Gen 14:18-20

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.

He blessed him and said,
“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,
Possessor of heaven and earth;

And blessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
He gave him a tenth of all.

Melchizedek declared to Abram that is was God the Most High who had delivered the enemy into Abram’s hand.

Abram’s response.

He worshipped.
How?
By giving a portion of the spoils of war.
He gave a tenth…a “tithe”.

As mentioned yesterday, many believe this is supportive of “the tithe” the way we see it in the western church today.
Such is not true.

Abram did not give under compulsion.
He did not give under “the Law”…the Mosaic law was yet to be given/codified.
He did give as an act of worship.
Voluntary.
He did give as an act of understanding that it was the Lord who gave the victory and Melchizedek was the “representative” of the Lord.

Interestingly, we see Melchizedek later in the Word…we will continue…

Heb 7:1-2

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.