Who is Melchizedek?
Eddie Snipes
Genesis 14:14-20; Hebrews 7:15-17
Genesis chapter 14 begins by detailing how the five cities of the plains rebelled against the king of Elam. We aren't given the prior history except that these cities served this king and paid tribute to prevent being destroyed. It was not uncommon in those days for a defeated city to serve and pay tribute to the kingdoms that defeated them or to pay to prevent being attacked. For 12 years these cities paid their dues. On the 13th year, they rebelled. The king of Elam gathered three other kings to help him make war. Since the cities surrounding Sodom and Gomorrah would not pay, they planned to defeat them and take everything they had. They conquered Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela. They took all the possessions, and took many men and women captive. One of the captured men was Lot, Abram's nephew.
Genesis 14:14 picks up the story:(read verses 14-20)
Who was Melchizedek?
The best biblical explanation of this scripture is found in Hebrews 7. The entire chapter covers the description of Jesus as the high priest. For the sake of this time, I have limited it to the verses that I felt related directly to this topic. This is a hard passage to study. I looked at several differing views. Some teach that Melchizedek wasn't Christ himself, but was a human priest, which foreshadows the coming Christ. I have to disagree. This is not a foundational issue, so it shouldn't be divisive, but at the same time, it should be studied. As I read through Hebrews and looked at other passages related to this topic, I can only conclude that this was Christ. Everything in the Old Testament points to the coming of Christ, and Abraham is the example of justification by faith that was offered to us through Christ. Therefore, it is only fitting that Christ would bless Abraham just as He blessed us through the example of Abraham and His own sacrifice on the cross. This is not the only mention of the Son of Go ...
Eddie Snipes
Genesis 14:14-20; Hebrews 7:15-17
Genesis chapter 14 begins by detailing how the five cities of the plains rebelled against the king of Elam. We aren't given the prior history except that these cities served this king and paid tribute to prevent being destroyed. It was not uncommon in those days for a defeated city to serve and pay tribute to the kingdoms that defeated them or to pay to prevent being attacked. For 12 years these cities paid their dues. On the 13th year, they rebelled. The king of Elam gathered three other kings to help him make war. Since the cities surrounding Sodom and Gomorrah would not pay, they planned to defeat them and take everything they had. They conquered Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela. They took all the possessions, and took many men and women captive. One of the captured men was Lot, Abram's nephew.
Genesis 14:14 picks up the story:(read verses 14-20)
Who was Melchizedek?
The best biblical explanation of this scripture is found in Hebrews 7. The entire chapter covers the description of Jesus as the high priest. For the sake of this time, I have limited it to the verses that I felt related directly to this topic. This is a hard passage to study. I looked at several differing views. Some teach that Melchizedek wasn't Christ himself, but was a human priest, which foreshadows the coming Christ. I have to disagree. This is not a foundational issue, so it shouldn't be divisive, but at the same time, it should be studied. As I read through Hebrews and looked at other passages related to this topic, I can only conclude that this was Christ. Everything in the Old Testament points to the coming of Christ, and Abraham is the example of justification by faith that was offered to us through Christ. Therefore, it is only fitting that Christ would bless Abraham just as He blessed us through the example of Abraham and His own sacrifice on the cross. This is not the only mention of the Son of Go ...
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