Hebrews 5 Teachers In Milk Are Babes, Meat Are of Full Age        
                                                                                                                         

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:

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 here of 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.

• Hebrews 7:1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
  2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
  3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
  4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
  5 And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
  6 But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
• Luke 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
• Jesus mother Mary  was of the Levi priest
• Jesus could be the legal son of Heli, therefore, only by marriage with Heli's daughter (Mary), and be reckoned so according to law.
• Mary father being Heli being Jew of the tribe of Judah and Mary mother of the priest
• Jesus being King of Kings and Lord of Lords
• For ever = for the (coming) age, the Messianic reign.
• The priesthood ends when He delivers up the kingdom.
• Revelation 21:22. In the "day of God" succeeding, there will be no Temple, therefore neither "priest" nor "offerings".
• Psalms 110:4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
  5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
  6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
• Hebrews 6:20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
• Hebrews 7:11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
  12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
  13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
  14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
  15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
  16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
  17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
• Hebrews 7:17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
  18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
  19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
  20 And in asmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
  21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
  22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
  23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
  24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
  25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
  26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
• Luke 1:8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
  9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
  10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
  11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
• 1 Corinthians 14:37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
  38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
  39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
  40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
• Colossians 2:5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
  6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
  7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding there in with thanksgiving.
  8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
  9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
  10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

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.

• Milk of God's words is salvation, it's the first level of teaching of God's word
• Milk is as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby
• Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, growing into God's word
• Meat is more on the second and third level of God's word it's growing into God's word.
• You don't want to start teaching people on a third level until he knows about salvation.
• 1 Corinthians 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
  2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
• Don't go out and start with the meat of God's word because they will not understand it.
• John 16:12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
  13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
  14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
  15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you
• Strong meat you are growing more into God's word.
• 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
• 1 Peter 2:1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
  2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
  3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
  4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
  5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
  6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
  7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
  8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
  9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
  10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

• Once you teach salvation don't keep teaching salvation, teach with meat where people will grow into God's word.

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.

• Strong meat = growing into
•  God's word, strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age
• You want to start teaching more on God's commandments, seals, trumpets, vitals

• Exactly 2520 years from the exile of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.

 

•  The first tribe to be conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh, in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.

(Leviticus. 26: 28-46) God warned Israel that if they persisted in continually breaking His Laws, not only would curses come upon them.

He would punish them for seven times, (a time being 360 years, seven times would be 2520 years) and would banish them from the land of Palestine and scatter them among the heathens (like lost sheep)

• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant, (A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt - page 25

 

Jeremiah 17:5 Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.