*DAILY DEW 24TH/AUGUST/2021* *MELCHIZEDEK* (II) _Key Bible Text:_ *This Melchizedek was king of Salem and a priest of the Most High God. As Abraham was coming back from the battle in which he defeated the four kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him, and Abraham gave him one tenth of all he had taken. (The first meaning of Melchizedek's name is KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; and because he was king of Salem, his name also means KING OF PEACE.).* (Hebrews 7:1-2 (GNB)) _Bible Insight:_ Melchizedek was both King of Righteousness and King of Peace. There is no record of Melchizedek's father or mother or of any of his ancestors; no record of his birth or of his death. He is like the Son of God; he remains a priest forever. (V.3) When Abraham was coming back from the battle in which he defeated the four kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him, and Abraham gave him one tenth of all he had taken. You see, then, how great he was. Abraham, our famous ancestor, gave him one tenth of all he got in the battle. (V. 4) It is important to recall that it was only Levites that were instructed to receive Tithes. You must recall also that Levites were also descendants of Abraham. However, Melchizedek was not a Levite and he received the tithe from Abraham and blessed him. And there is no doubt that the one who blesses is greater than the one who is blessed. In the case of the priests the tenth is collected by men who die; but as for Melchizedek the tenth was collected by one who lives, as the scripture says. And, so to speak, when Abraham paid the tenth, Levi (whose descendants collect the tenth) also paid it. For Levi had not yet been born, but was, so to speak, in the body of his ancestor Abraham when Melchizedek met him. *MEDITATION* *It was on the basis of the levitical priesthood that the Law was given to the people of Israel. Now, if the work of the levitical priests had been perfect, there would have been no need for a different kind of priest to appear, one who is in the priestly order of Melchizedek, not of Aaron.* (Heb 7:11 (GNB)) *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Tuesday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Fulfilled_Expectations* *#Hello_August* ❤ Links To Visit: *Podcast:* https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional/episodes/TROUBLED-elli7h *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *DDDblog* http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/08/melchizedek-ii.html *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.