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NASB | Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 14:18 Melchizedek king of Salem (ancient Jerusalem) brought out bread and wine [for them]; he was the priest of God Most High. |
Bible Question:
Is Melchizedek whom Abraham met coming from the slaughter of Chedoriaomer actually Jesus? Is this a foreshadowing of his priesthood? What is the bosum of Abraham? How does this compare to Jesus being in the bosum of the father? |
Bible Answer: According to the "Full Life Study Bible," Melchizedek (meaning "king of rightousness") was both "king of Salem" (possibly ancient Jerusalem) and "priest of the most high God." He served the one true God as did Abram. Melchizedek was a Canaanite, and thus, like Job, an example of a godly non-Israelite. Melchizedek is a type or figure of the royalty and eternal priesthood of Jesus Christ, i.e. Melchizedek: a type of Christ. Psalm 110:4 is fulfilled in Christ, but Melchizedek is not Christ: "The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek." Consider also Hebrews 7:1-3: "For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him. 2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace. 3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually." This does not mean that Melchisedec literally had no parents or family or that he was an angel. It simply means that the Scriptures do not record his genealogy and say nothing of his beinning and end. Therefore, he serves as a type of the eternal Christ, whose priesthood will never end (Hebrews 7:24 and 25). Because of Him, Janae. |
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