have we become dull of hearing God?
“About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing ” (Heb. 5:11). The High Priesthood of Christ is one of the central themes of the book of Hebrews . Thus far, we have seen that Christ, like the priests of old, was appointed by the Father to the position of High Priest . However, unlike the priests of old, Christ as our great High Priest is the source of eternal salvation for all who follow Him (5:9–10). This brings us to Hebrews 5:11, which begins with the clause “about this we have much to say.” The priesthood of Christ and Melchizedek is the subject in view here. There is indeed much that needs to be said about these two figures, but the author will not pick up this subject again until the very end of chapter 6. Why does the author not immediately go on to develop the teaching about Christ and the Melchizedekian priesthood? The answer is that these things are “hard to explain” (5:11). This does not mean that these subjects are e
