Date: August 2, 2012 10:01 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Jesus: Eternal High Priest
Jesus: Eternal High Priest
"Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram... Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything." (Genesis 14:18-20)
Scripture Focus: Genesis 14
Following Abraham's rescue of his nephew, Lot, and his defeat of the four kings, an unfamiliar man named Melchizedek walked onto the stage. Notice he was both a king and a priest, two of the three biblical offices - prophet, priest, and king. He brought out the elements we now use in the Lord's Supper: bread and wine. Then, he blessed Abraham, calling upon God. His name means "king of righteousness." The name of his kingdom, Salem, means "peace." Like Jesus, Melchezidek was both king of righteousness and king of peace.
The only other place in Scripture where this enigmatic character is brought up is in Hebrews: "Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God [Melchizedek] remains a priest forever" (Hebrews 7:3). He is mentioned there to prove that a change in priesthood has been established by God. No longer are Aarron's mortal descendants priests. We now have a great High Priest - Jesus - not after the order of Aaron, but of this unique man, Melchizedek.
Insight: The Temple Was Destroyed, In 70 AD, By The Romans. The Hebrew Sacrificial System Had Ceased. A Better, Eternal High Priest Had Come
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