When we were taught the Old Testament in Bible School it was said Melchizedek was a type of or maybe even was Jesus. (Genesis 14) I don’t think so.

Abram had just rescued his nephew from captivity. …The King of Salem and Melchizedek the priest  of God met with Abram. The priest blessed Abram, Abram blessed the priest.  Abram refused a share of the spoils and gave a tithe to Melchizedek.

If we reread the story of Abram we find this is the first time God was mentioned in his story.

A little later a deep sleep overcomes Abram and God appears in a dream and fortells the 400 years of captivity his decendants will endure.

It isn’t untill chapter 17 that the Lord comes to him and introduced  Himself as Almighty God.

If we read that pasage we find the Lord telling him walk before me and be ye perfect.  God says I  will make my covenant with you….no conditions.

We find when he meets Almighty God, he falls on his face to Worship  (never that reaction to the Lord).  His name is changed,  he gets circumcised  that day.

To me,  that is when he met Jesus.  We get a new name, circumcision of our hearts,  I fell down to Worship when I met Him.  How about you?

So to me, Melchizedek was just what he was called, a priest of God.  Almighty God is Jesus.

Posted from WordPress for Android