Hebreus 7:13

13 Ora, aquele de quem se dizem essas coisas pertencia a outra tribo, da qual ninguém jamais havia servido diante do 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 Se fosse possível alcançar a perfeição por meio do sacerdócio levítico (visto que em sua vigência o povo recebeu a Lei), por que haveria ainda necessidade de se levantar outro sacerdote, segundo a ordem de Melquisedeque e não de Arão?

12 Certo é que, quando há mudança de sacerdócio, é necessário que haja mudança de lei.

13 Ora, aquele de quem se dizem essas coisas pertencia a outra tribo, da qual ninguém jamais havia servido diante do altar,

14 pois é bem conhecido que o nosso Senhor descende de Judá, tribo da qual Moisés nada fala quanto a sacerdócio.

15 O que acabamos de dizer fica ainda mais claro quando aparece outro sacerdote semelhante a Melquisedeque,