“Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.”
one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life — the contrast is sharp: the Levitical priesthood depended on genealogy, while Christ's priesthood rests on the power of endless life. His priesthood is grounded not in biology but in resurrection and eternal life.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 7:16
“And it is yet far more evident, if after the similitude of Melchisedec there arises another priest.” What is evident? The interval between the two priesthoods, the difference; how much superior He is “who was made not according to the law of a carnal commandment.” (Who? Melchisedec? Nay; but Christ.) “But according to the power of an endless life. For He testifies, You are a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec”; that is, not for a time, nor having any limit, “but…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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