Genesis 14: 17-24

Abraham just returned from the battle and he had won, bringing back all the people that had been taken captive and stolen.

King Melchizedek wants to give Abraham a reward.
By looking at Melchizedek, we can see types of Jesus Christ.
We cannot say with certainty that King Melchizedek was Jesus Christ incarnate in the Old Testament, but we can say that there are similarities between the two.

17 - Abraham returned from the slaughter
slaughter - stricken, wounded, smite, slay, kill

18 - Melchizedek was a Priest of the Most High God

19 - What did Melchizedek do to Abraham? Blessed him
Blessed = honor, glorify

20 -Did Melchizedek only bless Abraham? No, he blessed God also
How do we bless God? by giving God honor, praise, thanks,
Abraham gave a tenth of the spoil to Melchizedek, King of Salem

21 - Abraham wants to give the other 90% of the spoil to the King of Sodom.
The king of Sodom wants to keep only the people, but he wants Abraham to keep the goods.
Abraham says no.

21-24 - Abraham promises God that he will trust Him for his personal provisions, and that he won’t take any of the spoils of this battle.

The ways we can see Melchizedek as types of Jesus Christ
1. Melchizedek means king of Righteousness
2. Melchizedek was a priest, just like Jesus is our priest
3. Melchizedek was the king of Salem. Salem means peace
4. Melchizedek was a man among men, just like Jesus was when He came to earth.
5. Melchizedek pursues men
6. Melchizedek offers bread and wine to Abraham when he returns. Jesus offered bread and wine to the disciples and told them to remember Him when they partook of the bread and wine together.
7. Melchizedek was recognized by many
8. Melchizedek blessed others just like Jesus did
9. Melchizedek blessed God
10. Melchizedek received tithes; the ten percent that Abraham gave him.
11. Melchizedek’s life record is said to be eternal. There is no recorded dates in the Bible of his birth or death.