Hebrews 7:9-10 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 7:4-10

Christ superior to Melchizedek. I. THE GREATNESS OF OUR LORD IS FORESHADOWED BY MELCHIZEDEK 'S RECEIVING TITHES FROM ABRAHAM . As the representative of Jehovah, Abraham paid tithes to this distinguished priest. There is here an instance of that corporate principle which appears in the writings of Paul, who affirms that by the sin of Adam there came upon the race spiritual loss and exposure to death; and by the appearance and glorious work of our Lord many are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 7:9-10

And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes. For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him. Or, in other words, "Nay, further, Melchizedek may be said to have tithed Levi himself and his priestly tribe." For, inasmuch as the whole position of Levi and his tribe, in the old dispensation, came by inheritance from the great patriarch who received the promises, the subordination of the patriarch to one above himself involved that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 7:9

And as I may so say - So to speak - ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν hōs epos eipein. For numerous examples in the classic writers of this expression, see Wetstein in loc. It is used precisely as it is with us when we say “so to speak,” or “if I may be allowed the expression.” It is employed when what is said is not strictly and literally true, but when it amounts to the same thing, or when about the same idea is conveyed. “It is a “softening down” of an expression which a writer supposes his readers may... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 7:10

For he was yet in the loins of his father - Abraham is here called the father of Levi, by a common use of the word, referring to a more remote ancestor than the literal father. The meaning of the apostle is, that he was even then, in a certain sense, in the loins of Abraham, when Melchizedek met him; or it was all the same as if he were there, and had then an existence. The relation which subsisted between him and Abraham, in the circumstances of the case, implied the same thing as if he had... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 7:8-10

Hebrews 7:8-10. And here In the Levitical priesthood; men that die, receive tithes, but there In the case of Melchisedec; he of whom it is witnessed that he liveth Who is not spoken of as one that died for another to succeed him, but is represented only as living, being mentioned in such a way as if he lived for ever. And even Levi, who received tithes Not in person, but in his successors, as it were, paid tithes in the person of Abraham. For he was yet in the loins of his father ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 7:1-10

7:1-10:18 CHRIST’S PRIESTHOOD AND SACRIFICEThe priesthood of Melchizedek (7:1-10)Jesus Christ’s high priesthood is far superior to Aaron’s. Christ belongs to the priestly order of Melchizedek, a priesthood that existed before, and is far higher than, that of Aaron. (For the background concerning Melchizedek see Genesis 14:17-24 and Psalms 110:4.) Melchizedek was both a priest and a king, a combination not allowed in the Aaronic priesthood. In the Levitical order, people kept strict records of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 7:9

payed tithes . Greek. Pass, of dekatoo, as Hebrews 7:6 . in = through. Greek. dia . App-104 .Hebrews 7:1 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 7:10

father . i.e. ancestral father. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 7:9

And so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who received tithes, paid tithes; for he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him.These verses are the end of the third division of our outline of Hebrews, because with the next verse the subject of the covenant is introduced; but the subject matter of this remarkable book is so interwoven, unified, and interrelated that it defies any elementary classification; therefore, such divisions as people set up are, in reality, merely... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 7:9

Hebrews 7:9. And as I may so say,— Elsner is of opinion, that this should be translated, to say the truth; and he produces some passages out of the classics to vindicate this version. read more