MELCHIZEDEK [mel KIZ eh deck] (king of righteousness)
We first hear of him as the first king of Salem (Jerusalem) and first priest of the Most High God Gen. 14:18–20, but is later mentioned in Ps. 110:4; Heb. 5:6–11; 6:20–7:28.
Here’s some interesting things about Him:
- Melchizedek presented bread and wine to Abraham, demonstrating friendship and religious kinship. Remember Jesus and His 12 disciples?
- He bestowed a blessing on Abraham in the name of El Elyon (“God Most High”), and praised God for giving Abraham a victory in battle (Gen. 14:18–20).
- Abraham gave a tithe (10%) to Him in Gen. 14:20.
- In Psalm 110, a messianic psalm written by David, Melchizedek is seen as being like Christ. (Compare Psalm 110 to Matt. 22:43). This theme is repeated in the Book of Hebrews, where both Melchizedek and Christ are considered kings of righteousness and peace.
- The picture really comes together when you read Hebrews 7:1-20, especially in verse 3 which reads “Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he remains a priest perpetually.”(referring to Melchizedek)
This means that no one knew of His beginning, nor His end, or anything about His genealogy, which is very strange considering he did not inherit his position by succession, but instead by none other than the Mighty King.
Some would argue this wasn’t Jesus Christ Himself, but according to what the scripture says about Him and the fact Jesus did indeed appear in the old testimate (see Daniel 3:25, although I recommend reading from verse 8 ), I personally am led to believe Melchizedek and Jesus are one in the same.
After all, according to the statement made in John 1:1-4, Jesus has existed forever with God (thus the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit), so why would it surprise some or be inconceivable that the Son did indeed visit His creation before the start of the New Testimate?
My personal theory is this (I can’t prove nor disprove this theory), God in human form, such as in Genesis when He was walking in the cool of the day to find Adam and Eve, is as Jesus Christ, the Son. I think God the Father almost never leaves His throne except in one occasion I know of where Moses asked to see Him and God said it would kill him instantly if He did show Himself to Moses, yet He did pass by him in a cloud and Moses came down from the mountain glowing.
I think God in human form has always been as the Son, just like the Holy Spirit never takes on any other role, but is described as being “unseen as the wind”. Just a theory though.
What are your thoughts?
