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Hebrews 7 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Hebrews 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrews 7 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
ἱερεύς hiereús G2409 9 priest
Μελχισέδεκ Melchisedék G3198 5 Melchisedec
Ἀβραάμ Abraám G11 6 Abraham
ὁρκωμοσία horkōmosía G3728 4 oath
δέκατος dekátē G1181 4 tenth, tithe
νόμος nómos G3551 6 law
βασιλεύς basileús G935 5 king

How preachers through history handled this text

16 public-domain excerpts on Hebrews 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Spurgeon 6 Matthew Henry 5 Chrysostom 2 Calvin 1 Abraham Kuyper 1 John Wesley 1

“The priesthood and law by which perfection could not come, are done away; a Priest is risen, and a dispensation now set up, by which true believers may be made perfect. That there is such a change is plain. The law which made the Levitical priesthood, showed that the priests were frail, dying creatures, not able to save their own lives, much less could they save the souls of those who came to them. But the High Priest of our profession holds his office by the power of endless life in himself; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Hebrews 7:11–25 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Salem — Heb 7:1

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