Covenant Reformed News – March 2014 • Volume XIV, Issue 23
This article examines Christ's priesthood through the lens of Melchizedek typology in Hebrews 7, arguing that Melchizedek prefigures Jesus Christ as the ultimate priest whose office supersedes the Aaronitic priesthood. The author demonstrates how Christ's priesthood is grounded in Old Testament prophecy and typology, and is superior in antiquity, holiness, and efficacy to the flawed Jewish priesthood of the Old and New Testament periods.
Christ’s Melchizedekian Priesthood (2) Many things are asserted of Melchizedek in the subordinate clauses of Hebrews 7:1-3. But this is the main statement of that long sentence: “For this Melchisedec … made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually” (1, 3). To put it simply, Melchizedek is a type of Jesus Christ in that God “made [him] like unto the Son of God.” Melchizedek is a type of Jesus Christ not with regard to His divine and human natures, nor His prophetic office (Moses...