Hebrews 7:1-28

Hebrews 7:1-3:

^7:1For this Melchisedek, king of Salem, priest of God the Highest, the (one) having met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and having blessed him, ^.2and Abraham distributed a tenth from all to him – firstly indeed (his name) being interpreted ‘king of righteousness’ but next also king of Salem which is ‘king of peace’, ^.3without-father, without-mother, without-genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor completion of life, but having been likened-from² the son of God he remains a priest continuously.

Continuing on from the last verse of ‘chapter 6’:

In truth, this Melchisedek, king of Salem, priest of God the Highest (the Most-High God, God the most elevated, the most exalted)…

• the one who came to meet together with Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings (Abraham was coming back from the battle wherein he cut-down the kings in opposition to God defeating them; refer to Genesis chapter 14),
• and who blessed him (he spoke well to Abraham, he said words that are good regarding him acknowledging and confirming to Abraham that he had received and was continuing to receive the effects of what God had previously spoken to and regarding Abraham which was good for him),
• and Abraham distributed a tenth from all to him (he divided, imparted, apportioned the tenth part of everything he had to Melchisedek)…

…firstly indeed the name Melchisedek is interpreted ‘king of righteousness’ (explained in the Hebrew language as the righteous king, the one who is just and rules with justness, justice)…

…but next also the title king of Salem is interpreted ‘king of peace’ (the peaceful king, the one who is peaceful and rules with peaceful wholeness)…

• without-father (fatherless, no record of who his father was),
• without-mother (motherless, no record of who his mother was),
• without-genealogy (genealogy-less, no record of his ancestry, no human qualifications to entitle him to hold a particular office or give him a basis for having a certain standing before God or people during his life)…

…having neither beginning of days (he doesn’t have a starting day to his priesthood) nor completion of life (and he doesn’t have an ending of his life, no record of his death recorded and so his priesthood is not recorded as being completed)…

• but Melchisedek was likened from the son of God (he was caused to be similar to God’s son because this likeness originated from what God spoke regarding His son recorded in Genesis 3:15; Melchisedek was a type/pattern of God’s son), the truth of which has not changed regarding Melchisedek – and because of this – he remains a priest continuously (he stays being a priest for the length of time carried or brought through without any interruption).

This does NOT say that Melchisedek never died but there is no record of his death and therefore he had no successor. Melchisedek, who was a man of flesh and blood, was a type of God’s son. As we continue reading, we will learn more about the likeness. God’s son, the resurrected Jesus who is our Lord and Christ, cannot die having received his new body with holy spirit life.

[Reference: Genesis chapter 14; Acts 7:48; I Corinthians 15:45 and 47; Ephesians 2:14; Hebrews 4:14, 5:6.]

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