Monday, 12 November 2018

…without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually. Hebrews 7:3

The author continues to relate information which can be gleaned about Melchizedek from the account found in Genesis 14.… Read the rest

Sunday, 11 November 2018

…to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,” Hebrews 7:2

The words, “to whom,” are speaking of Melchizedek of the previous verse. It is he who blessed Abraham, and it was to him who “also Abraham gave a tenth part of all.” This is simply recorded history being repeated by the author of Hebrews.… Read the rest

Saturday, 10 November 2018

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, Hebrews 7:1

Melchizedek was reintroduced into the narrative in the last verse of Chapter 6 (the previous verse), but as we saw from the content of Chapter 6, he never really left the author’s mind.… Read the rest

Friday, 9 November 2018

…where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:20

The translation of the KJV, followed here by the NKJV, does not convey the sense of the Greek. Note the difference:

Lacking: …where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus.… Read the rest

Thursday, 8 November 2018

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, Hebrews 6:19

In the previous verse, it spoke of the ability to flee “for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.” That was based on the Old Testament idea of a city of refuge where one could flee to in order to be protected by the avenger of blood.… Read the rest