...parentage or descendants of Melchizedek; he is presented to us as " without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life ; " but being made like unto the Son of God, abideth a priest continually.* And Christ's priesthood was not...

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...order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron ? 12 For the priesthood being neither beginning of days, nor end of life ; but made like...unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even mother, without descent, having changed, there...

...priest by divine appointment and commission, as appears by the deference which Abraham paid him : " For consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils." This tenth of the spoils was no payment to Melchizedek in his temporal capacity as king of Salem, for...

...heginning of days, nor end of life ; hut made like unto the Son of God ; ahideth a priest continually. 4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Ahraham gave the tenth of the spoils. L 5 And verily they they are of the sons of Levi who receive...

...by inheritance, as the sons of Aaron were: as Heb. vii. 3 : "without father, and without mother, and without descent, having neither beginning of days,...unto the Son of God, abideth a priest continually:" and therefore it is said of Christ, Psalm ex. 4, "The Lord hath sworn and will not repent. Thou art...

...HIM, that he was made like unto Melchisedeck, who is described as " without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days,...nor end of life, but made like unto the SON of GOD." Now in what respect can it be said of Christ that he was without a human father and a human mother,...

..."without father, and without mother, and without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor eiul ot life, but made like unto the Son of God, abideth a priest continually :" and therefore it is said of Christ, Psalm ex. 4, "The Lord hath sworn and will not repent. Thou...

...and earth. And he (Abraham) gave him tithes ofalL" The apostle says, in his epistle to the Hebrews, " Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even...the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils." 3. Sesostris was a king of Egypt. His age is so remote from every authentic record, that many have...

...reader ; for instance, in chap. vii. 3, this Melchisedec is said to be " without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days...unto the Son of God, abideth a priest continually." In order to understand these passages correctly it is necessary that we consider, 1 . That the apostles...