BRS.HEBREWS.07

1 Melchizedek was the King of Salem and a Priest for Alahim the Most High. He met Abraham when he was coming back after defeating the kings. That day, Melchizedek blessed him. 2 Then Abraham gave him a tenth of everything he had. The name Melchizedek, King of Salem, has two meanings. First, Melchizedek means “King of Righteousness and Justice,” and also “King of Shalom and Peace.” 3 Melchizedek was without father and mother or genealogy, having no beginning of days or end of life, for He is made like the Son of Alahim, remaining a Priest forever!

4 You can see that Melchizedek was very great. So much so that Abraham, our great ancestor, gave him a tenth of everything he won in battle. 5 Now the Torah Law says that those from the Tribe of Levi who become Priests must get a tenth from their own people, even though they and their people are both from the family of Abraham. 6 Melchizedek was not even from the Tribe of Levi, but Abraham still gave him a tenth of what he had. And Melchizedek blessed Abraham—the one who had Alahim’s promises. 7 And everyone knows that the more important person always blesses the less important person.

8 Those Priests get a tenth, but they are only men who live and then die. But Melchizedek, who got a tenth from Abraham, continues to live, as the Scriptures say. 9 Now those from the family of Levi are the ones who get a tenth from the people. But we can say that when Abraham paid Melchizedek a tenth, then Levi also paid it. 10 Levi was not yet born, but he already existed in the loins of his ancestor Abraham when Melchizedek met him.

11 The people were given the Torah Law under the system of Priests from the Tribe of Levi. But no one could be made spiritually clean or perfect through that system of Priests or Laws. So there was a need for another Priest to come. I mean a Priest like Melchizedek, not Aaron. 12 And when a different kind of Priest comes, then the Torah Law must be changed too. 13-14 We are talking about our Master YAHUSHA, Who belonged to a different Tribe. For no one from that Tribe ever served as a Priest at the Altar. So it's clear that Messiah came from the tribe of Judah. And Moses said nothing about Priests ever belonging to that Tribe.

15 And these things become even clearer when we see that another Priest has come in the likeness of Melchizedek. 16 He was made a Priest, but not because He met the requirement of being born into the right family. He became a Priest by the power of an endless life. 17 This is what the Scriptures say about Him:

You are a Priest forever—according to the Order of Melchizedek".

18 The former order of Priesthood is now ended because it was weak and worthless. 19 The Torah Law of Moses could not make anything perfect. But now a better hope has been given to us. And with that hope, we can come near to Alahim. 20 Also, it's important to note that Alahim made a promise with an oath, for when those other men became Priests, there was no oath. 21 But Messiah YAHUSHA became a Priest with Alahim’s own oath, for Alahim said to him,

“The Master has made a promise with an oath and will not change His mind:‘

So You are a Priest forever!’”

22 So this means that YAHUSHA is the guarantee of a better Covenant (agreement) between Alahim and His people.

23 Also, when one of those other Priests died, they could not continue being a Priest (because they're dead). So there were stacks and stacks of those Priests. 24 But YAHUSHA LIVES FOREVER! So He has an unchangeable Priesthood and will never stop serving as a Priest. 25 YAHUSHA can deliver all those who come to Alahim through Him (for He is Alahim). Messiah can do this forever, because He lives forever and is always ready to connect people to Alahim again.

26 So YAHUSHA is the kind of High Priest we really need. He is Set-Apart, perfect, and has no sin in Him. He is pure and not influenced by sinners. He is also raised higher than the Heavens. 27 He is not like those other Priests of old. They had to offer sacrifices every day, first for their own sins, and then for the sins of the people. But YAHUSHA doesn’t need to do that. He offered only one sacrifice for all time. He offered himself! 28 The Torah Law chooses High Priests who are men and have the same weaknesses that all people have. But after the Torah Law, Alahim spoke the oath that made the Son YAHUSHA High Priest. And that Son, made perfect through suffering, will Reign forever!

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