Tag: Melchizedek
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The Blessings of Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:4-7 “See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham. But this man who does not have his…
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The Greatest Priest
Hebrews 7:3 “He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.” I remember the conversation well because of the quizzical look I received at the time. I was teaching an adult Sunday School class, and we were…
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The Glory of Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:1-2 “For this Melchizedek . . . is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.” Melchizedek: what a wonderful Old Testament type of Jesus, our great High Priest. In the brief account of this priest from Genesis 14, God…
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Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:1-3 “For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God . . . is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the…
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To Plumb the Depths
Hebrews 7:1 “For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him.” One of the keys to understanding the Bible is demonstrated to us in the verse above. Here, in this one verse, we have the appearance of a name seemingly out of the…
To Encourage You 