“ For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. ”
For he testifieth - “That this is the true account of it is proved by the testimony of God himself, that he was to be a priest for ever;” see the note on Hebrews 5:6 .
The Melchizedek Priesthood of Christ. It is shown that Scripture itself makes reference to a type of priesthood which is quite distinct from the Levitical. The nature of this priesthood is set fort...
testifieth . Same as "witnessed", Hebrews 7:8 . for ever . See Hebrews 6:20 . Quoted from Psalms 110:4 .
17. Thou art a priest forever, etc. It is on the single word forever, that the Apostle lays stress in this passage; for he confirms what he said of an indissoluble life. He then show...
For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. For he testifieth - That is, either the Scripture, in the place so often quoted, or God by that Scripture. Thou art a...
And it is yet far more evident;— "And, independent on all genealogical controversywhich the most ingenious malice couldurge concerning Mary's family, it is yet more abundantly manifest that the law...
For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. For - Proving His life "endless" ( Hebrews 7:16 ). 'Aleph (') A B Delta read х martureitai ( G3140 )], 'He is...
Priesthood after the Order of Aaron and of Melchizedek The theme of Christ's superiority to the Levitical priesthood is here resumed. In Hebrews 5:1-10 it has been shown that Christ possesses al...
For he testifieth. — A slight change of reading makes the sense clearer: “For witness is borne to him” — as to this “power” of indissoluble life — in the words of the prophecy itself.
CHAPTER VII. THE ALLEGORY OF MELCHIZEDEK. Hebrews 7:1-28 (R.V.). "For this Melchizedek, King of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and b...
Our Ever-Living and All-Sufficient Intercessor Hebrews 7:11-28 If, as we saw in our last reading, the Levitical priests have been superseded, clearly the whole order of things-that is, the Mosa...
The writer now takes up again the subject of the Priesthood of Jesus after the order of Melchisedek. Melchisedek is called "Priest of the Most High." His name means king of righteousness. He is calle...
(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 Melchizedek,...
A PRIEST FOR EVER ‘Thou art a Priest for ever.’ Hebrews 7:17 This verse refers to the Lord Jesus Christ. It is quoted from Psalms 110:4 . Indeed, with two exceptions ( 2 Samuel 7:14 ; Isai...
For he testifieth ,.... That is, either David, the penman of the psalm, or rather the Holy Ghost, the enditer of it, or God in the Scripture, in Psalms 110:4 of this form of citing Scripture, He...
For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Ver. 17. For he testfieth ] Thus the author still argueth out of Scripture, as knowing that quicquid non habet aut...
And it is yet far more evident That both the priesthood and the law are changed, because the priest now raised up is not only of another tribe, and of a quite different order, but is made a pries...
"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: to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all: first bei...
Melchisedec and Christ Compared. A. D. 62. 11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical...
For he testifieth: this is proved by infallible testimony in Psalms 110:4 , God the Father himself solemnly declared him to be so before the angels in heaven, and revealed it to men on earth by...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Hebrews 7:11 .—Here begins the argument of the next nine verses. Perfection. —A difficult word; the full meaning of everything that could be required of a human pri...
Hebrews 7:1-17 Melchisedec a Type. I. What is meant by King? what by Priest? what is the idea of Kingship and of Priesthood? (1) The idea of Kingship was to some extent announced in the creation...
Hebrews 7:15-18 . And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the po...
Hebrews 7:1 . This Melchizedec, to whose illustrious history he now returns, from Hebrews 5:11 , was first by name or title king of righteousness, and afterwards king of Salem, that is, king of...
Our Lord sprang out of Juda A new priesthood 1. Jesus sprang from the royal tribe of Judah, not from the sacerdotal tribe of Levi. The apostle intentionally uses a term that glances at Zechar...
EXPOSITION THE PRIEST AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK . The exposition of Christ's heavenly priesthood is now at length taken up and carried out. It extends to Hebrews 10:19 , form...
The imperfection of the Levitical priesthood and of the Mosaic system:
Hebrews 5:10 ; Hebrews 5:6 ; Hebrews 6:20 ; Hebrews 7:15 ; Hebrews 7:21 ; Psalms 110:4
Our Great High Priest Hebrews 7:1-28 and Hebrews 8:1-13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Christ was God's Priest after the order of Melchisedec. "The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a Priest...