Verse 19
Hebrews 7:19
Free Bible Version
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but since Yashua (Jesus) lives forever, his priesthood is permanent.
Original Language Text
greek
οὐδὲν γὰρ ἐτελείωσεν ὁ νόμος, ἐπεισαγωγὴ δὲ κρείττονος ἐλπίδος, δι’ ἧς ἐγγίζομεν τῷ θεῷ.
English Translation
For the law made nothing perfect, but a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
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Chapter 7 Context
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Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of the Most High God (Elohim). He met Abraham who was retur...
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Abraham gave him a tithe of all that he had won. Melchizedek's name means “king of right” while king...
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We don't have any information about his father or his mother or his family tree. We don't know when...
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Yes, the sons of Levi who are priests were commanded by the law to receive a tithe from the people,...
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But Melchizedek who doesn't share their ancestry received tithes from Abraham, and blessed the one w...
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In the one case tithes are received by men who die, but in the other by one who is said to be living...
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So you could say that Levi, the one who receives tithes, has paid tithes through being a descendant...
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Now if perfection could have been achieved through the priesthood of Levi (for that's how the law wa...
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If the priesthood is changed, then the law needs to be changed too.
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The one we're talking about comes from a different tribe, a tribe that has never provided priests to...
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It's clear that our Lord is a descendant of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests coming from...
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What makes it even clearer is when another priest appears who is similar to Melchizedek,
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That's why it says, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
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So the previous rule has been set aside because it was powerless and didn't work,
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(for the law didn't make anything perfect). But now it's been replaced by a better hope by which we...
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This was not without an oath, even though those who become priests do so without an oath.
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But he became a priest with an oath because God (Elohim) told him, “The Lord has taken a solemn vow...
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There have been many priests because death prevented them from being able to continue;
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but since Yashua (Jesus) lives forever, his priesthood is permanent.
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As a result he is able to save completely those who come to God (Elohim) through him, living always...
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He is exactly the high priest we need: holy and without fault, pure and separate from sinners, and g...
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Unlike those human high priests, he doesn't need to offer a daily sacrifice for his sins and then th...
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The law appoints imperfect men as high priests, but God (Elohim) gave his solemn vow after the law,...
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