John Bengel Commentary - Hebrews 7:11 - 7:11

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John Bengel Commentary - Hebrews 7:11 - 7:11


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Heb 7:11. Εἰ μὲν οὖν, if then) Now, the apostle, by referring to the 110th Psalm, shows that the Levitical priesthood yields to the priesthood of Jesus Christ: because Melchisedec, according to whose order and likeness Jesus Christ is a priest, (1.) is opposed to Aaron, Heb 7:11-14; (2.) has no end of life, Heb 7:15-19.-τελείωσις, perfection) The LXX. put this word for the Hebrew מִלֻּאִים, Exo 29:22, etc.; Lev 7:37; Lev 8:22; Lev 8:28-29; Lev 8:31; Lev 8:33, where the writer is treating of Levitical perfection; but here τελείωσις τελεία, absolute perfection, is intended: comp. Heb 7:19. The article is not added, and therefore Paul increases the force of the negative expression.-ἦν) if-were. So ἦν, ch. Heb 8:7.-ὁ λαὸς γὰρ, for the people) The conjunction γὰρ put after the noun, as in Heb 7:28, intimates that the noun people is here emphatic the whole people of GOD. It at the same time shows why any one might perhaps ascribe perfection to the Levitical priesthood, and why it is necessary that that opinion should be confuted: comp. γὰρ, for, which is likewise subjoined to the word εἰ, if, ch. Heb 8:7-8.-ἐπʼ αὐτῇ, under, or in connection with it) Under the Levitical priesthood. Ἐπὶ with the dative, on, upon, concerning, in the case of, etc., often denotes the object, and that too having the force either of cause or effect, ch. Heb 8:1; Heb 8:6, Heb 9:10; Heb 9:17, Heb 11:4.-νενομοθέτητο, had received the law) The Pluperfect, because a time intervened before the 110th Psalm was given. As הורה is νόμος, the law, Heb 7:12, so the LXX. translate the verb הורה νομοθετεῖν τινα, to instruct any one: Psa 25:8; Psa 27:11; Psa 119:33; Psa 119:102. The people were only instructed about the Levitical priesthood, with which the whole law is occupied, and speaks of no other priesthood, Heb 7:5; but the 110th Psalm introduces a different system of instruction, namely, because God has changed the priesthood.-τίς ἔτι, what any longer now) This now any longer is very urgent.-χρεία, necessity) for GOD does nothing in vain.-ἕτερον, another) Comp. the epithets, new, second, ch. Heb 8:13, Heb 10:9.-ἀνίστασθαι) should arise anew, Heb 7:15. The antithesis is λέγεσθαι, should be called, according to the old form of instruction.-λέγεσθαι, should not be called) in the psalm, at the time of which Aaron, i.e. the order of Aaron, flourished.