For it is clear that He does not reach out to help angels, but to help Abraham’s offspring.

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

For this Melchizedek—

King of Salem, priest of the Most High God,
who met Abraham and blessed him
as he returned from defeating the kings,

and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything;
first, his name means king of righteousness,
then also, king of Salem,
meaning king of peace;

Now consider how great this man was—even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the plunder to him!

The sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have a command according to the law to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they have also descended from Abraham.

But one without this lineage collected tenths from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.

And in a sense Levi himself, who receives tenths, has paid tenths through Abraham,

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and he was offering his unique son,