From e665d1fb0fd9ed45bd851943ab5ec6aee43e8dac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: joycerendahl Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:39:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update '59-heb/07.md' --- 59-heb/07.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/59-heb/07.md b/59-heb/07.md index eb507ea..f321bf6 100644 --- a/59-heb/07.md +++ b/59-heb/07.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ # Hebrews 7 + ## 7:1-3 - + ### Who was Melchizedek? See: Hebrews 5:6; 6:20 @@ -16,7 +17,9 @@ The author wrote that Melchizedek was “without father, without mother, without See: Genesis 14:18-20 See: Ancestor and Descendant (Fathers, Forefathers, Patriarchs); Angel + ## 7:4-10 + ### Why did the author call Abraham a “patriarch”? The author called Abraham a “patriarch” because he started a nation, that is Israel. That is to say, the author used the metaphor of being a father to speak about this. However, the Bible also says that Abraham is the father of all people who believe in Jesus (see: Romans 4:11-17). @@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ Scholars disagree about how Levi could "pay tithes through Abraham." Some schola See: Tithe; Ancestor and Descendant (Fathers, Forefathers, Patriarchs) ## 7:11-21 + ### Why did the author write the word “perfection”? The author wrote the word “perfection”(τελείωσις/g5050) to get people to think of doing no sin and living in a right way. This can happen only when the person is reconciled to God, that is when God saves them from their sins. This happens only when the person believes in Jesus. So the author told people that these priests could not save anyone (see: 7:11). @@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ This is different than the old way. The priesthood of Aaron was designed to keep See: Atone (Atonement); Priest (Priesthood); High Priest ## 7:22-28 + ### What is the “guarantee of a better covenant”? The "guarantee of a better covenant" is Jesus. The "guarantee of a covenant" is a way of making certain that people fulfill the covenant. That is, another person may promise to fulfill the covenant if one of the people fails to fulfill it.