“A King and a Priest” Genesis 14:14-24

TRANSCRIPT

Date: October 22, 2023 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

The writer of Hebrews referred to a priest named Melchizedek as a pre-incarnate figure of Christ; a man who “resembled the Son of God.” The fact that Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek confirmed his godlikeness. However, the priesthood of Melchizedek was for a time, and while he may have been the epitome of righteousness in his day, Jesus is the true King of Righteousness, who came to earth to bring peace through His sacrificial death and resurrection. Jesus is also “a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek,” but not through his lineage. This is the subject of our Sunday night sermon, “A King and a Priest,” as we continue our sermon series entitled “Follow the Lamb.”

The writer of Hebrews referred to a priest named Melchizedek as a pre-incarnate figure of Christ; a man who “resembled the Son of God.” The fact that Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek confirmed his godlikeness.

However, the priesthood of Melchizedek was for a time, and while he may have been the epitome of righteousness in his day, Jesus is the true King of Righteousness, who came to earth to bring peace through His sacrificial death and resurrection. Jesus is also “a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek,” but not through his lineage.

This is the subject of our Sunday night sermon, “A King and a Priest,” as we continue our sermon series entitled “Follow the Lamb.”

Download the following translated Sermon guides:

In John 5:39, Jesus told the Jewish religious leaders that the “Scriptures are they which testify of Me!”

Appearing as both King and Priest, Melchizedek – serves as another “type” of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

The Battle of the Kings: (Genesis 14)

The “King of Sodom” represents the world, and all its temptations and possessions.

The writer of Hebrews used this event in Abram’s life to equate Jesus with Melchizedek – identifying Him as a visible manifestation of the Son of God! (Hebrews 7)

Jesus made six major changes in the Priesthood!

Subscribe to our Weekly Pastors Word and never miss the latest Post