Hebrews 7:15

15 The regulations were different. This became clear when a different priest who is like Melchizedek appeared.

Hebrews 7:15 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 7:15

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.

Hebrews 7:15 In-Context

13 The priest whom we are talking about was a member of a different tribe. No one from that tribe ever served as a priest at the altar.

14 Everyone knows that our Lord came from the tribe of Judah. Moses never said anything about priests coming from that tribe.

15 The regulations were different. This became clear when a different priest who is like Melchizedek appeared.

16 That person is a priest, not because he met human requirements, but because he has power that comes from a life that cannot be destroyed.

17 The Scriptures say the following about him: "You are a priest forever, in the way Melchizedek was a priest."