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Introduction
Scripture
Outline
Hebrews 1-2 - Jesus is Greater Than the Angels
Hebrews 1:1-4 - God has Spoken
Hebrews 1:5-14 - The Son is Superior to the Angels
Hebrews 2:1-4 - A Warning
Hebrews 2:5-9 - Lowliness to Crowning Glory
Hebrews 2:10-18 - Jesus has Delivered His Brothers
Hebrews 3:1-4:13 - Jesus is a Greater Rest
Hebrews 3:1-6 - Jesus is Worthy of More Glory Than Moses
Hebrews 3:7-19 - Disobedience After the Exodus
Hebrews 4:1-13 - A Sabbath Rest for God’s People
Hebrews 4:14-7:26 - Jesus is Greater than Melchizedek
Hebrews 4:14-16 - Jesus is the Great High Priest
Hebrews 5:1-10 - Jesus is the High Priest After the Order of Melchizedek
Hebrews 5:11-6:20 - Warning and Exhortation
Hebrews 5:11-14 - Failure to Mature
Hebrews 6:1-8 - Pursue Maturity
Hebrews 6:9-12 - Loving Motivation
Hebrews 6:13-20 - The Promise of God’s Word and God’s Oath
Hebrews 7:1-10 - The Greatness of Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:1-3 - The Priesthood and Kingship of Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:4-10 - Melchizedek is Greater than the Levites
Purpose of Book
Christ, who has accomplished salvation through His atoning sacrifice, is greater than all things; therefore, persevere in true faith and encourage others to do likewise
Main Point
The author returns to Jesus being a high priest after the order of Melchizedek - Hebrews 5:10-11.
Melchizedek is superior to Abraham, Aaron, and the Levities as he resembles Jesus, the Son of God.
Hebrews 7:1-3 - The Priesthood and Kingship of Melchizedek
***Inclusio is formed in this chapter by “Son” in vss. 3 & 28***
***Smaller inclusio is formed in vss.
1-10 by “met”***
***Chapter is broken into three sections - 1-10, 11-19, & 20-28***
***1-10 interpret Genesis 14:18-20 & 11-28 interpret Psalm 110:4***
***One complex Greek sentence broken into three in the ESV***
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything.
New sentence in the Greek started by the conjunction gar - For
Two places in the Old Testament mention Melchizedek
Psalm 110:4
Genesis 14:18-20
Melchizedek
First priest mentioned in the Scriptures
Messiah, superhuman, supernatural being, or a non-Israelite historical figure?
11Q13 - A superhuman or supernatural being executing God’s judgment
Priest of the Most High God
The word for God used here is a universal name for God, not Yahweh
Melchizedek’s priesthood was not through the lineage of the OT priest, but universal
King of Salem
Most likely becomes Jerusalem under David
Blessed him
Signifies that Melchizedek was a priest
A tenth
Introduces an idea here that will become very important in the next section
He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.
By translation of his name
Melek - King
Tsedeq - Righteousness
King of righteousness/King of Peace
The author is connecting Melchizedek with Jewish literature relating to the messianic age
The author is not concerned with the location of Melchizedek’s kingship (Salem=Jerusalem), but is concerned on the characteristics that define Melchizedek connecting him with messianic language
Salem, that is, king of peace
Salem is from the same Hebrew root word for peace - shalom
He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life,
In Greek - “fatherless, motherless, genealogy-less”
The OT does not bear the record of Melchizedek’s family history
Notice the 5 pieces missing from Melchizedek’s life which are evident throughout Genesis
Father
Mother
Family lineage
Beginning of days
End of life
Some in Jewish literature believed Melchizedek to be an angel or even a pre-incarnate Christ, but that is not the author’s point
The levitical priesthood required a line of genealogy, but Melchizedek’s priesthood is independent
But resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.
Resembling the Son of God
Similar in characteristics
The focus is not on Melchizedek as a historical person as he drops out of the argument after vs 10, but on Jesus being a high priest after the order of Melchizedek
Jesus’ priesthood is not patterned after Melchizedek, but Melchizedek’s priesthood is patterned after Christ’s!
He continues as a priest forever
This is the climax of the sentence - these 3 verses
He foreshadows the Messiah, but does not compete with Him
Hebrews 7:4-10 - Melchizedek is Greater than the Levites
***Two themes from vss. 1-3 are more developed in vss.
4-10 - A tenth and Melchizedek blessing Abraham***
See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils!
New sentence in the Greek started by the conjunction de - “silent now”
See
Command - Second person plural
Beginning the argument that Melchizedek is greater than Abraham
Spoils
Plunder from battle
And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham.
New sentence in the Greek started by the conjunction kai - And
Descendants of Levi
Genealogy was required to be a Levitical priest
Priestly office
Performing religious duties and ceremonies to the Lord on behalf of others
Commandment in the law
Instructed to do something as given by the Torah
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