“Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.”
Just see how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the spoils! — Abraham's tithe to Melchizedek demonstrates the latter's superior rank. Patriarchs did not generally tithe to priests; this gesture acknowledges Melchizedek's priestly authority and superiority.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 7:4
“Now consider” (says he) “how great this man is to whom even the Patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.” Up to this point he has been applying the type: henceforward he boldly shows him [Melchisedec] to be more glorious than the Jewish realities. But if he who bears a type of Christ is so much better not merely than the priests, but even than the forefather himself of the priests, what should one say of the reality? You see how super-abundantly he shows the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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