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🗓️ 22 December 2023
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0:00.0 | Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap. |
0:07.0 | Today we drop back in on the book of Hebrews and its rich descriptions of Jesus |
0:16.6 | and his supremacy over all things. Chapter 7 opens by continuing to compare him |
0:21.5 | to the Old Testament priest Mel Kizadik. |
0:24.0 | Some scholars believe he was a Christ type, |
0:26.0 | while others believe he was God the Sun, |
0:28.0 | making a special appearance on Earth before he was born as Jesus. |
0:32.0 | They certainly have a lot in common. |
0:33.7 | For instance, Melkizodak's name means righteousness, |
0:36.7 | and he was the king of a place called peace. |
0:38.9 | And when he showed up in Genesis 14, |
0:40.8 | he brought out bread and wine. And the author of Hebrew makes a case for Melkizadak |
0:44.6 | being greater than Abraham, because he bestowed a blessing to Abraham. |
0:48.8 | The idea of someone being greater than Abraham was probably shocking to Jewish readers. |
0:53.0 | It's a pretty great story. Check it out if you have time. |
0:55.5 | And if you want more information on the mysterious Melkizadak, |
0:58.0 | we've linked to a video and an article again in today's show notes. |
1:01.5 | Another interesting thing about Melkisadek |
1:03.6 | is that he wasn't a descendant of the line of Levi, |
1:05.9 | and all the priests during the old covenant |
1:07.6 | were supposed to be descended from Levi. |
1:09.7 | But there's a good reason he wasn't a descendant of Levi because he lived about 500 years before |
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