Hebrews 7:23-28

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hebrews 7:11-28

Observe the necessity there was of raising up another priest, after the order of Melchisedec and not after the order of Aaron, by whom that perfection should come which could not come by the Levitical priesthood, which therefore must be changed, and the whole economy with it, Heb. 7:11, 12 Here, I. It is asserted that perfection could not come by the Levitical priesthood and the law. They could not put those who came to them into the perfect enjoyment of the good things they pointed out to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Hebrews 7:1-28

We come now to a passage of such paramount importance for the writer to the Hebrews and in itself so difficult to understand that we must deal with it in a special way. Hebrews 6:1-20 , ( Hebrews 6:20 ), ended with the statement that Jesus had been made a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. This priesthood after the order of Melchizedek is the most characteristic thought of Hebrews. Behind it lie ways of thinking and of arguing and of using scripture which are quite strange to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 7:23

And they truly were many priests ,.... There were many common priests at a time; and though there was but one high priest at a time, yet there were many of them in a line of succession from Aaron down to the apostle's time. The Jews say F21 T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 9. 1. Piske Tosephot Zebachim, Art. 72. , that under the first temple eighteen high priests ministered, and under the second temple more than three hundred: this shows the imperfection of this priesthood, since it was in many... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 7:24

But this man, because he continueth ever ,.... Though he died, death did not forbid him to continue, as it does other men; he was not forced to die, he died voluntarily; and he continued but for a small time under the power of death; besides, his death was a branch of his priestly office: so that he not only continued in his divine nature, which still had the human nature in union with it, but he continued in his office as a priest, and quickly rose from the dead; and the virtue of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 7:25

Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost ,.... Because he continues ever, and has an unchangeable priesthood. This is to be understood not of temporal salvation, nor of providential favours, but of spiritual and eternal salvation; and includes a deliverance from all evil, here and hereafter, and an enjoyment of all good in this world, and in that to come: Christ was called to this work by his Father; he was promised by him to do it, and was sent by him to effect it, and has... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 7:26

For such an high priest became us ,.... Is suitable to us, answers to our cases and necessities, is every way such an one as is wanted: who is holy ; by nature, originally and underivatively, perfectly and completely, internally as well as externally; he was typified by the high priest, who had holiness to the Lord written on his forehead, and far exceeds any of the priests in holiness; and such an one becomes us, for had he not been holy he could not have entered into the holy place... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 7:27

Who needeth not daily, as those high priests ,.... They being sinners, and he not: to offer up sacrifice first for his own sins and then for the people's ; as they did on the day of atonement; see Leviticus 16:6 upon which place the Jews F3 Zohar in Lev. fol. 26. 4. make the same remark the apostle does here; "he (the high priest, they say) offers sacrifices for the sins of the people, for his own בקדמיתא , "first", ולבתר , "and afterwards for the sins of the people":' ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 7:28

For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity ,.... Every word has an emphasis on it, and shows the difference between Christ and these priests: they were many; they were made priests by the law, the law of a carnal commandment, which made nothing perfect, and was disannulled; they were men that were made priests by it, and could not really draw nigh to God, and mediate with him for themselves, or others, nor atone either for their own or others' sins; and they were men that had... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:23

And they truly were many priests - Under the Mosaic law it was necessary there should be a succession of priests, because, being mortal, they were not suffered to continue always by reason of death. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 7:24

But this - Ὁ δε , But he, that is, Christ, because he continueth ever - is eternal, hath an unchangeable priesthood, απαραβατον ἱερωσυνην , a priesthood that passeth not away from him; he lives for ever, and he lives a priest for ever. read more

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