As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
He is here called "Priest;" in Hebrews 5:5, "High Priest:" a Priest absolutely, because He stands alone in that He is here called "Priest;" in Hebrews 5:5, "High Priest:" a Priest absolutely, because He stands alone in that character: "High Priest," in respect of the Aaronic type; also in respect to us, whom by His own access to God He has made priests (Bengel). "The order of Melchisedec" is explained, Hebrews 7:15, "the similitude of Melchisedec." Priesthood is similarly combined with His kingly office in Zechariah 6:13. Melchisedek was at once man, priest, and king. Paul's selecting as the type one not of the stock of Abraham, on which the Jews prided themselves, intimates Messianic universality.