Hebrews 5:4 - Exposition

And no man taketh this honor unto himself, but being called of God (the ὁ of Textus Receptus before καλούμενος — "he that is called," as in A.V.—has very slight authority), even as was Aaron. This verse expresses the second essential of a high priest, Divine appointment, for assurance of the efficacy of his mediation. Of course Aaron's successors derived their Divine commission from his original one (cf. Numbers 21:26 ; Numbers 26:10-14 ).