Hebrews 7:12

Hebrews 7:12

10 for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

Need for a New Priesthood

11 ^aTherefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron?

12 For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law.

13 For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has¹ officiated at the altar.

14 For it is evident that ^aour Lord arose from ^bJudah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning¹ priesthood.

15 And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest

16 who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.

17 For¹ He testifies:
^a“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”

18 For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of ^aits weakness and unprofitableness,

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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For—the reason why Paul presses the words "after the order of Melchisedec" in Psalms 110:4, namely, because these presuppose a change or transference of the priesthood, and this carries with it a change also of the law (which is inseparably bound up with the priesthood, both stand and fall together, Hebrews 7:11). This is his answer to those who might object, What need was there of a new covenant?

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