James Swetnam 112 longer an earthly ‘rest’ in the land of Canaan but God’s own ‘rest’. The one who makes entrance into this ‘rest’ possible is Christ as lovgo". The section 4,13 – 6,20 is primarily about the promise of progeny (cf. 6,13- 18), and indicates that this progeny is not composed of those physically descendant from Abraham but of those who in some way come under the influence of the priesthood of Christ as lovgo". In order to come to a bet- ter understanding of what this implies it is necessary to study Heb 5,1-10 in its context. II. The Setting of Hebrews 5,7-8 in the Context of Hebrews 1,1 – 6,20 1. The Internal Structure of Hebrews 5,1-10 In Heb 3,15 – 4,7 the key structural factor is the gezerah shawah link- ing the ‘rest’ of Ps 95,7-11 with the ‘rest’ of Gen 2,2. The key structural factor in the parallel section 5,1-10 would seem to be a parallel gezerah shawah linking the ‘you’ (suv) of Ps 2,7 with the ‘you’ (suv) of Ps 110,4. In linking Ps 95,11 and Gen 2,2 the author shows that the ‘rest’ promised to Abraham is really the ‘rest’ of God’s own life; in linking Ps 2,7 and Ps 110,4, the author shows that the ‘you’ addressed in the psalm is really the ‘you’ of the order of Melchizedek. The crucial factor in understanding the meaning of this arrangement is the precise relevance of Ps 2,7, which, of course, is much discussed 53. Ps 2,7 is cited three times in the New Testament: at Acts 13,33; at Heb 1,5; and here at Heb 5,5. In Acts the context is unmistakable: the citation of Ps 2,7 is used with reference to the risen Christ 54. Heb 1,5 also seems to use Ps 2,7 with reference to the resurrection, to show that the resur- rection of Christ (Ps 2,7) implies his enthronement/exaltation (2 Sam 7,14) 55. Thus there would seem to be nothing untoward in interpreting the citation of Ps 1,7 at Heb 5,5 as referring to the resurrection, even though no unanimity can be hoped for with regard to this view (or, indeed, of any other). The point of the gezerah shawah, then, is to show that at his resurrection Christ became a priest of the order of Melchizedek. The fact that the resurrection of Christ is singled out as the occasion of His entering into the priesthood of the order of Melehizedek is thus significant for the author of Hebrews. According to the interpretation of the epistle being advanced here his reasoning is as follows: 53 Cf. Ellingworth, Hebrews, 282, and further references there. 54 «By his resurrection Christ was enthroned as Messiah, and from then on his human nature enjoyed all the privileges of the Son of God, see Rm 1:4c» (The Jerusalem Bible [London 1985], 1821 [ad loc.]).