That
another priesthood exists, apparently in competition with the Aaronic order,
certainly suggests that there is some kind of flaw with the latter – otherwise
there would be no reason for this second order to exist (7:11). (Terry J.
Wright, Providence Made Flesh: Divine Presence as a Framework for a Theology
of Providence [Paternoster Theological Monographs; Eugene, Oreg.: Wipf and
Stock, 2009], 183)
We
must not assume that Hebrews affirms the superiority of the new priesthood
because the former was ineffective. His entire argument depends on the validity
of the Mosaic Law and its sacrificial system; . . . (Ibid., 183 n. 74)