“For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.”
He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar — Jesus belonged to Judah, not Levi. The old law restricted priestly service to Levites; Christ's priesthood transcends that legal restriction. His tribe's exclusion from the altar proves that his priesthood operates under a different principle.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 7:13
“ If therefore” (he says) “perfection were by the Levitical priesthood.” Having spoken concerning Melchisedec, and shown how much superior he was to Abraham, and having set forth the great difference between them, he begins from this point forward to prove the wide difference as to the covenant itself, and how the one is imperfect and the other perfect. However he does not even yet enter on the matters themselves, but first contends on the ground of the priesthood, and the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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