Hebrews, Chapter Seven

[p_rehbein]

A LOT TO COMMENT ON FROM THIS CHAPTER.....FOLKS CAN CHOOSE WHICH VERSE(S) THEY WISH TO COMMENT ON.



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1 .) For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
2 .) To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
3 .) Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
4 .) Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
5 .) And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
6 .) But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
7 .) And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.


8 .) And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
9 .) And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
10 .) For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
11 .) If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 .) For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
13 .) For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
14 .) For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.


15 .) And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
16 .) Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
17 .) For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
18 .) For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
19 .) For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
20 .) And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
21 .) (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec


22 .) By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
23 .) And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
24 .) But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
25 .) Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
26 .) For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 .) Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
28 .) For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

 

[p_rehbein]

The importance of this Chapter of Hebrews for me is that the Writer of Hebrews reveals how the Priesthood of Christ is established. He reveals how the Priesthood of Christ is "apart" from the Levitical priesthood.

11 .) If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 .) For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

I see this establishment of Christ's Priesthood as the ushering in of the New Covenant where Christ becomes our Saviour.

15 .) And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
16 .) Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
17 .) For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
18 .) For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
19 .) For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

And it establishes that Jesus Christ will be our Priest forever! He will forever be our intercessor!

24 .) But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
25 .) Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

He closes with this powerful statement:

28 .) For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

(my thoughts)

 

[john832]

Christ, who was Melchisidec, was the High Priest of God. He "loaned' that Priesthood to Aaron as a shadow or type of what He did and does today.

 

[posthuman]

Christ's priesthood being everlasting, in comparison to the Levitical line, where every priest was priest for a lifetime, indicates to me that this covenant and His gospel cannot possibly be lost, that it should need to be restored, as though the line of priesthood is broken, and that it is appointed by God, not passed down by an old human priest conferring it to another, or through a bloodline - that it is never again a man who mediates for us or has an ecumenical lordship over us - but the Lord Himself, who never dies, to Him we can come directly.

what need will i ever have of a human priest to perform a rite for me, or to go to God for me? Jesus Christ Himself lives forever and Himself fulfills every priestly duty, and having humbled Himself to be a man like me, is not out of my reach to plead with! through Him every human being can themselves come before God, to look for His mercy and be instructed by Him.

!! amen - isn't this wonderful?

 

[dcontroversal]

Hebrews is a good book that reminds us of quite a few things....I like verse 25 and the fact that Jesus continually, forever lives and makes intercession for us and the fact that he SAVES us to the UTTERMOST.....

Uttermost=full ended, completely, entirely

 

[eternally-gratefull]

I like these parts.

1. the law How it could "never make anyone perfect" but brings us to something better" (ie the schoolmaster)

19 .) For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.


I think it is interesting, the author called the law carnal.

16 .) Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

and finally, How the levitical priest could save no one, Christ can not only save anyone, but save them to the utmost (completely)

25 .) Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
26 .) For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 .) Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
28 .) For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

 

[SeaBass]

Heb 7:12 "For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law."

Some do not believe a change was made but that the OT aw is still in effect.

 

[john832]

Heb 7:12 "For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law."

Some do not believe a change was made but that the OT aw is still in effect.

The Law is not done away, it was changed...

Heb 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law.

Changed to accommodate a Jew in the Priesthood.

 

[ISeeYou]

Yeah Micah predicted the Lord would spring out of Judah and it is evident he did, of which tribe Moses said nothing concerning the priesthood, so if Jesus was on earth he would not be a priest, he even said to the lepers "show yours to the priests" these are priests without an oath but Christ with one, who said in the Psalms you are a priest for ever after a different order (and not Aaaron) but Melchizedek (who is the preist of the most high God) who appeared uto Abram (which was before his name was actually changed to Abraham). Even as Micah stated "his goings forth were from everlasting" (but who would come forth "to me"). So it is far more evident that after the similitude of Melchizedek would arise another priest, who was King and Preist, even Lord and Christ.

 

[p_rehbein]

Christ, who was Melchisidec, was the High Priest of God. He "loaned' that Priesthood to Aaron as a shadow or type of what He did and does today.

Not being argumentative, but that is an opinion..........and more than a few believe it, but there is no Scripture to support that Jesus was Melchisidec..............Scripture is very unclear/mysterious as to WHO Meichisidec is/was, and I suspect that is for a reason only God knows.........

For Christ to have been Meichisidec would constitute His being on earth (in human form) before the Virgin Birth of Jesus the Christ..........God Himself said Jesus Was His ONLY begotten Son, to have had Jesus in man form prior to His birth in Bethlehem would kinda mess up a LOT of Scriptural Prophecy.

Now, this is MY opinion only, so.............

 

[eternally-gratefull]

Not being argumentative, but that is an opinion..........and more than a few believe it, but there is no Scripture to support that Jesus was Melchisidec..............Scripture is very unclear/mysterious as to WHO Meichisidec is/was, and I suspect that is for a reason only God knows.........

For Christ to have been Meichisidec would constitute His being on earth (in human form) before the Virgin Birth of Jesus the Christ..........God Himself said Jesus Was His ONLY begotten Son, to have had Jesus in man form prior to His birth in Bethlehem would kinda mess up a LOT of Scriptural Prophecy.

Now, this is MY opinion only, so.............

while I would agree, we can not prove jesus was melchisedech.

we can also know the angel of the lord was jesus appearing as man (son of man) He also appeared as a person in the fiery furnace of Babylon. (one like the son of man) so people recognized him even in the OT.

coming in the appearance of man is not the same as coming in flesh and bone as he did at his birth.

 

[p_rehbein]

The Law is not done away, it was changed...

Heb 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law.

Changed to accommodate a Jew in the Priesthood.

to a degree, yes........however, in my opinion, there is much more than just that........for this occurrence issued in a New Covenant Era.............

18 .) For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
19 .) For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.


This event ushered in the Covenant of Grace..................God's Salvation Plan for all mankind.........

(my thoughts)

 

[ISeeYou]

You can show enough similarities I think

 

[kennethcadwell]

The priesthood of the OT covenant was based on the works of the law, as the priesthood we have under grace through our Lord is of salvation through Him apart from the law. Showing us a better way to live through faith, love, forgiveness, and mercy, which are spiritual works that we were called to walk in. As a believer who establishes a true faith from hearing the word, would continue in love to obey all that the Lord taught and commanded.

 

[p_rehbein]

You can show enough similarities I think

to suspect.........but not to state as Biblical Truth...........for there is no prophecy that I'm aware of that states Melchisidec was of Virgin Birth...........which would have to have been for him to be God the Son in man form.

......just saying........

 

[dcontroversal]

You can show enough similarities I think

I agree and concur.....the evidence that is supported by scripture points to Christ....

No beginning and no end
10% tithes paid to him
The comparison made in Hebrews (under inspiration and by inspiration of God's Spirit)

Etc......

 

[ISeeYou]

My characters are too long

See where Christ was prophsied to come forth from?

Mic 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto methat is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. (Isaiah 7:14, Luke 1:34, Luke 2:4-7)

Hear now House of David (made of a woman made under the law) the sign

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Luke 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow hee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

For the law made nothing perfect but the better hope did

Gal 4:4-5 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them thatwere under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

Heb 7:9 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, (as shown in Psalm 110:4) and not be called after the order of Aaron?

So, if he were on earth he should not be a priest, why?

Heb 7:14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

This is evident, even in Micah, and its not even in dispute

Luke 17:14 And when he (Jesus) saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests.

Jesus acknowledges the priesthood, saying, GO shew yourselves to such...

Heb 7:21(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec )

So he is the one with the oath (a priest for ever)

Heb 7:23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

Heb 7:24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.

He didnt take this honour to himself

Heb 5:4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

John 8:54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

Heb 5:5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

Heb 5:10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

Heb 5:11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing

Obvioulsy, but earlier on...

Mat 22:41 While the Pharisees were gathered together,

Jesus asked them,

Mat 22:42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?

They say unto him, The son of David.

Mat 22:43 He saith unto them,

How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

Mat 22:44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. (Psalm 110:1, Acts 2:31-34)

He saith unto them,

Mat 22:45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? (Psalm 110:1)

They could answer the "how" but apostles expound upon this,

Acts 2:30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

Having set his King on his holy hill, here is where he is declared

Romans 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

Who is the first begotten of the dead

This day (in the second psalm needed to be fulfilled)

Psalm 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee

God had to fulfill the second psalm and did so in Jesus Christ

Acts 13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

Where He is openly declared the Son of God (Psalm 2:7, Mat 22:45)

Who is also a priest (Gen 14:18)

Heb 5:6 As he saith also in another place,

Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.(Psalm 110:4, Heb 7:11)

Who is also a King and who was made Lord (Acts 2:36, Mat 22:45)

Psalm 110:1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

And the Lord shall strike through kings

Psalm 110:5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

Which in his times he shall shew...

1Ti 6:15 Which in his times he shall shew,

who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

And such a time shown in his wrath...

Rev 6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

Rev 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

Rev 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God

It says,

Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little.

Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

And of wrath,

1Thes 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

The Word was made flesh

Rev 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood:

And his name is called The Word of God.

Heb 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power,when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Rev 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Proverbs begs the question this way

Prov 30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

The apostles argue against the possibility of that being David (who was dead and buried and in a sepulchre) but take up what David said

Acts 2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, UntilI make thy foes thy footstool.

Acts 2:31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

Jesus said...

Go to my brethren, and say unto them,

I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

Acts 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

Redemption...

Isaiah 44:2 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

When he had by himself purged our sins,

Col 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Having sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Mat 22:44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. (Psalm 110:1, Acts 2:31-34)

Acts 5:31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

Acts 13:38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

1John 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Jesus said,

Luke 24:48 And ye are witnesses of these things.

The apostles,

Acts 2:32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Acts 2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

Ephes 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Heb 8:1 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne ofthe Majesty in the heavens;

1Cr 15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

1Cr 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things underhim, that God may be all in all.

1Ti 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

1Ti 6:16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: towhom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Isaiah 55:4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

Rev 1:5 From Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto himthat loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

The Greater

Heb 6:13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

Jesus said....the Father is greater I

John 10:29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

Heb 6:16 For men verily swear by the greater:

and an oath for confirmation is to the end of all strife.

Heb 6:17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

Heb 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Heb 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

Heb 6:20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek

Heb 7:20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

Heb 7:21...By him that said unto him, The LORD sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec

Abram's name wasn't even changed until after he met Melchizedek also (Gen 14:19 & Gen 17:5)

John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Gen 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

Abram's name was changed to Abraham here...

Gen 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

Even in that respect.

Melchizedek was the first to bring forth the bread and the wine...

Gen 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

Jesus likewise with his disciples

Luke 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this doin remembrance me. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.

Which shows his death. If he were on earth he should not be a priest (Heb 8:4) even as elsewhere it says his life was taken from the earth (in Isaiah 53:8, being cut off out of the land of the living Acts 8:33).

So this much is evident,

Heb 7:14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda;

of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

And again,

Heb 7:15 And it is yet far more evident:

for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, (Psalm 110:4)

Which is a similitude for Jesus Christ (Hosea 12:10, Heb 7:15)

Psalm 110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

If he were on earth he should not be a priest, (springing out of Judah)

Even though in Mic 5:2... out of thee (Judah) shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel

His life was taken from the earth

Jesus said,

John 14:28 I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

David himself saw before the resurrection of Jesus Christ

Psalm 110:1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

His goings forth which have been from old (even from everlasting)

Mic 5:2....whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

They asked,

John 8:53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham ?

Hebrews seems to take this up

Heb 7:4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

As Jesus had said,

John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

John 8:57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

See it??

Mic 5:2....whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Heb 7:1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, andblessed him;

Heb 7:7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

I just like this combo

John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

Gen 4:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

Psalm 104:15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

Psalm 118:24 This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Heb 7:2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

He is the Lord our righteousness, even as He is our peace.

Heb 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

John 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Fatherwhich hath sent him.

 

[ISeeYou]

to suspect.........but not to state as Biblical Truth...........for there is no prophecy that I'm aware of that states Melchisidec was of Virgin Birth...........which would have to have been for him to be God the Son in man form.

......just saying........

The Christ, the Son of God, there is a mystery of the fellowship hid between them , things hard to be uttered Hebrews says, so its telling you these things are difficult to wrap your brain around LOL

You have to spend time with them, you will miss alot in just taking glances at these things, the volume of the book speaks of him.

They are quite beautiful

 

[posthuman]

to suspect.........but not to state as Biblical Truth...........for there is no prophecy that I'm aware of that states Melchisidec was of Virgin Birth...........which would have to have been for him to be God the Son in man form.

......just saying........

it does say of him:

Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God

whether he is an astounding type, and his complete lack of lineage is hyperbolic, or an actual manifestation, and his lack of earthly father and mother is literal, i really don't think i can say with any amount of authority. if God wanted us to know this for certain, i think He would have made it more clear through the scriptures He gave for us. what i do know is that Jesus is the glory and power of God come in the flesh, and He is the priest with whom i have to do, for sure

 

[ISeeYou]

I agree and concur.....the evidence that is supported by scripture points to Christ....

No beginning and no end
10% tithes paid to him
The comparison made in Hebrews (under inspiration and by inspiration of God's Spirit)

Etc......

Exactly, I have been working to prove Jesus Christ in these things, each time I advance, takes some time, I hope to show him far better then I can now, but definately these things all pull together into who Christ is and according to what, and what priesthood, and what Moses said, and they are just so vast really.

Love this stuff, Our God rocks!