the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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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.
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.
It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.
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
And Y schal sette my couenaunt of pees with thee; and thou schalt entre in to the schip, and thy sones, and thi wijf, and the wiues of thi sones schulen entre with thee.
Also the Lord seide to Noe, Entre thou and al thin hous in to the schip, for Y seiy thee iust bifore me in this generacioun.
In the ende of that dai Noe entride, and Sem, Cham, and Japheth, hise sones, his wijf, and the wyues of hise sones, entriden with hem into the schip.
bi tweyne and bi tweyne of ech fleisch in whiche the spirit of lijf was.
A felle man seeth yuel, and hidith him silf; and an innocent man passid, and he was turmentid bi harm.
For as in the daies bifore the greet flood, thei weren etynge and drynkynge, weddynge and takynge to weddyng, to that dai, that Noe entride in to the schippe;
Thei eeten and drunkun, weddiden wyues, and weren youun to weddyngis, til in to the dai in the whych Noe entride in to the schip; and the greet flood cam, and loste alle.
puttide bitwixe an ooth, that bi twey thingis vnmeuable, bi whiche it is impossible that God lie, we han a strengeste solace, `we that fleen togidere to holde the hope that is put forth to vs.
Bi feith Noe dredde, thorouy answere takun of these thingis that yit weren not seyn, and schapide a schip in to the helthe of his hous; bi which he dampnede the world, and is ordeyned eir of riytwisnesse, which is bi feith.
whiche weren sum tyme vnbileueful, whanne thei abididen the pacience of God in the daies of Noe, whanne the schip was maad, in which a few, that is to seie, eiyte soulis weren maad saaf bi 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."
