The Mystery of Melchizedek

Psalm 110:

A Psalm of David.

The Lord says to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand,
until I make your enemies your footstool.”
2 The Lord sends forth from Zion
your mighty scepter.
Rule in the midst of your enemies!
3 Your people will offer themselves freely
on the day of your power,
in holy garments;
from the womb of the morning,
the dew of your youth will be yours.

⁴ The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind,
“You are a priest forever
    after the order of Melchizedek.”

5 The Lord is at your right hand;
he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
6 He will execute judgment among the nations,
filling them with corpses;
he will shatter chiefs
over the wide earth.
7 He will drink from the brook by the way;
therefore he will lift up his head.

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Why would King David of Israel write a song about him? Who is this Melchizedek?

In fact, note the beginning of David’s Psalm: “The Lord says to my lord…” Even Jesus quotes this Psalm with a question to the Scribes:

But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David’s son? For David himself says in the Book of Psalms,
“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”’ – Luke 20:41-43

לְדָוִד מִזְמֹור נְאֻם יְהוָה לַֽאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִֽימִינִי עַד־אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶֽיךָ׃

Yĕhovah  nĕ’um ‘Adonay

(The impact loses something in the English.)

Jehovah = “the existing One.” the proper name of the one true God.

אֲדֹנָי ʼĂdônây, ad-o-noy’; an emphatic form of H113; the Lord (used as a proper name of God only):—(my) Lord.

To understand the full impact of Jesus’ challenge you must understand and accept the principle of lordship and hold reverence for the authority of God.

Hear some of the synonyms for ‘adown, the root word of Ădônây:

firm, strong, lord, master, superintendent of household or of affairs, king, prince, governor, captain, the Lord God, Lord of the whole earth, master, husband, prophet, father, Moses, priest, theophanic angel,
general recognition of superiority, Lord of lords (probably = “thy husband, Yahweh”)

AND one more definition which may help us in understand the mystery of Melchizedek:
proprietor of hill of Samaria

Talk of Abraham or Moses by the jews was reverence to the traditions of worship of the One God, the Lord YHWH. Kings of Jerusalem (once known as Salem) like David and Solomon were held in high honor and respect for our own heritage of leadership anointed on  a man by the One God – a man appointed by God as the Lord’s authority over all men.

Therefore, for Jesus to speak of Abraham as if He Is over Abraham in authority is the very point of the discussion of the order of authority of kings and priests appointed by God, of whom Melchizedek is both!

If Melchizedek is a proprietor of the hill of Samaria שמרון (Shomron), a proprietor of Salem שָׁלֵם Shalem, what is the meaning of this mystery?

שמר I

The verb שמר (shamar I) means to keep, guard, observe or give heed. HAW Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament sums up this verb with “to exercise great care over”. This ubiquitous verb is used to literally mean keeping a watch out or guarding:

Psalm 110:

5 The Lord ‘Adonay  is at your right hand;
he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
6 He will execute judgment among the nations,
filling them with corpses;
he will shatter chiefs
over the wide earth.

Have you considered why Abraham worshiped Melchizedek?

Have you considered the proprietary authority of Christ over every hill of the earth, over every soul who walks ever-so-briefly over the wide earth?

Have you considered the sudden return of Christ upon the clouds above all nations?

To be continued…