578 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 1 Part 2 Book 49 - Thou Art My Only Begotten Son - Part 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 2 * BOOK 49 Thou Art My Only Begotten Son - Part 2 Hebrews 5:1-14 Hebrews 5:5a "So also Christ glorified not himself…" Remember, we pointed out in the last lesson that no priest dared to take the role without God’s divine appointment. And so even Christ did not assume His priesthood but it was appointed to Him by God the Father. "So also Christ glorified not himself to be made a high priest but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee." That God the Father designated to God the Son that He should be a high priest but not in the lineage of Aaron, the humanly priesthood, but it’s going to be the priesthood according to Melchizedek and we’ll see that a little later in this half-hour. "I will declare the decree: the LORD (here of course, the Lord is a reference to God the Father) hath said unto me, (the Son) thou art my Son; (and remember it’s capitalized so we’re speaking here of Christ way back - 1000 BC.) this day have I begotten thee." Now let’s turn all the way up to Acts chapter 13 and find out what that meant when God said "this day I have begotten thee." I pointed out, I think, in the last program, David wrote the Psalms around 1000 BC but that’s not when Christ became the only begotten Son of God - but prophecy-wise, that was when it was spoken. But in Acts chapter 13, we have the Scriptural definition of what it meant to be the only begotten Son of God. (now verse 34 defines it) 34. That God declared Him the only begotten Son. At His resurrection! Turn to I Corinthians 15 again. There is no salvation outside of this death, burial and resurrection. Christianity alone teaches a resurrection from the dead. That if Christ be not raised from the dead then you are yet in your sin. That yes, Christ was raised from the dead. We’ve probably got multitudes of church members who believe like this man, that Christ died the horrible death of the crucifixion but would not accept the resurrection. The day He was raised from the dead. Now here is Paul’s Gospel! That God declared Him the only begotten Son of God, that concerning that, it was when God raised Him from the dead that He became then the only begotten Son of God. Romans chapter 1:1-2 "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2. The Old Testament Scriptures. That He rose from the dead. The Old Testament Scriptures. Now verse 3, Romans 1:3 Romans 1:4 By God Himself. And here through the Apostle Paul’s writing) to be the Son of God with (what?) power, according to the spirit of holiness, (that is the very power of the holy Godhead. by the what?) the resurrection from the dead." Alright now then, back to Hebrews chapter 5 and we’ll go into verse 6. Hebrews 5:6a Melchizedek." Alright, let’s go back to Genesis because if Christ is a priest after the order of Melchizedek instead of after the order of Aaron then let’s go back and establish this Melchizedek. Alright, then verse 17. Genesis 14:17-18a 18. And Melchizedek (this is the first time he’s mentioned in Scripture) the king of Salem…" Jerusalem! And Jerusalem in Scripture is the city of what? Peace! Genesis 14:18a "And Melchizedek king of Salem (the city of peace) brought forth bread and wine:" Bread and wine were never really introduced into the Scriptures until Paul in I Corinthians chapter 11 explains it as what most of us now call the Lord’s Supper. So you see it’s a memorial service and a reminder of Christ’s death, burial and resurrection and that’s what the bread and the wine signifies. Verse 18, the last part. After he had brought forth the bread and wine, which was indicative of the coming death, burial and resurrection of Israel’s Messiah. Genesis 14:18b "…and He was the priest of (Jehovah? the Most High God." God did! what did Abraham call the place? Jehovah-jireh which simply meant ‘God provides.’ Alright, so that was a name of Jehovah. Jehovah-jireh – He provides! It was just a distinctive attribute of God. Right? All Gentiles. Alright now, if we’re dealing with Gentiles, then it stands to reason that we’re not going to use the name of God that Israel claimed which was Jehovah. Daniel chapter 4 starting at verse 1. Daniel 4:1-2 "Nebuchadnezzar the (Babylonian) King, (a Gentile) unto all the people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: (that is the then known-world) Peace be multiplied unto you. Alright, let’s go to another verse. They’re scattered throughout the chapter, and they’re scattered throughout Daniel. Daniel 4:17a Daniel 4:34a The name of God in Gentile language was the Most High God. Now flip back to Genesis then for just a second and we’ll see that this Melchizedek, King of the city of peace, Jerusalem, brought forth bread and wine, which spoke of His death, burial and resurrection. the Most High God." #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible