Greater Men and Women of the Bible by James Hastings: 089. Melchizedek

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Greater Men and Women of the Bible by James Hastings: 089. Melchizedek

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Melchizedek

Literature

Bruce, A. B., The Epistle to the Hebrews (1899), 240.

Chadwick, G. A., The Epistle to the Hebrews (1907), 86.

Cumming, J. E., Scripture Photographs, 46.

Davidson, A. B., The Epistle to the Hebrews, 128, 146.

Dods, M., The Book of Genesis (Expositor's Bible) (1888), 128.

Dykes, J. O., Abraham, the Friend of God (1883), 106.

Glazebrook, M. G., The End of the Law (1911), 158.

Griffin, E. D., Plain Practical Sermons (1871), 204.

Harrison, B., Patient Waiting (1889), 65.

Inge, W. R., All Saints' Sermons (1907), 161.

Kuegele, F., Country Sermons, i. (1905) 17.

Matheson, G., The Representative Men of the Bible, ii. (1903) 43.

Meyer, F. B., The Way into the Holiest, 106.

Meyer, F. B., Abraham, or the Obedience of Faith, 65.

Miiligan, W., The Ascension and Heavenly Priesthood of our Lord (1892), 65, 83.

Morgan, R. C., The Cross in the Old Testament (1908), 65.

Mortimer, A. G., Stories from Genesis (1894), 136.

Norton, J. N., Warning and Teaching (1878), 243.

Peck, G. C., Old Sins in New Clothes (1904), 233.

Price, A. C., Fifty Sermons, v. (1887) 193.

Radford, J. G., The Eternal Inheritance (1913), 127.

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Thomas, W. H. G., Genesis, 1-25. 10 (1907), 171.

Wright, D., The Power of an Endless Life (1897), 1.

Young, D. T., The Crimson Book (1903), 105.

Christian World Pulpit, xxxvi. (1889) 379 (R. H. Story); xlvi. (1894) 17 (W. Alexander).

Expositor, 5th Ser., iv. (1896) 338 (R. W. Dale).

Expository Times, vii. (1896) 340.

Melchizedek

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.- Gen_14:18-20.

Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.- Psa_110:4.

The historical character of the narrative in which Melchizedek is mentioned has been questioned on the ground of certain improbabilities which it contains; but though the events related have received no direct corroboration from other sources, the names of two of the kings who fought against Abraham, viz. Amraphel and Arioch, have with some plausibility been identified with those of Hammurabi and Eriaku, contemporary kings of Babylon and Larsa; so that, if the identification is correct, it confirms the setting of the story, though not its incidents. For the name and personality of Melchizedek no independent confirmatory evidence has yet been obtained. But we shall treat the narrative historically before passing to what is the important matter, the priesthood of Melchizedek.