The Surety of a Better Testament - Hebrews 7:22-25
The Lord Guarantees Something Far Better Than What We Possessed Previously (7:22)
"By so much" / tosouton / Lit. "By so many things" -
"Was Jesus made a surety..." / eggouV / guarantee, pledge, certainty, confidence, absoluteness, bond.
"Of a better testament" - kreittonoV diaqhkhV - more useful, more serviceable, more advantageous, more excellent. Cf. Heb. 8:6; 9:15; 12:24
The Human Priests Suffered Illness and Death, Relinquishing Their Priesthood To The Next Generation of Priests (7:23) "And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:" paramenein - Pres Act Inf
Jesus’ Ministry Stands in Contrast To The Earthly Priests Who Previously Ministered (7:24) But this man, - It is a specific personage, but just any man.
Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
Luke 23:4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
John 7:46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
Acts 13:38-39 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Heb 3:3 For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
Heb 7:4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
Heb 8:3 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
Heb 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
because he continueth ever: - menein - Pres Act Inf - abide 61, remain 16, dwell 15, continue 11, tarry 9, endure 3, misc 5; 120 times. Used in reference to abide in a place or time or condition of life. Hebrews 7:16,24
John 8:35-36 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
hath an unchangeable priesthood - ton aiwna aparabanton ecei - Pres Act Ind - unviolated, not to be violated, inviolable, unchangeable and therefore not liable to pass to a successor, not transient, or superceded, brief, temporary, immutable. Heb. 6:17-18; 13:5
"The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations." Psalm 33:11
"For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." Mal 3:6
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." James 1:17
Jesus’ Eternal Ministry is Based Upon His All Sufficiency To Fully Complete His Promise (7:25) He is able - dunatai / intrinsically and absolutely able for specific reasons: ability, power, etc. In addition to everything else!
"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy," Jude 1:24
Phil. 3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
2Tim. 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
Heb 2:18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
John 10:29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
Rom. 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
"To save them to the uttermost" - swzein - Pres Act Inf - tanteleV / completely, perfectly, fully for all time without question of His authority.
2 Tim. 4:18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Col. 1:22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
"That come unto God by Him" - prosercomenouV - Pres Mid Ptc - John 1:12; Rom. 10:9-10
"seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them" - zaw - Pres Act Ptc
"By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." Romans 5:2
"For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father." - Eph 2:18
"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:" 1 John 2:1