*Jack don’tttttt*

Melchizedek is not an incarnate of Jesus, he didn’t even worship the God of Abraham.

Melchizedek worshipped Salem (shalim) -goddess of dawn- and Zedek (Jupiter) -god of justice.

Two very common lower gods in the Canaanite pantheon (under ‘Phoenician gods’) https://twitter.com/mayeesq/status/1387733733634187272

Melchizedek received tithes (Gen 14 vs 20) because of a long-standing spoils of war Semitic Canaanite law. Pagans required 10% of spoils; the Law only required 0.1%. (Numbers 31 vs 31 -end)

Melchizedek received tithes because he was the governing priest-king of Abraham.../

... and the region he traveled through.

Melchizedek worshiped El Elyon, the very common title for pagan Baal. Israel did not worship God using this name until 1000 years later—after King David captured Jerusalem from the Jebusites by a surprise attack led by Joab.

Melchizedek had no recorded genealogy to prove that he was an Israelite or Levitical priest, therefore, he was not qualified to be a priest, DISQUALIFIED.

Melchizedek had no recorded birth or death, therefore, had no legal proof that he could be the father of a priest in Israel. DISQUALIFIED.

@mayeesq what the entire narration talked about was how the Order of Christ as Priest and King can be likened to the earthly order of Melchizedek.

As a matter of fact, the writer of Hebrews penned that chapter to elevate Christ & the new covenant above the ritual, law and...

Sacrifices of the Old Testament.