Hebrews 7:11
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Hebrews 7:11. If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
We read in the psalm just now, "Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec," which proves that the priests of the order of Levi were not sufficient: there was need of a still greater priesthood.