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FAQ # 123
QUESTION 123
: Is Melchizedek God, and how does the bible say he has no beginning of days?
The text
reads, “For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God,
who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed
him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation
King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King
of peace; Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither
beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God;
abideth a priest continually. Now consider how great this man was, unto
whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils” (Heb 7:1-4).
Not much
is said of Melchizedek and therefore much cannot be drawn about him. From
the text and what we know of him we can conclude that he was a typification
of what the seed of Abraham was to bring forth in the earth – Jesus Christ.
That’s why it is said Jesus came after the order of Melchizedek (Heb 5:6,
10 ; 6:20 ; 7:11, 15, 17, 21). Not that Melchizedek is God but rather
his offices, name interpretation and set up was a foreshadow of what God
was about to do - come into the earth as Christ our High Priest. You see
Jesus is both King of Kings and our Priest, Melchizedek was the *only
man in the bible to be a King of a providence and it’s High Priest. Jesus is
the Prince of Peace and Melchizedek was the King of A Providence called
Salem, which means peace, thus he is the King of Peace (as in Salem).
When Paul said, “by interpretation” he means that his name and other attributes
are interpreted to mean these things. Which God carefully set up to demonstrate
what he was about to do and did, which is come as Christ; being both King
and Priest forever. That’s why Paul said Melchizedek was “made like unto
the Son of God.” God decked him with such attributes to be a prophetic
similitude of Christ.
Unknown
to many is that God have always had Holy men since Adam, and thus Judaism
wasn’t the beginning of a priestly order and sacrileges; neither was it
the priestly order God intended to exemplify, but rather Melchizedek,
“If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under
it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another
priest should rise after the order of Melchezidek, and not be called after
the order of Aaron” (Heb 7:11)? That’s the reason God predestine
everything to be set up for the Father of our faith (Abraham) to meet
the typified savior of our faith (Melchizedek). Melchizedek also had to
be named Melchizedek, and he also had to be the King of Salem, plus possess
all the other attributes that points to Christ.
If Melchizedek
was God there would be no need for Christ, and if he was immortal we would
still have him around today as Priest. He was rather a typification of
Christ by interpretation of various things surrounding him; which was
most appropriate for the beginning of our faith that is built on Christ.
Answer
Notes: 1. * denotes, Another type of Priest King in the Bible is
Jethro, but he wasn’t a literal King as Melchizedek, but more like the
chief ruler or judge.
2.
As I’ve pointed out in one of the
FAQ, the scriptures were first written in the Aramaic, irrefutable. When
referred back to it, the verse about Melchizedek could be unraveled. In
the original, Aramaic, it is recorded “Dela avohi ola emmeh ethiktivo
besharvatha.” Translated, “Neither his father nor his mother is recorded
in the genealogies.” Rather than the incorrect Greek translation, “Without
father, without mother, without genealogy” (Heb 7:3).
3.
He also could be an angel in flesh for a season, sent by God. Angels are
created out of time and therefore has no beginning of days nor end of
it – or earthly vicissitudes. I could go in the scripture and show you
how God use his angels as men to do special work. For instance the two
witness of Revelation, which were also present at the building of the
second temple through Zerubbabel and constantly stand by the God of this
world (Zech 4:11, Rev 11:4). That’s another long explanation.
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