E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 7:22
By . Greek. kata , as in Hebrews 7:20 . was . . . made = hath become. Jesus . App-98 . surety . Greek. enguos. Only here. testaments = covenant. Greek. diatheke . See Matthew 26:28 . First of se venteen occs. in Hebrew ( App-10 ). read more
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 7:11-28
Christ, a priest like Melchizedek (7:11-28)The necessity for a new priesthood under Christ shows that the Levitical priesthood (and with it the law of Moses) failed to bring perfection. Therefore, the new priest belongs not to Aaron’s order but to Melchizedek’s (11-12). Christ could not be a priest in the Levitical order, because he was not from the tribe of Levi. He was from Judah, a tribe that had no part in priestly affairs (13-14).Laws concerning physical birth and age determined who could... read more