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🗓️ 22 December 2020
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0:00.0 | Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible recap. |
0:13.2 | Today we drop back in on the book of Hebrews and its rich descriptions of Jesus and His |
0:17.0 | supremacy over all things. |
0:19.6 | Chapter 7 opens by continuing to compare him to the Old Testament priest Melchizedek. |
0:24.4 | Some scholars believe he was a Christ type, while others believe he was God the Son, making |
0:28.7 | a special appearance on earth before he was born as Jesus. |
0:31.9 | They certainly have a lot in common. |
0:34.0 | For instance, Melchizedek's name means righteousness, and he was the king of a place called peace. |
0:39.1 | And when he showed up in Genesis 14, he brought out bread and wine. |
0:42.8 | And the author of Hebrews makes a case for Melchizedek being greater than Abraham, because |
0:46.6 | he bestowed a blessing to Abraham. |
0:49.0 | The idea of someone being greater than Abraham was probably shocking to Jewish readers. |
0:53.2 | It's a pretty great story. |
0:54.6 | Check it out if you have time. |
0:55.7 | And if you want more information on the mysterious Melchizedek, we've linked to a video and an |
0:59.6 | article again in today's show notes. |
1:02.2 | Another interesting thing about Melchizedek is that he wasn't a descendant of the line |
1:05.3 | of Levi, and all the priests during the Old Covenant were supposed to be descended from |
1:09.0 | Levi. |
1:10.0 | But there's a good reason he wasn't a descendant of Levi, because he lived about 500 years |
1:14.1 | before Levi was born. |
1:16.0 | As a non-livitical priest, one not descended from Levi, Melchizedek kind of sets a precedent |
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