Humility counts others greater than ourselves and willing takes all the blame. Go and print the Father to His sufferings in Gethsemane and on Calvary. And it was, literally, in the midst of malefactors that He died. In reality, only the initial step was taken when Jesus died. There was nothing in their expectation that should separate Him specially from mankind as being a more than humanly superlative character.I. There it is passed in the enjoyment of a fellowship with God undisturbed and glorified. Pursuing, then, our inquiry, let us notice, in the first place, How THE PERSONS MOST REMOTE AND OPPOSITE, EVEN THEY THAT FINALLY CONSPIRED HIS DEATH, WERE IMPRESSED OR AFFECTED BY HIM. [He must grow more prominent; I must grow less so. His ears were ever wont to hearken to the plaint of sorrow. Salem meansfull, complete, safe, whole, peaceful.1The author of Hebrews calls attention to this when likening Melchizedek to JesusMelchizedek was the king of Peace, the ancient town of Salem later becomes known asJerusalem. were not only the memorable expressions of His tongue, but also the genuine spirit of His soul. Well, this He did officially, relatively, not as a common-place sufferer, but under appointment, and, consequently, under responsibility. therefore, of Christ from the sinners of mankind, and the impression He awakened in them of that separation, was made, not by scenes, nor by words of assertion, nor by anything designed for that purpose, but it grew out of His life and character His unworldliness, holiness, purity, truth, love; the dignity of His feeling, the transcendent wisdom and grace of His conduct. Even when "it pleased the Lord to bruise Him," He gave Jehovah thanks (Luke 22:17, 19). In His gentleness He was great, in His greatness He was gentle. How do you know that some poor slave, under a foreign yoke of tyranny, was redeemed? He spent hours alone upon the mountain top, and He mingled with His disciples as companions and friends. Pursuing, then, our inquiry, let us notice, in the first place, How THE PERSONS MOST REMOTE AND OPPOSITE, EVEN THEY THAT FINALLY CONSPIRED HIS DEATH, WERE IMPRESSED OR AFFECTED BY HIM. And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater. Must we die? It stands quite alone and is peculiarly independent, yet it has affinities with almost every strain of thought to be found elsewhere in primitive Christianity, and points of historical attachment for it have been sought all round the compass. Where is the man to get it? He laboured. T he Redemption of the soul is precious. Christ's is original His is the primal fount whence theirs flows; His the sun whence their radiance beams.2. The Greater Blesses The Lesser Sermon by William R - SermonCentral Melchizedek blessed Abraham (Genesis 14:19, 20) in an act of solemn prayer to the most high God. There is nothing then to put Him at one with us or us at one with Him, but just that incommunicable and separate character which fills us even here with dread. His miracles had undoubtedly something to do with the impression of His separateness from ordinary men, hut a great many others, who were strictly human, have wrought miracles without creating any such gulf between them and mankind as we discover here. Can you put a termination to it? Christ was Word became flesh. NASB But without any dispute the lesser person is blessed by the greater. Salem Media Group. In a POSITIONAL sense. I dwell upon that phrase with peculiar delight. WHAT NOW IS THE SOLUTION OF THIS PROFOUND IMPRESSION OF SEPARATENESS MADE BY CHRIST ON THE WORLD? One hour well spent, when a man's life is almost out-spent, may gain a man the assurance of eternal life. It was just that power that rendered His services as a Redeemer efficacious to man.(Homilist. With us it is the wonder that He is brought so low. This He did as the covenant Head, in the name and on befall of His whole Church; and He did it openly in His life and death, before all worlds.II. Vernon McGee's Thru The Bible, F. Purpose: The chief doctrinal purpose of the writer was to show the transcendent glory of the Christian dispensation, as compared with that of the Old Testament.Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines. Contradiction, contention, rebellion. Verse Hebrews 7:7. 7 In acts of blessing, the lesser is blessed by the greater. A better hope brought us nearer to GOD. How, then, will it be when He is met in the condition of His glory, and the guise of His humanity is laid off? In this respect the offerings of the law were necessarily incomplete, and so also must be the offering presented in any single act of the life of Christ. [60] Thus there are those who think its true line of descent is to be traced to James, Cephas, and John -- the three apostles who seemed to be pillars in the mother James DenneyThe Death of Christ, The Right Understanding of the LawThou shalt have no other Gods before me.' This is seen in 1. Jesus: From Melchizedek to Eternal Savior | Desiring God "The Lord shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in."--MAL. Pass on to mark that this offering, so valuable and perfect and acceptable to God the Father, is administered to the faith of God's elect by the Holy Ghost. Wherefore in, Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. Even those who do not clearly understand or fully accept its meaning in history and religion,--even children and ignorant folk and doubters and Henry Van DykeWhat Peace Means, Christ Our High Priest. "O death, I will be thy plague; O grave, I will he thy destruction," said He. My hour is not yet come"; or when, being notified that His mother and brethren are standing without waiting to see Him, He asks, "Who, then, is My mother, and who are My brethren?" I want the appropriation put forth by you and me upon simple principles. Consider, also, and accurately distinguish, as here we may easily do, what is meant by holiness, and what especially is its power, or the law of its power. And in the passive virtues, how pre-eminently great was Jesus! No, it did not happen overnight, but slowly over time the enemy devoured all, I am prophetically warning you, this will be of the utmost importance in the coming years. It is the business of a priest to offer a sacrifice. Hebrews 7:7 - Compare Bible Verse Translations - Bible Study Tools CSB Without a doubt, the inferior is blessed by the superior. And here the remarkable thing is, that they appear to be more and more impressed with the distance between Him and themselves the longer they know Him, and the more intimate and familiar their acquaintance with Him.III. We ask to be separated with Him and set apart to the same great life.(H. Throughout the ages the Church has confessed that Christ took upon Himself real human nature from the virgin Mary, not as it was before the fall, but such as it had become, by and after the fall. 8 In this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives on. 19And he blessed him and said: Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; 20Andblessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And hegave him[a]a tithe of all. 7 And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater. Then, to make plurality of priests in the gospel is to alter the order of Melchisedec, and to renounce the mark set betwixt the law and the gospel,3. This leads me to the last, thought, that the trust and confidence of all the elect of God will be found placed there.(J. 26), could in youth, in a fit of ill-temper, strike a companion with death and then Rush RheesThe Life of Jesus of Nazareth, Waiting on GodPsalms 62:5.--My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from Him. All this, however, was no more than the first stage of the offering made for us by our heavenly High Priest; and the mistake of many is to think that, as the offering was begun, so also it was finished on the cross. Pass on to mark that this offering, so valuable and perfect and acceptable to God the Father, is administered to the faith of God's elect by the Holy Ghost. THE GREATNESS OF OUR LORD IS FORESHADOWED BY MELCHIZEDEK'S RECEIVING TITHES FROM ABRAHAM. He was no ascetic, His separation no contrived and prescribed separation, but was only the more real and radical that it was the very instinct or freest impulse of His character. The differences, as the apostle setteth them down here, are (1) The course taken about priests under the law was alterable, they were made without an oath, the lawgiver declaring it to be his will to change that course when he saw fit; but the course taken about the priests -f the New Testament is with an oath, and so cannot be changed. If they were, woe to the whole race of Adam. PHILIPPIANS iii. 2. Negotiation with the Father is not attainable by any human power, but in and by this offering. The Father sends the Son, and the Son comes voluntarily.2. "He must reign till He hath put all enemies under His feet." Go a little further, and you find Him typified under the Old Testament dispensation, and becoming Himself the fulfilment of all its types. "The Lord shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in."--MAL. Bushnell, D. D.)Christ separate .from sinnersA. 3. And thence it descends to all the members of the body, so that they find, in Him who gave and still gives Himself for them, reconciliation, union, nourishment for a heavenly service, and the comfort and joy of a heavenly feast. Therefore, Abraham is the less, and Melchizedek the greater. . The remarkable separation. English Standard Version. affection. "Abba, Father, not My will, but Thine be done," "The cup which My Father giveth Me, shall I not drink it?" Pursuing, then, our inquiry, let us notice, in the first place, How THE PERSONS MOST REMOTE AND OPPOSITE, EVEN THEY THAT FINALLY CONSPIRED HIS DEATH, WERE IMPRESSED OR AFFECTED BY HIM. We did not deserve it, we did not earn it, we could not work for it. What Does It Mean to Be "Spiritually Blind"? But the evangelical oath is since the law, and God's last and unchangeable will. WE NEED FOR A PRIEST A PERFECT MAN, AND WE HAVE THE PERFECT PRIEST WHOM WE NEED IN JESUS CHRIST. Consider the numbers redeemed, and the means of their redemption. As an offering of life Christ's offering is complete, embracing in its efficacy the whole life of man. Moreover, the superior excellency of Christ's priesthood to the Levitical one is shown in several particulars; the priests of Aaron's order were made without an oath; Christ was made with one, as is evident from the above cited testimony, Heb 7:20-22 they were many, he but one; they were mortal, and did not continue, he continues ever, having an unchangeable priesthood, Heb 7:23,24 wherefore, as they were not suffered to continue by reason of death, their priesthood was ineffectual; they could not take away sin, and save sinners; but Christ is able to save to the uttermost all that draw nigh to God by him, as a priest, and that because he ever lives to complete his office by intercession, Heb 7:25 wherefore such an high priest as he is, must become men, and be suitable to them, especially since he is pure and holy, and in such an exalted state, Heb 7:26 and this is another difference between him and the priests under the law; they were men that had infirmity, and were guilty of sins themselves, and so had need to offer for their own sins, and then for the sins of others; but Christ, the Son of God, who was consecrated a priest for evermore, by the word of the oath, had no sin of his own to offer sacrifice for, only the sins of his people, which he did once, when he offered himself, Heb 7:27,28. And it appears to he excited more by His manners and doctrine and a certain indescribable originality and sanctity in both, them by anything else.II. Scripture sometimes speaks of the living Christ as at present in the heavens, and at others as having " passed through " and being "high above all heavens"; in the former case simply giving the more general idea of exaltation, in the latter the thought that He is lifted, in His manhood and as our Priest, above the bounds of the material and visible creation, and " set at the right hand of the Majesty on high." His life was an incarnate life living out Gods Way perfectly. How would he know it himself? The Deliverer of guilty and ruined souls "ate and drank with publicans and sinners.". Go and print the Father to His sufferings in Gethsemane and on Calvary. King James Bible And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. 1 2 3 Next I. EXORDIUM: Are you so blessed by the Greater One? From a derivative of antilego; dispute, disobedience. New King James Version Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. His conscience was true to the dictates of eternal rectitude quick to discern the right, and bold and strong to choose and follow it. The principle [expressed in its widest form by the neuter] applies where the blessing carries with it not only the verbal . Consider, also, and accurately distinguish, as here we may easily do, what is meant by holiness, and what especially is its power, or the law of its power. It stands quite alone and is peculiarly independent, yet it has affinities with almost every strain of thought to be found elsewhere in primitive Christianity, and points of historical attachment for it have been sought all round the compass. As the representative of Jehovah, Abraham paid tithes to this distinguished priest. Must we suffer? It may be imagined by some that He produced this impression artificially, by means of certain scenes and observances designed to widen out the distance between Him and the race; for how could He otherwise obtain that power over them which He was properly entitled to, have by His own real eminence, unless He took some pains to set them in attitudes in which His eminence might be felt. But the power He had with the men of His time moved in exactly the opposite direction, being the impression He made of His remoteness and separateness from men, when He was, in fact, only a man, as they supposed, under all human conditions. This one is always so curious to me- people love to honor those who help and serve others (which they absolutely should), but the Bible says that those who teach and preach the WORD of God (honor Gods Word) have a greater honor. Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. Sermons on being blessed: showing 1-15 of 137,943 Sort By Scripture Rating 5 stars 4 stars or more 3 stars or more Any Rating Date Last Week Last Month Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last Year Any Time Denominations *other (3403) Adventist (218) Anglican (1880) Apostolic (388) Assembly Of God (5244) Baptist (38861) Bible Church (875) Brethren (936) These impressions were not due, as I have said, to any distinct conceptions they had of Him as being a higher nature incarnate, for not, even His disciples took up any such definite conceptions of His nature till after His death and ascension. Then, as One bearing, the sins of all who had committed, or should afterwards commit, themselves to Him in faith, He yielded up His own life, and theirs in His, as the penalty due to sin. His life is presented continually to God; and in it the children of God, whose own it is made by faith, are kept consecrated for evermore. 1. Here is, first of all. It is simply impossible to repeat it, for we cannot repeat what has not been first brought to an end; and since the offering on the part of the eternal Son is His life. I pray you to mark, once more, that all our negotiations must be successful when the name, and merit, and righteousness of Jesus are pleaded. He goes forth as our Priest, after the order of Melchisedec, to offer Himself a sacrifice acceptable unto God.1. New American Standard Bible But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater. Soothe him not with the Lewis BaylyThe Practice of Piety, He is Lovely in his Relations. These impressions were not due, as I have said, to any distinct conceptions they had of Him as being a higher nature incarnate, for not, even His disciples took up any such definite conceptions of His nature till after His death and ascension. How patiently did He submit to the hand of God! "He offered up Himself." . TEXT: Hebrews 7:7 (Amplified Bible) 7:7 Yet it is beyond all contradiction that it is the .read more. The moral glory of Divinity, and the perfect virtue of an unsullied human nature, met in Him.(A. Hebrews 7:7 And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater. He shared in the ordinary trials incident to sinful man. 1 Samuel 2:30 NKJV Therefore the LORD God of Israel says: I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD says: Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed., Honor, (Hebrew) to Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; reverence; veneration. He was not "separate from sinners" in respect of His personal experience at the hands of men, or even at the hands of God. The whole amount of Divine wrath poured out like a cataract upon His soul all the vengeance of stern justice waiting with its sword to smite Jehovah's fellow was felt when He bowed His head and died all the curse of the law, like barbed arrows, penetrated His very soul. The remarkable separation. The Father sends the Son, and the Son comes voluntarily.2. For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 2. "Aye," say you, "that little word 'us,' I dare not claim it." I come now to speak a little to the other part of sanctification, which concerneth the change of our nature and frame, and is called vivification, or quickening of the new man of grace; which is called the new man, as having all its several members and parts, as well as the old man; and called new, because posterior to the other; and after regeneration is upon the growing hand, this duty of growing in grace, as it is called, 2 Pet. In Him. New King James Version Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.
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