“Melchizedek: Blessed Abram, Received from Abram”

September 24, 2016

“Melchizedek: Blessed Abram, Received from Abram”

Blessings folk!

We continue with Melchizedek.
Slowly.
Line upon line.
Precept upon precept.

We have seen…

Heb 7:1-3

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace.

Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he remains a priest perpetually.


Now, verses 4-6.

Heb 7:4-5

Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the choicest spoils.

And those indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have commandment in the Law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their brethren, although these are descended from Abraham.

But the one whose genealogy is not traced from them collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.


Hebrews declares that Melchizedek was a great man.
So great that Abraham, the Patriarch, gave a tenth of his choice spoils of victory.

There is more.
The sons of Levi were commanded in the Law to collect/receive a tenth from the people, even though they were descended from Abraham.

Melchizedek had no genealogy that was traced.
He was not from the line of Levi, yet he received a tenth.
He received from Abraham. He blessed Abraham.

Melchizedek was therefore viewed as superior to the Patriarch Abraham, though Melchizedek did not have “the lineage”.

Why all this detail?
What is the point?
We will see.