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Studies on Melchizedek’s priesthood, typology, and its connection to Christ in Scripture.

ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE & PSALM 110 Members Public

Here is the English rendering of Psalm 110 from the Orthodox Study Bible (OSB), which is Ps. 109 in the Greek versions commonly referred to as the Septuagint, along with the accompanying footnotes: The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Until I make Your enemies the

Sam Shamoun
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MELCHIZEDEK: A DIVINE PRIESTLY MESSIAH? Members Public

Among the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS), a scroll was found in cave 11 at Qumran portraying Melchizedek as a heavenly divine Being. What made this document rather interesting is that texts about YHWH and God were attributed to him (Cf. Pss. 7:7-8; 82:1; Isa. 52:7), as well

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MELCHIZEDEK REVISITED Members Public

In this post I extract the section on Melchizedek from James Kugel’s book, Traditions of the Bible: A Guide to the Bible as It Was at the Start of the Common Era, Chapter 8. Melchizedek (GENESIS 14:17-20), published by Harvest University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts/London, England, in 1998.

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PSALM 110 IN EARLY CHRISTIAN SOURCES Members Public

In this post I will cite some of the early post-biblical Christian writings’ application and interpretation of Psalm 110. But before I do so I will first cite the 110th Psalm and bring out its theological and Christological implications. MESSIAH’S HEAVENLY ENTHRONEMENT Here’s the Psalm in question: “A

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ZECHARIAH 6:9-15: THE MESSIANIC PRIESTLY-KING Members Public

The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecies: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, eds. Michael Rydelnik & Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers, Chicago, IL 2019, pp. 1800-1818.  Zechariah 6:9-15 The Royal Priesthood of Messiah MICHAEL L. BROWN Messianic Jewish and

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Revisiting the implications that Psalm 110 has on the divine identity of the Messiah Pt. 2 Members Public

We continue from where we previously left off /2017/03/31/revisiting-the-implications-of-psalm-110-has-on-the-divine-identity-of-the-messiah-pt-1/.  Only God could be David’s Lord The only one who could possibly be David’s Lord is Yahweh God himself, just as the following passages affirm:  “To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O

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Response to Misha'al Al-Kadhi: Melchizedek, A god greater than Jesus? Members Public

A response to 5.9 Melchizedek, A god greater than Jesus? For a short answer read Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum; for a detailed exposition, proceed with the below article. Introductory remarks In his chapter on Melchizedek, Al-Kadhi makes a few statements we need to adress before getting to the main issue:

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Psalm 110:1 – Another Clear Testimony to Christ’s Deity Pt. 4 Members Public

Sam Shamoun We have now arrived at the final part of our reply. Is Adonai used for others besides Yahweh? Zaatari seems to be aware that the Hebrew Scriptures do apply the word Adonai for the Messiah, and therefore goes into damage control mode: “…Yet even if David called the

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