in another place Psalms 110:4. This Psalm was so universally accepted as Messianic that the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases the first verse of it "The Lord said to His Word:"

after the order al-dibhrathi, "according to the style of." Comp. Hebrews 7:15, "after the likeness of Melchisedek.

after the order of Melchisedec The writer here with consummate literary skill introduces the name Melchisedek, to prepare incidentally for the long argument which is to follow in chapter 7; just as he twice introduces the idea of High-Priesthood (Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 3:1) before directly dealing with it. The reason why the Psalmist had spoken of his ideal Theocratic king as a Priest after the order of Melchisedek, and not after the order of Aaron, lies in the words "for ever," as subsequently explained. In Zechariah 4:14, the Jews explained "the two Anointed ones (sons of oil) who stand by the Lord of the whole earth "to be Aaron and Messiah, and from Psalms 110:4, they agreed that Messiah was the nearer to God.

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