Hebrews 7:17

17 This is confirmed: You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 7:17 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 7:17

For he testifieth
That is, either David, the penman of the psalm, or rather the Holy Ghost, the enditer of it, or God in the Scripture, in ( Psalms 110:4 ) of this form of citing Scripture, (See Gill on Hebrews 2:6).

thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec;
see ( Hebrews 5:6 Hebrews 5:10 ) ( 6:20 ) .

Hebrews 7:17 In-Context

15 And it's even clearer if another priest appears who is like Melchizedek.

16 He has become a priest by the power of a life that can't be destroyed, rather than a legal requirement about physical descent.

17 This is confirmed: You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.

18 On the one hand, an earlier command is set aside because it was weak and useless

19 (because the Law made nothing perfect). On the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

Footnotes

• [a] Ps 110:4