seekeroftruth
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Genesis 14:7 After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed Abram, saying,
“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth.
20 And praise be to God Most High,
who delivered your enemies into your hand.”
Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed Abram, saying,
“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth.
20 And praise be to God Most High,
who delivered your enemies into your hand.”
Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
This comes from studylight.org.
We have no idea of where Melchizedek came from, how he came to be in Canaan, how he came to be a worshipper and priest of the true God, and how Abram came to know about him. We only know he was there.
The name Melchizedek means King of Righteousness. He was the king of Salem, and Salem was the original Jerusalem, and Melchizedek was the priest of God Most High. He was a worshipper and priest of the true God, ruling over Jerusalem even in those ancient times.
Melchizedek served Abram bread and wine. Perhaps he even served them in a manner looking forward to our redeeming sacrifice, as the bread and wine of Passover and the Lords Table look at our redeeming sacrifice, Jesus Christ.
Melchizedek, as priest, did two things. He blessed Abram and he blessed God. Melchizedek showed that a priest must connect with both God and man and has a ministry to both God and man.
The name Melchizedek means King of Righteousness. He was the king of Salem, and Salem was the original Jerusalem, and Melchizedek was the priest of God Most High. He was a worshipper and priest of the true God, ruling over Jerusalem even in those ancient times.
One thing making Melchizedek unique was he was both a king and a priest. History shows how dangerous it is to combine religious and civic authority. God forbade the kings of Israel to be priests and the priests to be kings. In 2 Chronicles 26:16-26, King Uzziah tried to do the work of priest, and God struck him with leprosy. Melchizedek was an exception.
Melchizedek was the priest of God Most High. El Elyon means Highest God, like saying Supreme Being. We should never settle for a higher power; we should serve the Highest Power.
Melchizedek was the priest of God Most High. El Elyon means Highest God, like saying Supreme Being. We should never settle for a higher power; we should serve the Highest Power.
Melchizedek served Abram bread and wine. Perhaps he even served them in a manner looking forward to our redeeming sacrifice, as the bread and wine of Passover and the Lords Table look at our redeeming sacrifice, Jesus Christ.
Melchizedek, as priest, did two things. He blessed Abram and he blessed God. Melchizedek showed that a priest must connect with both God and man and has a ministry to both God and man.
Though Melchizedek seems like an obscure figure, he was in fact a very important Old Testament person. Psalm 110:4 says the priesthood of the Messiah is a priesthood according to the order of Melchizedek, as opposed to being of the order of Aaron. Hebrews chapters 5 through 7 shows this is a very important idea.
Hebrews 7:3 described Melchizedek as without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually. Because of this passage, some have thought Melchizedek was actually a pre-Bethlehem appearance of Jesus.
Others have suggested he was Seth, Noahs son, or Job, or an angel; or even some have fancifully speculated Melchizedek was an outer-space visitor, an unfallen Adam from another planet, sent to observe the progress of Gods work of redemption for this fallen race. These suggestions are bizarre, and have no Biblical foundation.
The question cannot be said to be settled completely...otherwise, the identity of Melchizedek would have been agreed on by Bible scholars long ago. (Morris) But we can, at the very least, say he was a remarkable type or picture of Jesus.
Hebrews 7:3 described Melchizedek as without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually. Because of this passage, some have thought Melchizedek was actually a pre-Bethlehem appearance of Jesus.
Others have suggested he was Seth, Noahs son, or Job, or an angel; or even some have fancifully speculated Melchizedek was an outer-space visitor, an unfallen Adam from another planet, sent to observe the progress of Gods work of redemption for this fallen race. These suggestions are bizarre, and have no Biblical foundation.
The question cannot be said to be settled completely...otherwise, the identity of Melchizedek would have been agreed on by Bible scholars long ago. (Morris) But we can, at the very least, say he was a remarkable type or picture of Jesus.
I know that whenever Melchizedek is brought up, there is a lot of discussion. He's an interesting character in this Book.
