George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Hebrews 7:25
Make intercession. Christ, as man, continually maketh intercession for us, by representing his passion to his Father. (Challoner)
Make intercession. Christ, as man, continually maketh intercession for us, by representing his passion to his Father. (Challoner)
Verse 25. _WHEREFORE_] Because he is an everlasting priest, and has offered the only available sacrifice, _he is able to save_, from the power, guilt, nature, and punishment of sin, _to the uttermost...
WHEREFORE HE IS ABLE ALSO - As he ever lives, and ever intercedes, he has power to save. He does not begin the work of salvation, and then relinquish it by reason of death, but he lives on as long as...
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The priesthood of Melchisedec in contrast with the Levitical priesthood (Hebrews 7:1)_ 2. The holy and heavenly priesthood of Christ (Hebrews 7:20) Hebrews 7:1 The interrupted argume...
THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST. It is shown that Scripture itself makes reference to a type of priesthood which is quite distinct from the Levitical. The nature of this priesthood is set forth ...
And in so far as it happened with an oath--for the Levitical priests are made priests without an oath, but he with an oath, because scripture says of him, "The Lord swore and will not repent of it, 'Y...
A PRIEST AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK (Hebrews 7:1-28) We come now to a passage of such paramount importance for the writer to the Hebrews and in itself so difficult to understand that we must deal...
ALSO TO SAVE. to save also. TO THE UTTERMOST. Greek. _eis to panteles._ See Luke 13:11. SEEING HE EVER LIVETH. ever living, _as He is._ EVER. App-151. MAKE INTERCESSION. Greek. _entunchano._ See A...
_to save them to the uttermost_ i.e. "to the consummate end." All the Apostles teach that Christ is "able to keep us from falling and to present us faultless before the presence of his glory" (Jude 1:...
CH. 7. CHRIST, AS AN ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHISEDEK, IS SUPERIOR TO THE LEVITIC HIGH PRIEST Historic reference to Melchisedek (1–3). His Priesthood typically superior to that of Aa...
ΕἸΣ ΤῸ ΠΑΝΤΕΛΈΣ, i.e. “_to the consummate end_.” All the Apostles teach that Christ “is able to keep us from falling and to present us faultless before the presence of His glory” (Jude 1:24; Romans 8:...
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION...
_PRIESTHOOD WITH A SUPERIOR PRIEST -- HEBREWS 7:25-28:_ Jesus has the power to save. "Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make i...
ΌΘΕΝ (G3606) следовательно, ΚΑΊ (G2532) также, ΣΏΖΕΙΝ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΣΏΖΩ (G4982) спасать (TDNT; EDNT; TLNT). Инфинитив в роли дополнения к основному гл. ΠΑΝΤΕΛΉΣ (G3838) завершенный. Фраза Ε...
DISCOURSE: 2298 CHRIST’S PRIESTHOOD, AND ABILITY TO SAVE Hebrews 7:25. _Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession f...
WHEREFORE, &C.— _Whence,_ or _on which account, he is able to save_ εις το παντελες, _completely, perfectly._ The apostle is speaking of a complete and perfect salvation, which is to last for ever, in...
C. _He is an unchangeable priest. Hebrews 7:23-25_. _TEXT_ Hebrews 7:23-25 Hebrews 7:23 And they indeed have been made priests many in number, because that by death they are hindered
THE PERFECT PRIEST (Hebrews 7:25-28) The principal subject in the verses which are to be before us is the same as that which has engaged the apostle throughout this 7th chapter, namely, the pre-emine...
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. WHEREFORE, [ Hothen (G3606)] - 'Whence:' inasmuch as 'He rem...
11 It would be very difficult for the Hebrews to acknowledge the failure of the Aaronic priesthood. Yet this is distinctly involved in the announcement of a priest after a different order. Had our Lor...
PRIESTHOOD AFTER THE ORDER OF AARON AND OF MELCHIZEDEK The theme of Christ's superiority to the Levitical priesthood is here resumed. In Hebrews 5:1 it has been shown that Christ possesses all the cha...
TO THE UTTERMOST] Either of time,' from one generation to another'; or, more probably of extent, 'perfectly.' COME UNTO GOD] RV 'draw near unto God through Him,' i.e. avail themselves of His mediating...
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 7 JESUS IS SUPERIOR TO MELCHIZEDEK 7:1-28 MELCHIZEDEK 7:1-10 V1 This Melchizedek was king of *Salem and priest of God Most High. He met...
WHEREFORE. — Since His priesthood is inviolable, His power of saving is _complete._ The association of the thought of “salvation” with the priesthood recalls Hebrews 5:9; as indeed several points in t...
CHAPTER VII. THE ALLEGORY OF MELCHIZEDEK. Hebrews 7:1 (R.V.). "For this Melchizedek, King of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed hi...
Another ground of the perfectness of the new priesthood is found in the continued life of the priest, who ever lives to make intercession and can therefore save completely, whereas the Levitical pries...
OUR EVER-LIVING AND ALL-SUFFICIENT INTERCESSOR Hebrews 7:11 If, as we saw in our last reading, the Levitical priests have been superseded, clearly the whole order of things-that is, the Mosaic covena...
The writer now takes up again the subject of the Priesthood of Jesus after the order of Melchisedek. Melchisedek is called "Priest of the Most High." His name means king of righteousness. He is called...
THE SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST'S PRIESTHOOD The Aaronic priesthood was not guaranteed to last forever, since it had no oath. Jesus was made a priest forever by the power of God's oath. A Testament is a wil...
Wherefore he is (k) able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. (k) He is fit and sufficient....
(25) 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. (26) For such a high priest became us, who is holy, harmles...
The apostle now resumes his great theme, Christ called a Priest of God for ever after the order of Melchisedec. He alludes, in the beginning of our chapter, to the historical facts of Genesis. We must...
_SALVATION_ ‘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.’ Hebrews 7:25 Christ is the true High Priest, an...
25._Wherefore he is able to save, etc. _This is the fruit of an eternal priesthood, even our salvation, if indeed we gather this fruit by faith as we ought to do. For where death is or a change, you w...
The epistle, returning to the subject of Melchizedec, reviews therefore the dignity of his person and the importance of his priesthood. For on priesthood, as a means of drawing nigh to God, the whole...
WHEREFORE HE IS ABLE ALSO TO SAVE THEM TO THE UTTERMOST,.... Because he continues ever, and has an unchangeable priesthood. This is to be understood not of temporal salvation, nor of providential favo...
Καὶ οἱ μὲν πλείονές εἰσι γεγονότες ἱερεῖς, διὰ τὸ θανάτῳ κωλύεσθαι παραμένειν· ὁ δὲ διὰ τὸ μένειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ἀπαράβατον ἔχει τὴν ἱερωσύνην· ὅθεν καὶ σώζειν εἰς τὸ παντελὲς δὺναται τοὺς προσε...
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. Ver. 25. _To the uttermost_] Perpetually and perfectly, so as n...
Heb. 7:25 HEB. 7:25. 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. In _Concerning Faith, _ we read: § 69. Fa...
_And there were many priests_ One after another, because they were hindered by death from continuing in the perpetual execution of their office. _But this man, because he continueth ever_ In life and...
BY HIM; as their high-priest, not venturing before God in their own name....
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. This is a point in which the superiority of Christ is very evide...
Another feature of Christ's priesthood is its eternal continuance:...
"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: to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all: first bein...
TO THE UTTERMOST: Or, evermore...
11-25 The priesthood and law by which perfection could not come, are done away; a Priest is risen, and a dispensation now set up, by which true believers may be made perfect. That there is such a cha...
WHEREFORE HE IS ABLE ALSO TO SAVE THEM TO THE UTTERMOST: this inference proves his eminency in office above Aaron's order by the efficacy of it; for he is possessor of a supernatural Divine power, whi...
Hebrews 7:25 Therefore G3606 also G2532 able G1410 (G5736) save G4982 (G5721) to G1519 uttermost G3838 come...
Hebrews 7:25. WHENCE, _i.e_ from the fact that He lives it follows the particle being generally used to introduce something of deeper significance. HE IS ABLE ALSO TO SAVE (in its completest sense, n...
Hebrews 7:23-25. A fourth argument for the superiority of Christ's priesthood is that the priests under the law were continually removed by death, while Christ is undying. This argument has been touch...
WHEREFORE (οθεν). Since he alone holds this priesthood.TO THE UTTERMOST (εις το παντελες). Old idiom, in N.T. only here and Luke 13:10. Vulgate renders it _in perpetuum_ (temporal idea) or like π...
SAVE (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16). _...
Hebrews 7:25 Salvation to the uttermost. I. Christ Jesus is able to save to the uttermost: for there is no degree of guilt from which He cannot save. It would be a hard question to decide which is t...
Hebrews 7:24 The intercession of Christ the strength of our prayers. Christ intercedes for us chiefly in two ways. I. First, by the exhibition of Himself in His Divine manhood, pierced for us, raise...
Hebrews 7:15 I. The Apostle announces a great principle in the words, "The law made nothing perfect." There was not a single point in which the law reached the end, for the end of the law is Christ. T...
Hebrews 7:15. And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of...
CONTENTS: Melchisedec as a type Christ. Comparison of Melchisedec and Aaronic priesthoods. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Melchisedec, Abraham, Levi, Aaron, Moses. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, the true King-P...
Hebrews 7:1. _This Melchizedec,_ to whose illustrious history he now returns, from Hebrews 5:11, was first by name or title king of righteousness, and afterwards _king of Salem,_ that is, king of peac...
AND SO HE IS ABLE. I have followed _MacKnight_ in viewing this through _Jewish eyes._ "Christ offered his crucified body as a sacrifice in heaven (Hebrews 8:2-3), and as he is continually there in his...
_Able also to save them to the uttermost_ CHRIST THE SAVIOUR OF SINNERS I. THE ABILITY OF CHRIST TO SAVE TO THE UTTERMOST. That Christ is able to save, may be argued from His appointment to that work...
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 7:23 The MANY Levitical PRIESTS all died. But Jesus is eternal, so he is a greater high priest (see v. Hebrews 7:
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 7:1 This chapter discusses Melchizedek (vv. Hebrews 7:1), highlighting points later applied to Jesus (vv....
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 7:24. CONTINUETH EVER.—A firm assertion of the present living priesthood of Christ. UNCHANGEABLE.—R.V. margin, “hath a priesthood that doth not pass to another...
EXPOSITION THE PRIEST AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK. The exposition of Christ's heavenly priesthood is now at length taken up and carried out. It extends to Hebrews 10:19, forming the central part o...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Hebrews, the seventh chapter. In the book of Genesis, after Abraham and Lot had parted company, there was a confederation of five kings that conquered in the area wh...
1 John 2:1; 1 John 2:2; 1 Timothy 2:5; 2 Timothy 1:12; Daniel 3:15;...
To the uttermost [ε ι ς τ ο π α ν τ ε λ ε ς]. Pantelhv all complete. only here and Luke 13:11. Not perpetually, but perfectly. Come unto God [π ρ ο σ ε ρ χ ο μ ε ν ο υ ς τ ω θ ε ω]. The verb o P., and...
OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST Hebrews 7:1 _and Hebrews 8:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS Christ was God's Priest after the order of Melchisedec. "The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a Priest for ever after...
Wherefore he is able to save to the uttermost — From all the guilt, power, root, and consequence of sin. Them who come — By faith. To God through him — As their priest. Seeing he ever liveth to make i...
These words are. comfortable inference and conclusion, which our apostle draws from his presiding discourse concerning the eternity and unchangeableness of Christ's priesthood; seeing he lives for eve...