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Texts: Genesis 14:17-24; Hebrews 7

Abram Receives the Blessing of the Priest-King (Gen. 14:17-20)

  • Melchizedek is identified as the king of Salem and the priest of the Most High God.
  • Melchizedek blesses Abram and praises God as Creator and Deliverer
  • Abram responds to Melchizedek by giving him a tenth of everything.

Abram Refuses the Offering of the Wicked King (Gen. 14:21-24)

  • The king of Sodom offers Abram all the spoils of war to form an alliance.
  • Since Abram sees God as His provider, he rejects the offering and gives it to those who were in need.

Jesus Represents the Eternal Priest-King (Hebrews 7)

  • Melchizedek foreshadows Jesus’ character, ministry, and preeminence.
  • Jesus is the greater and eternal Priest-King who intercedes for and saves sinners to the uttermost by His once-for-all death on the cross.
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