Hebrews Chapter 7
So Melchisedec, the king of Salem and high-key priest of God, showed up on Abraham after he took out those kings and blessed him;
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
Abraham gave him a tenth of everything; like, first off, his name means King of Righteousness, and then he’s also the King of Salem, which is basically King of Peace;
To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
This dude had no family, no backstory, no start or finish; he’s kinda like the Son of God, just vibin' as a priest forever.
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. {without descent: Gr. without pedigree}
For real, consider how dope this guy was, even Abraham dropped a tenth of his cash for him.
Now consider how great this man {was}, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
And no cap, the Levi fam, who roll with the priest gig, gotta collect tithes from their people, based on the law, even though they’re all linked to Abraham;
And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
But this guy, whose family tree ain’t counted, took tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. {descent: or, pedigree}
No lie, the lesser is blessed by the greater.
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
Here, folks who die get tithes; but over there, he’s taking them from someone who's really alive.
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he {receiveth them}, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
So, like, I can say Levi, who collects tithes, totally paid tithes through Abraham.
And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
He was still chillin' in his dad’s loins when Melchisedec showed up, no cap.
For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
So like, if the Levitical priesthood was the ultimate vibe, then what’s the deal with needing another priest from Melchisedec’s crew instead of Aaron’s? No cap.
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need {was there} that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
Since the priesthood switched up, the law had to get a major glow-up too, fr.
For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
The dude we're talking about is from a totally different tribe, and no one from that crew was even at the altar.
For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
It's clear our Lord came from Judah, and Moses didn’t say anything about that tribe getting the priest gig, periodt.
For {it is} evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
And it’s even more obvious: there’s a new priest coming up, just like Melchisedec.
And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
This guy isn’t crafted by the old-school law but by the power of a life that never ends, that’s lit.
Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
He’s out here saying, “You’re a priest forever, just like Melchisedec.”
For he testifieth, Thou {art} a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
For real, the old commandment got scrapped because it was weak and didn’t do much.
For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
The law didn’t make anything perfect, but a better hope rolls in and brings us closer to God, no cap.
For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope {did}; by the which we draw nigh unto God. {the bringing...: or, it was the bringing in}
And since he didn’t become a priest without swearing an oath, that’s facts.
And inasmuch as not without an oath {he was made priest}:
Those priests were lowkey made without an oath; but this one got the oath from God, who said, "You’re a priest forever, no cap."
(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou {art} a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) {without...: or, without swearing of an oath}
So Jesus is the ultimate backup for a better vibe.
By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
For real, there were a bunch of priests, but they didn’t stick around long 'cause, ya know, death.
And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
But this dude, since he’s eternal, has a priesthood that’s unshakeable.
But this {man}, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. {an...: or, which passeth not from one to another}
That’s why he can save everyone who rolls up to God through him, 'cause he’s always there to back them up.
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. {to the...: or, evermore}
This high priest is straight-up goated, holy, and chill, totally separate from the sinners, and way above the heavens.
For such an high priest became us, {who is} holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
He doesn’t need to grind daily like those other priests, offering sacrifices for his own mess-ups and then for the squad; he did it once when he dropped himself.
Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
The law makes people high priests who have flaws; but the oath from God, which came after the law, makes the Son, who’s set apart forever.
For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, {maketh} the Son, who is consecrated for evermore. {consecrated: Gr. perfected}