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Text -- Hebrews 7:7 (NET)

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7:7 Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,
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Robertson: Heb 7:7 - -- Dispute ( antilogias ). Ablative case with chōris . For the word see Heb 6:16. The writer makes a parenthetical generalization and uses the article...

Dispute ( antilogias ).

Ablative case with chōris . For the word see Heb 6:16. The writer makes a parenthetical generalization and uses the article and neuter adjective (to elasson , the less, hupo tou kreittonos , by the better), a regular Greek idiom.

Vincent: Heb 7:7 - -- Without all contradiction ( χωρὶς πάσης ἀντιλογίας ) Asserting a principle which no one thinks of questioning: it is ...

Without all contradiction ( χωρὶς πάσης ἀντιλογίας )

Asserting a principle which no one thinks of questioning: it is the less who is blessed, and the greater who blesses.

Wesley: Heb 7:7 - -- Authoritatively, of the greater.

Authoritatively, of the greater.

JFB: Heb 7:7 - -- The principle that the blesser is superior to him whom he blesses, holds good only in a blessing given with divine authority; not merely a prayerful w...

The principle that the blesser is superior to him whom he blesses, holds good only in a blessing given with divine authority; not merely a prayerful wish, but one that is divinely efficient in working its purport, as that of the patriarchs on their children: so Christ's blessing, Luk 24:51; Act 3:26.

Clarke: Heb 7:7 - -- The less is blessed of the better - That the superior blesses the inferior is a general proposition; but Abraham was blessed of Melchisedec, therefo...

The less is blessed of the better - That the superior blesses the inferior is a general proposition; but Abraham was blessed of Melchisedec, therefore Melchisedec was greater than Abraham. "The blessing here spoken of,"says Dr. Macknight, "is not the simple wishing of good to others, which may be done by inferiors to superiors; but it is the action of a person authorized to declare God’ s intention to bestow good things on another. In this manner Isaac and Jacob blessed their children under a prophetic impulse; in this manner the priests under the law blessed the people; in this manner, likewise, Melchisedec, the priest of the most high God, blessed Abraham."

Calvin: Heb 7:7 - -- 7.The less is, 114 etc. Let us first know what the word blessed means here. It means indeed a solemn praying by which he who is invested with som...

7.The less is, 114 etc. Let us first know what the word blessed means here. It means indeed a solemn praying by which he who is invested with some high and public honor, recommends to God men in private stations and under his ministry. Another way of blessing is when we pray for one another; which is commonly done by all the godly. But this blessing mentioned by the Apostle was a symbol of greater authority. Thus Isaac blessed his son Jacob, and Jacob himself blessed his grandsons, Ephraim and Manasseh. (Gen 27:27.) This was not done mutually, for the son could not do the like to the father; but a higher authority was required for such a blessing as this. And this appears more evident still from Num 6:23, where a command is given to the priest to bless the people, and then a promise is immediately added, that they would be blessed whom they blessed. It hence appears that the blessing of the priest depended on this, — that it was not so much man’s blessing as that of God. For as the priest in offering sacrifices represented Christ, so in blessing the people he was nothing more than a minister and legate of the supreme God. In the same sense ought to be understood what Luke records when he says, that Christ lifted up his hands and blessed the Apostles. (Luk 24:50.) The practice of lifting up the hands he no doubt borrowed from the priests, in order to show that he was the person by whom God the Father blesses us. Of this blessing mention is also made in Psa 116:17

Let us now apply this idea to what the apostle treats of: The blessing of the priest, while it is a divine work is also an evidence of a higher honor; then Melchisedec, in blessing Abraham, assumed to himself a higher dignity. This he did, not presumptuously, but according to his right as a priest: then he was more eminent than Abraham. Yet Abraham was he with whom God was pleased to make the covenant of salvation; though, then, he was superior to all others, yet he was surpassed by Melchisedec. 115

TSK: Heb 7:7 - -- without : 1Ti 3:16 the less : Heb 11:20,Heb 11:21; Gen. 27:20-40, Gen 28:1-4, Gen 47:7-10, Gen 48:15-20, Gen 49:28; Num 6:23-27; Deu 32:1; 2Sa 6:20; 1...

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Barnes: Heb 7:7 - -- And without all contradiction - It is an admitted principle; a point about which there can be no dispute. The less is blessed of the bette...

And without all contradiction - It is an admitted principle; a point about which there can be no dispute.

The less is blessed of the better - The act of pronouncing a blessing is understood to imply superiority of rank, age, or station. So when a father lays his hand on his children and blesses them, it is understood to be the act of one superior in age, venerableness, and authority; when a prophet pronounced a blessing on the people, the same thing was understood, and the same is true also when a minister of religion pronounces a blessing on a congregation. It is the act of one who is understood to sustain an office above the people on whom the blessing is pronounced. This was understood of the Saviour when parents brought their children to him to lay his hands on them and bless them Mat 19:13; and the same was true of Jacob when dying he blessed the sons of Joseph; Heb 11:21; Gen. 48:5-20. The word "less"here means the one of inferior rank; who is less in office, honor, or age. It does not imply inferiority of moral or religious character, for this is not the point under consideration. The word "better"means one who is of superior office or rank, not one who has necessarily a purer or holier character. That Melchizedek was thus superior to Abraham, Paul says, is implied by the very declaration that he "blessed him."It is also seen to be true by the whole comparison. Abraham was a petty prince; an "Emir"- the head of a company of Nomades, or migratory shepherds, having, it is true, a large number of dependants, but still not having the rank here given to Melchizedek. Though called "a prophet"Gen 20:7, yet he is nowhere called either a priest or a king. In these respects, it was undoubted that he was inferior to Melchizedek.

Poole: Heb 7:7 - -- This principle is commonly acknowledged, it is a most apparent truth, you Hebrews cannot deny it; it is your common judgment, that a priest blessing...

This principle is commonly acknowledged, it is a most apparent truth, you Hebrews cannot deny it; it is your common judgment, that a priest blessing, as God’ s officer, is greater than those blessed by him. He that is in a lower state in God’ s church, is blessed by one set above him in office by God himself, better and greater than he for his place and dignity in office. He must have the pre-eminency for his blessing, which he authoritatively, powerfully, and effectually conveyeth from God to those he blesseth, representing therein God communicating by him the good he wanteth in his benediction.

Gill: Heb 7:7 - -- And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the greater. This is a self-evident truth, and is undeniable; it admits of no controversy, and ca...

And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the greater. This is a self-evident truth, and is undeniable; it admits of no controversy, and cannot be gainsaid, that he that blesseth is greater in that respect than he that is blessed by him; as the priests were greater in their office than the people who were blessed by them; and so Melchizedek, as a priest of the most high God, and as blessing Abraham, was greater than he; and so must be greater than the Levites, who sprung from him; and his priesthood be more excellent than theirs; and consequently Christ, his antitype, and who was of his order, must be greater too; which is the design of the apostle throughout the whole of his reasoning.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

Geneva Bible: Heb 7:7 And ( c ) without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. ( c ) He speaks of the public blessing which the priests used.

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Heb 7:1-28 - --1 Christ Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchisedec;11 and so far more excellent than the priests of Aaron's order.

Combined Bible: Heb 7:4-10 - --Continued    (Hebrews 7:4-10)    The chief design of the apostle in this chapter was not to declare the nature of Christ’ ...

MHCC: Heb 7:4-10 - --That High Priest who should afterward appear, of whom Melchisedec was a type, must be much superior to the Levitical priests. Observe Abraham's great ...

Matthew Henry: Heb 7:1-10 - -- The foregoing chapter ended with a repetition of what had been cited once and again before out of Psa 110:4, Jesus, a high priest for ever, after t...

Barclay: Heb 7:4-10 - --The writer to the Hebrews is here concerned to prove the superiority of the Melchizedek priesthood to the ordinary. He proceeds on the matter of tith...

Constable: Heb 5:11--11:1 - --III. The High Priestly Office of the Son 5:11--10:39 The transition from exposition (4:15-5:10) to exhortation (...

Constable: Heb 7:1--10:19 - --C. The Son's High Priestly Ministry 7:1-10:18 The great resource of Christians when tempted to apostatiz...

Constable: Heb 7:1-28 - --1. The person of our high priest ch. 7 "For the Jews of his day, it would have been axiomatic th...

Constable: Heb 7:1-10 - --The significance of Melchizedek 7:1-10 The writer began by explaining the significance o...

Constable: Heb 7:4-10 - --The exposition of Melchizedek's significance 7:4-10 In these straightforward verses, which expound verses 1-3, the writer explained further how Melchi...

College: Heb 7:1-28 - --HEBREWS 7 E. MELCHIZEDEK LIKE THE SON OF GOD (7:1-3) Having returned to the subject, our writer will now complete his description of the priestly mi...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Hebrews (Book Introduction) The Epistle to the Hebrews By Way of Introduction Unsettled Problems Probably no book in the New Testament presents more unsettled problems tha...

JFB: Hebrews (Book Introduction) CANONICITY AND AUTHORSHIP.--CLEMENT OF ROME, at the end of the first century (A.D), copiously uses it, adopting its words just as he does those of the...

JFB: Hebrews (Outline) THE HIGHEST OF ALL REVELATIONS IS GIVEN US NOW IN THE SON OF GOD, WHO IS GREATER THAN THE ANGELS, AND WHO, HAVING COMPLETED REDEMPTION, SITS ENTHRONE...

TSK: Hebrews 7 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Heb 7:1, Christ Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchisedec; Heb 7:11, and so far more excellent than the priests of Aaron’s order...

Poole: Hebrews 7 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 7

MHCC: Hebrews (Book Introduction) This epistle shows Christ as the end, foundation, body, and truth of the figures of the law, which of themselves were no virtue for the soul. The grea...

MHCC: Hebrews 7 (Chapter Introduction) (Heb 7:1-3) A comparison between the priesthood of Melchisedec and that of Christ. (Heb 7:4-10) The excellence of Christ's priesthood above the Levit...

Matthew Henry: Hebrews (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Epistle to the Hebrews Concerning this epistle we must enquire, I. Into the divine authority of it...

Matthew Henry: Hebrews 7 (Chapter Introduction) The doctrine of the priestly office of Christ is so excellent in itself, and so essential a part of the Christian faith, that the apostle loves to ...

Barclay: Hebrews (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE LETTER TO THE HEBREWS God Fulfils Himself In Many Ways Religion has never been the same thing to all men. "God," as Tennyson sai...

Barclay: Hebrews 7 (Chapter Introduction) A Priest After The Order Of Melchizedek (Heb_7:1-28) We come now to a passage of such paramount importance for the writer to the Hebrews and in itse...

Constable: Hebrews (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical background The writer said that he and those to whom he wrote ...

Constable: Hebrews (Outline)

Constable: Hebrews Hebrews Bibliography Andersen, Ward. "The Believer's Rest (Hebrews 4)." Biblical Viewpoint 24:1 (April 1990):31...

Haydock: Hebrews (Book Introduction) THE EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE, TO THE HEBREWS. INTRODUCTION. The Catholic Church hath received and declared this Epistle to be part of ...

Gill: Hebrews (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO HEBREWS That this epistle was written very early appears from hence, that it was imitated by Clement of Rome, in his epistle to the...

Gill: Hebrews 7 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO HEBREWS 7 The apostle having made mention of Melchizedek in the latter part of the preceding chapter, proceeds in this to give some...

College: Hebrews (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION It is difficult to overestimate the significance of Hebrews for understanding the nature of the new covenant. No other document in the N...

College: Hebrews (Outline) OUTLINE I. JESUS IS SUPERIOR TO THE ANGELS - 1:1-14 A. The Preeminence of the Son - 1:1-4 B. The Son Superior to the Angels - 1:5-14 II. ...

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