From Melchizedek to MalkiTzadiq
"1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, 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;
3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually".
Hebrews 7:1-3 KJV
The reference above says this Melchizedek was King of Salem and “priest of the most high God” (aka Yah). He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the Kings (which had abducted Lot and his family) and blessed him. Then Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. The name Melchizedek means “My King of Righteousness”. This same Melchizedek was also the King of Salem; which means King of Peace.
“Malki” is how you would pronounce the equivalent of “My King” in Hebrew. This is why I’m choosing to change the first part of the spelling of the name Melchizedek. Then “Tzadiq” is how you would pronounce the Hebrew word for “righteous” or “righteousness”. The English construct of “is” or “of” is always implied.
And according to verse 3 this Melchizedek also had no father or mother, no descent (in other words no ancestors or descendants), had no “beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually”! So here, Paul is saying that the same Melchizedek mentioned in Genesis actually is very much like Jesus Christ. In fact he specifies this so closely that one can easily surmise that he is literally talking about Jesus Christ!
The Levitical Priesthood throughout the Bible critically depends upon the ancestral lineage of the Levites. Even so, Abraham the first ancestor to form the beginning of ALL Israelites, himself paid tithes to the Melchizedek first mentioned in the Bible! And this first Melchizedek “blesses” Abraham, indicating that he is “superior” to Abraham, without any sign of remonstrance from Abraham! So is this first Melchizedek actually Jesus Christ?
No, the Bible says “3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually”. So He cannot be Jesus, because Jesus has an earthly Father and Mother! And He must be equal to God because He has no beginning or end. He might be God the Father, then, or the Holy Spirit! And Jesus said in John 14:18 that he (Jesus) is exactly the same as the Holy Spirit!
And He remains a priest “continually” indicating that He does not die. And you won’t find any Bible texts that refer to any “lineage” associated with the Holy Spirit!
So the first reference to “Melchizedek” in Genesis must be identifying the Holy Spirit in the form of a human being! You can find the story in Genesis 14.
"14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all".
Genesis 14:14-20 KJV
In conclusion, changing the name to “MalkiTzadiq” makes the name a bit more packed with meaning, as well as indicating a slightly better pronunciation!
(See “The Melchizedek Message” articles for more along this line)
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