Melchizedek As He Prefigured Christ

The historical account of Melchizedek reveals him to have served as both a priest and king. When he is recorded as having met up with the man Abraham, to him Abraham paid tribute in respect of Melchizedek's superiority. In the letter to the Hebrews he is identified as having been a type of Jesus Christ in respect to him holding both positions of priest and king. As this study progresses the superiority of Jesus Christ to the levitical priesthood will be developed with the historical account of Melchizedek being a significant point of reference.