590 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 1 Part 2 Book 50 - Our High Priest - Part 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 2 * BOOK 50 Our High Priest - Part 2 Hebrews 6:11 – 7:19 Hebrews 6:20 "Whether the forerunner (the captain or the Author of our salvation, Jesus the Christ ) for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec." Our Lord used Paul to write these great doctrines of Grace based on the finished work of the Cross. Now then, let’s just finish verse 20 and get ready for chapter 7. Hebrews 6:20 Alright chapter 7 verse 1, as we come back to Melchisedec. I say back to Melchisedec because we mentioned Him back in chapter 5. Let’s look at those verses beginning with verse 9. Hebrews 5:9-10 Called of God, an high priest after the order of Melchisedec." But, then we drop Melchisedec, as not another word is spoken throughout all of chapter 6 or the rest of chapter 5 until we get to chapter 7. Well, next verse in Hebrews 5 verse 11 tells us. These people were not ready for any teaching concerning Melchisedec. Hebrews 5:11 Now let’s look at chapter 7 verse 1. Hebrews 7:1a "For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God,…" The "most high God." Hebrews 7:1b "…who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 2. To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;" Let’s go back and pick all that up in Genesis chapter 14. Here we will be introduced for the first time to this high priest of the most high God. Genesis 14:17-18 Genesis 17:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem (The King of Peace, which of course are the last letters of the city of Jerusalem, and would be the city of Jerusalem in a later day) brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God." Now the most high God is a term that is never used concerning the children of Israel. The children of Israel were more acquainted with the term Jehovah, or El Shaddai but "the most high God" you see, as I’ve stressed in other lessons is the term of God that was not unique just to Israel, but to the whole of creation. He’s "the most high God" of everything. Jehovah is primarily the God concerning Israel. But this is the "most high God" and you’ll see this throughout Scripture. Psalms 110:4 Thousand year intervals, that we are introduced to this high priest Melchizedek. This Melchizedek, the priest of the "most high God," meets Abraham and he brought forth bread and wine. Food and water for Abraham’s troops! Well at the Lord’s table. Now, we don’t see anything concerning Melchizedek in the operation of God in Israel because Melchizedek is not in the line of Levi and the priests of Israel. He’s the priest of "the most high God." This Melchizedek was a high priest of "the most high God." So turn with me now to Daniel because I want you to see that we have no references to Melchisedec’s priesthood throughout Israel’s history because Israel wasn’t connected per se with "the most high God." Of course, "the most high God" was the same God as Jehovah and El Shaddai and all that. The same God. Alright here in Daniel chapter 4, start with verse 1. Daniel 4:1a "Nebuchadnezzar (Jew or Gentile? Gentile!) the king, unto all people, nations, and languages,…" Is that just Israel? No, there isn’t any Gentile language in Acts chapters 2 ,3 or 4. I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God hath shown toward me." "The most high God" of Whom, Melchizedek was the high priest. You can come on over in that same chapter to verse 17. Drop down to verse 34: Daniel 4:34 Daniel 5:18 "O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty and glory, and honour:" Genesis 14:19a "And he blessed him, and he said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God,…" God is just now beginning to deal with Abraham, and there’s no Law. Genesis 14:19 Alright, verse 20: Genesis 14:20 "And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. Genesis 14:22 "And Abram again said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth," It’s just that God designates the Messiah, the Son of God as the One Who will be Melchizedek the priest of "The most high God." Alright, in the moments we have left let’s flip back to Hebrews if you will. Chapter 7 verse 2. Hebrews 7:2a Hebrews 7:2b "…first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;" It’s unbelievable that the city of peace has never enjoyed peace. Look at Jerusalem tonight. Is it a city of peace? When God has designated it as the city of peace, why has it been a constant city of turmoil. God has promised that it’s going to be a city of peace. There will be no peace in the city of peace until Christ returns. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible