The Courts of Heaven, Melchizedek, and The Baby In a Manger

“For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,” without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.” (Hebrews 7:1–3)

This Melchizedek was not a normal human.

He had neither beginning nor end. He had no earthly father or mother. There was no genealogy that could be traced. He was like the Son of God. In my opinion this would mean that Melchizedek, who met Abraham, was a preincarnate revelation of Jesus Christ. In other words, this was Jesus revealing Himself in another form before He appeared in earth as the baby in the manger. This is why Jesus is now High Priest in our behalf after the order of Melchizedek. This Melchizedek was one of only two allowed to operate as both king and priest in the Old Testament. David was the other one. As our High Priest after the order of Melchizedek, Jesus is our King of righteousness and our King of peace. As both King and Priest, Jesus ushers in righteousness and brings great peace. When we operate as both king and priest before our God, we take on these same characteristics as well. As He is, so are we in this present world (1 John 4:17).

Lord, I come and honor You as my High Priest and King of righteousness and King of peace. As Abraham honored Melchizedek, Lord, I honor You. I thank You for who You are and what You are doing in the Courts of Heaven in my behalf. Thank You, Lord, for making me a king and priest to my God. I bless You and honor You, in Jesus’s name, amen.