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A Unique Order of Priests

Hebrews 7

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The Epistle to the Hebrews

Go on to maturity in Christ, our heavenly Priest

He shared in human He is our sufferings heavenly called by God He was intercessor source of He is the eternal salvation 1:1-2 Better 1:32:18 Position
4:1416

Better 3:14:13 High Priest

5:18:5

Better Covenant
8:613

10: Better 19-39 Sacrifice, Better Sanctuary

9:110:18

11:113:25

4:1410:18

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Gen 14:1724

Melchizedek, the Blesser of Abram

King of Salem Blessing:

God Most High Creator Deliverer

18 1920

Abram tithed to him Melchizedek =

King of righteousness

In the Words of the First Israelite King of [Jeru]Salem

Psalm 110
A Psalm of David. The LORD says to my lord:

Sit at my right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool. 1 will not change his mind, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. 4

The LORD has sworn and

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Melchizedek and Christ are Preeminent Over Aaron

Hebrews 7
Melchizedek well represents

Christ.

110

Melchizedek-like priests are

better than Levitical priests. 1122 Levitical priests die and need successors, unlike Christ. 2328

Melchizedek Well Represents Christ

Heb 7:110

Priest of most high God King of righteousness King of peace (Salem) Both king and priest No biblical genealogical

1 2 2 13 3

Perpetually a priest

3 3 6

No biblical record of birth

or death
Not of the seed of Aaron

Greater than Levite priests 610 Greater than Abraham So greater than Isaac,

record

Jacob, and Levi

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The Line of Israel Exceeded by Melchizedek

Heb 7:410
Terah Abraham married Sarah Isaac Jacob ("Israel") Reuben Simeon Levi Judah 8 other sons Nahor Haran

Lot

The Melchizedek Type (or ProphecyPsa 110)

Hebrews 7
Melchizedek
King of righteousness (7:2) King of peace (Salem, 7:2) Both king and priest (7:13) No biblical genealogical record (7:3) Not of Aarons seed (7:6) Greater than Levite priests (7:69) Continual priesthood (7:3)

The Christ
Rules in righteousness (Heb 1:8) Prince of peace (Isa 9:67) King and Priest (Zech 6:1213) Divine, no human origin (John 1:1-3, 14) Born of the tribe of Judah (Heb 7:14) Greater than Aaron (Heb 7:2628) Unchanging, everlasting priesthood (Heb

7:2425; Eph 3:11)

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The King-Priest Prophesied

Zech 6:1213
The sovereign LORD says,

Lookhere is the man whose name is Branch,

who will sprout up from his place

and build the temple of the LORD. the LORD, and he will be clothed in spendor, sitting as king on his throne; with him on his throne and they will see eye to eye on everything.

Indeed, he will build the temple of

Moreover, there will be a priest

Was Melchizedek a Theophany?

The account in Genesis gives

the impression that hes ______.

He is never called

_________________.
Normally theophanies __________

themselves as revealing God.

Made like (7:3)

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Better than the Law and Its Levitical Priests

Hebrews 7:1122
Priests Insufficient for Perfection 1117
The Aaronic priesthood was

Law Useless for Perfection 1822

The contrast based on its

temporary in its nature. 1114 The law and its priesthood are inextricably bound. 12
The Melchizedekian priesthood

perfection

1819

The superiority of the divine

is permanent in its nature. 1517 according to the power of an indestructible life 16

oath 2022 Note the exposition of Psalm 110 throughout this section.

No Need for Successors

Hebrews 7:2328

Jesus is our permanent high priest.

2325
He is superior because Based on an indestructible life

(1117, esp. 16)

Based on a better hope

(1819) Based on an oath (2022)

Based on an eternal priesthood

(2325)
Jesus is the superior person. 2628