Reformed Doctrine Daily Devotions

Today’s devotion comes from Genesis Chapter 14 which informs us of the war between the kings, the capture of Lot, the rescue of Lot by Abram, and the meeting between Melchizedek and Abram.  Here is the link to the chapter. 

 

We will focus on the following verses which covers the meeting between Abram and Melchizadek after Abram’s defeat of the kings. 

 

“¹⁸ And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine;  now he was a priest of God Most High. ¹⁹ He blessed him and said,

 

He gave him a tenth of all.”  Genesis 14:18-20.

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Melchizadek appeared to Abram as a type of the Savior to come,  “a priest of the God Most High”.

Christ, like Melchizadek, is a priest.

Christ, like Melchizadek, brings out bread and wine to us.  Christ’s bread is His body sacrificed for us.  Christ’s wine is His blood shed for the forgiveness of our sins.

Christ, like Melchizadek, blesses us.

Christ, like Melchizadek, witnesses our enemies delivered into our hands.

Christ, like Melchizadek, receives our tithes.

Melchizadek brought great hope to Abram about a future Savior.  Melchizadek brings great joy to us as we read about him and are reminded of Christ Who is that Savior and “a better hope, through which we draw near to God“.  See the following Hebrews 7:19 and the rest of the following Scriptures in Hebrews Chapter 7.

“Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the choicest spoils.”  Hebrews 7:4.

“But the one whose genealogy is not traced from them collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.  But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.”  Hebrews 7:6-7.

“¹⁷ For it is attested of Him (Christ),

¹⁸ For, on the one hand, there is a setting aside of a former commandment because of its weakness and uselessness ¹⁹ (for the Law made nothing perfect), and on the other hand there is a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.  ²⁰ And inasmuch as it was not without an oath ²¹ (for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him,

²² so much the more also Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.”  Hebrews 7:17-22.