Hebreus 7:13

13 Porque aquele, de quem estas coisas se dizem, pertence a outra tribo, da qual ninguém ainda serviu ao altar,

Hebreus 7:13 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 7:13

For he of whom these things are spoken
In ( Psalms 110:4 ) and in the type of him Melchizedek, in the preceding verses; for not Melchizedek is here meant, but the Lord Jesus Christ, as appears by what follows; the antitype of Melchizedek, the Lord our righteousness, the Prince of peace, the priest of God, that lives for ever, without father, without mother

pertaineth to another tribe;
the tribe of Judah, and not the tribe of Levi:

of which no man gave attendance at the altar;
either of burnt offering or of incense; that is, no man waited there, or took upon him and exercised the priest's office that was of the tribe of Judah: no man might lawfully do it; Uzziah, indeed, thrust himself into the priest's office, who was of that tribe, and went into the temple and burnt incense upon the altar of incense; but then he had no right to do it, and was punished for it.

Hebreus 7:13 In-Context

11 De sorte que, se a perfeição fosse pelo sacerdócio levítico (pois sob este o povo recebeu a lei), que necessidade havia ainda de que outro sacerdote se levantasse, segundo a ordem de Melquisedeque, e que não fosse contado segundo a ordem de Arão?

12 Pois, mudando-se o sacerdócio, necessariamente se faz também mudança da lei.

13 Porque aquele, de quem estas coisas se dizem, pertence a outra tribo, da qual ninguém ainda serviu ao altar,

14 visto ser manifesto que nosso Senhor procedeu de Judá, tribo da qual Moisés nada falou acerca de sacerdotes.

15 E ainda muito mais manifesto é isto, se � semelhança de Melquisedeque se levanta outro sacerdote,