the same verb, ch. ii. 14. — r& fogiatrypiu, at the altar) Le- vitical.
14. TlpodyXov) it is manifest. Therefore, at that time the genea logy of Jesus Christ laboured under no difficulty ; and this very- circumstance entirely sweeps away the difficulties that after wards arose. It is both evident and sufficient, that this point was formerly clear. — J| 'lou&x, from Judah) See Luke i. 27, 39, note, and ch. ii. 4, 5. For the Tribe is what is particularly re ferred to ; not, however, to the exclusion of the city where our Lord was born, Bethlehem-Judah ; nay, even there is reference to Hebron, a city of Judah, where Lightfoot says, in Chron. N. T. Part I. sect. 3 and 4, and in Harmon, evangel, on Luke i. 39, that it is very probable He was conceived. — on dvarsraXxsv, that our Lord sprang) as the Branch (avuroXri) of Righteous ness. — sl$ %v) in respect of which. So g/'s, Eph. v. 32 ; 1 Pet. i. 11.
15. Kara&jXov effn) it is evident, namely, that which is asserted, ver. 11, [that there was no perfection realized by the Levitical priesthood — Y. g.] — g/, if) An elegant particle for 6Vg, when, in reference to those to whom this point might seem to be either new or doubtful ; as Acts xxvi. 23. — bpoiornra, similitude) which is included in rafyg, order, and is called similitude, because here the discourse is designed to show the everlasting vigour and freshness of the priesthood in the following verse, from the phrase, sig rov a,tuva,,for ever, ver. 17.
16. "Og yiywtv) who is made a priest. Karcc, according to, is construed with the word, priest. — i>o>oi> IvroXSjg <ra?x/x5j;, the law of a carnal commandment} Power is presently opposed to the law ; life to commandment ; endless to carnal. Commandment occurs again, ver. 18 ; law, ver. 19. Concerning the flesh, comp. ch. ix. 10. — dvvapiv £w5j£, the power of life) Both words occur again, ver. 25.
18. 'Aderqffig, a disannulling) So uvaipeT, takes away, ch. x. 9. — y'mrai, takes place) in the psalm. — ^oayou^g IvroXJjg, of the commandment going before) This commandment is denoted in the abstract, ver. 16, and in the concrete, in conjunction with men, ver. 28 ; in the same manner as the first testament or covenant, ch. viii. 7, 8. — a<t6eve$ *«/ avwpsXsg, weakness and un profitableness) So Paul uses the term, weak elements, Gal. iv.