Hebrews 7:17

17 For it has been testified: You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. ^[a]

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 this becomes clearer if another priest like Melchizedek arises,

16 who doesn't become a [priest] based on a legal command concerning physical descent but based on the power of an indestructible life.

17 For it has been testified: You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

18 So the previous commandment is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable

19 (for the law perfected nothing), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

Footnotes

• [a] Ps 110:4