Why Psalm 110 matters so much in Hebrews

 Why Psalm 110 matters so much in Hebrews

When Hebrews keeps returning to Psalm 110, it’s not reaching for a prooftext. It’s listening. This psalm speaks about one figure, seated at God’s right hand as king, and named by God as priest.

Not from Aaron.
Not by lineage.
But by God’s own oath.

That’s the key 🔑

The writer of Hebrews isn’t adding something new. He is letting the psalm say what it already says: that the Messiah can be both king and priest, because God Himself appointed Him so.

I once heard: when the New Testament quotes the Old, it asks you to read the whole passage, not just the line. It opens a door back into the larger story.

So… when Hebrews quotes that line from Psalm 110 in chapter 5, I go back and read the whole psalm. It’s a simple habit I once picked up, and it has helped me more than I can say.