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PHall | October 20, 2009
How does the new covenant differ from the old so that the new is in our minds and written on our hearts and the old is not? I think the answer is found in the history of a suzerainty covenant. When such a covenant was made, two copies were made. One for the king; the […]
PHall | October 20, 2009
1 [Jesus is a Ruler – A King] Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty [a euphemism of God] in the heavens, 2 [Jesus is a Servant – High Priest] […]
PHall | October 18, 2009
“Verses 11 and 15 clearly state that Christ is another, different priest of the order originated by Melchizedek. There is no suggestion here that Melchizedek and Christ are the same entity. If they were, the writer of Hebrews surely would have stressed that point. But the use of heteros plainly indicates that Christ, although he […]
PHall | October 18, 2009
“The use of genealogoumenos in verse 6 shows that Melchizedek has lineage, but it is not through Levi. Let’s examine the Greek word genealogoumenos in verse 6 closely. Vine’s says of this word: “‘to reckon or trace a genealogy’ (from genea, ‘a race,’ and legõ, ‘to choose, pick out’), is used, in the passive voice, […]
PHall | October 18, 2009
“Forever” does not always mean “for eternity, without end.” Sometimes it speaks of a lifetime (Ex.21:6; Deut.15:17; Ex.29:9 – of the Aaronic priesthood). If Melchizedek was still a high priest today, and since Jesus is High Priest today, there would be two High Priests. And this begs another question: If Jesus is our High Priest, […]
PHall | October 18, 2009
In favor of Melchizedek not being a preincarnate Christ, according to some, is the statement, made like the Son of God. The word made like/aphomoiomenos, according to TDNT says “this verb [the root aphomoióõ] means ‘to copy,’ rarely ‘to compare,’ and in the passive ‘to be or become like’ or ‘make oneself out to be […]
PHall | October 18, 2009
While Pickup (Marty Pickup, “According to the Order of Melchizedek,” A Tribute to Melvin D. Curry, Jr) does not believe in the supernatural identity of Melchizedek, he does not agree with the Rabbinic principle regarding the silence of the Scripture, that is, “what is literarily true of Melchizedek is literally true of Christ. If this […]
PHall | October 18, 2009
7:3 – “without genealogy” (agenealogetos – only found here in the NT) “That is a word that, so far as we know, no Greek writer ever used before.” (Barclay) Two possible meanings based upon the word itself: No recorded genealogy No actual genealogy Now let’s look at some of the Greek words used in this […]
PHall | October 18, 2009
7:3 – “without father” (apatoor), “without mother” (ametoor) Used by the Greeks to describe an orphan, or unknown patronage, and to describe divine beings. The Jews referred to proselytes as having no father since they had no legitimate Jewish ancestry. Consider a parallel Statement: “Behold, as for me, not my father, and not my mother […]
PHall | October 18, 2009
Let’s divide this section into two parts: 1) What We Know; 2) What Other Speculate Melchizedek – What We Know Originally mentioned in Genesis 14:18-20 as a priest of El Elyon (God Most High). Mentioned in only three books (Gen. 14:18-20 [History & Typology]; Ps. 110:4 [Prophecy]; Heb. 5:6-11; 6:20-7:28 [Fulfillment])