Hebrews 7:12

For he of whom these things are spoken,.... In Psa 110:4 and in the type of him Melchizedek, in the preceding verses; for not Melchizedek is here meant, but the Lord Jesus Christ, as appears by what…

For the priesthood being changed - According to the prediction in Ps. cx., that it would be. When that occurs, the consequence specified will also follow. There is made of necessity a change also of…

The priesthood being changed - That is, The order of Aaron being now abrogated, to make way for that which had preceded it, the order of Melchisedec.

There is made of necessity a change also of the…

Observe the necessity there was of raising up another priest, after the order of Melchisedec and not after the order of Aaron, by whom that perfection should come which could not come by the Levitical…

being changed He here uses the comparatively mild and delicate term "being transferred" When he has prepared the mind of his readers by a little further argument, he substitutes for "transference" the…