Hebrews 7:1-28

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*January 12, 2010
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   *HEBREWS 7:1-28 THE GREATNESS OF JESUS: ANTITYPE OF MELCHIZEDEK*


 *1. 7:1-3 MELCHIZEDEK: MUCH GREATER THAN AARON.*

HOUtos gar ho Mel-chi-seDEK, ba-siLEUS SaL*E*M,

*For this :Melchizedek, king of Salem,*

hi-eREUS tou TheOU tou huPSIStou [5310], hos su-nanT*E*sas [4876] A-braAM

*priest of the Most High :God, who met Abraham*

hu-poSTREphon-ti [5290] aPO t*e*s koP*E*S [2871] t*o*n ba-siLE*o*n kai
eu-loG*E*sas [2127] auTON,

*returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,*

h*o* kai deKAt*e*n [1181] aPO PANt*o*n eMEri-sen [3307] A-braAM

*2 to whom also Abraham divided a tenth of all*

(PR*O*ton men, her-m*e*-neuOme-nos [2059], Ba-siLEUS di-kai-oSUn*e*s [1343],

*(being first, by interpretation, King of righteousness,*

Epei-ta de kai Ba-siLEUS SaL*E*M, HO es-tin, Ba-siLEUS eiR*E*n*e*s [1515];

*and then also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;*

aPAt*o*r [540], aM*E*t*o*r [282], a-ge-ne-aLOg*e*-tos [35],

*3 fatherless, motherless, pedigreeless, *

M*E*te arCH*E*N [746] h*e*-meR*O*N M*E*te z*o*-*E*S [2222] TElos [5056] Ech*
o*n,

*having neither beginning of days nor end of life,*

a-ph*o*-moi-*o*MEnos [871] de t*o* hui*O* tou TheOU), MEnei [3306] hi-eREUS
[2409] eis to di-*e*-neKES [1336].

*but made like the Son of :God), abides a priest :continually.*


 *2. 7:4-10 MELCHIZEDEK: GREATER THAN ABRAHAM*

*a. 7:4 ABRAHAM: TITHED TO MELCHIZEDEK*

The-*o*REIte [2334] de p*e*LIkos [4080] HOUtos h*o* deKAt*e*n A-braAM

*Now consider how great this man was to whom Abraham*

Ed*o*-ken ek t*o*n a-kro-thiNI*o*n [205] ho pa-triARch*e*s [3966].

*the patriarch gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.*


 *b. 7:5-6 LEVITES RECEIVE TITHES - THROUGH DESCENDANTS OF ABRAHAM*

kai hoi men ek t*o*n hui*O*N LeuEI t*e*n hi-e-raTIan [2405] lamBAnon-tes

*And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest's office*

en-toL*E*N [1785] Echou-sin a-po-de-kaTOIN [586] ton laON

*have commandment to take tithes of the people*

kaTA ton NOmon [3551], tout' EStin, tous a-delPHOUS auT*O*N,

*according to the law, that is, of their :brethren,*

KAIper e-xe-l*e*-luTHOtas [1831] ek t*e*s osPHUos [3751] A-braAM:

*though these have come out of the loin of Abraham:*

ho de m*e* ge-ne-a-loGOUme-nos [1075] ex auT*O*N de-deKAt*o*ken [1183]A-braAM,

*6 but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has tithed Abraham,*

kai ton Echon-ta tas e-pag-geLIas [1860] euLOg*e*-ken [2127].

*and has blessed him that has the promises.*


 *c. 7:7 A PRINCIPLE: THE GREATER BLESSES THE LESSER*

ch*o*RIS de PAs*e*s an-ti-loGIas [485] to Elat-ton [1640] huPO tou
KREITto-nos [2909] eu-loGEItai.

*But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.*


 *d. 7:8 MELECHIZEDEK: AN ETERNAL TYPE - RECEIVED TITHES*

kai H*O*de men deKAtas [1181] a-poTHN*E*skon-tes [599] ANthr*o*-poi
lamBAnou-sin;

*And here men that die receive tithes;*

eKEI de, mar-tuROUme-nos [3140] HOti z*e* [2198].

*but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.*


 *e. 7:9-10 LEVI IN ABRAHAM TITHED MELCHIZEDEK*

kai, h*o*s Epos eiPEIN, di' A-braAM kai LeuEIS,

*And, so to speak, through Abraham Levi also,*

ho deKAtas [1181] lamBAn*o*n, de-deKAt*o*-tai [1183];

*who receives tithes, has paid tithes;*

Eti gar en t*e* osPHUi [3751] tou paTROS *e*n,

*10 for he was yet in the loin of his :father,*

HOte suN*E*Nt*e*-sen [4876] auT*O* Mel-chi-seDEK.

*when Melchizedek met him.*


 *3. 7:11-25 NEW PRIESTHOOD OF MELCHIZEDEK GREATER THAN LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD
*

*a. 7:11 PERFECTION: NOT BROUGHT BY LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD*

Ei, men oun, teLEI*o*-sis [5050] diA t*e*s Le-vei-tiK*E*S hi-e-r*o*SUn*e*s
[2420] *e*n

*Now, therefore, if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood*

(ho laOS gar ep' auT*E*S ne-no-moTHEt*e*-tai [3549]),

*(for under it has the people received the law),*

tis Eti CHREIa [5532] kaTA t*e*n TAxin [5010] Mel-chi-seDEK HEte-ron
aNIstas-thai [450] hi-eREa [2400],

*what further need that another priest arise after the order of Melchizedek,
*

kai ou kaTA t*e*n TAxin AaR*O*N LEges-thai [3004]?

*and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron?*


 *b. 7:12 NOTE: GOD CHANGED BOTH PRIESTHOOD AND LAW!*

me-ta-ti-theMEn*e*s [3346] gar t*e*s hi-e-r*o*SUn*e*s [2420],

*For the priesthood being changed,*

ex aNAGk*e*s [318] kai NOmou meTAthe-sis [3346] GIne-tai.

*of necessity a change is made also of the law.*


 *c. 7:13 GOD ALSO MADE A CHANGE IN THE TRIBES*

eph' hon gar LEge-tai phuL*E*S [5443] heTEras meTEsch*e*-ken [3348],

*For he of whom these things are said has partaken of another tribe,*

aph' h*e*s ouDEIS proSEsch*e*-ken [4337] t*o* thu-si-as-t*e*RI*o* [2379].

*from which no one has given attendance at the altar.*


 *d. 7:14 JESUS: SPRUNG FROM NON-PRIESTLY JUDAH!*

PROd*e*-lon [4271] gar HOti ex 'I-OUda a-naTEtal-ken [393] ho KUri-os h*e*M*
O*N;

*For it is evident that our :Lord has sprung out of Judah;*

eis h*e*n phuL*E*N [5443] peRI hi-eRE*o*n [2420] ouDEN M*o*-uS*E*S eLAl*e*
-sen.

*as to which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.*


 *e. 7:15-17 SUPERIORITY OF JESUS' MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD*

Kai pe-risSOte-ron [4054] Eti kaTAd*e*LON [2612] es-tin,

*And this is yet more abundantly evident,*

ei kaTA t*e*n ho-moiOt*e*-ta Mel-chi-seDEK aNISta-tai [450] hi-eREUS
HEte-ros,

*if after the likeness of Melchizedek another priest arises,*

hos ou kaTA NOmon en-toL*E*S [1785] sarKIn*e*s [4559], GEgo-nen,

*16 who has been made, not after a law of carnal commandment,*

alLA kaTA DUna-min [1411] z*o*-*E*S a-ka-taLUtou [179]:

*but after the power of a life indissoluble:*

mar-tuREItai [3140] gar, [HOti]

*17 for it is witnessed, [that]*

Su hi-eREUS eis ton ai*O*na [165] kaTA t*e*n TAxin Mel-chi-seDEK.

*You are priest unto the age After the order of Melchizedek.*


 *f. 7:18-19 THE INFERIORITY OF THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD*

aTHEt*e*-sis [115] men gar GIne-tai pro-aGOUs*e*s [4254] en-toL*E*S

*For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment*

diA to auT*E*S as-theNES [772] kai a-n*o*-pheLES [512]

*because of its :weakness and unprofitableness*

(ouDEN gar e-teLEI*o*sen [5048] ho NOmos),

*19 (for the law made nothing perfect),*

e-pei-sa-g*o*G*E* [1898] de KREITto-nos [2909] elPIdos [1680],

*and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope,*

di' h*e*s egGIzo-men [1448] t*o* The*O*.

*through which we draw nigh to :God.*


 *g. 7:20-22 GOD'S OATH CONCERNING JESUS' SUPERIOR PRIESTHOOD*

Kai kath' HOson ou ch*o*RIS hor-k*o*-moSIas [3728]

*And inasmuch as it is not without an oath*

(hoi men gar ch*o*RIS hor-k*o*-moSIas eiSIN hi-eREIS ge-goNOtes;

*21 (for they indeed have become priests without an oath;*

ho de meTA hor-k*o*-moSIas diA tou LEgon-tos pros auTON,

*but he with an oath through him that says unto him,*

*O*mo-sen KUri-os kai ou me-ta-me-l*e*TH*E*se-tai [3338],

*The** Lord swore and will not repent himself,*

Su hi-eREUS eis ton ai*O*na;)

*You are a priest unto the age;)*

kaTA toSOUto kai KREITto-nos [2909] di-aTH*E*k*e*s [1242] GEgo-nes EGgu-os
[1450] 'I*e*SOUS.

*22 by so much also has Jesus become surety of a better covenant.*


 *h. 7:23-24 PRIESTLY SUCCESSION: A SIGN OF INFERIORITY*

Kai hoi men PLEIoNES ei-sin ge-goNOtes hi-eREIS,

*And they indeed have become priests more in number,*

diA to thaNAt*o* [2288] k*o*LUes-thai [2967] pa-raMEnein [3887]:

*because that by :death they are hindered from continuing on:*

ho de, diA to MEnein auTON eis ton ai*O*na,

*24 but he, because he continues unto the age,*

a-paRAba-ton [531] Echei t*e*n hi-e-r*o*SUn*e*n [2420].

*has his :priesthood unchangeable.*


 *i. 7:25 SUPERIORITY OF JESUS' ETERNAL PRIESTHOOD*

HOthen kai S*O*zein [4982] eis to pan-teLES [3638] DUna-tai

*Whence also he is able to save to the uttermost*

tous pro-ser-choMEnous [4334] di' auTOU t*o* The*O*,

*them that approach :God through him,*

PANto-te z*o*n [2198] eis to en-tugCHAnein [1793] huPER auT*O*N.

*he ever living to make intercession for them.*


 *4. 7:26-28 JESUS: OUR SACRIFICE AND ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST!*

*a. 7:26-27 THE SUPERIOR SACRIFICE OF JESUS*

ToiOUtos gar h*e*MIN kai Epre-pen [4241] ar-chi-eREUS [749],

*For such a high priest also became us,*

HOsi-os [3741 ], Aka-kos [172], aMIan-tos [283], ke-ch*o*-risMEnos [5563]aPO t
*o*n ha-mar-t*o*L*O*N,

*holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from :sinners,*

kai hu-ps*e*LOte-ros [5308] t*o*n ou-raN*O*N geNOme-nos;

*and become higher than the heavens;*

hos ouk Echei kath' h*e*MEran aNAGk*e*n, H*O*Sper hoi ar-chi-eREIS [749],

*27 who has no need daily, like those high priests,*

PROte-ron huPER t*o*n iDI*o*n ha-mar-ti*O*N, thuSIas [2378] a-naPHErein
[749],

*to offer up sacrifices, first for his own :sins,*

Epei-ta t*o*n tou laOU:

*and then for those of the people:*

TOUto gar ePOI*e*-sen ePHApax [2178], he-auTON a-neNEGkas [399].

*for this he did once for all, when he offered up himself.*


 *b. 7:28 PERFECTION OF CHRIST: CONTRASTED WITH LEVITICAL WEAKNESS*

ho NOmos gar anTHR*O*pous kaTHIst*e*-sin [2525] ar-chi-eREIS Echon-tas
asTHEnei-an [769];

*For the law appoints as high priests men having infirmity;*

ho LOgos de t*e*s hor-k*o*-moSIas [3728], t*e*s meTA ton NOmon,

*but the word of the oath, which was after the law,*

huiON, eis ton ai*O*na [165] te-telei-*o*MEnon [5048] .

*appoints** a Son, perfected unto the age.*



 *NOTE**: Melchizedek*! - He is a mystery to many Bible readers. But the
very fact we know so little about him, makes him for God a perfect “type” to
portray His Coming Son! His very name does mean “King of Righteousness”; and
the very place he lived - “Salem”, means “Peace”, and makes him the King of
Peace. And - both of these - Jesus later fulfilled as the Antitype -
perfectly! Then the fact that in his history we know nothing of his father,
mother or pedigree - again makes him a perfect type of Jesus. The Jewish
leaders of Jesus' day could not figure Him out, anymore than the people of
the day of Melchizedek.


 But it doesn't stop here. Abraham, a mighty leader, with many flocks and
servants, yet gave tithes to Melchizedek. Levi, yet in the loins of Abraham,
therefore with him gave tithes to Melchizedek, the type of Christ! By this
Abraham and all his seed - Aaron - the Levites - are all “lesser” than Jesus
- the Antitype of Melchizedek. This is difficult for non-believing Jews, who
see the fathers: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob being so great - yet here - by
type, Jesus is made to appear *greater*!


 Now when God chose His only begotten Son - Jesus - to be Messiah and Savior
- not only for Israel - but for the World through the “One New Man”; - then
He - God - made such a drastic change by by-passing the “law” - the tribe of
Levi - and choosing Jesus from the tribe of Judah that knew no priesthood.
Then - of *necessity* there had to be a change of law! The Old Covenant of
Moses is disanulled! The New Covenant based on Jesus' Sacrifice at Calvary
replaces it by the promise of the Holy Spirit *now* coming into hearts - and
circumcising them by writing Torah there, and in the minds. The empowerment
of the Holy Spirit gives us *the same* heredity Jesus had. It was
*after*His baptism that the Holy Spirit came upon Him as a dove. Not
one miracle or
healing - no demons cast out - until this took place! *How much more* do you
and I need the Peter Package of Acts 2:38 as Peter laid it out: *Repent*; *be
baptized* in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and
*then*you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit - the do-reA! And
the promise
Peter gave was to their children, grandchildren, *and* right down to us -
you and me!


 So - Jesus is *surety* of a better covenant than what angels gave through
Moses. *That* was all a “type, a shadow, a prophecy. Now that Jesus has
come, we are in a *better* day. No wonder Paul valiantly contended against
the Judaizers who sought to bring Gentile converts under the bondage of the
Old Covenant Jewish law! No circumcision for non-Jewish converts! No seeking
righteousness by seeking to keep the old Jewish law. We are *free*!
Governments and dictators are always trying to rob people of their freedom!
This spirit gets into the church - and all other religions. Righteousness is
not attained by keeping rules! It is by receiving Christ as Savior,
Redeemer, Reconciler and Lord, and letting *Him* live out *His life* through
us by this new heredity of the Holy Spirit. Oswald Chambers in “My Utmost
for His Highest” makes this abundantly clear.


 Because Moses is from the tribe of Levi, Jesus is also then greater than
him. Jesus is Our High Priest after the order of Melchizedek, having once
for all sacrificed Himself for *our* sins - not *His* - and who is seated at
the right of the Father in Heaven as our Great High Priest and Intercessor.
He does for us by God's oath what no ordinary man could do. As Son of God
Jesus existed before He took a body and came as Son of man!


 You say - “I can't grasp this!” Only God by His Spirit can enable any of us
to grasp it - as *first* we confess that we can't understand - we are
undone. Then only following confession of our sins with true repentance -
evidencing the sincerity of this confession by obeying God in baptism - and
then *receiving* the gift of the Holy Spirit - why *then* all things begin
to become clear. Just as an optometrist provides various lenses for us to
look through as he tests our eyes - and at the end selects the best set for
both eyes - So the Gift of the Holy Spirit is God's lenses that begins to
make all things clear for us!


 What a chapter is Hebrews 7:1-28! - J.A.W.



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