the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Hebrews 7:7
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Without a doubt, the inferior is blessed by the superior.
And without all contradiction, the lesse is blessed of the better.
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.
But without any dispute the lesser person is blessed by the greater.
Now everyone knows that the more important person blesses the less important person.
But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.
Everyone agrees that a person who gives a blessing is greater than the one who receives the blessing.
and it is beyond all dispute that the one who blesses has higher status than the one who receives the blessing.
But beyond all gainsaying, the inferior is blessed by the better.
And everyone knows that the more important person always blesses the less important person.
And without all contradiction the lesse is blessed of the greater.
Beyond dispute: he who was less was blessed by him who was greater than himself.
There is no doubt that the one who blesses is greater than the one who is blessed.
Now without any dispute the inferior is blessed by the more prominent.
But without contradiction, the lesser is blessed by the better.
Yet it is beyond all dispute that the lesser person is always blessed by the greater one.
But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
But there is no doubt that the less gets his blessing from the greater.
But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
It is beyond dispute that the less important person is blessed by the more important person.
But, without controversy, he who is less is blessed by one who is Greater than himself.
But it is beyond controversy, that the inferior is blessed by his superior.
And without all controuersie, the lesse is blessed of the better.
But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
And without all contradiction, the less is blessed of the greater.
And beyond all dispute it is always the inferior who is blessed by the superior.
With outen ony ayenseiyng, that that is lesse, is blessid of the betere.
But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
And without all contradiction the less is blessed by the better.
Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,
Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.
And without question, the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed.
The one who shows respect is always greater than the one who receives it.
It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.
But, apart from all gainsaying, the less, by the greater, is blessed.
And without all contradiction, that which is less is blessed by the better.
And no man denyeth but that which is lesse receaveth blessinge of yt which is greater.
and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed --
Now is it so without all naysayenge, that the lesse receaueth blessynge of ye better.
now 'tis past dispute, he that is blessed is inferior to him that blesses:
So if you're following along, consider this, the one who does the blessing is greater than the one who gets the blessing.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
without: 1 Timothy 3:16
the less: Hebrews 11:20, Hebrews 11:21, Genesis 27:20-40, Genesis 28:1-4, Genesis 47:7-10, Genesis 48:15-20, Genesis 49:28, Numbers 6:23-27, Deuteronomy 32:1, 2 Samuel 6:20, 1 Kings 8:55, 2 Chronicles 30:27, Luke 24:50, Luke 24:51, 2 Corinthians 13:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:19 - he blessed Genesis 47:10 - General Exodus 40:15 - everlasting Leviticus 9:22 - his hand Joshua 22:6 - General 1 Chronicles 16:2 - he blessed Isaiah 9:16 - led of them Luke 2:34 - blessed
Cross-References
But I will establish my covenant with you; and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
Then the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.
On the very same day Noah and his sons, Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them entered the ark,
They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life.
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark,
They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, took heed and constructed an ark for the saving of his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.
who formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the greater. This is a self-evident truth, and is undeniable; it admits of no controversy, and cannot be gainsaid, that he that blesseth is greater in that respect than he that is blessed by him; as the priests were greater in their office than the people who were blessed by them; and so Melchizedek, as a priest of the most high God, and as blessing Abraham, was greater than he; and so must be greater than the Levites, who sprung from him; and his priesthood be more excellent than theirs; and consequently Christ, his antitype, and who was of his order, must be greater too; which is the design of the apostle throughout the whole of his reasoning.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And without all contradiction - It is an admitted principle; a point about which there can be no dispute.
The less is blessed of the better - The act of pronouncing a blessing is understood to imply superiority of rank, age, or station. So when a father lays his hand on his children and blesses them, it is understood to be the act of one superior in age, venerableness, and authority; when a prophet pronounced a blessing on the people, the same thing was understood, and the same is true also when a minister of religion pronounces a blessing on a congregation. It is the act of one who is understood to sustain an office above the people on whom the blessing is pronounced. This was understood of the Saviour when parents brought their children to him to lay his hands on them and bless them Matthew 19:13; and the same was true of Jacob when dying he blessed the sons of Joseph; Hebrews 11:21; Genesis 48:5-20. The word “less” here means the one of inferior rank; who is less in office, honor, or age. It does not imply inferiority of moral or religious character, for this is not the point under consideration. The word “better” means one who is of superior office or rank, not one who has necessarily a purer or holier character. That Melchizedek was thus superior to Abraham, Paul says, is implied by the very declaration that he “blessed him.” It is also seen to be true by the whole comparison. Abraham was a petty prince; an “Emir” - the head of a company of Nomades, or migratory shepherds, having, it is true, a large number of dependants, but still not having the rank here given to Melchizedek. Though called “a prophet” Genesis 20:7, yet he is nowhere called either a priest or a king. In these respects, it was undoubted that he was inferior to Melchizedek.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hebrews 7:7. The less is blessed of the better. — That the superior blesses the inferior is a general proposition; but Abraham was blessed of Melchisedec, therefore Melchisedec was greater than Abraham. "The blessing here spoken of," says Dr. Macknight, "is not the simple wishing of good to others, which may be done by inferiors to superiors; but it is the action of a person authorized to declare God's intention to bestow good things on another. In this manner Isaac and Jacob blessed their children under a prophetic impulse; in this manner the priests under the law blessed the people; in this manner, likewise, Melchisedec, the priest of the most high God, blessed Abraham."
