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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Melchizedek-Melchisedec


Bible Questions Answered:
“Pastor, who was this Melchizedek?”
Thiago/ Madrid, Spain

Bible Answer:

Brief background: (Genesis 14:1-16)
A northern confederation of four kings came against five southern kings who refused to pay them tribute.
The four northern kings over came the five southern kings and looted and took their people.
Abraham's nephew Lot, was among them taken.

When Abraham heard of the devastation, he and his people went after the northern kings and overcame them, liberating Lot and all the people of the southern kingdoms, such as Sodom.

After this battle of liberation, Abraham was met by Melchizedek, a priest and king of Salem.

Genesis 14:19-21 NLT
19 Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.
20 And blessed be God Most High, who has defeated your enemies for you.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.

Many have asked, who was Melchizedek?

Melchizedek, is mentioned here (By Moses, in Genesis 14:19-21), and one other place, by the Apostle Paul, in  the book of Hebrews (When you have time read the whole book.).

Let us read the references and see, what our conclusion shall be.

Genesis 14:19-21 KJV
18 And Melchizedek* king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and He was the Priest of the Most High God.
19 And He blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the Most High God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he (Abram) gave Him tithes of all.

*Melchizedek-Hebrew-Malkiy-Tsedeq (Mal-kee-tseh-dek): King of right.

Facts Stated:

* Melchizedek was the King of Salem.
Salem, was Jerusalem.


Psalm 76:1,2 NLT
1 God is honored in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
2 Jerusalem is where He lives; Mount Zion is His home.

Jesus Christ:
Psalm 45:6,7 KJV (King of righteousness.)
6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a right scepter.
7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Matthew 2:2 KJV
Saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him.

Matthew 27:37 KJV
And set up over His head His accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.


* Melchisedek was King of Salem, a Hebrew derivative (Shalom) meaning, peace.

Jesus Christ:
Isaiah 9:6 KJV
For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.


Romans 5:1 KJV
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Ephesians 2:14 KJV
For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

Colossians 1:20 KJV
And, having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.



* Melchisedek was the Priest of the Most High God.

Jesus Christ:
Psalm 110:4 DT
Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek.

Hebrews 2:17 KJV
Wherefore in all things it behooved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a Merciful and Faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 4:14 KJV
14 Seeing then that we have a Great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
15 For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Hebrews 8:1 KJV
Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an High Priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;


* Melchisedek, brought forth bread and wine.

Jesus Christ:
I Corinthians 11:23-26 KJV
23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread:
24 And when He had given thanks, He brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is My body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of Me.
25 After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in My blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me.
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till He come.


* The Apostle Paul, spoke of Melchisedec:

Hebrews 5:5,6,8-10 KJV
5 So also Christ glorified not Himself to be made an High Priest; but He (God the Father) that said unto Him (Jesus Christ), Thou art My Son, to day have I begotten thee.
6 As He saith also in another place, Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec*.

*Melchisedec-Greek-Melchisedek (Mel-khis-ed-ek): A Patriarch.

Patriarch: The male head of a family.

(Hebrews 5:continued)
8 Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered;
9 And being made perfect, He became the Author of Eternal Salvation unto all them that obey Him;
10 Called of God an High Priest after the order of Melchisedec.

Hebrews 6:18-20 KJV
18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
20 Whither the Forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an High Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

Hebrews 7:1-3,11,15,17,21 KJV
1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of Righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of Peace;
3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a Priest continually.
11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by Him (God the Father) that said unto Him (Jesus Christ His Son), The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

Melchisedec, according to the Apostle Paul, was...” Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life..”

Question: What man on earth ever lived who never had a father or mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life????????

Answer: Only one, Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of the Father.

Jesus Christ was and is Melchisedec!
Much, more could be said, but one thing must be said, and not left unsaid!

Why, would anyone “murder” the Word of God, and say that Melchisedec was an earthly man?
OK, read that a few more times, before you move on!

There are some who would gladly ascribe the attributes of Melchisedec to an “earthly man,” because they wish to ascribe such attributes to “earthly” men in their church!

But such a thought is anathema! No earthly man, is the vicar of Christ!
And why is that?
First of all our High Priest is not dead on some cross, but interceding for His Church at the right hand of the Father in heaven!

Second, it is because “all” earthly men are under sin!

I Kings 8:46 NLT
“If they sin against you—and who has never sinned?—you might become angry with them and let their enemies conquer them and take them captive to their land far away or near.

Psalm 14:3 KJV
They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Psalm 51:5 KJV
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Psalm 53:3 KJV
Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Proverbs 20:9 NLT
Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart; I am pure and free from sin”?

Ecclesiastes 7:20 KJV
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Isaiah 53:6 KJV
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 64:6 KJV
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Romans 3:10,23 KJV
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Galatians 3:22 KJV
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

I John 5:19 KJV
"... the whole world lieth in wickedness.

I John 1:8-10 KJV
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, He is Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

 For one to dare stand and to say he is one standing in the place of Christ, let him meet the following 
criteria!

Jesus Christ God's Eternal Son our Living High Priest:


Isaiah 53:9 KJV (Christ)
And He made His grave with the wicked, and with the rich in His death; because He had done no violence, neither was any deceit in His mouth.

John 8:46 KJV
Which of you convinceth me of sin?..."

II Corinthians 5:21 KJV
For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

Hebrews 4:15 KJV
For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Hebrews 7:26 KJV
For such an High Priest became us, who is Holy, Harmless, Undefiled, Separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Hebrews 9:14 KJV
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

I Peter 1:19 KJV
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot:

I Peter 2:22 KJV
Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth:

I John 3:5 KJV
And ye know that He was manifested to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin.

Dear friend in Christ, always, always make the Word of God, your Standard for Truth!

Acts 17:10-12 NLT
10 That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. 
11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth. 
12 As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.

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Melchizekek-Addendum:


Genesis 14:18-20 KJV Date: 1913 B.C.
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and He was the Priest of the Most High God.
19 And He blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the Most High God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he (Abram) gave Him tithes of all.

Genesis 18:1-5 KJV Date: 1898 B.C.
1 And the Lord appeared unto him (Abraham) in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

The dates given these verses were set by one Bishop Usher
James Usher: 1581-1656.
James Usher: Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656.
Usher, was a scholar who published a chronology of time and date of creation, from October 23, 4004 B.C.as is applied to the Julian calendar.

Theophany: The manifestation or appearance of God to a person.

As we have already found (Genesis 14:18-20 KJV), Melchizedek was the Lord, in appearance before Abram.

And Genesis 18:1-5 KJV, again the Lord appears before Abraham! This time His businesss was to observe the city of  Sodom and Gomorrah.

Genesis 18:20,21 NLT
20 So the Lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant. 
21 I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”

The point being extracted here is two fold.

1) Appearance in pre-incarnate form to Abraham, was not unusual.
2) The difference in time, is some 15 years, yet it is the same timeless “Lord of Glory.”

Our living God, has “never,” left His creation, but is involved in it every moment of every day!

Deuteronomy 7:9 KJV
Know therefore that the Lord thy God, He is God, the Faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations;

I Kings 8:56 KJV
Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto His people...according to all that He promised: there hath not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised..."

Psalm 36:5 KJV
Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

Psalm 89:1 KJV
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.


Lamentations 3:22-26 KJV
22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him.
25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.
26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

I Corinthians 1:9 KJV
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Hebrews 6:18 NLT
So God has given both His promise and His oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to Him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. 

I Peter 4:19 NLT
So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for He will never fail you.

Selah


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