“Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—”
Genesis 14:18
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- Who Is Melchizedek? The Priest-King Who Blesses Abram (Genesis 14)
Who is Melchizedek, the king of Salem?
Melchizedek was both a king and a priest of God. He met Abram after the battle, blessed him, and left the story after four verses. Genesis, a book careful with family records, names no father, no mother, and no line before or after him.
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Melchizedek king of Salem, priest of God Most High — type of Christ
“This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,”
Melchizedek king of Salem, priest of God Most High — met Abraham
“This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,”
Without beginning or end — resembling the Son of God, priest forever
“Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.”
Another priest in the likeness of Melchizedek — Christ the eternal priest
“And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,”
Melchizedek — a mysterious king-priest who blessed Abraham with bread and wine. Hebrews reveals this enigmatic figure was foreshadowing Jesus, the eternal priest-king.
“This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,”
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