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In addressing the Great High Priest, the Father, who is LORD or Jehovah declared that the Lord, Adown or the Master, the one in control, had the right and privilege of being located at the right hand of the Father. Ps. 110:1 There to wait for the time when the process of overcoming all of His enemies should be completed. That Melchizedek was more than an angel is found in the words of the Hebrew scholar when he stated that no angel had ever heard such a command to take up the position at the right hand of the LORD. Heb. 1:13 Who else could Melchizedek possibly be but Deity, that is an appearance of the Word, the Logos, the eternal state and name of the One whom the Father by means of the angel of the Lord, named Jesus. Luke 1:31 Then to show His extreme pleasure at the work of redemption which He accomplished, the Father made this same Jesus, both Lord and Christ. Granting Him the honor of bearing the full name of God. Acts 2:36.
The enormous measure of the importance of the priesthood of Melchizedek is revealed in His actions. When we consider His meeting with Abram and the fact that He brought out bread and wine for Abram, what is the first thing which comes to mind? The communion of course. As the high priest of the Most High God it was His responsibility to serve Abram in such a manner. Gen. 14:18 Abram was not under the Law. The Law came by Moses. Abram was a man of faith even as we today, through faith, partake of the body and the blood of the Lord Jesus in the Communion. It must also be considered that Melchizedek had the right and authority to pronounce the rich blessings of the Lord upon Abram. In a very positive way He invoked the blessings of the Most High upon Abram. Gen. 14:18-19.
Another important feature of their meeting was the fact that Abram paid tithes to Melchizedek. It is most certain that he would not have done so were Melchizedek a priest of any god, other that the true God. Gen. 14:20 Let is be said here that tithing is of faith and not of the Law. The Lord blesses those who tithe! The paying of tithes manifested the greatness of this Priest of the Most High. Heb. 7:4 Unequivocally and with great gladness of heart Abram spontaneously paid tithe of all that he had rescued from his enemies. The Levites, descendents from Abram were commissioned to receive the tithe of the people. Melchizedek whose descent was not reckoned among them received tithes and blessed Abram. It is an indisputable fact that Abram. the lesser of the two, was blessed of the far greater. Heb. 7:7.