First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi Evening Service

So we’re finishing our mini-series tonight on the story of Abram and we’re in Genesis 14. And at the center of Genesis 14 is the story of Melchizedek. And one popular Old Testament scholar today says that “Melchizedek is the most complex subject in all of Biblical studies.” And so it’s kind of silly to do thirty minutes on Melchizedek, but that’s what we have. And we’re going to do - dip our toe into the water a little bit and highlight some of the main ideas. Melchizedek shows up in five chapters of the Bible - Genesis 14, Psalm 110, Hebrews 5, 6, and 7. And it’s no secret that the New Testament connects Melchizedek to Jesus Christ in some way. He’s a successor, that’s the word that’s used, after the order of Melchizedek. And so like going into Isaiah and looking at the Servant songs in Isaiah, like Isaiah 53, you can actually go back to the Old Testament, go back to Genesis 14 and Psalm 110 and learn new things about Jesus Christ, even from the Old Testament.