PRaP
2/13/08
“Melchizewho?
Melchizedek!”
Hebrews
7 has an important piece of information in it that I hope will help those of you
that sit on the fence understand why Jesus is the only one that can bring you
salvation. It all started a long
time ago back in the time of Abraham. Well here just read for yourself:
1This
Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham
returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, 2and Abraham gave him a
tenth of everything. First, his name means "king of righteousness";
then also, "king of Salem" means "king of peace." 3Without
father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life,
like the Son of God he remains a priest forever.
4Just
think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the
plunder! 5Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to
collect a tenth from the people—that is, their brothers—even though their
brothers are descended from Abraham. 6This man, however, did not trace his
descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had
the promises. 7And without doubt the lesser person is blessed by the greater.
8In the one case, the tenth is collected by men who die; but in the other case,
by him who is declared to be living. 9One might even say that Levi, who collects
the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham, 10because when Melchizedek met
Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor.
11If
perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on the
basis of it the law was given to the people), why was there still need for
another priest to come—one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of
Aaron? 12For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must also be a
change of the law. 13He of whom these things are said belonged to a different
tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar. 14For it is
clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said
nothing about priests. 15And what we have said is even more clear if another
priest like Melchizedek appears, 16one who has become a priest not on the basis
of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an
indestructible life. 17For it is declared:
"You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek."[a]
18The
former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless 19(for the law
made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to
God.
20And
it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath, 21but he
became a priest with an oath when God said to him:
"The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind:
'You are a priest forever.' "[b]
22Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
23Now
there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from
continuing in office; 24but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent
priesthood. 25Therefore he is able to save completely[c]
those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for
them.
26Such
a high priest meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from
sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27Unlike the other high priests, he does not
need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the
sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered
himself. 28For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath,
which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
Key
Verse:
Hebrews
7:25
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him,
because he always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews
7:24-26 (in
Context) Hebrews
7 (Whole
Chapter)
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