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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:5

They that are of the sons of Levi - The priests who are of the posterity of the Levites, and receive the priesthood in virtue of their descent from Aaron, have authority from the law of God to receive tithes from the people. According to the law - That is, the Levites received a tenth from the people. The priests received a tenth of this tenth from the Levites, who are here called their brethren, because they were of the same tribe, and employed in the same sacred work. The apostle is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:6

Blessed him that had the promises - This is a continuation of the same argument, namely, to show the superiority of Melchisedec; and, in consequence, to prove the superiority of the priesthood of Christ beyond that of Aaron. As in the seed of Abraham all the nations of the earth were to be blessed, Abraham received a sacerdotal blessing from Melchisedec, who was the representative of the Messiah, the promised seed, to show that it was through him, as the high priest of the human race, that... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:7

The less is blessed of the better - That the superior blesses the inferior is a general proposition; but Abraham was blessed of Melchisedec, therefore Melchisedec was greater than Abraham. "The blessing here spoken of," says Dr. Macknight, "is not the simple wishing of good to others, which may be done by inferiors to superiors; but it is the action of a person authorized to declare God's intention to bestow good things on another. In this manner Isaac and Jacob blessed their children under... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:8

Here men that die receive tithes - The apostle is speaking of the ecclesiastical constitution of the Jews, which was standing at the time this epistle was written. Under the Jewish dispensation, though the priests were successively removed by death, yet they were as duly replaced by others appointed from the same family, and the payment of tithes was never interrupted. But as there is no account of Melchisedec ceasing to be a priest, or of his dying, he is represented as still living, the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:9

And as I may so say - Και ὡς επος ειπειν· And so to speak a word. This form of speech, which is very frequent among the purest Greek writers, is generally used to soften some harsh expression, or to limit the meaning when the proposition might otherwise appear to be too general. It answers fully to our so to speak - as one would say - I had almost said - in a certain sense. Many examples of its use by Aristotle, Philo, Lucian, Josephus, Demosthenes, Aeschines, and Plutarch, may be seen in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:10

For he was yet in the loins of his father - That is, Levi was seminally included in Abraham, his forefather. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:4

Verse 4 4.Now consider, etc. This is the fourth comparison between Christ and Melchisedec, that Abraham presented tithes to him. But though tithes were instituted for several reasons, yet the Apostle here refers only to what serves his present purpose. One reason why tithes were paid to the Levites was, because they were the children of Abraham, to whose seed the land was promised. It was, then, by a hereditary right that a portion of the land was allotted to them; for as they were not allowed... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:5

Verse 5 5.And verily they, etc. It would be more suitable to render the words thus, “because they are the sons of Levi.” The Apostle indeed does not assign it as a reason that they received tithes because they were the sons of Levi; but he is comparing the whole tribe with Melchisedec in this way. Though God granted to the Levites the right of requiring tithes from the people, and thus set them above all the Israelites, yet they have all descended from the same parent; and Abraham, the father... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:6

Verse 6 6.Blessed him, etc. This is the fifth comparison between Christ and Melchisedec. The Apostle assumes it as an admitted principle that the less is blessed by the greater; and then he adds that Melchisedec blessed Abraham: hence the conclusion is that the less was Abraham. But for the sake of strengthening his argument he again raises the dignity of Abraham; for the more glorious Abraham is made, the higher the dignity of Melchisedec appears. For this purpose he says that Abraham had the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:7

Verse 7 7.The less is, (114) etc. Let us first know what the word blessed means here. It means indeed a solemn praying by which he who is invested with some high and public honor, recommends to God men in private stations and under his ministry. Another way of blessing is when we pray for one another; which is commonly done by all the godly. But this blessing mentioned by the Apostle was a symbol of greater authority. Thus Isaac blessed his son Jacob, and Jacob himself blessed his grandsons,... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:7

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