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🗓️ 22 December 2024
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0:00.0 | Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap. |
0:12.6 | Today we drop back in on the book of Hebrews and its rich descriptions of Jesus and his supremacy over all things. |
0:19.3 | Chapter 7 opens by continuing to compare him to the Old Testament priest Melchizedek. |
0:24.0 | Some scholars believe he was a Christ type, while others believe he was God the Son, making |
0:28.6 | a special appearance on earth before he was born as Jesus. |
0:31.7 | They certainly have a lot in common. |
0:33.7 | For instance, Melchizedek's name means righteousness, and he was the king of a place called |
0:38.0 | Peace, and when he showed up in Genesis 14, he brought out bread and wine, and the author |
0:42.9 | of Hebrews makes a case for Melchizedek being greater than Abraham, because he bestowed a blessing |
0:47.5 | to Abraham. |
0:48.7 | The idea of someone being greater than Abraham was probably shocking to Jewish readers. |
0:53.4 | It's a pretty great story. Check it out if you |
0:55.0 | have time. 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. Another interesting thing about Melchizedek is that he wasn't |
1:04.3 | a descendant of the line of Levi, and all the priests during the Old Covenant were supposed to be |
1:08.2 | descended from Levi. But there's a good reason he |
1:10.9 | wasn't a descendant of Levi, because he lived about 500 years before Levi was born. As a non-levitical |
1:16.8 | priest, one not descended from Levi, Malkisadet kind of sets a precedent for Jesus as priest, |
1:22.2 | because Jesus was also not a descendant of Levi. But Jesus, who is from the line of Judah, |
1:27.1 | gets his priestly authority |
1:28.4 | based on the fact that he is eternal. That'll do it. If you joined us in the New Testament, |
1:33.3 | it's possible that some of this may be lost on you, but I hope you'll stick around and join |
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