Listen here: “Eternal Priest“
Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 5:5-10
Melchizedek
- Only three books of the Bible mention Melchizedek
- The New Testament says more about Melchizedek than the Old Testament
- Melchizedek is a contemporary of Abraham
- Melchizedek has no recorded family
- Melchizedek was a priest of God Most High
- Melchizedek blessed Abraham, who tithed to Melchizedek
- Melchizedek is the king of Salem (Jeru/salem means “city of peace.”
- Melchizedek’s name means “king of righteousness”
- The order of Melchizedek is royal and everlasting
- Melchizedek was greater than Abraham and Aaron
Jesus was “designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 5;10). Melchizedek is not a personal name, it is a title or office.
The Christological interpretation of this Old Testament character is a prefiguration or prototype of Christ, who is Himself, eternal.
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