Every one that useth milk — That neither desires, nor can digest, anything else: otherwise strong men use milk; but not milk chiefly, and much less that only. Is unexperienced in the word of righteousness — The sublimer truths of the gospel. Such are all who desire and can digest nothing but the doctrine of justification and imputed righteousness.
Verse Hebrews 5:13. _FOR EVERY ONE THAT USETH MILK_] It is very likely that the apostle, by using this term, refers to the _doctrines of_ _the law_, which were only the _rudiments_ of religion, and we...
FOR EVERY ONE THAT USETH MILK - Referring to the food of children. The apostle has in view here those Christians who resemble children in this respect, that they are not capable of receiving the stron...
CHAPTER 5 _ 1. What the High Priest is and represents (Hebrews 5:1)_ 2. The fulfillment in Christ made High Priest (Hebrews 5:5) 3. The spiritual condition of the Hebrew-Christians (Hebrews 5:11)...
The story which has been laid upon me to tell you about this matter is a long story, difficult to tell and difficult to grasp, for your ears have become dull. For, indeed, at a stage when you ought to...
AT HOME WITH MAN AND GOD (Hebrews 5:1-10)...
USETH. partaketh of. Greek. _metecho._ See Hebrews 2:14; Hebrews 7:13 (pertaineth to) and 1 Corinthians 9:10. UNSKILFUL. inexperienced of. Greek. _apeiros._ Only here. WORD. Greek. log
_that useth milk_ The meaning is "who feeds on milk." _unskilful_ "Inexperienced." _for he is a babe_ This is a frequent metaphor in St Paul, who also contrasts "babes" (_nçpioi_) with the mature (_t...
COMPLAINT THAT HIS READERS WERE SO SLOW IN THEIR SPIRITUAL PROGRESS...
CH. 5. TWO QUALIFICATIONS FOR HIGH PRIESTHOOD: (1) CAPACITY FOR SYMPATHY (1–3); (2) A SPECIAL CALL (4–10). SPIRITUAL DULNESS OF THE HEBREWS (11–14)...
Ὁ ΜΕΤΈΧΩΝ ΓΆΛΑΚΤΟΣ, “_who feeds on milk_.” ἌΠΕΙΡΟΣ, “_inexperienced_.” ΝΉΠΙΟΣ. This is a frequent metaphor in St Paul, who also contrasts “babes” (νήπιοι) with the mature (τέλειοι), Galatians 4:3; 1...
_THE PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST WAS UNAPPRECIATED -- HEBREWS 5:11-14:_ The Hebrew writer had many "things to say" concerning Christ and Melchizedek. Sadly the Christians were "dull of hearing" and could not...
ΜΕΤΈΧΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΜΕΤΈΧΩ (G3348) делиться, разделять, с последующим _gen._ Здесь относится к еде и питью (BAGD). Subst. использование _part._ с ΠΆΣ (G3956) для выделения определенного кач...
DISCOURSE: 2288 THE SLOW PROGRESS OF MANY REPROVED Hebrews 5:11. We have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye ha...
IN THE WORD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS:— Every one who is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, is here called _a babe:_ the thing intended is, that whosoever is ignorant of _the righteousness of God wit...
II. _Necessity of growth in knowledge in order to realize the hope of the priesthood. Hebrews 5:11 to Hebrews 6:20_. A. Difficulty of explaining the priesthood because of the low stage of the knowle...
CHRIST SUPERIOR TO AARON. (Hebrews 5:11-14) At the close of our last article we pointed out that the 10th verse of Hebrews 5 forms the juncture of the two divisions of that chapter. In the first sect...
For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. USETH, [ metechoon (G3348)] - 'partaketh of.' Even strong men partake of milk, but do not make milk their...
1 The chief priest in Israel was able to sympathize with the human frailties of the people because he himself had the same, and sinned, like the rest. But Christ's sufferings, unspeakably more trying...
5:13 partakes (i-5) 'Partakes,' ch. 5.13 is _ metecho_ . 'Partakers,' ch. 6.4, is _ metochos_ , see Note q, ch. 2.14....
HUMAN BROTHERHOOD AND DIVINE APPOINTMENT The High Priesthood of Christ. The argument now resolves itself into a discussion of Christ's priesthood in comparison with the Levitical priesthood, which is...
UNSKILFUL IN] RV 'without experience of.' It is uncertain what precisely is meant by the word of righteousness. It may mean correct or rational discourse in general, or Christian truth in particular,...
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 5 RULES FOR THE CHIEF PRIEST 5:1-4 V1 All chief priests are *human. They act as agents between other *humans and God. The chief priest ha...
The change of expression from _having need of milk_ to _partaking of milk_ (that is, making it the _solo_ food) is significant. Those who are addressed had lost interest in the deeper truths of Christ...
CHAPTER V. THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF RENEWAL. "Of Whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing. For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers,...
πᾶς γὰρ … νήπιος γάρ ἐστι. “For every one who partakes of milk [as his sole diet] is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.” The reference of γὰρ is somewhat obscure. It se...
Complaint of their sluggishness of mind....
“PRESS ON UNTO FULL GROWTH” Hebrews 5:11; Hebrews 6:1 The teacher has to suit his pace to his scholars. How much we miss because we are such inapt pupils! Milk is food which has passed through anothe...
The writer proceeded with the same argument as he instituted a contrast. The two essential qualifications of a priest are capacity for sympathy, and the vocation of God. These are perfectly fulfilled...
THE FAILURE OF THE HEBREW CHRISTIANS TO GROW SPIRITUALLY The subject of Christ's priesthood is one so complex it is difficult to write about. A difficulty which was complicated by the dullness of the...
For every one that useth milk [is] unskilful in the (l) word of righteousness: for he is a babe. (l) In the word that teaches righteousness....
(9) And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; (10) Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. (11) Of whom we have many things to...
The epistle to the Hebrews differs in some important respects from all those which have been before us; so much so that many have questioned whether it be the writing of the apostle Paul, of Apollos,...
13._For every one who uses milk, _or, _who partakes of milk, etc. _He means those who from tenderness or weakness as yet refuse solid doctrine; for otherwise he who is grown up is not averse to milk....
The epistle then develops the priesthood of the Lord Jesus, comparing it with that of Aaron; but, as we shall see, with a view to bring out the difference rather than the resemblance between them, alt...
FOR EVERYONE THAT USETH MILK,.... And sits down contented with the first principles of the Gospel, such as are easily taken in and digested; or makes use of the ceremonial law, as a schoolmaster to te...
The three ensuing verses, as they all treat of the same matter with that foregoing, so they have all the same design in themselves, and cannot be severed in their exposition. The reasons of the reproo...
For every one that useth milk _is_ unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. Ver. 13. _In the word of righteousness_] That is, in the more solid doctrine of the gospel concerning Chri...
HEB. 5:13. FOR HE OF WHOM THESE THINGS ARE SPOKEN PERTAINETH TO ANOTHER TRIBE, OF WHICH NO MAN GAVE ATTENDANCE AT THE ALTAR. This verse Edwards sees as significant for the _Qualifications_ controver...
_Of whom_, &c. The apostle here begins an important digression, wherein he reproves, admonishes, and exhorts the believing Hebrews; _we_ Apostles and other ministers of the word; _have many things to...
UNSKILLFUL IN THE WORD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; inexperienced, having comparatively little knowledge of the character and work of Christ, and the way of salvation through him as revealed in the Scriptures....
A REPROOF OF SPIRITUAL IGNORANCE....
FOR EVERY ONE THAT USETH MILK IS UNSKILLFUL IN THE WORD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; FOR HE IS A BABE....
"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." The apostle of course refers to the priesthood of Aa...
UNSKILLFUL: _ Gr._ hath no experience...
11-14 Dull hearers make the preaching of the gospel difficult, and even those who have some faith may be dull hearers, and slow to believe. Much is looked for from those to whom much is given. To be...
OLBGrk; The Spirit proves these Hebrews such infants by describing the state of them, and of their contrary, and tacitly applying it to them under a metaphor or allegory started by him before. FOR EVE...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I "For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness; for he is a babe,"[138]...
Hebrews 5:13 For G1063 everyone G3956 partakes G3348 (G5723) milk G1051 unskilled G552 word G3056 righteousness G1343
Hebrews 5:13-14 give the reason why the further teaching is hard to explain. FOR EVERY ONE WHO USETH MILK (takes it as his ordinary food, and can digest nothing else) IS UNSKILLED (literally, inexper...
CHAP. Hebrews 5:11 to Hebrews 6:20. The writer, knowing how unprepared his readers were to admit that the Aaronic priesthood was inferior to that of Melchisedec and to that of Christ (who was the anti...
WITHOUT EXPERIENCE (απειρος). Old adjective (alpha privative and πειρα, trial). Inexperienced. The babe (νηπιος, old word, negative νη and επος, word like Latin _infans_, infant, not able to talk),...
Hebrews 5:11-6 Growth in Grace and Knowledge. I. The comparison between a newly-converted man and a babe is, like all comparisons, imperfect. For, in one sense, a Christian is born by the Holy Ghost...
Hebrews 5:1. _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:_ Notice that the high priests were take...
Hebrews 5:1. 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: who can have compassion on the ignorant,...
CONTENTS: Christ, our Great High Priest after the order of Melchisedec. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Aaron, Melchisedec. CONCLUSION: God was pleased to take One from among men, His only begotten Son, who...
Hebrews 5:1. _Every highpriest taken from among men is ordained for men._ He is to officiate in all the hallowed services of the sanctuary, to offer the mincha, or oblations and gifts of thanksgiving,...
IS STILL A CHILD. "One who knows only the _letter_ of the Old Testament is unskilled in the knowledge of the Good News." _See_ Romans 10:6-8; Galatians 3:24....
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 5:12 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE ORACLES OF GOD. The most basic truths about God. MILK vs. SOLID FOOD shows the readers’ immaturity in the faith....
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 5:11. HARD TO BE UTTERED.—R.V. “hard of interpretation.” But the difficulty was mainly due to the spiritual incapacity of those to whom the epistle was written...
EXPOSITION THE PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST. The purpose of the first part of this chapter (Hebrews 5:1) is to corroborate the position arrived at in the conclusion of Hebrews 4:1., viz. that we _have _in Ch...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Hebrews 5 At the end of chapter 4, the author of Hebrews introduced the idea of Jesus being our great High Priest. "Seeing then that we have a great high priest, tha...
1 Corinthians 13:11; 1 Corinthians 14:20; 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Corinthians 3:9;...
Useth [μ ε τ ε χ ω ν]. Rend. partakes of. See on ch. Hebrews 1:9; Hebrews 2:14; Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 3:14. Unskilful [α π ε ι ρ ο ς]. N. T. o. Rend. unskilled or i
Our apostle here speaks of the difference of doctrines under the metaphor of meats: From whence we may gather, 1. That the Word of God, in the dispensation of it, is food provided for the souls of me...