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The Bible Recap

Day 356 (Hebrews 7-10) - Year 5

The Bible Recap

Tara-Leigh Cobble

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

4.833.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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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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