Heb 7:8-10 | TNotes | STEP | 7:8 Melchizedek’s “immortality” (7:3 ) is one aspect of his superiority to the Levites: The Levites are men who die , but Melchizedek lives on .

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‏ Hebrews 7:8-10

7:8 ^a Melchizedek’s “immortality” (7:3 ^b) is one aspect of his superiority to the Levites: The Levites are men who die, but Melchizedek lives on.
Summary for Heb 7:9-10: 7:9-10 ^c we might even say: The author recognizes that what he is about to say, that the Levites . . . paid a tithe to Melchizedek, is not literally true, since Levi wasn’t born yet. Abraham represented all his descendants in paying his tithe to Melchizedek. Levi was united with Abraham because the seed from which he came was in Abraham’s body. All the people issuing from Abraham were one with him. Thus, his act could be considered their act.