The Holiest of All By Andrew Murray

Cbe t>olie0t of BII
Ch. 11.
13, 33, 39.
*Ch.3.11;
7.21.
The Third Warning
continued.
15 And thus, having patiently en lie, we may have a strong encourage
dured, he obtained the a
promise. ment, who have fled
16 For men for swear* by the refuge to lay
greater: hold of the hope set before us ;
and in every dispute of theirs the oath 19 Which we have as an anchor of
is final for confirmation.
the soul, a hope both sure and stedfast
17 Wherein God, being minded to and entering into that which is - ithin
shew more abundantly unto the heirs the veil ;
of the promise the immutability of his 20 Whither as a fore-runner Jesus
counsel, interposed with an oath : entered for us, having become a high
18 That by two immutable things,
in which it is impossible for God priest for everafter the order of Melchizedek.
to
The New Priesthood after
Melchizedck made like to the
Son of God.
this Melchizedek, king of Salem,
priest of God Most High, who met
Abraham returning from the slaughter
of the kings, and blessed him,
2 To whom also Abraham divided a
tenth part ofall (being first, by interpreta
tion, King of righteousness, and then also
King of Salem, which is, King of peace ;
3 Without father, without mother,
without genealogy, having neither be
ginning of days nor end of life, but
made like unto the Son of God), abideth
a priest continually.
Melchizedek more than Abraham.
4 Now consider how great this man
CHAPTER VII.
FIFTH SECTION.
was, unto whom Abraham, thepatriarch,
gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.
5 And they indeed of the sons of Levi
that receive the priest s office have com
mandment to take tithes of the people
according to the law, that is, of their
brethren, though these have come out
of the loins of Abraham :
6 But he whose genealogy is not
counted from them hath taken tithes of
the order of Melchizedek.
Melchizedek more than Levi.
8 And here men that die receive
tithes ;
but there one, of whom it is
witnessed that he liveth.
9 And, so to say, through Abraham
even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath
paid tithes ;
10 For he was yet in the loins
of his father, when Melchizedek met
him.
The New Priesthood sets aside
the order of Aaron.
11 Now if there was perfection
through the Levitical priesthood (for
under it hath the people received the
law), what further need was there that
another priest should arise after the
order of Melchizedek, and not be
reckoned after the order of Aaron ?
12 For the priesthood being changed,
there is made of necessity a change also
of the law.
13 For he of whom these things are
said belongeth to another tribe, from
which no man hath given attendance at
the altar.
Abraham, and hath blessed him that 14 For it is evident that our Lord
hath the promises.
hath sprung out of Jtulah as to which
;
7 But without any dispute the less is tribe Moses spake nothing concerning
blessed of the better.
priests.