John Gill's Exposition on Hebrews 7:8

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And here men that die receive tithes, etc.,] The priests and Levites were not only men, and mortal men, subject to death, but they did die, and so did not continue, by reason of death, (<580724>Hebrews 7:24) but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth; which is to be understood of Melchizedek; who is not opposed to men, as if he was not a man, nor to mortal men, but to men that die; nor is he said to be immortal, but to live: and this may respect the silence of the Scripture concerning him, which gives no account of his death; and may be interpreted of the perpetuity of his priesthood, and of his living in his antitype Christ; and the testimony concerning him is in (<19B004>Psalm 110:4).

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