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 Hebrews makes a case for Mel Kizadak

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 Melkizidek is that he wasn't a

descendant of the line of Levi and all the priest 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 Levi was born. As a non-Lavitical priest, one not descended from Levi,

Malkizadak kind of sets a precedent for Jesus as priest because Jesus was also not a descendant of Levi.

But Jesus who is from the line of Judah gets his priestly authority based on the fact that

he is eternal. That'll do it. If you join us in the New Testament, it's possible that some of this may be lost on you,

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