Hebreos 7:6

6 En cambio, Melquisedec, que no era descendiente de Leví, recibió los diezmos de Abraham y bendijo al que tenía las promesas.

Hebreos 7:6 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 7:6

But he whose descent is not counted from them,
&c] That is, Melchizedek, whose genealogy or pedigree is not reckoned from the Levites, nor from any from whom they descend; his lineal descent is not the same with theirs; and so did not receive tithes by any law, as they did, but by virtue of his superiority: received tithes of Abraham; not from the people, or his brethren, but from Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, and of Levi himself:

and blessed him that had the promises;
of a Son, and of the Messiah, that should spring from him, in whom all nations should be blessed, and of the land of Canaan, and of the blessings of grace and glory. This shows that Melchizedek had a descent, though it was not known; and that, since his descent was not the same with the Levites, he was a more proper type of Christ, who belonged not to that, but another tribe.

Hebreos 7:6 In-Context

4 Consideren la grandeza de ese hombre, a quien nada menos que el patriarca Abraham dio la décima parte del botín.

5 Ahora bien, los descendientes de Leví que reciben el sacerdocio tienen, por ley, el mandato de cobrar los diezmos del pueblo, es decir, de sus hermanos, aunque estos también son descendientes de Abraham.

6 En cambio, Melquisedec, que no era descendiente de Leví, recibió los diezmos de Abraham y bendijo al que tenía las promesas.

7 Es indiscutible que la persona que bendice es superior a la que recibe la bendición.

8 En el caso de los levitas, los diezmos los reciben hombres mortales; en el otro caso, los recibe Melquisedec, de quien se da testimonio de que vive.