4. From the superiority of Melchisedech, as priest, over Abraham, which the Apostle proves here, he wishes to establish the superiority of the priesthood of Christ, according to the order of Melchisedech, over the priesthood of Aaron. The Apostle dwells upon two points, the payment of tithes by Abraham to Melchisedech, and the receiving his benediction, as a priest, to prove Abraham’s inferiority. 5. The Apostle puts forward the mode in which Abraham paid tithes, that is to say, voluntarily, and
Hebrews 7:4–10