Divine Priest Of Righteousness

Melchisedec, the priest first mentioned in the Holy Bible is of the same order as Christ, a priest of the devine will of God, a priest of righteousness and holiness. He reigned in Salem for one hundred and thirteen years history tells us. He died a righteous man and a bachelor; he never married. He had the divine blood in his soul, for he was a priest of the most high God. The two great priests of all time are not recognized by the Jews. This demonstrates only one way man has hindered God.

Jesus is the priest of the most high God, bringing a new covenant and doing away with the old. Plainly the book of Hebrews tells us that Jesus did away with the old covenant and became the only priest. God changed the law of priesthood because it didn't work. He sent the priest Jesus, the King of kings, in a takeover by the Gospel; but the Jews would not accept the takeover that was offered to them. When the Jews rejected Jesus, God turned to the Gentiles and grafted them in.Through Moses, God commanded that the high priest be chosen from among the brethen, from the family of Aaron.

"Verily they that are of the sons of Levi,who receive the office of the priesthood, 
have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, 
that is, of their brethen, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: 
But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, 
and blessed him that had the promises."

-Hebrews 7:5-6

 

The priest whom Abraham paid tithes to, Melchisedic, did not come from Abraham. Abraham had the promises, but this priest had a higher place in God than Abraham. Abraham was less and he was blessed of the better, God's priest of righteousness. Levi paid tithes through Abraham and Abraham paid tithes to Melchisedic. Perfection did not come through the Levitical priesthood, through the order of Aaron, but through Jesus. Jesus is not called after the order of Aaron.

"And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater. In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; 
but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living. One might even say that Levi, 
who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,because when Melchizedek met Abraham, 
Levi was still in the body of his ancestor. If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood
—and indeed the law given to the people established that priesthood —why was there still need for another priest to come, one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron?"

-Hebrews 7:7-11 

-Credits to the Preacher-

       Rev. Angley