A Commentary upon the Epistle to the Hebrews
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ISBN13: 9781153367936
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 edition. Excerpt: ...and the tithing, we must note one more point, for the typical character--he abideth a Priest continually: the unbroken continuity of the Priesthood. The phrase translated here continually, occurs nowhere in the Greek of the Old Testament or the New, except in Heb. x. 1, 12, 14. We have therefore little aid from parallel cases. It is translated in 12, 14, for ever; in 1, as here. It is formed from a word that signifies to stretch out--to extend so as not to break off and leave a gap between the parts extended; but the thing stretched and extended continues one and uninterrupted. I can find no better expression for the thought than the above--unbroken continuity--or uninterrupted continuance. This is the undoubted meaning in all the four cases. This Priesthood of Melchisedek, though assuredly it had a beginning and an end; yet, on the only reliable priestly register, neither is found; nor is either known to us. Both beginning and end are to us lost in time, and are as though they belonged to eternity. He may have been a Priest for four hundred years, and, if he was Shem, doubtless, was so longer than that; without break, stop or interruption. Here is a contrast with Aarons line, which was broken constantly by death or incompetency. Here also is a resemblance to Christs priesthood. Its origin is hidden in eternity past, and its end in eternity future; and there is no interruption or break in the line. Melchisedeks is to us a kind of artificial infinite, and Christs a real and natural infinite. V.v. 4-10. "Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils." The object of these seven verses is to prove the superiority of, Melchisedek, in his official character, above Levi, or the Aaronic...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153367936 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153367939 |
| Weight | 0.89 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.61 In |
| List Price | $24.11 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 270 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-01-01 |
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