Encountering the Priest-King

Texts:  Genesis 14:17-24; Hebrews 7

Abram Receives the Blessing of the Priest-King (Gen. 14:17-20)

• Melchizedek is identified as the king of Salem and the priest of the Most High God.
• Melchizedek blesses Abram and praises God as Creator and Deliverer
• Abram responds to Melchizedek by giving him a tenth of everything.

Abram Refuses the Offering of the Wicked King (Gen. 14:21-24)

• The king of Sodom offers Abram all the spoils of war to form an alliance.
• Since Abram sees God as His provider, he rejects the offering and gives it to those who were in need.

Jesus Represents the Eternal Priest-King (Hebrews 7:1-28)

• Melchizedek foreshadows Jesus’ character, ministry, and preeminence.
• Jesus is the greater and eternal Priest-King who intercedes for and saves sinners to the uttermost by His once-for-all death on the cross.