Who was Melchizedek?
Dave Riddle - 2/4/2024
Key Passage: Hebrews 7:1-10
Abram meets Melchizedek
- Genesis 14:12-20
Other Mentions
- Psalm 110:4, Hebrews 5:6, 6:20
The Hebrew priesthood
- Tribe of Levi
- Descendants of Aaron
- Made non-permanent sacrifices
- The role was hereditary not necessarily due to their righteousness.
* None of these things applied to Melchizedek
Melchizedek’s Priesthood
- A Royal priesthood
- A universal priesthood
- He received a tithe from chosen people, not the other way around.
- Not a descendant of Levi/Aaron
- Righteous and peaceful
- Without genealogy?
- What!?
The mystery of Melchizedek
- Hotly debated
- An Angel taking human form?
- Unlikely. The priesthood is a human function.
- An actual historical human being who acted as a priest before the order that would come later?
- A type/foreshadowing of Jesus?
- Christophany? A pre-incarnate Jesus?
- Maybe, but Jesus does have a father/mother. The author says Melchizedek is like the Son of God, but that he is the son…
We can put complete faith, hope, and trust in Jesus alone