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Pentecost Season · Proper 25 · Year B

Hebrews 7:23-28

Jesus the Permanent High Priest

October 24, 2027

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, Peter Paul Rubens
The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1625National Gallery of Art, Washington
A design for the tapestry cycle Isabella of Spain commissioned for the Descalzas Reales in Madrid. Melchizedek brings out bread and wine from a doorway above, and Abraham's soldiers crowd the steps.Psalm 110 and Hebrews 7 both reach back to Melchizedek as a priest of a different order, and this is the one scene they are reaching back to.Peter Paul RubensRubens (1577-1640) ran the busiest workshop in Europe from Antwerp and was a working diplomat besides. His religious painting carries the same physical energy as his hunts and his mythologies.National Gallery of Art, WashingtonGiven to the United States by Andrew Mellon in 1937 on condition it carry no founder's name, so that others would give to it too.National Gallery of Art, Washington
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 10:46-52Mk 10:46-52
EpistleHeb. 7:23-28Heb 7:23-28
Old TestamentJob 42:1-6, 10-17Jb 42:1-6, 10-17Alt. OTJer. 31:7-9Jer 31:7-9
PsalterPs. 34:1-8, (19-22)Ps 34:1-8, (19-22)Alt. PsalmPs. 126Ps 126

Overview & Insights

"Consequently he is able for all time to save those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them." (Hebrews 7:25)

Unlike the many priests who died and had to be replaced, Jesus holds his priesthood permanently because he lives forever, and as a holy and perfect high priest he needs no daily sacrifice, having offered himself once for all.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Hebrews 7:23-28Working Preacher: Commentary on Heb 7:23-28 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary on the permanent priesthood of Christ who intercedes forever in Year B.

Enduring Word: Hebrews 7Enduring Word: Heb 7 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the priesthood after the order of Melchizedek.

Precept Austin: Hebrews 7 ResourcesPrecept Austin: Heb 7 Resources Precept Austin

Detailed study page gathering many commentators and word studies on Hebrews 7.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Hebrews 7:23BibleHub: Commentaries on Heb 7:23 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the priest who continues forever.

CEP: Hebrews 7:23-28 CommentaryCEP: Heb 7:23-28 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed preaching commentary on Christ's unending priesthood and once-for-all self-offering.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Hebrews OverviewBibleProject: Heb Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the message and structure of Hebrews.

BibleHub: Hebrews 7 InterlinearBibleHub: Heb 7 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Hebrews 7Catena: Heb 7 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Hebrews 7.

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