![]() We are sometimes tempted to think that the Law was primarily about “morality,” with a little bit of religious ceremony and some other things tacked on. (4) That in turn means there must be a change in the law-covenant given at Sinai. In Psalm 110 God through David announces that the Levitical priesthood will be superseded by the Melchizedekian priesthood. (3) In principle, such a promise announces the obsolescence of the Levitical priesthood. 5:6 7:17, 21) that he is raising up a messianic figure who is a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek, not Levi. (2) When one reads the Old Testament documents sequentially, it is striking that, several centuries after the Mosaic Law that established the Levites as priests, God announces in Psalm 110 (Heb. So historically the priest Melchizedek was greater than the priest Levi in principle, then, the Melchizedekian priesthood, as an institution, is superior to the Levitical priesthood. (1) In the previous verses the author establishes that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham, and therefore greater than Abraham’s descendant Levi (since in Hebrew culture the father was always superior to the son). I shall focus on some of the turning points in the line of thought in Hebrews 7:11–28. ![]() ![]() Here in Hebrews 7 we may reflect on Melchizedek again, this time looking backwards. ![]() In volume 1 (meditation for January 13) we reflected on the place of Melchizedek in Genesis and, by way of anticipation, in the rest of the canon. ![]()
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