11-11-2008, 12:00 AM
Hi Ninth,
A very mysterious character.
He appears to Abram (before his name changed to Abraham) in Gen 14:
18
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
19
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
This is the only place he's mentioned in the OT, as far as I know.
In the NT Paul mentions him and says without father or mother, beginning of days or end of life.
Probably referring to the Holy Spirit or Christ before incarnation?
One thing I do know is I found the name hidden in ELS codes right in Genesis 14. It forms a perfect cross with the name Joshua (which is Jesus in Hebrew.)
Melchizadek forms the cross beam and Josua the upright of the cross.
This would make sense symbolically as Jesus came down and Melchizedek remained on a higher plane.
In other words Jesus' Spirit or "Higher Self."
That is the best way I can understand it. There obviously is a connection there though because of the closeness of the two words.
It makes you wonder where Paul got his information though. He did not have a computer to search out these connections.
What Paul is showing here in Hebrews 7 is that the New Covenant or "Testament" is besed upon even older Promises than the Old Covenant and therefore
takes precedent over it.
5
And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the
people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
6
But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
7
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
8
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
9
And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
10
For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
11
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there
that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12
For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
So Grace takes precedent over Works.
A very mysterious character.
He appears to Abram (before his name changed to Abraham) in Gen 14:
18
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
19
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
This is the only place he's mentioned in the OT, as far as I know.
In the NT Paul mentions him and says without father or mother, beginning of days or end of life.
Probably referring to the Holy Spirit or Christ before incarnation?
One thing I do know is I found the name hidden in ELS codes right in Genesis 14. It forms a perfect cross with the name Joshua (which is Jesus in Hebrew.)
Melchizadek forms the cross beam and Josua the upright of the cross.
This would make sense symbolically as Jesus came down and Melchizedek remained on a higher plane.
In other words Jesus' Spirit or "Higher Self."
That is the best way I can understand it. There obviously is a connection there though because of the closeness of the two words.
It makes you wonder where Paul got his information though. He did not have a computer to search out these connections.
What Paul is showing here in Hebrews 7 is that the New Covenant or "Testament" is besed upon even older Promises than the Old Covenant and therefore
takes precedent over it.
5
And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the
people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
6
But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
7
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
8
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
9
And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
10
For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
11
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there
that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12
For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
So Grace takes precedent over Works.