Hebrews 7 Flashcards
(28 cards)
For whe
For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also,
Hebrews 7:12
This ma
This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
Hebrews 7:6
Such
Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
Hebrews 7:26
and it
And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,
Hebrews 7:20
If p
If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come, one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 7:11
Now ther
Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;
Hebrews 7:23
Because o
Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.
Hebrews 7:22
Just th
Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!
Hebrews 7:4
For it is d
For it is declared: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:17
Witho
Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.
Hebrews 7:3
And without d
And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater.
Hebrews 7:7
and ab
and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
Hebrews 7:2
(For the law m
(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
Hebrews 7:19
because w
because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor.
Hebrews 7:10
one wh
one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.
Hebrews 7:16
Now the L
Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their fellow Israelites—even though they also are descended from Abraham.
Hebrews 7:5
but he b
but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
Hebrews 7:21
For the law a
For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
Hebrews 7:28
The f
The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless
Hebrews 7:18
One m
One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,
Hebrews 7:9
In the o
In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.
Hebrews 7:8
he o
He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.
Hebrews 7:13
but b
but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.
Hebrews 7:24
Un
Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.
Hebrews 7:27
