Hebrews 7:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ (For those priests were made withoutb 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:) ”

• Hebrews 7:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  For those priests were made without an oath - The Levitical priests were set apart and consecrated without their office being confirmed to them by an oath on the part of God. They received it by...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  LORD . App-98. repent . Greek. metamelomai. App-111.

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  (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:) Those...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And in as much, &c.— The apostle produces here another argument to prove the superior excellence of the new covenant above the law of Moses; or rather, the superior dignity of the priesthood of...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  (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:) G...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  For those priests. — Rather, For they indeed have been made priests without an oath. By him that said unto him. — Better, by (or, through ) Him that saith of Him. The last five words of t...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (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,...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE PRIESTHOOD AND THE OATH ‘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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For these priests were made without an oath ,.... The priests of the tribe of Levi, and of the order of Aaron, were installed into their office, and invested with it, without an oath; no mention is...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  (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) Ver....

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And inasmuch as , &c. Here is another argument from the words of the psalmist, to prove the appointment of a new priesthood, the removal of the old, and the superior excellence of the new to the...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  "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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Melchisedec and Christ Compared. A. D.  62.       11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  For those priests were made without an oath; those priests of Aaron's order were selected, instituted, consecrated, without any oath mentioned by Moses, who did all exactly as the Lord commanded hi...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Hebrews 7:18 . Disannulling. —Setting aside from its active place and work, as that which has had its day, and is no longer efficient. It had to be superseded. A st...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Hebrews 7:15-28 I. The Apostle announces a great principle in the words, "The law made nothing perfect." There was not a single point in which the law reached the end, for the end of the law is Ch...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

  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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The oath of God a guarantee of the superiority of Christ's priesthood:

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Hebrews 6:16-18 ; Hebrews 7:17 ; Psalms 110:4

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  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...

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• Hebrews 7:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The Lord sware and will not repent — Hence also it appears, that his is an unchangeable priesthood.

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