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Text -- Hebrews 7:1-27 (NET)

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The Nature of Melchizedek’s Priesthood
7:1 Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him. 7:2 To him also Abraham apportioned a tithe of everything. His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace. 7:3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time. 7:4 But see how great he must be, if Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of his plunder. 7:5 And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, although they too are descendants of Abraham. 7:6 But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise. 7:7 Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior, 7:8 and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive. 7:9 And it could be said that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid a tithe through Abraham. 7:10 For he was still in his ancestor Abraham’s loins when Melchizedek met him.
Jesus and the Priesthood of Melchizedek
7:11 So if perfection had in fact been possible through the Levitical priesthood– for on that basis the people received the law– what further need would there have been for another priest to arise, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in Aaron’s order? 7:12 For when the priesthood changes, a change in the law must come as well. 7:13 Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever officiated at the altar. 7:14 For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe. 7:15 And this is even clearer if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, 7:16 who has become a priest not by a legal regulation about physical descent but by the power of an indestructible life. 7:17 For here is the testimony about him: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” 7:18 On the one hand a former command is set aside because it is weak and useless, 7:19 for the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. 7:20 And since this was not done without a sworn affirmation– for the others have become priests without a sworn affirmation, 7:21 but Jesus did so with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’”– 7:22 accordingly Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. 7:23 And the others who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them from continuing in office, 7:24 but he holds his priesthood permanently since he lives forever. 7:25 So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. 7:26 For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 7:27 He has no need to do every day what those priests do, to offer sacrifices first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people, since he did this in offering himself once for all.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Aaron a son of Amram; brother of Moses,son of Amram (Kohath Levi); patriarch of Israel's priests,the clan or priestly line founded by Aaron
 · Abraham a son of Terah; the father of Isaac; ancestor of the Jewish nation.,the son of Terah of Shem
 · Judah the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall
 · Levi members of the tribe of Levi
 · Levitical relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
 · levitical relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
 · Melchizedek the king of Salem who blessed Abraham and received his tithe,king of Salem who blessed Abraham and received his tithe
 · Moses a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law
 · Salem the city of Jerusalem,a town where Melchizedek lived


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Priest | Succession | HEBREWS, EPISTLE TO THE | Melchizedek | Types | Jesus, The Christ | Abraham | Tithes | MELCHIZEDEK; MELCHISEDEC | Quotations and Allusions | SALEM | ORDER | ASCENSION | TITHE | PERSON OF CHRIST, 1-3 | ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V | KING, CHRIST AS | EVIDENCE; EVIDENT; EVIDENTLY | BROTHER | Abide | more
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NET Notes: Heb 7:1 A series of quotations from Gen 14:17-19.

NET Notes: Heb 7:2 Grk “first being interpreted,” describing Melchizedek.

NET Notes: Heb 7:4 Or “a tenth part.”

NET Notes: Heb 7:5 Grk “have come from the loins of Abraham.”

NET Notes: Heb 7:6 The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.

NET Notes: Heb 7:10 The point of the phrase still in his ancestor’s loins is that Levi was as yet unborn, still in his ancestor Abraham’s body. Thus Levi part...

NET Notes: Heb 7:11 Grk “based on it.”

NET Notes: Heb 7:12 Grk “of necessity a change in the law comes to pass.”

NET Notes: Heb 7:13 Grk “from which no one.”

NET Notes: Heb 7:16 Grk “a law of a fleshly command.”

NET Notes: Heb 7:17 A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6 and 6:20).

NET Notes: Heb 7:18 Grk “because of its weakness and uselessness.”

NET Notes: Heb 7:20 The Greek text contains an elaborate comparison between v. 20a and v. 22, with a parenthesis (vv. 20b-21) in between; the comparison is literally, ...

NET Notes: Heb 7:21 A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6, 6:20, and 7:17).

NET Notes: Heb 7:22 Or “surety.”

NET Notes: Heb 7:23 Grk “from continuing” (the words “in office” are supplied for clarity).

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