Melchizedek and Jesus: How to find Jesus in the Old Testament pt 6 

Hi pastor Mike, my name is Christopher from Pakistan and I am watching the series finding Jesus in OT and I am liking it, you are doing a really good job, do pray for me as well so that I can grow more and more in faith

Mike, the way you teach the bible makes your love of the word of GOD infectious. Thank you

"In Jesus how could you not be forgiven?" It's beautiful.

While I was reading Genesis in early pregnancy I came to the passage about Melchizedek and it inspired me to name my daughter Salem. It really called to me after reading he was not Jewish, yet still a worshiper of our Lord God, I was not aware that such people had existed before Christ. I completely settled on the name after reading that Salem had the connotation of peace (good thing my husband agreed that it was a good name!). He is a very interesting character, and the more I learn about him the more pleased I am with my daughter's name.

Dear Pastor Mike, If I could pick a son, you would be him, your excitement and enthusiasm for the word of God is such a blessing to me, thank you for your teachings and also for the love that beams forth from your heart when you teach. Praise God for such a great blessing of a young man full of wisdom and knowledge who wants so sincerely to teach the glorious word of God. God bless you, your wife and family and thank you.

It is so crazy how all the puzzle pieces are fitting together

I'm an long-term Christian (?) who has recently discovered the importance of God and His word. I really appreciate your videos, Mike. Please keep it up.

You made me cry with this one! Praising God for your gift of teaching, with such wisdom, grace and love. Thank you 🙏🏼 I am blessed with this teaching, my spirit is soaring with joy! the Word of God is amazing!

I just want to openly thank my Heavenly Father for your ministry Mike. May God bless you.

Treated myself to a re-listen. Feels like indulgence

I really enjoy this Pastor's teaching, never felt so excited for the word of Almighty God before, his way of teaching make me curious as to what will be revealed next. Learning to think biblically. 👍

This was such a Blessing to watch and helped me understand Melchizedek so much more. God bless you pastor Mike, thank you!

It is evident from this vid and from Mike's own admission, that a series on Hebrews, like the one on Romans, is in order. This was a thoughtful exegesis on the relation of the Melchizidek type put forth by the Hebrews author. Very intriguing. I was especially drawn to the attention given to 7:23-25 about saving to the uttermost, a most excellent high Priest.

Your enthusiasm for the things of God is very infectious, in a good way! Thank you for your hard work & study! Thank you for passing this on! God bless🙏🏼

"The priesthood that was to supersede the Levites came long before the Levites, and Abraham himself tithed to "that guy!" Wow! I had to listen to it over several times to get every word. I have feasted again at the table of the Lord. Thanks Mike!

Please don’t stop posting I really enjoy learning from your videos

This makes so much sense! Man, Mike, these videos are invaluable. This makes me look at the Old Testament in a whole new, more robust way. What a blessing. Thanks pastor mike.

bro, this has my head spinning in a good way. thanks for this.

Wow. I can't explain how grateful I am that the Lord has brought your teachings into my life. You digest and regurgitate the bible exactly as we are supposed to do. You look at every angle but are led by the Spirit in the proper direction. Thank you for being obedient.

My Bible group is doing a study on Hebrews....I am so grateful to find you....the research that needs to be done to understand Hebrews is insurmountable....I try to stay literal (true to the Word) and I am so excited about this book and I am thoroughly enjoying it...Thank you

I love how watching your videos gives me more faith in Jesus. And every time I am reassured that I made the right decision to follow God and be a Christian especially when you elaborate at the 42:26 - 43:26 mark. Truly you are a blessing from God Mike =)

This might be my favourite one yet of this series so far. It's amazing Mike how you can pull all the pieces of the scripture together to make a cohesive whole. Even though we don't know all the details we would like to know about Melchizedek, the Bible gives us enough to chew on and also so we can see the typology and comparison between Jesus and Melchizedek. Great stuff! Looking forward to the rest.

I stumbled across this video but ended up subscribing. This guy is relatable and very easy to understand. I also like how he debunks various side claims as he goes. I'm very interested in seeing more of his stuff

So wonderful to have found your videos. I've learned so much. May God Almighty continue to bless you and your ministry.

As a former Mormon, this confusion about who Melchizadek was, was taught as exactly why "Christians" didn't have a clue concerning the Holy Melchizadek Priesthood. I remember much fun made of the poor evangelicals who have no knowledge because they reject the restoration of God's one true church and Melchizadek priesthood. Thank you s o much for this teaching and all your videos. Untwisting the Bible from Mormonism to Christianity has been the hardest thing I've ever done. I'm still trying to figure out who Melchizadek was.

When you repeated the bread and wine as what was given to Abraham, I was like oh! Communion.

Men I love the way you teach, your an example to everyone to just be yourself. Praise Jesus

Thank you for this amazing introduction to Melchizedek for me 🙏🕊 wonderful talk

Thank you for all your hard work. You are so encouraging. Your passion is contagious.

I was having a pretty tough day but now I have something to be excited about 😃

This is my first time hearing about this! Madness! I love the word of God. Thank you Pst Mike

Watching, loving and learning from this series. Thanks pastor for your devotion and teaching style. All praise and glory to God and how He has blessed you with skills that so many are lacking by those who claim they are preachers, teachers and pastors

I keep learning & learning from these videos. So so grateful.

37:00 - I just read through Genesis 14 with my family this past Sunday. I was able to touch on the Melchizedek connection in Hebrews but you said it far better than I. *The priesthood that would supersede the Levites came long before the Levites & Abraham himself tithed to it!*

Praise the Lord!!! Really good clarity on Melchizedek. It just adds to what I believe about the book of Hebrews and it’s purpose. Persecution was beginning around that time and many Jewish believers in Jesus began to go back to Judaism to escape and so the writer of Hebrews encouraged the believers to stay firm in the faith since Jesus is better than Moses and the Law and so on. David Pawson speaks about it in the “unlocking the Bible” series on Hebrews. Praying that those who call (and live for the Lord) continue to grow as one body with one mind and one accord!!

God bless you Pastor Mike. This preaching was helpful

I appreciate your view that Melchizedek was an actual physical king in Salem. He appeared out of nowhere and was never heard of again. He was not mentioned as being part of the battle. That being said, I think it is Christ Himself, priest forever. That means of all time, both forward and backward. Just a thought. Love your message!

Thank you so much for unravelling the priesthood of Melkizedek's connection to Jesus, it makes sense to me now. I was a little muddled before and have been asking God to show me and help me to understand and He brought you to me. Blessings to you and yours always.

The way you explain things really blesses me pastor mike. You make even hard things easier to understand

Thanx for your personable message. It's always nice to find someone who can offer you this stuff in just the right "flavor"! Good orator! Love how you relate our faith to practical, current reality/psychology.

Amazing, were reading Hebrew 5 on Sunday, were so confused. Lo and behold, this one is like a special for me. Bless you, Mike!

Brilliant! I watched it three times to make sure I got every detail. I have some friends who need to understand this.

As soon as I read Genesis14 on Melchizedek I new this had to a painting of a picture of what was to come. God is truly mighty oh I love this.

wow Pastor Mike you are a great blessing for the Body of Christ! thanks much for your teachings on this topic and on the fact that they are all free. I have to watch multiple times to understand and you explain so well. Thank you so much and remain blessed

I enjoyed listening to your explanation with references on Melchizedek.

What is amazing about this event is, how did Melchizedek able to meet Abraham at the exact time after winning the war. How did he know Abraham won the war immediately?

Mike, I am in a season where I physically don’t have time to do the kind of work it takes to exegete all this passages properly. We have moved our whole family across the state temporarily to care for my mother in law who is bedbound and not in her right mental state after an extended illness. Sometimes I’m fortunate if I get 15 uninterrupted minutes in the Word and prayer for personal study (prior to this I spent at least an hour a day in personal study). I still have to drive back across the state for my kids activities like theatre-we listen to your videos on the drive. This is like water for my thirsty soul. I love God’s Word and love mining for these treasures on my own. But right now, not having the time, I can listen as someone who has done the hard leg work serves up the feast. And it’s also brought up lots of good theology questions in the car to discuss with the 14, 11, and 7 year olds. We started with your Evidence for the Bible series and have moved onto this one. Thank you!

Really glad I found this. I'm grateful I have been on the right track regarding Melchizedek. However, that's not always been the case. That's why it's important to continue to learn the Word. I really enjoyed this video!

Thank you so much for this Pastor Mark, I mean Pastor Mike! Pleasssse can you do a full study on Hebrews now that you’re done with Mark. I’ve been studying it and it has so much depth

Thank you Mike, this series is such a blessing, excited every week to listen and learn about Jesus in the Old Testament. May God bless you and your ministry, I pray that the Holy Spirit continues to use you to teach and exposit His word 🤗🤗🤗🤗

Great teaching! Thank you so much! You just reminded me something so great! I remember I use to tell people that the only Reason which made me to trust JESUS and to give my life to JESUS and to believe that surely he reign and he is a son of GOD simple because of the way he was teaching and the way he use to give those Pharisee's the unique answers from their trick questions that is only reason I decided to follow JESUS from my childhood and I am so glad that I find him. May GOD bless you I really enjoy your teaching

Wow! I love this teaching! So effective, clear, and vibrant! Thank you. :)

Just found your channel yesterday...❤❤ your videos. Very biblically sound

Thank you for the thoughtful sermon, I'm glad it's available on youtube.

Love your interpretation - picking up on the Lord's subtleties (they're everywhere)! Thank you

Awesome teaching. I understood it all. Keep your teaching available to me and others that what to know more about jesus.

Wow someone finally bronging this up thanks man

I love this. Makes me want to go and study more of the old testament, that I have previously have mostly kept away from doing. Seeing Christ in the olds testament, had been something that has inspired me inn the past, however, the tools you pointed out are fantastic and am so appreciative that you have done so.

I love this!!!!! I CANNOT wait for your study through Hebrews!!!!! ❤❤❤❤. I’m leading a bible study on Hebrews right now and we could go SO MUCH deeper every week. I appreciate your insight

I feel like my head is going to explode.! Been following Melchizedek and Christ .. so much information.. so many cross scriptures from new and Old Testament.. so much to think about .. will give it a couple of days snd listen to it again! Thanks for all your research !

I just watched around 60% of your explanation in this video. And, a thought came to my mind. From your explanation about typology between Old and New Testament, and from your explanation about Melchisedek was a real King and Priest of a Kingdom called Salem, and he blessed Abraham, I then saw a common pattern between John the Baptist and Melchisedek. They both prepared the coming of a person assigned by God for the salvation of His people. Abraham was a father of those who have faith. Jesus is the Messiah. Melchisedek blessed Abraham as a sign of God about who Abraham was, John the Baptist baptized Jesus as a sign of God about who Jesus was. This is interesting. Really.

Thanks so so much Pstr. Mike! This really is enlightening! GOD bless you more and use you continually for HIS glory! Praise HIM for your life!🙏😇

I agree with you Mike! I have had the same thought about "no beginning of days, no end of life". It's cool when your interpretation is confirmed independently by another believer!

I have come across this late yet I want to say I really appreciate this bit of ministering. Good content, great spirit, I can sense the love and respect you have for the subject matter, the listeners and the Lord. That is an epic combo! Praise God and give Him thanks. I agree that it does not seem proper to consider Melchizedek to be Jesus or the Christ because the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us at a certain place in time according to the order of things set as in place by Yahweh. Thanks and blessings in Jesus' name.

Hi Mike! I've studied Jesus presence/fulfilling prophecies in the OT as I was doing 'book' studies or general OT studies, but never focused just on Jesus in the OT. Really enjoying this ! Thanks for putting it together!

Psalms 85:10 is actually one of my favorite verses.

Brilliant, Brilliant and Brilliant. You switched me on from the word go. your explanation is simple and easy to understand. God Bless you. Keep on posting your videos. Regards Sean in SA.

Hi Pastor Mike! l just want to say that l REALLY enjoy your preaching! l'm kind of a Calvinist, yet l think you are very wise indeed! lts clear to me you love Jesus, and spend MANY hours learning the TRUTH! ~ Vancouver Chinada! :D

Thanks Mike. ..God bless you. ..i have subscribed. ..'cause i feel your a telling the truth of gods words. ..greetings from germany bro

I appreciate you bringing up the debates based on the extra biblical texts. I have listened to Michael Heiser talk about this topic. After hearing your teaching, I realized that a lot that he said must be set aside because it contradicts the inspired text. I really, really like your interpretation. I get excited when I hear theories that solve ALL of the "problems" surrounding a specific topic. I thank God for your enthusiasm for the Word. Keep up the great work!

Thank you for this, it was very well put and very helpful. A good survey and assessment

You know what pastor Mike? I LIKE YOU! I've been watching your videos for months now after I was saved and I feel like your videos are my netflix series hahaha

Yes, there are many sound Bible Scholars who would agree with you. I think you nailed the "Melchizedek" thing. 👍

Been waiting to hear your thoughts on this one 🤗

maybe there is still hope for southern california if they put out more pastors like you. God has blessed hosanna christian fellowship with pastors committed to the word of God.

Hi pastor Mike, I'm John from Pakistan listing to your series for awhile now. May God bless you snd fo pray for me to help me get closer to God and fulfill my calling

Fascinating how Melchizidek reappears throughout the Bible and especially His birth, sent by God, will we ever know Melchizidek's identity, love reading about Him, it gives me chills xxx

Thanks for that episode, Mike. It was very timely for me, I'm getting ready to lead our group through Heb 5 and this will help my study. (Now if you could get that Heb 6 info out here in the next couple of weeks, that would be greeeaaaaat.) I heard an interesting theory about the identity of Melchizedek. I don't put a lot of stock into it, but it's still interesting. The idea was the Melchizedek is actually Shem (not Shemp but Shem), Noah's son. The thought is that Shem could reasonably still been alive during Abraham's life and that he would have been someone who was known to many for his background.

Thanks Pastor Mike, this was very helpful!

I chuckled when Pastor Mike said maybe real soon he will do a study on Hebrews. Here we are four years later and he is still saying the same thing. 😂 Love you Pastor. Keep up the great work! Hebrews study will happen soon. We believe in you!

AWESOME!!!!! You are the first pastor who understands the genealogy isn't recorded.!!! Thank you, that is how I understood it as well. Thank you for your teaching.

love this topic!!

This is an awesome study. Thanks Mike and God bless!

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It doesn't matter the subject matter Mike teaches/preaches on, I still chuckle because I still can't get 🎶"You don't have to hide, when Jehovah's Witnesses come to your door,"🎶 out of my head.

Hey Mike, your stuff has been helping me grow in my faith tremendously. It has truly been a blessing, on par, if not better than a lot of what I've heard from Michael Brown and William Lane Craig, and I have listened to both of those guys a lot. I just wish I found you sooner. I was wondering if you have any videos planned on Secondary Separation? Servus Christi makes a good case that I'm having a hard time refuting through scripture and it's very troublesome to me. The idea that WLC could be guilty for not rebuking Catholic doctrine when given the chance to speak out against it (he seems to classify it as Mere Christianity) making him complicit and therefore guilty in spreading a false Gospel is very depressing to me. I don't want to have to give up learning from him or forgo sharing his material. Same goes for Dr. Brown, who although doesn't believe you can hold to Catholic doctrine and be saved (from what I've heard), he seems to be associated with people who do. Here is a link Servus Christi's case for Secondary Separation: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hT9aQyl7p-8.html. If you can't give it a listen, I totally understand. If you're even interested, let me know and I'll try to list his case by the scripture he provides.

Mike Winger I am pleased with your teachings and explanations thanks a lot Shalom

Thank you Pastor Mike, loved this

Ah, I agree with your explanation of 'without father or mother, without genealogy' meaning it was left out of the text. The reason too I think is because genealogy was the very requirement for the Jewish priesthood of the line of Levi, the sons of Aaron. Saying that Melchizedek was without genealogy would have explained to the readers that he was not a priests as required in the Jewish line of priests. Love this discourse! The fact that the writer of Hebrews elaborates on Melchizedek so much has always fascinated me.

Q: If in Hebrews chapter 5 says that Jesus prayed with vehement cries to be saved from death, and was heard by God, how is it that Jesus still went to the cross and died on it? My A: Just because God the Father heard Jesus' prayer DOES NOT MEAN He was changing His mind about His Son going to the cross to die. Jesus prayed, "Not My will, but Yours be done." God's promises are Yes and Amen, but His answers to our prayers can be Yes, No, or Wait.

I really wish I could find a church that has a pastor that teaches with such enthusiasm.

This is a nice vid. I've always been troubled by these challenging questions about Melchizedek, if he lives forever then he is elevated to the same status as God, I inevitably came to the conclusion that he was a Christophany, but I still recognized the challenges that come with that view. I think your take makes sense, but we can't really be 100% sure.

Wow! Amazing teaching!!!! Could it still be possible that Melchizedek was a Christophony, because He will reign over the New Jerusalem (Salem) as King? Revelation 21:2. Just wondering... Thank you for your anointed teachings! You are a blessing!

Melchizedek’s name was translated “king of righteousness” (Hebrew 7:2). And Salem means peace.

Very well done. It will remain a mystery.

THE SPIRIT penetrates viscerally & the sun breaks through dark clouds as the wind blows today & a hawk flies over me every time you say JESUS AND MELCHIZEDEK's Names... Then an Owl began to hoot..mid-day hooting.. 3:27pm! here. NC...💕💕🌟🌟🌟🔥🔥PHenomenal🔥😇😇😇💕💕💕😳😳😳💕💕🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Melchizedek is a type of Jesus Christ.

the Messiah fit the interpretation of Christ, just as Melchizedek kit the interpretation of Christ

Thank you Pastor Mike. God bless you

I proud of your teachings and God bless you