Title Who is Melchizedek?/Hebrews 7:1-4
Who is Melchizedek?/Hebrews 7:1-4
◈ Proposition: Melchizedek is a priest who symbolizes Jesus Christ.
◈ Purpose: To examine the meaning of the priesthood of Christ
◈ Introduction: The only text that introduces Melchizedek in the Bible explains its meaning as a priest who is a type of Jesus Christ.
1. Melchizedek was a priest.
A. He blessed Abraham.
1. It is the priest's job to give blessings.
2. It is the priest's duty to bless the people (Leviticus 21:5).
3. Melchizedek worked to bless Abraham.
4. Today, the servants of the Lord must also bless the saints (Numbers 6:27).
B. Received tithing.
1. Tithing is to be received only by the priest.
2. Melchizedek received a tithe from Abraham and his descendant Levi also received a tithe.
3. Even today, giving tithes to pastors is derived from this.
C. Jesus Christ is our High Priest.
1. Melchizedek was a priest to Abraham.
2. Jesus Christ is our priest, the spiritual descendant of Abraham.
2. Melchizedek was king.
A. He is the king of righteousness.
1. It was the meaning of the name.
2. Teach that the meaning of the name is a type of Jesus Christ.
3. We experience justification when we serve Jesus Christ as our King.
B. He is the king of peace.
1. The meaning of Salem is peace.
2. Melchizedek was king of Salem.
3. This means that Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace.
4. Those who accept Jesus Christ as their King will enjoy true peace.
C. Are you enjoying righteousness and peace?
1. Are you enjoying righteousness and peace through Christ according to the order of Melchizedek?
3. Melchizedek was a type of Christ.
A. There is no beginning and no end.
1. There is no record of the beginning and the end of Melchizedek.
2. It shows that he was an eternal priest.
3. He was a type of the eternal Christ.
B. There is no genealogy.
1. Melchizedek has no human genealogy.
2. It only says that he was a priest of God.
3. Christ is also the Son of God in the flesh and has nothing to do with human genealogy.
C. Order of Melchizedek
1. Christ was a priest according to the order of Melchizedek, unrelated to the line of Levi.
2. Christ is the eternal priest.
◈ Conclusion: Christ is a priest according to the order of Melchizedek, not Aaron, who gives righteousness and peace to those who believe in him.