Heb 7:12 | JFB | STEP | 12. For-- the reason why Paul presses the words "after the order of Melchisedec" in , namely, because these presuppose a change or transference of the priesthood, and this carries with it a change also of the law (which is inseparably bound up with the priesthood, both stand and fall together, ). This is his answer to those who might object, What need was there of a new covenant?

‏ Hebrews 7:12

12. For--the reason why Paul presses the words "after the order of Melchisedec" in Psa 110:4, namely, because these presuppose a change or transference of the priesthood, and this carries with it a change also of the law (which is inseparably bound up with the priesthood, both stand and fall together, He 7:11). This is his answer to those who might object, What need was there of a new covenant?