Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Today we drop back in on the book of Hebrews and its rich descriptions of Jesus

and his supremacy over all things. Chapter 7 opens by continuing to compare him

to the Old Testament priest Mel Kizadik.

Some scholars believe he was a Christ type,

while others believe he was God the Sun,

making a special appearance on Earth before he was born as Jesus.

They certainly have a lot in common.

For instance, Melkizodak's name means righteousness,

and he was the king of a place called peace.

And when he showed up in Genesis 14,

he brought out bread and wine. And the author of Hebrew makes a case for Melkizadak

being greater than Abraham, because he bestowed a blessing to Abraham.

The idea of someone being greater than Abraham was probably shocking to Jewish readers.

It's a pretty great story. Check it out if you have time.

And if you want more information on the mysterious Melkizadak,

we've linked to a video and an article again in today's show notes.

Another interesting thing about Melkisadek

is that he wasn't a descendant of the line of Levi,

and all the priests during the old covenant

were supposed to be descended from Levi.

But there's a good reason he wasn't a descendant of Levi because he lived about 500 years before

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