“(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)”
but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: 'The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever."' — Psalm 110:4 with the addition emphasizes the certainty of the divine commitment. God's oath guarantees what might otherwise be questioned; it removes all possibility of reversal.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 7:21
“And inasmuch as not without an oath.” What is “And inasmuch as not without an oath”? That is, Behold another difference also. And these things were not merely promised (he says). “For those priests were made without an oath,” Hebrews 7:21-22 “but This with an oath, by Him that said to Him, The Lord swore and will not repent, You are Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better covenant.” He lays down two points of difference,…
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