And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,
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And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
And inasmuch as it is not without the taking of an oath
And inasmuch as it is not apart from oath, (for those indeed apart from oath are become priests,
And by how much [it was] not without the swearing of an oath;
Hebrews — The NT's most sustained Old-Testament argument — an extended demonstration that Jesus is ‘better than’ every institution Judaism knew. Priesthood, covenant, tabernacle, sacrifice: all fulfilled in one great high priest.
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Psalms 110:4The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
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For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
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but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
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And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
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Hebrews 5:6And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
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The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
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He says that it shows the difference between Christ and Aaron in that Christ received the priesthood with an oath. For those who became priests without oaths became so because of their need to cease being priests at some time, but Christ entered the priesthood …
Theodore of Mopsuestia· FRAGMENTS ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS 7.20-22, 428patristic
And inasmuch as not without an oath,.... Our version supplies as follows, he was made priest; which well agrees with what is said in the next verse; the Syriac version renders it, "and which he confirmed to us by an oath"; that is, the better hope, Christ and his priesthood, said to be brought in, and by which men draw nigh to God; this is established by the oath of God himself referring to Psa 110:4 afterwards cited in proof of it.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
Not without an oath - The apostles reasoning here is founded on this, that God never interposed his oath, except to show the certainty and immutability of the thing sworn. Thus he sware to Abraham, Gen 22:16-18, that in his seed all the nations of the earth should be blessed; and to the rebellious Israelites, Deu 1:34, Deu 1:35, that they should not enter into his rest; and to Moses, Deu 4:21, that he should not go into Canaan; and to David, Psa 89:4, that his seed should endure for ever, and his throne unto all generations.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
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And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”
The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”