plain language but you actually don’t understand.
Jesus is the subject of the Book of Hebrews in a way that invites obedience and wonder.
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