Hebrew 7:15

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܝܰܬ݁ܺܝܪܳܐܝܺܬ݂ ܬ݁ܽܘܒ݂ ܝܺܕ݂ܺܝܥܳܐ ܒ݁ܗܳܝ ܕ݁ܶܐܡܰܪ ܕ݁ܒ݂ܰܕ݂ܡܽܘܬ݂ܶܗ ܕ݁ܡܰܠܟ݁ܺܝܙܕ݂ܶܩ ܩܳܐܶܡ ܟ݁ܽܘܡܪܳܐ ܐ݈ܚܪܺܢܳܐ ܀

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after: Hebrews 7:3, Hebrews 7:11, Hebrews 7:17-21, Psalms 110:4

Reciprocal: Hebrews 5:6 - Thou

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it is yet far more evident,.... From a fact which cannot be denied;

for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest; or another has risen, even Jesus the son of David, of the tribe of Judah; another from Aaron, one that is not of his family or tribe, but one like to Melchizedek: hence we learn that Melchizedek and Christ are not the same person; and that the order and similitude of Melchizedek are the same; and that Christ's being of his order only imports that there is a resemblance and likeness between him and Melchizedek, in many things, which are observed in the beginning of this chapter: and this "arising" does not intend Christ's setting up himself, only his appearance in this form; and being expressed in the present tense, denotes the continual being, and virtue of his priesthood.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And it is yet far more evident - Not that our Lord would spring out of Judah, but the point which he was endeavoring to establish that there must be a change of the priesthood, was rendered still more evident from another consideration. A strong proof of the necessity of such a change of the priesthood was furnished from the fact that the Messiah was to be of the tribe of Judah; but a much stronger, because “as a priest” he was to be of the order of Melchizedek - that is, he was of the same rank with one who did not even belong to that tribe.

After the similitude - Resembling; that is, he was to be of the order of Melchizedek.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 15. And it is yet far more evident — Και περισσοτερον ετι καταδηλον εστιν. And besides, it is more abundantly strikingly manifest. It is very difficult to translate these words, but the apostle's meaning is plain, viz., that God designed the Levitical priesthood to be changed, because of the oath in Psa. cx., where, addressing the Messiah, he says: Thou art a Priest for ever after the order, or ομοιοτητα, similitude, of Melchisedec, who was not only a priest, but also a king. None of the Levitical priests sustained this double office; but they both, with that of prophet, appear and were exercised in the person of our Lord, who is the Priest to which the apostle alludes.