Scripture Specific to The Order of Melchizedek
In the Book Hebrews, chapter 7, the author describes the order of Melchizedek, establishing Jesus Christ forever as its High Priest. The Order of Melchizedek 1 Pet 1:9-10 [NIV] 9for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 10Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was […]
The Building of the Second Temple
Both before and after the Babylonian Exile, God sent many prophets to the Israelites to warn, rebuke, counsel, and encourage His people. Some were badly mistreated and suffered a great deal even at the hands of their own people. For 70 years the Israelites could not return to their homeland and more and more of […]
Covenant with David
When the generation of Moses failed to obey God, they were left to die in the wilderness. God instructed Moses to establish Joshua and Caleb to succeed him to lead a new generation to possess the Promised Land, which they did. So the age of judges began. This age lasted over 400 years – from […]
Covenant with Moses (The Israelites)
In Genesis 15, God told Abram that his descendants would suffer as aliens in a foreign land for 400 years. According to Paul, this happened 430 years later, as the Israelites were enslaved by Egyptians. God raised up Moses to lead them out of Egypt to the land He promised to their forefathers. Exod. 19:3-6 […]
Covenant with Jacob
In a prior post, we mentioned that Jacob cheated the birthright as well as the blessings from his twin brother Esau. This invoked great anger from Esau, so much so that he wanted to kill Jacob. Jacob had to flee from home. On his way to his uncle, God revealed Himself to him and made […]
Covenant with Abraham
Noah had three sons. When Ham uncovered his father’s nakedness, he invoked a curse upon his own son, Canaan. The priesthood was extended through Shem. And Abram was born of Shem. It is interesting to note that later, God led the Israelites out of Egypt to possess the Land He promised to Abraham, which was […]
Covenant with Noah
Continuing from yesterday, the priesthood in the time of Noah became corrupted again too soon. Gen 6:1-3 [NIV] 1When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, 2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. 3Then […]
A Survey of Types and Shadows
Let’s briefly discuss the types and shadows of the order of the Heavenly Priesthood, under which angels and all creation are to be judged. The Covenant with Adam As we discussed in the chapter on Sonship, Man (Adam) was included in the eternal covenant between the Father and the Son. According to this plan, He […]
What is the Order of Melchizedek?
In chapter 5, when we addressed the topic of Sonship, we gave a glimpse of what this priesthood is about. Here are some further observations: 1. This priesthood is the eternal priesthood which functions in the heavenly tabernacle. Moses was given a vision on Mount Sinai of its pattern, and God instructed him to make […]
The Order of Melchizedek
In the Book of Hebrews, chapter 7, the author begins to expound upon the order of Melchizedek, of which Jesus Christ was forever established as the High Priest. While this topic warrants much discussion, we’ll only touch on some basics here. Who is Melchizedek? Genesis 14 mentions a certain person with the name Melchizedek. After […]
