I’m not a high priest but I
suppose according to the writer of Hebrews I qualify as one chosen to be “put
in charge of things pertaining to God” so as to “deal gently with the ignorant
and the wayward.” Of course the people of God at Calvary are neither ignorant nor
wayward. If you want to read some ignorant and wayward ideas just Google
Melchizedek. The trouble with obscure Biblical characters is that people feel
free to fill in the blanks. Can anyone say Jabez? What we do know is that Mel, the King of Salem, blessed Abram with bread and wine after Abram’s victory over the
Elamites and Abram introduced the tithe – although the passage could be read in
such a way that it could be King Mel who gave the tithe to Father Abe. (Genesis 14:18-20) That
would be an interesting twist. What if in dealing with a wayward and ignorant
humanity it is Jesus, the King of Peace, who gives the tithe to us? Except he didn’t just give ten
percent but with loud tears and cries gave his whole life so as to
deal gently with those who dealt cruelly with him. Maybe we need to do more
than tithe as well?
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