A Priest After the Order of Melchisedec Hebrews 7:17

According to the writer of Hebrews, Jesus Christ was “after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.”, and in chapter seven and verse seventeen of Hebrews the writer shows how Jesus is “a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec” where we read:

For he testifies, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

The verse begins, “For he testifies,,...”. The writer began with the word, “For” which means “because, even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore”, “he testifies” or “the one with eternal life witnesses, affirms and knows by divine revelation and inspiration”. Jesus, the one who lives eternally and provides eternal life, witnesses and affirms what is about to be declared.

The verse goes on to say, “You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec”. The writer continued with the words, “You are a priest” or “Jesus is the one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites” “for ever” which means “evermore, ageless and eternally” “after the order” or “down from, through out and according to the arrangement, post, rank and position” “of Melchisedec” which means “king of righteousness” and was “the king of Salem and priest of the most high God, who lived in the days of Abraham”. The declaration of Jesus was that He was “eternally” “down from and throughout” the “rank and position” of “Melchisedec”.

When we meditate upon these words in Hebrews, we see the “testimony and witness” of the word of God that Jesus is “after the order of Melchisedec” and not after the order of Aaron. The Levitical “priesthood”, which descended from Aaron, was not complete and inerrant and could not be the ultimate intercession for man. Jesus Christ came after the “order of Melchisedec” or “the righteous One” who could thereby intercede on our behalf. Jesus is superior to all other attempts at intercession to God, and no one else holds this position. Jesus is the eternal and perfect “great high priest”, and all who realize His ultimate position are wise to “bow their knee” and “confess with their tongues” that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Next time the writer shares how “there is … a dis-annulling of the commandment”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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