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What is the Order of Melchizedek?

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  • by Joshua Zambrano on March 18th, 2006

    Joshua Zambrano

    The Scofield actually gives a note for Hebrews 5:6 titled "the order of Melchizedek." Here's the wording, enclosed between the dashed lines:

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    See Gen. 14:18, note, Melchizedek was a suitable type of Christ as High Priest, because:

    (1) he was a man (Heb. 7:4; 1 Tim. 2:5);
    (2) he was a king-priest (compare Gen. 14:18 with Zech. 6:12-13);
    (3) his name means "my king is righteous" (compare Isa. 11:5), and he was king of Salem (that is, "peace," compare Isa. 11:6-9);
    (4) he had no recorded "beginning of days" (compare Jn. 1:1) or "end of life" (compare Rom. 6:9; Heb. 7:23-25), nor
    (5) was he made a high priest by human appointment (Ps. 110:4).

    But the contrast between the high priesthood of Melchizedek and Aaron is only as to person, "order" (or appointment), and duration. In His work Christ follows the Aaronic pattern, the "shadow" of which Christ was the substance (Heb. 8:1-6; 9:1-28).

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    Furthermore, the Scofield has further information in the note for Genesis 14:18 as mentioned in the previous note, here it is, once more enclosed by lines:

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    Melchizedek is a type of Christ the King-Priest. The type strictly applies to the priestly work of Christ in resurrection, since Melchizedek presents only the memorials of sacrifice, bread and wine. "After the order of Melchizedek" (Ps. 110:4; Heb. 5:5-6; 6:20) refers to the royal authority and unending duration of Christ's high priesthood (Heb. 7:23-24). The Aaronic priesthood was often interrupted by death. Christ is a priest according to the order of Melchizedek, as King of righteousness, King of peace (Isa. 11:4-9; Heb. 7:2), and in the endlessness of His priesthood; but the Aaronic priesthood typifies His priestly work.

    Salem. Salem means peace. Compare Heb. 7:2. This is the first mention of Salem (Jerusalem) in the Bible. Its existence as early as this is evidenced in the Tell el Amarna Tablets, discovered at Tell el Amarna in Egypt. These tablets are letters between the kings of Egypt in the 15th century B.C. and various rulers in Palestine and elsewhere. They throw much light on conditions in Palestine at that early time and corroborate the general picture of Canaan given in Genesis.

    Archeology has demonstrated the existence, as early as the time of Abram, of numerous Palestinian cities mentioned in Genesis. Many cities referred to in later books of the Bible, but not in Genesis, were not founded until a much later period, as excavation proves. priest. First metnion of priest. most high God. See note p. 28

    Melchizedek: king of righteousness. The priest-king of Salem (Jerusalem) who blessed Abraham. The writer of the book of Hebrews stated that Melchizedek was a type of Christ.

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    The Scofield notes I quoted are from a 2003 copyrighted version of the Scofield and thus not exact duplicates for the online ones here (1917 version) but you can still a less informative, somewhat similar equivalent:

    The Hebrews 5 notes:

    http://studylight.org/com/srn/view.cgi?book=heb&chapter=005

    The Genesis 14 notes:

    http://studylight.org/com/srn/view.cgi?book=ge&chapter=014

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  • by wfbrad on February 16th, 2007

    wfbrad

    Josh Z gives a great answer, here is a little more. Hebrews 7 gives a description of Melchesidec that gives him more ability than just the average man. It seems that he can meet a man before he's in the womb, that tells me he is much more than a normal man.

    Hebrews 7:10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

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  • by Vickie on March 30th, 2009

    Vickie

    The previous answers are adequate to a point, but they still didn't answer the question - Who is Melchizedek? The answer comes from putting together all the information in the most logical and literal way. We know he was the priest/king of Salem (later known as Jerusalem, God's throne on earth). His titles included King of Righteousness and King of Peace. He was one priest of an order of priests. He was, according to Scripture, without father or mother, without descent, having no beginning of days, nor end of life. Like unto the Son of God, he abides a priest forever. He still lives. His priesthood is of the same kind as Christ's, not the Levites, and Christ is the last of the order of priests to which Melchizedek belongs. Since the priesthood is the same as Christ's, we need to examine what defines Christ's priesthood. An endless life, a king/priest office, a heavenly priesthood - He comes directly before the presence of God in the heavenly temple to intercede for mankind.

    God has never left mankind without a representative that can mediate and act as priest between God and man. We know of the Levitical priesthood, and Christ's priesthood, but what of the time before the Levites? From Adam until then, what did man do to offer sacrifices to God? We know that man did - Abel, Job, and Abraham are examples. Well, apparently there was an order of priests, Melchizedek being one, who covered that time period. Now, what manner of person was Melchizedek? If we look at his description again we see he had no parents or offspring. He had no beginning or death, and is still alive. The obvious answer is that he isn't human. He was one of an order of priests specially created by God for the sole purpose of carrying out the priestly duties between Adam and the Levites. Why the non-human origins? Well, they had to access God in his heavenly temple, which necessitates that they not be human, as no human can look on God and live. Holding the title of King of Righteouness would seem to validate this assumption as no human could claim that title. It also says he is a priest forever - in other words, he is still a priest, simply not doing the duties of one, as Christ is now the permanent priest. Is there any other Scripture that would lead us to this theory? Yes. In Scripture we are told that the reason God was so specific about the dimensions of the tabernacle that he gave to Moses was because it was an earthly replica of a heavenly temple. Everything here had its counterpart there. According to the Bible there were 24 orders of priests for the tabernacle/temple. So if the pattern holds true, there should be 24 heavenly priests for the temple in heaven. Is there? Well, if you look at Revelation, there are 24 elders (not angels, not saints) that sit before the throne of God praising him. There are all sorts of speculations as to who these people are, but the simplest explanation is that they are the order of priests to which Melchizedek belongs. They are obviously kings as they wear crowns. They are sitting, which in heaven would indicate that they are no longer employed for anything but praising God. Priests would retain the title and office of priests even after "retiring", but often they are referred to as church elders, which is what these 24 are called. They wear white (a sign of righteousness). If one believes Bishop Usshers chronology of the Bible, there were approximately 2400 years from Adam to the Levitical priesthood. That would mean each priest served a period of 100 years on earth to cover the time man needed a priest to intercede for him before the Levites took over. The simplest answer is often the best.

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  • by Anonymous on March 17th, 2009

    Anonymous

    In Hebrews, we learn alot about Melchizedek. We learn he is a priest of God Most High, an eternal priest-hood, and that Christ is of the Order of Melchizedek.

    But what is the Order of Melchizedek?

    This is how I see it in Scripture.

    Chapter 5 ends with a discourse about the milk and the meat, how weak Christians still need the milk, and stronger ones live on meat. Milk is for the babes in Christ, unskilled in the word of righteousness.And the meat is for those that understand the difference of right and wrong, are able to discern good from evil.

    Chapter 6 moves right into the next part.

    He says to get beyond the milk, Arron's priest-hood dealt with the issues of ceremonial washing (baptism), laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, eternal judgement, and repentance of dead works. These are great teachings, for the beginner, the young in Christ, but if we continue in just these teachings, we will never fully understand the world to come, nor truly walk in the priest-hood we were grafted into, for Christ said that we all are priests and kings, just as Melchizedek is.

    We should move on to the meat of Faith, walking and living in Faith, dwelling on the spiritual instead of the carnal, because as adult Christians, we should have already leaned the lessons of what is right and wrong, understanding what is good and evil.

    Adam and Eve were babes, even though they walked with God, they did not fully know Him, for if they did, when the serpent tempted Eve, she would have just walked away, and not even listened to him. How often do we act just as Eve, stand at the tree and listen, instead of discerning good and evil, and just turn our back and walk away. When the tempter comes at us, then to be of the Order of Melchizedek is being able to say " Go behind Me, Satan, because you do not mind the things of God, but the things of men."

    To be a priest of the Order of Melchizedek is to truly live Chapter. 11, to KNOW that what is spoken in faith, IS. To understand the working of the spiritual world, that the spoken word, is as a sword, can bring life, or death. To speak and know that it has already been done. Not as the name-it-claim-it teachings, for that is for personal gain, but to walk in the Order of Melchizedek is every thing that is done is done only to strengthen the kingdom of the Father.

    Our very existence should be focused on His kingdom, and seeking His will. Without this faith, we will never please the Lord. When all of our energy is focused on His kingdom, then it will not matter when the next meal comes, or about how our clothes look, how the electric bill will be met, because our eyes are focused on Him, not what is happening around us. It is when we take our eyes off of Him, and see what the world is doing, we sink.

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  • by - MojoThunder - on December 2nd, 2011

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    i think it was roast beef on rye

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  • by Want To Sleep With A Miner on December 2nd, 2011

    Want To Sleep With A Miner

    A secret society, also known as The Learned Elders Of Zion. They've always been the real power behind any throne or office, the real reason for every war, the masterminds of every up and every down on the financial roller coaster. They'z bad newz.

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  • by MarcusGibson on December 2nd, 2011

    MarcusGibson

    Melchizedek the first person ever named a 'priest' ('kohen') in the Christian Bible or Hebrew Torah, making him the father of all God's priests - including Christ.

    What is even more interesting, is that because the 'Order of Melchizedek' predates Abraham (Melchizedek blessed Abraham) - and Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all share Abraham as an original prophet - Hebrew Rabbis, Catholic Priests, Christian Pastors, and Islamic Imams, are all part of the 'Order of Melchizedek'.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSssXl­DrBlk

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