College Press Bible Study Textbook Series
Hebrews 7 - Introduction
Multiple Choice Over Chapter Seven
1.
Melchizedek:
1.
Was king of Judah.
2.
King of love.
3.
King of Abraham.
4.
King of Salem.
2.
Melchizedek:
1.
Was without mother and father.
2.
Without subjects.
3.
Without the plan of God.
3.
Abraham gave to Melchizedek:
1.
A vow to be at peace with him.
2.
Tithe.
3.
A warning that God would destroy him.
4.
In speaking of blessings in regard to Abraham and Melchizedek, it is stated:
1.
That the less is blessed by the greater.
2.
Melchizedek was blessed more.
3.
Together they blessed God.
5.
King of Salem means:
1.
King of war.
2.
King of peace.
3.
King of solemn things.
6.
Melchizedek met a famous person returning from the slaughter of kings named:
1.
Saul.
2.
David.
3.
Abraham.
7.
Melchizedek is a type of:
1.
Moses.
2.
John the Baptist.
3.
Christ.
8.
Melchizedek gave of the spoils:
1.
One-tenth.
2.
One-fifth.
3.
He didn-'t give any.
9.
The priesthood of Christ:
1.
Is unchangeable.
2.
Is to be followed by one of the Holy Spirit.
3.
Is of Jews only.
10.
The name Melchizedek means:
1.
Father of truth.
2.
King of righteousness.
3.
High priest.
11.
Levi who received tithes also paid tithes:
1.
In Abraham.
2.
To set a good example.
3.
Which was more than God demanded.
12.
The priesthood on earth had men having infirmity; the priesthood of Christ was a person who:
1.
Had much time to sacrifice.
2.
No longer had any responsibility to man.
3.
Was perfected for evermore.
13.
Jesus became the surety:
1.
Of a better covenant.
2.
For the good moral man.
3.
Of the Mosaic law.
14.
This chapter teaches that since the priesthood has been changed, it necessitates a change of:
1.
God's heart.
2.
Gentile relationship.
3.
The law.
15.
Christ sprang out of Judah, as to which tribe Moses spoke nothing;
1.
Concerning conquest of Canaan.
2.
Concerning perishing in the wilderness.
3.
Concerning priests.
16.
Christ is made priest, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but:
1.
After Adam's failure.
2.
After the church failed to win all men to Christ.
3.
After the power of an endless life.
17.
There was a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of:
1.
Its weakness and unprofitableness.
2.
The fact that variety is the spice of life.
3.
The fact that Jesus was different from Moses.
18.
In the old priestly system, the priests were made so:
1.
Without preparation.
2.
Without education.
3.
Without an oath.
19.
Christ is able to save:
1.
To the uttermost them that draw nigh unto God.
2.
In spite of the doctrine of predestination.
3.
The angels that will repent.
20.
Jesus ever liveth:
1.
Because someone must be in charge of the angelic host.
2.
To control the devil.
3.
To make intercession for our sins.
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER SEVEN
The argument in Chapter Seven is for the superiority of Christ's priesthood because He is Priest after the order of Melchizedek.
In verses Hebrews 7:1-3 this is shown, together with some of the interesting characteristics of Melchizedek, by the fact that Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek.
In In verses Hebrews 7:4-10 Christ's superiority to the Levitical priesthood is indicated by the fact that Levi through Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek, who in turn blessed Abraham. Since the greater blesses the lesser, Melchizedek is superior to Abraham and his descendants who, in a figure, paid tithes to Melchizedek through Abraham. This makes Christ priesthood superior to the Levitical priesthood, since he is Priest after the order of Melchizedek.
But why is a change of priesthood necessary? The answer is given in In verses Hebrews 7:11-19 where Levitical priesthood is compared with Christ Who is Priest after the order of Melchizedek. It is a matter of perfection. If the worshipper had been perfected under the law and the Levitical priesthood, then there would have been no need for a new kind of priest. But this glaring weakness of the law necessitated a new kind of priest after the order of Melchizedek. With the change of priesthood, there had to be a change of law, too; this point is more fully developed in Chapter Eight.
In verses Hebrews 7:20-28 show how Christ received the appointment confirmed by God's oath to be Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. For that reason He is able to save unto the uttermost those who come to Him.