I’m not a Christian. I just listen to a lot of videos to help me sleep. But, I couldn’t sleep, because I was learning so much. And your voice was so rapid fire with each new point. It wasn’t just background noise. That never happens to me anymore. At my age, I thought I heard it all. Now I have much to research. Thank you. 🙏🏻

@accentedreality

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the podcast! Seek truth and you may find something life changing :)

@dianneginithan5728

3 жыл бұрын

Keep listening, God moves in mysterious ways.

@bellezavudd

3 жыл бұрын

You don't need to be a musician to enjoy the many modes of music created throughout history. And you dont need be a Zoroastrian, Kemetist , Jew, Gnostic, Christian, Manichaean, or Muslim ect... to enjoy reading or studying ancient middle eastern spiritual literature.

@sealcycle2020

3 жыл бұрын

All lives matter, including white males

@corkydziadosz5661

3 жыл бұрын

The God of Truth and Life is knocking at your 🚪

Miss Mike. So thankful for these treasures he left behind.

This is the fourth time I’ve listened to this podcast and Heiser is still schooling me. I just feel blessed by his ministry time and time again. Please Pray for me church family. I’m starting my Masters degree In Old Testament Torah in 2 weeks that was partly inspired by Dr Heiser

@StacieHaneline

5 ай бұрын

🙏✝️

@WorldofElsuon

5 ай бұрын

I pray for your great success.

@jimmyintheswamp

3 ай бұрын

How are your studies progressing??

@pete9688

3 ай бұрын

RIP Dr. Heiser.

@sparky3006

2 ай бұрын

Atta boy and good for you !

Just what I needed. I'm a disabled Vet, non combat injuries, and pain issues prevent me from sleeping. I need great programs like this to listen to at night. Where the program is so interesting that I don't want to miss a word. Invariably I fall asleep and then I have to restart it anew each night trying to get trough it all. At times it feels like a know them inside and out. Please forgive me for using as a well intentioned sleep aid, at least you're never boring! God Bless

@samueldelgado1458

6 жыл бұрын

Tom Long God Bless you Tom,... I'm also a disabled Vet. I usually pray or do what you do....listen to these awesome podcasts. I learn so much.

@TomLongusa

6 жыл бұрын

Samuel Delgado God Bless you as well Samuel. Thank you for your service and I’m glad you took a moment to comment. Ciao’

@lauriesorenson3172

6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I wonder when I have a "divinely" inspired thought/question whether it was something I heard after I fell asleep. Lol. Especially if it was on a playlist I created and I don't know if I made it through the whole thing awake. No worries though, I usually pick up the answer on another one. They are great for calming thoughts before bed and peaceful sleep. God bless.

@bibleteaching2015

6 жыл бұрын

Yes and his voice isn't like preachers trying to keep you awake.

@heresysmith4068

5 жыл бұрын

Same. Spinal injury. One of the best things that I found when I'm day sleeping and the hurt beats me down.

Dr. Michael Heiser, biblical scholar! You made so many informed videos / audios. Thank you. 🙏🏼 RiP.

Ya kno..I have a safe guard (so to speak) when it comes to teachings taught by others..i like to take a moment and connect with Yahushua. Saying something along the lines of, "if this be sound..let it stick with me, let it resonate within my fibers. More so over, give me revelation. But if it be false..let it go in one ear and out the other. I ask this in Yahushua Mighty name ". And He is faithful.

@ernestivester4893

3 жыл бұрын

This is the only way because GOD can hear because HE made the ear. MARANATHA

@keithcampbell7820

3 жыл бұрын

So how’s the response so far? Asking for myself.

@rebeccabarrett-padgett4510

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithcampbell7820 Interesting that you should ask, everyday, it's a learning experience. As I stated, He is forever faithful. I'm a firm believer in the gifts of the Spirit, and I seek them earnestly. As well as armor up daily..I have also realized. The more we study the Truth- Word..the easier it is to recognize a counterfeit..as we know, one deceitful detail, can do a world of damage. Christ within us. Shalom

@sparky3006

2 жыл бұрын

Well how did the prayer go

@mjonhouston

2 жыл бұрын

@@sparky3006 - ... see her answer to Keith. same question you asked, only 4 and a half months earlier.👍🏽

I listen to him over and over daily

Excellent!!! Excellent!!!! Love the build up and thorough thought provoking study on this subject. Thank you! Our brother Micheal Heiser is now dancing in heaven !! We praise God for his ministry to the body of Christ ! 🙏

I don't listen to anything on Melchizedek unless it's over 3 hours

@lokisfriend

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@thetroof5525

3 жыл бұрын

For me I prefer to keep it under 3:30:34 but no less than 3:30:30. Took me 9 years to find one.

@samf8887

2 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say your name is so cool it makes me want to name a book character after you.

@user-vg1cn4if4x

2 жыл бұрын

For real, right?!

@sparky3006

2 жыл бұрын

Haha nice !

Love it! I've wanted a good study on Melchizedek for along time! Thank you for putting it together.

@mikerefutesapetheists3398

2 жыл бұрын

Bible is Fact 👍

@jonv5316

Жыл бұрын

Helpful work

@prodigaltrev

Жыл бұрын

@@1allstarmanyes don’t believe these ancient texts and deep theological study. Trust me I’m some random guy on the internet.

@Marlaina

11 ай бұрын

@@1allstarmanso what is “tripe” exactly? Do you read Hebrew/Greek and other dead languages that the manuscripts are written in? Have you researched valid sources of researchers who are knowledgeable about ancient societies that the Scriptures revolve around? If you spent 30 years (probably the same amount of time as Heiser) researching and came away with all this being “tripe”, a vastly different opinion than the scholars, then that’s both a “you” problem and a problem with your research. Just because you read a book cover to cover numerous times doesn’t mean that there is any understanding taken away from it. Heiser and others like him enlighten us on the mindset of those who lived at the time and that takes the Scriptures to a whole other level that an unknowledgeable 21st century citizen can’t grasp on their own. Not to mention that there is a numerous amount of bloggers who have opinions without proof and bias without reason who people who refuse to believe the truth will cling onto as their source of information.

@Jus4kiks

9 ай бұрын

@@MarlainaI just found out about Michael Heiser, can’t wait to dig thru his studies!!! Ordered Unseen Realm 😁

Much gold to be mined from 46:00 to 01:15:00. All 3 and 1/2 hours (all 4 podcasts) are great beyond description.

I am about three quarters through unseen realm as a Jewish believer and was a yeshiva student when I was young in Jerusalem and wish I had this book back then.

@mfrmll3786

7 ай бұрын

Oh how exciting for you!!! What could be more enthalling than your transitions?!!! If I had been exposed to TORAH as a child, my whole being would never have left “church “!!!

@shmoopadnos5699

7 ай бұрын

Mr. tzadeck i persume@@mfrmll3786

@shmoopadnos5699

7 ай бұрын

@@mfrmll3786

@shmoopadnos5699

7 ай бұрын

Mr tzadeek

Houseform Apologetics I appreciate this video! Really cool image too, thank you for this 😁

I love these podcasts/ talks from Dr. Heiser! He opens my mind up to other possibilities or outright truths with his vast understanding of ancient languages and scripts.... I also like the fact that ALL he talks about is the Bible. I was also subscribed to another enormously popular apologist, but all,of a sudden he became a shill for a political party. Dr. HEISER will fill that void beautifully. God will always show us our path....

@timm9842

9 ай бұрын

Dr Heiser is way to deep for a everyday church goer imho

What a good teacher and scholar

@smolboyi

2 жыл бұрын

@Kevin Belgrove can you prove it? That 973 times thing?

We all must do our part and spread the good news while we still can be bold be brave be humble

@BlueSunBeam

3 ай бұрын

Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

The Messiah is Devine and his priesthood is after the order of Melchizedek...

"" and this is Mike talking now"".. Too good.

Dr Heiser put into words questions I’ve wanted to know about the Bible and my faith for a very long time! Thank you!

Thanks Mike, this is such a deep insight

Can't say thank you enough for following Dr. Heiser's His work has helped me beyond anything I could ever try to describe. ✌👊

@jamiefields10

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I'm am so appreciate of the fact that I stumbled upon him by accident! I have had so many questions through the years the concerning scripture, and often wondered was I the only one thinking these things. The Lord has been so gracious in answering so many things for through this man!

@hernandez-yanezboldvoyager2623

3 жыл бұрын

And if you are all willing to accept this; the same Jesús is already among you, in the same manner that he always returns, as a Man. Behold, The King of Jerusalén is at the door, and men do not know It, just yet.

@jasoncarrera8441

3 жыл бұрын

@@hernandez-yanezboldvoyager2623 huh?

@hernandez-yanezboldvoyager2623

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasoncarrera8441 what you just read, God incarnates.

@jasoncarrera8441

3 жыл бұрын

@@hernandez-yanezboldvoyager2623 he did it once to pay the price of sin. When he comes back he will be in his glorified form. He won't be a man.

3 parts?? I need or would rather more precisely, love a Lamen-Heiser 10 part series on the the -chizedek fellow. To break down or perhaps simply fill hours and hours with the corresponding data and information from a scholarly precision that is already indicative of yall. Thanks again and God bless the mission you've been on, constantly edifying the soul and deepening my faith!!

@BlueSunBeam

3 ай бұрын

May God’s grace and peace be with you as you walk your path.✨🤍🕊️

Fascinating stuff. And it gives a different/new spin on the legitimacy of ministers and pastors under Jesus in Christian faith, if you bring the thought to the next level. Always inspired by Mike Heiser. Thank you for posting. God bless.

@JaiACurtis

3 жыл бұрын

Amen! I agree. I've had some in the sacred name movement condemn me for the use of the name Jesus but I've seen the power in it and I fully believe God honors it.

@-ChrisD

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaiACurtis It's sad really and can potentially be quite discouraging. I believe their intentions are mostly good. Part of the argument is "there was no letter J!!". Well, there also wasn't a word "blue" that we know of until fairly recent human history. Go figure. It's an attempt to "win" by use of a paradox. They can't be wrong by their intentions. Although, they seem to be incorrect in the ignorance but try to support it with verses about rejecting knowledge being a bad thing. So who can blame them? Nobody (?) A paradox indeed. Ignorance hiding in plain sight. I try to be patient and thank God for those that have good intentions and the part of their message that is encouraging. I also simultaneously pray for God to work on any ignorance or foolishness that may present itself on behalf of them or myself alike. Jesus bless✝️

I am glad to see someone else doing a study on this. My pastor touched uo on Malchizedek some a while back.

Tuesday the eighteenth 2021, South East Texas. Storm too loud to sleep. Power knocked out by lightning. Bible study time.

@fudgedogbannana

3 жыл бұрын

Ya, why not.

Phenomenal🤯 Is the best way to describe this❗️Thanks 🙏🏾

Heiser puts the remenent to bed To rise a new day better equipped In the dawn of great tribulation comfort tones darkest of night You calmly provide us with delights of biblical morsels. The world wild in its troubles Dissipate Calm in storm of Strange fire apostate Legalistice traditions Of man Lies posing as truth reality hiding under a red pill through a rabbit hole Or on knees with will and heart Wanting only my King * His voice is a comfort and they are all worth a listen to or 3 Thank you dear brother in Yah !May copious blessings& favor abound . Shalom 💜👑💜 💜🙏💜 🌈💜🌈

@glenholmgren1218

4 жыл бұрын

niiiiiice 😎😁

I'm so glad I let you fevelope the podcast, I was itching for 2 hours before you mentioned document 11q 13 melchizedek seeing as I'm doing a deep study on that as I type and your video seems to be one of the few that comes up for me when I search for peer reviews of this document

Heiser was a gift to this earth…❤

@pete9688

3 ай бұрын

100%. I wonder what his take would be , if he were still around, regarding what’s going on in The Holy Land.

Thank you so much for sharing your bible exegesis.

God be praised! God bless you. Needed this.

I like the way Mike telegraphs the glom

I wish naked bible was still up on here as it's such an easy way to find it. Any chance of more, with subject playlists? Thank you

This whole thing was fantastic

This is, as usual, so very important. This relationship we are ministering too(the reconciliation of God and His children) is personal. Although we have this collective experience as the body of Christ we must, so as to properly conduct ourselves collectively, have a very personal relationship. So personal that it makes our kingship and priesthood without lineage, no beginning or end. It can not be transfered to another. It is your priesthood and your kingship. As you draw near to Him He draws near to you. This is the process of conversion from individual child of God to member of His body.

@TheSouxsielomas

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely

An aspect to the mystery of Melchizedek that interests me is the idea that before Israel (Jacob) was, his grandfather Abraham had already visited Melchizedek, Yahwh's king and priest of Salem. If He was the same yesterday as He is today and will be tomorrow, men, women and children were keeping the sabbath day holy and worshipping Yahwh for a very long time before Israel existed or Moses brought the "law" down from the mountain.

@daniels8786

2 жыл бұрын

Melchezedek was Priest/King of Salem a city in Cannan. Abraham was the Priest/King of Cannan and actually RENAMED Salem while Melchezedek was there. Abraham performed the Priestley duties before YHWH in Salem, Gen 22:13-18, where was Melchezedek? YHWH appeared before Abraham several times in Cannan, in the day of Melchezedek, and performed Priestley duties each time. There's no instance of YHWH having any personal interaction with Melchezedek, thus, proving that the Priests descended from Abraham are much greater than those descended from Melchezedek. There much more information in the scripture to prove this fact.

@benjaminkline2529

5 ай бұрын

@@daniels8786um…. But who is our High Priest and what order is He from?

@daniels8786

5 ай бұрын

@@benjaminkline2529 A Son of Zadok Ben Aaron is the High Priest aka Leader of Zion aka the Messiah from Aaron. He's in the Daughter of Babylon, the nation that created America. He has unsealed prophesy from Dan 12 and whatever he says will happen.....happens! See Dan 12:9-10 9. Go your own way Daniel, close and seal up these words then unseal at them at the end. 10. Many will be purified, made white and tried. The wicked will increase his wickedness and none shall be given understanding. The wise must be made to understand. YHWH stays true to HIS Covenants, and It's easy to forget the Covenant YHWH Made with Aaron although it's detailed in 4 of the 5 books of Torah. Exodus 29:7-9; Leviticus 10:11; Numbers 18:19; Duet 12:19; 14:27

@TheSouxsielomas

3 ай бұрын

Jesus

I am enjoying this program on Melchizedek. I’m wondering if you have read “ The Cave of treasures”. It is quite a long work but also proposes another view of who he is . In short , it says he was a godly man chosen after the flood by Shem . Supposedly he and Shem left with the body of Adam and went to the current site of Jerusalem where God opened the earth and they buried the body of Adam . Melchizedek was left to guard this place which later would be called Golgotha. He became priest of the most high and king of Jerusalem. Interesting story but not sure if it’s true

@thenowchurch6419

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds a little too poetic and convenient to be true. Interesting though.

@fudgedogbannana

3 жыл бұрын

Shem was closer to 40,000 years ago unless you are a Young Earth Creationist I dont know how you could entertain such a story.

@sheriw4119

3 жыл бұрын

@@fudgedogbannana the Bible clearly confirms a young earth so 40,000 years is way off.

@sparky3006

2 жыл бұрын

Postulations

@thenowchurch6419

2 жыл бұрын

@Kevin Belgrove Scripture also says God is Love. Is Love,TMH's name? Yes, in a spiritual sense. There is good validity in discarding the word Jesus, since not only is it far from the pronunciation of the Messiah's name but it was used by the White Supremacist Anti-Christ forces to bamboozle original people. In any case to know that TMH is Love, Oneness is more important than knowing the exact pronunciation of His name. No one will be saved simply by knowing and saying a certain sound. Peace and blessings.

You just showing off now Mike..love u in THE LORD bro..

Soooo good! 🤯

It's amazing at first I'm thinking there's not a whole lot on Melchizedek in Scripture just the brief passages that we know about. However this goes on I am truly amazed. I have also never thought about the concession of the Aaronic priesthood or I should say had never thought of it as a concession. Good stuff

@IsraeliteJewels

3 жыл бұрын

Melchizedek is the Great-grandson of Shem to protect Adams's bones in secret. This is mention in many old texts. He created many universal laws of the Priesthood for other nations but gave the main lower priesthood to Abraham.

Tapped in from Bakersfield ca 🕊💫

Good teaching

Melchizedek in Hebrews 7:3 NIV 3Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.

@elizabethjansen2684

3 жыл бұрын

the niv is not a correct translation

@gordanadrmic752

3 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethjansen2684 This is correct translated.

@elizabethjansen2684

3 жыл бұрын

@@gordanadrmic752 according to who

@swhitham

3 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethjansen2684 Research.

@elizabethjansen2684

3 жыл бұрын

@@swhitham I have the hebrew and the septuagent don't agree with it

What painting is that ? It’s so cool

Zedek (Tsedek) could be a Canaanite name for Yahweh. But other people identified the same name (linguistic term for a certain deity) for a sun god. Some ancient Jews failed to distinguish between Yahweh as a Canaanite deity and the scriptural revelation of Who the True God was. It doesn’t mean Melchizedek worshipped a sun god, but worshiped the True God by the same name.

The unseen realm by Dr. Heiser it’s. An eye opener . It’s like dr, Heiser said , “you’ll never read the Bible the same ever again “.

Please turn up volume we can always turn down but can't turn up more Thank You

So interesting

Melchezidek - title - meaning (my lord is righteousness) and he is the king of Salem meaning - 'Peace'. He was also the priest of El Elyon - meaning God most high.

@seekingthetruth9918

2 жыл бұрын

Who’s Melchizedek? Melchizedek appears 3 times in the scriptures and it’s seen as a very important man ! But not much information it’s given from where we came from neither where it go it . Mostly the Christians saying that is yeshua incarnated !! Why ? Is that true ? We know that names have meanings special back in those days and : Melchizedek = my king it’s righteousness Starts to say that we was a king and a priest in the land of Salem . Salem = Jerusalem . A king and priest that has for a habitat the land of Jerusalem !!! Kind of interesting sounds like a type of Messiah type of Christ . But did yeshua incarnated this figure and lived before as a king and priest in the land of Salem ( Jerusalem ) before ! It’s this scriptural ? Or just an assumption? He shall not add or take away from what’s written . We need to be diligent in our studies and leave our preconceived believe aside and look for the truth of matter in regardes our personal initial believes or someone else interpretations . Let’s see what we are able to find about this Melchizedek king and priest of righteousness. Book of Jasher, Chapter 16 1 At that time Chedorlaomer king of Elam sent to all the neighboring kings, to Nimrod, king of Shinar who was then under his power, and to Tidal, king of Goyim, and to Arioch, king of Elasar, with whom he made a covenant, saying, Come up to me and assist me, that we may smite all the towns of Sodom and its inhabitants, for they have rebelled against me these thirteen years. 2 And these four kings went up with all their camps, about eight hundred thousand men, and they went as they were, and smote every man they found in their road. 3 And the five kings of Sodom and Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, Bera king of Sodom, Bersha king of Gomorrah, and Bela king of Zoar, went out to meet them, and they all joined together in the valley of Siddim. 4 And these nine kings made war in the valley of Siddim; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah were smitten before the kings of Elam. 5 And the valley of Siddim was full of lime pits and the kings of Elam pursued the kings of Sodom, and the kings of Sodom with their camps fled and fell into the lime pits, and all that remained went to the mountain for safety, and the five kings of Elam came after them and pursued them to the gates of Sodom, and they took all that there was in Sodom. 6 And they plundered all the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and they also took Lot, Abram's brother's son, and his property, and they seized all the goods of the cities of Sodom, and they went away; and Unic, Abram's servant, who was in the battle, saw this, and told Abram all that the kings had done to the cities of Sodom, and that Lot was taken captive by them. 7 And Abram heard this, and he rose up with about three hundred and eighteen men that were with him, and he that night pursued these kings and smote them, and they all fell before Abram and his men, and there was none remaining but the four kings who fled, and they went each his own road. 8 And Abram recovered all the property of Sodom, and he also recovered Lot and his property, his wives and little ones and all belonging to him, so that Lot lacked nothing. 9 And when he returned from smiting these kings, he and his men passed the valley of Siddim where the kings had made war together. 10 And Bera king of Sodom, and the rest of his men that were with him, went out from the lime pits into which they had fallen, to meet Abram and his men. ✓ 11 And Adonizedek king of Jerusalem, the same was Shem, went out with his men to meet Abram and his people, with bread and wine, and they remained together in the valley of Melech. 12 And Adonizedek blessed Abram, and Abram gave him a tenth from all that he had brought from the spoil of his enemies, for Adonizedek was a priest before God. Verse 11 Melchizedek as well adonizedek same was Shem . Let’s now observe some scriptures : And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. Compare the way Noah blessed Shem !! To this verse where Melchizedek blessed Noah ! Genesis 14:19 KJV [19] And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: Similar blessing language. Hear this : Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature 3rd Edition, John Kitto Vol II 1870 Edinburgh : Quote : The Jews in admitting this official personal superiority of Melchizedek to Abraham sought to account for by it alleging alleging that the royal priesthood was no other than Shem the most pious of Noah’s son . Now hear This : Ancient history of the este . Quote : The commonly received opinion among jews according to Jerome and also among the Samaritans agree that Shem is the patriarch Shem . According to v.11, Shem lived 500 years after he became the father of Arpachshad. This statement indicates that Shem died after the 500 years, therefore he died 502 years after the flood at the age of 600. Furthermore, if we trace the births and deaths of the patriarchs in the seed line carefully, we find that Abraham was born 392 years after Shem. Since Abraham only lived 175 years, Shem outlived Abraham by another 32 years. Therefore, Shem must have been the Melchizedek of Abraham’s day, since he was the oldest living patriarch in the line of the seed promise when Abraham was alive. We can’t know Shem’s age when he met Abraham, but it’s likely Shem would have been about 450 years old when he met Abraham. Finally, there were 892 years between Noah’s birth and Abram’s birth. Since Noah lived 950 years, we know he died shortly before Abraham left Ur to go to Canaan (when Abram was 58). Once Noah died, Shem inherited the title of Melchizedek. That is two lines of priest wood The levites And the Melchizedek order ! We know that Noah was a man of God . Genesis 6:8-9 KJV [8] But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. [9] These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. When walking with God he will teach you his ways is statues and ordinances . Noah passed that information to Shem is older son ! Normally the 1 * son inherits the fathers possessions and gets the blessings . So Shem had the title of Melchizedek ( order of priesthood ) an exemple of royal 👑 and priesthood . Resembling the high priest to come (yeshua ) The land of Salem as well known as Jerusalem affirms that the begging on this blood priesthood would start with Shem and finishing with our high priest yeshua . Reining as king and priest of Jerusalem! Interesting how dotes connect together and all lead to our messiah . Many believe that is a pre incarnation of Christ ! Yeshua was prophecy to come from a virgem in the Land of Galilee . Not to interpreter a living being in a time where no evidence whatsoever that leads to him . He assume out of our preconceived knowledge assuming our love for him . Paul on Hebrew 7 talking to the levitical priesthood he mentions the order of Melchizedek! Why ! One it’s the true order one is the false order of priesthood and to call them to attention of their own ways of tidings and cultural background refreshes their minds by saying that the father they claim to follow( Abraham ) paid the tithes to this true ordinance of messiahs priesthood title that was ordered by God and will be terminated when the true priest and king returns to reign . That’s why it’s mention “ after the order of Melchizedek “ If we was Melchizedek would be after is own order . Importante to know that scriptures points to two events ( Christ first coming and second coming) As well importante to read other Jewish scriptures asides from bible to wider the understanding. Final note : Shem the fist righteousness priest and king of Jerusalem Messiah the last and everlasting righteousness priest and king of Jerusalem. Be blessed 🙏🏼

@sparky3006

2 жыл бұрын

I believe Melchizedek was a christology .

Pretty good stuff.

I have heard that some of the Jews have tried to make Melchizedek Shem. Priests are descended form Aaron. But Christ's priesthood is superior. By making Shem and Melchizedek the same person, they disqualify Christ as our high priest. It is said that the contraction of the ages of the patriarchs was due to this. In reducing the ages by 100 years Shem would still be alive during Abraham's day and, in this theory, would have received the tithe. The Septuagint retains the years and disproves the theory. Josephus and the Samritan also retains the years. Your opinion on this would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance

@doronministry7033

5 жыл бұрын

You are RIGHT. God is NOT going to tell Shem "Sit you at my right hand until I make your enemies thy footstool, ONLY to the MESSIAH

@doronministry7033

5 жыл бұрын

This is in Psalm 110

@thenowchurch6419

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you really mean that by INCREASING the ages by 100 years Shem would still be alive during Abraham's day ?

@shizanepimp1

3 жыл бұрын

The melkezidek order started with Adam. Without father or mother

@we.must.decrease

3 жыл бұрын

The book of Jasher says Shem and Melchizedek are equal. It doesn't take away from Yahusha Hamashiac, because He Is! If you haven't read Jasher, then you don't understand that the living patriarch is Shem at that time. Abraham learned of The Father by Noah and Shem, and at this point, the patriarch is Shem. Shem taught Isaac and Jacob, too. Also, the Levitical priesthood isn't named yet, because the 12 tribes aren't yet at the time of this Genesis meeting. Still three generations away - Issac, Jacob, and the 12 tribes.

When you know that in Leviticus, it seems like the God of Israel has a personal vendetta against Molech, the canaanite god, enough that he gets mentioned by name where none of the Egyptian gods got mentioned in Exodus. So you got to make sure that people don't accidentally link Melchizedek to Molech.

@georgeins.c.494

3 жыл бұрын

❤ Point!

Thank You Defend The Faith ! There’s a rash of rebellion ( faith deconstruction) it is so sad .

Some of the comments below are just foolishness. Why do folk need to make Melchezideck any particular perfect person from history, or even need to. Heiser is completely logical in this presentation and the thread is complete without having to make the person anyone in particular. The point in short is that Melc-deck is a first instance of a King/Priest of the most high. Thats the point, he is a symbol or example to point us to Gods way and intention of what Adam was supposed to be (but mucked up) and who Jesus our Lord will be after His return when he rules in Jerusalem (and is right now spiritually) so we dont need to turn Mel-deck into anyone of human importance! Balem was a bit of a rat bag and yet gave some pretty good prophecy, showing that the people God uses or references in scripture do not have to be any kind of perfect person. Jehu did some good work but went a bit too far. So stop trying to read warm fuzzys into the scriptures to suit your own theology, learn. Heisers thread through this teaching I reiterate again is logical, it has a definite thread.

@thenowchurch6419

3 жыл бұрын

In addition to what you have said Melchizedek was a King Priest office, that was continued based on an election, so it was not any one person. That is why it was without mother and father. You are right that it symbolizes Christ.

@fennek5351

2 жыл бұрын

@@thenowchurch6419 where do you base this on?

@thenowchurch6419

2 жыл бұрын

@@fennek5351 Research I came across about the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of Salem (Jerusalem) and their culture. They were of the Kushite people group

His Righteousness is King!

“Come let us go down there and confound their language” “The kingdom is like unto leaven which a woman took and hid” “Ye worship ye know not what” “and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.”

Mike: You make sense of theological spaghetti wiring - coherence of the text ! Yeah man.

Good presentation

Melchizedek was a higher order of priesthood above and without a Aron order of priesthood .

@we.must.decrease

3 жыл бұрын

Shem was the patriarch at this time. It's generations before the 12 tribes of Jacob, so the Levitical priesthood isn't yet. Moses isn't yet. The book of Jasher speaks of this. It expounds on a lot of characters, instances and stories that Genesis doesn't explain further. Abraham was taught of The Father Yahuah by Noah and Shem.

@Pikee

2 жыл бұрын

@@we.must.decrease show me in the bible where that's written. Abraham lived in ur of Chaldeans, his father was an idol maker. Doubtful that Moses or Shem was there teaching Abraham about Yahweh while his father was making idols

@we.must.decrease

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pikee it's in the book of Jasher, and they didn't go to Abraham's dad's house. Abraham went to Shem's place to learn of Yahuah. Abraham sent Isaac to Shem after Sarah died to. And Jacob studied with Shem as well. Read the book of Jasher, if you want to know where I'm getting this info from. If you choose not to, that's your choice, but you asked where, and you'll find it in the Apocryphal collection, which has been omitted from His word. You doubt that they taught Abraham? Wow! That's wild you commented that! I find that strange! You must know the verse that says: Yahuah's word doesn't return void onto Him. Or the verse that says: Nothing is impossible for The Most High! Again, why are you doubting how Abraham was taught? May be you should rethink the use of the word DOUBT while speaking of the things of The Creator of heaven and Earth, The Father, Elohim Most High King in heaven!

@Pikee

2 жыл бұрын

@@we.must.decrease "here, it's in this non biblical text!" Not to mention you clearly haven't listened to the material in this video

@we.must.decrease

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pikee - i can choose to not listen to man. DONE!

Like Dr. Heiser says, we do not know whether or not Melchizedek was thinking, "Oh, hey, we worship the same God, only by a different name," when he met Abram. That said, that idea is confirmed for us by Abram himself just a few verses later. Melchizedek had called his God, "God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth" (Gen 14:19). Abram, in response to the king of Sodom's offer, used the same exact words as Melchizedek (identical in Hebrew) but ascribed them specifically to "Yahweh, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth" (Gen 14:22). So, even though we don't have insight into Melchizedek's mind, we do for Abram; and it seems he was of the conviction that Tsedek and Yahweh were two different names for the same _El Elyon,_ the Most High God and Maker of heaven and earth.

@danielalba8032

3 жыл бұрын

Yahweh did not make himself known to Abraham as Yahwheh. He clearly said that to Moses when he spoke to him at the burning bush.

@HickoryDickory86

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielalba8032 It's not nearly as clear as you propose, seeing as the name "Yahweh" is actually recorded coming out of Abram's mouth in Gen 14:23 and others. So there are at least two options: (1) We take what Yahweh says to Moses strictly and historically literally and assume that the name "Yahweh" is an anachronism inserted into earlier accounts (because, again, it _is_ there and comes out of the patriarchs' mouths frequently); or (2) that Yahweh was talking to Moses about the fuller meaning of his name being known _experientially_ (i.e., _eyeh asher eyeh,_ "I am who I am" or "I will be who I will be," Exod 3:14), meaning that Abraham never knew Yahweh as he would come to be known by his descendents, i.e., as the deliverer and redeemer of a nation, and as a national deity.

"You need help." - Michael Heiser

Could he possibly the embodiment of the Holy Spirit? I'm so unqualified to add anything to such scholarly material but its always been the easiest explanation for me to wrap my biblically uneducated mind around. Thank you and God bless!

@coloradostrong

3 жыл бұрын

You CAN be a "scholar"! Just look online and find the cheapest deal like the "preachers, bishops, reverends, apostles, most reverend, general over-seer, oh..and pastors" do. Something along the line of $299-$399 and BOOM you are a certified "clergy". And don't forget that is your new job so you have to teach the lie that the "tithe" is money because that's where your bank comes from. See how easy it is? And the more saps that come to your business AKA "church" the more money you get. And then when you need some more money in your pocket you just spend an hour going on about the ole cash cow Malachi 3 "bring the tithe/ storehouse/ windows of heaven" spiel and the ignorant saps put 10% or MORE of THEIR money in because they are too STUPID to read the Bible and see that the "tithe" was never money. But they never read past where you tell them to so they never know. It is a DAMN good racket. And tax-free.

@samichjpg

3 жыл бұрын

@@coloradostrong tithe is supporting the church so it can stay open? yea maybe a person that's unethical is making a church to take advantage of a bunch of believers, but more often pastors are fairly genuine and take tithe to continue ministry

@ForeverInFaith

2 жыл бұрын

@@coloradostrong my pastor actually teaches that tythes are no longer Biblically supported. They’re not all corrupt.

It's best to speak the truth and share the correct Biblical chronological order before the entire Church network falls.

So what was the role of Melchizedek other than he was not a Jew, but he fully honored God. Sort of like Christians vs Jewish, both seek God, Honor our heavenly father, 2 groups buying oil for their lamps, 2 different paths, both will be merged into 1, when Gods plans are completed? Just a thought.....

I wonder if he used the LLX septuagint for these passages and if that simplifies anything. That might be why Hebrews translates it that way

As a member of a United Methodist church and also a participant in many non denominational community Bible studies and reading the footnotes in my Bible I always referred to Melchizedek as a Christophony.

@seekingthetruth9918

2 жыл бұрын

Who’s Melchizedek? Melchizedek appears 3 times in the scriptures and it’s seen as a very important man ! But not much information it’s given from where we came from neither where it go it . Mostly the Christians saying that is yeshua incarnated !! Why ? Is that true ? We know that names have meanings special back in those days and : Melchizedek = my king it’s righteousness Starts to say that we was a king and a priest in the land of Salem . Salem = Jerusalem . A king and priest that has for a habitat the land of Jerusalem !!! Kind of interesting sounds like a type of Messiah type of Christ . But did yeshua incarnated this figure and lived before as a king and priest in the land of Salem ( Jerusalem ) before ! It’s this scriptural ? Or just an assumption? He shall not add or take away from what’s written . We need to be diligent in our studies and leave our preconceived believe aside and look for the truth of matter in regardes our personal initial believes or someone else interpretations . Let’s see what we are able to find about this Melchizedek king and priest of righteousness. Book of Jasher, Chapter 16 1 At that time Chedorlaomer king of Elam sent to all the neighboring kings, to Nimrod, king of Shinar who was then under his power, and to Tidal, king of Goyim, and to Arioch, king of Elasar, with whom he made a covenant, saying, Come up to me and assist me, that we may smite all the towns of Sodom and its inhabitants, for they have rebelled against me these thirteen years. 2 And these four kings went up with all their camps, about eight hundred thousand men, and they went as they were, and smote every man they found in their road. 3 And the five kings of Sodom and Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, Bera king of Sodom, Bersha king of Gomorrah, and Bela king of Zoar, went out to meet them, and they all joined together in the valley of Siddim. 4 And these nine kings made war in the valley of Siddim; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah were smitten before the kings of Elam. 5 And the valley of Siddim was full of lime pits and the kings of Elam pursued the kings of Sodom, and the kings of Sodom with their camps fled and fell into the lime pits, and all that remained went to the mountain for safety, and the five kings of Elam came after them and pursued them to the gates of Sodom, and they took all that there was in Sodom. 6 And they plundered all the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and they also took Lot, Abram's brother's son, and his property, and they seized all the goods of the cities of Sodom, and they went away; and Unic, Abram's servant, who was in the battle, saw this, and told Abram all that the kings had done to the cities of Sodom, and that Lot was taken captive by them. 7 And Abram heard this, and he rose up with about three hundred and eighteen men that were with him, and he that night pursued these kings and smote them, and they all fell before Abram and his men, and there was none remaining but the four kings who fled, and they went each his own road. 8 And Abram recovered all the property of Sodom, and he also recovered Lot and his property, his wives and little ones and all belonging to him, so that Lot lacked nothing. 9 And when he returned from smiting these kings, he and his men passed the valley of Siddim where the kings had made war together. 10 And Bera king of Sodom, and the rest of his men that were with him, went out from the lime pits into which they had fallen, to meet Abram and his men. ✓ 11 And Adonizedek king of Jerusalem, the same was Shem, went out with his men to meet Abram and his people, with bread and wine, and they remained together in the valley of Melech. 12 And Adonizedek blessed Abram, and Abram gave him a tenth from all that he had brought from the spoil of his enemies, for Adonizedek was a priest before God. Verse 11 Melchizedek as well adonizedek same was Shem . Let’s now observe some scriptures : And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. Compare the way Noah blessed Shem !! To this verse where Melchizedek blessed Noah ! Genesis 14:19 KJV [19] And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: Similar blessing language. Hear this : Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature 3rd Edition, John Kitto Vol II 1870 Edinburgh : Quote : The Jews in admitting this official personal superiority of Melchizedek to Abraham sought to account for by it alleging alleging that the royal priesthood was no other than Shem the most pious of Noah’s son . Now hear This : Ancient history of the este . Quote : The commonly received opinion among jews according to Jerome and also among the Samaritans agree that Shem is the patriarch Shem . According to v.11, Shem lived 500 years after he became the father of Arpachshad. This statement indicates that Shem died after the 500 years, therefore he died 502 years after the flood at the age of 600. Furthermore, if we trace the births and deaths of the patriarchs in the seed line carefully, we find that Abraham was born 392 years after Shem. Since Abraham only lived 175 years, Shem outlived Abraham by another 32 years. Therefore, Shem must have been the Melchizedek of Abraham’s day, since he was the oldest living patriarch in the line of the seed promise when Abraham was alive. We can’t know Shem’s age when he met Abraham, but it’s likely Shem would have been about 450 years old when he met Abraham. Finally, there were 892 years between Noah’s birth and Abram’s birth. Since Noah lived 950 years, we know he died shortly before Abraham left Ur to go to Canaan (when Abram was 58). Once Noah died, Shem inherited the title of Melchizedek. That is two lines of priest wood The levites And the Melchizedek order ! We know that Noah was a man of God . Genesis 6:8-9 KJV [8] But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. [9] These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. When walking with God he will teach you his ways is statues and ordinances . Noah passed that information to Shem is older son ! Normally the 1 * son inherits the fathers possessions and gets the blessings . So Shem had the title of Melchizedek ( order of priesthood ) an exemple of royal 👑 and priesthood . Resembling the high priest to come (yeshua ) The land of Salem as well known as Jerusalem affirms that the begging on this blood priesthood would start with Shem and finishing with our high priest yeshua . Reining as king and priest of Jerusalem! Interesting how dotes connect together and all lead to our messiah . Many believe that is a pre incarnation of Christ ! Yeshua was prophecy to come from a virgem in the Land of Galilee . Not to interpreter a living being in a time where no evidence whatsoever that leads to him . He assume out of our preconceived knowledge assuming our love for him . Paul on Hebrew 7 talking to the levitical priesthood he mentions the order of Melchizedek! Why ! One it’s the true order one is the false order of priesthood and to call them to attention of their own ways of tidings and cultural background refreshes their minds by saying that the father they claim to follow( Abraham ) paid the tithes to this true ordinance of messiahs priesthood title that was ordered by God and will be terminated when the true priest and king returns to reign . That’s why it’s mention “ after the order of Melchizedek “ If we was Melchizedek would be after is own order . Importante to know that scriptures points to two events ( Christ first coming and second coming) As well importante to read other Jewish scriptures asides from bible to wider the understanding. Final note : Shem the fist righteousness priest and king of Jerusalem Messiah the last and everlasting righteousness priest and king of Jerusalem. Be blessed 🙏🏼

Ive long suspected that Shem might be Melchizedek. Obviously I dont have a way to prove this, but I suspect it may be.

@suzannakoizumi8605

18 күн бұрын

Yes, Melchizedek is Shem himself.

In the Catholic mass, during the Eucharistic litergy, the priest says, "in the order of Melchizedek." I never knew who they were referring too. When I looked him up in the OT it simply says the verse you had read. I appreciate learning more about this character.

The voice of Manny the Mamoth

Melchizedek meaning in my Semitic Geez language ( Melki or Melchi is likeness ) and ( Zedek is Holy or righteousness ) Melkisedek meaning Likeness of the Holy one or likeness king of peace

@ItsJustAdrean

2 жыл бұрын

Where can one find this language

@TheSouxsielomas

3 ай бұрын

Exactly

Trying to get a clear and as accurate interpretation of texts of any sort, to me, is more valuable than trying to fit them to biases. For what ever reason people have thought fit to hang into these texts and treat them as important To me they are a random collection stories Spoken of in this level headed way, these text begin to give a glimpse into the fragments a dispersing people left behind. Maybe I will begin to see why those who came after thought these texts were so valuable they based their God in them and used their energy on preserving them. I am atheist and very likely will remain so, but I am interested in knowing a little more about the history and conditions of humans.

🤔 @17:20 The question is framed incorrectly and misleading. There were no "Israelites" in the time of Abram as he was progenitor of Jacob/Israel.

Couldn't just mean righteous King

Do you have an outline of this whole talk?

@stephentaylor2051

3 жыл бұрын

Chris tn , you can go to the naked bible podcast page and print out the transcripts

Abram arrives. The kings of Sodom and Salem come out to greet him. It turns out that the king of Salem is also a priest (priest-kings are common in this era) and he brought bread and wine. He introduces himself as "My King is Righteous." Abram says, "Your king? I thought you were a king." Melchizadek says, "I am, and my King is the God Most High, El Elyon, the King of Kings, and I serve Him as his priest." Abram says, "Cool, I never met a humble king before. Tell me more about your God. I think I know Him." And the story goes from there. Btw, the epithet "King of kings" was also in common usage. It denoted the "top dog," the biggest, most powerful king, chief among peers. "The Most High God" certainly qualifies to be so regarded.

@TheSouxsielomas

3 ай бұрын

Why would someone "serve a priest"??

like way before Moses wasn't it Moses the first time we heard the name Yahweh

Where’s the list of source material on the episode page ?

That 'little letter' is a part of the (4) letters. And it is separating a 'king' and 'righteousness'. More Isaiah 45:7 showing up.

@ChrisMusante

3 ай бұрын

16:20 - right here! RIGHT HERE!! King of ZION... zion means desolate place!! In other words... King of a 'desolate place'. Everything comes from 'darkness and desolation'... this is the 1st step of creation... and why (Isaiah 45:7) after the world was 'created' it was in a state of destruction... formless, void, and darkness. Then the 'light' (ohr) is 'formed' FROM and thus separated FROM the 'darkness'. Thus, when satan appears as an 'angel of light' - he is 'not'... or 'not yet'. The IS that IS NOT and yet... shall 'come' (either way). Job accepted BOTH good AND evil... as evil is just 'good' that has not been 'formed' yet. This 'evil' is just another component of 'time' - a 'seed' that will produce whatever 'kind' of 'fruit' as per the 'water' with which it is watered. Living water from 'above' or 'bitter water' - from 'below'. Also... there are (2) hands... and if they are 'against each other'... then they cannot work 'together'. This is the concept of the law of blessings and curses, the 'staff' and the 'rod' of God's unbreakable 'law'... which is as a 'beast' that CANNOT be 'overcome'. We are serving God from one of either side... the 'light' (day) or through stumpling (night)... when 'nobody works' - baptized by a pillar of 'fire', or even in the 'lake of fire'. Simple.

Machiventa Melchizedek, the Sage of Salem, was incarnated as an emergency Son to keep alive in the world the dying embers of faith pending the bestowal of Christ. It was he that spoke to Abraham, not God, but the later scribes and priests changed the records because they did not want Abraham to be overshadowed by anyone less than God. Heiser criticized the Urantia book but he clearly didn't read it. If you want to know who Melchizedek really was, have a look. Search his name on the online version.

The question remains? Are we being obedient To the New Priesthood Covenant- ( Heb 7:12), Paul's Glorious Gospel, The Glorious Gospel of Christ, The Glorious Gospel of God, Being offered To each of us? To that form of doctrine: Romans 6:17 NOt: 2 Cor 11:4 Note: HIS Commandments- 1 Cor 14:37 The Book of Life =Paul's Gospel Judged by Paul's Gospel- Romans 2:16 Books Opened-Rev 20:12

I think it is interesting that the two gods, or characteristics of the God, justice and righteousness, are the same characteristics associated with the role of a king, justice, and a priest, righteousness. We then have it proven that these exist in God alone through the exemplification of Jesus. We also find that justice is always to be conditioned by righteousness. The righteousness of the Father realized enables the Son to be the Justifier. This also shows why Adam could never have been the steward of God's creation, because in man exists no righteousness. Through this we hold the proof of how fundamentally necessary the being of God is to the whole of reality.

It all reverts back to THE U/N/I/VERS/EL GOD EL.OF A THOUSAND NAMES.

At around 23:00, we are having explained that Melchizedek may mean Just King and be an epitaph of the king that the priest represents. Could that mean that Melchizedek is a _prophet_ of God and could tie into the idea that this priest is the last of a long living child of Noah? It might be a bit way out but Noah's children lived relatively long lives and would have overlapped with Abram. If Noah was the carrier of God's mission then a offspring would likely follow this mission in this way. One of the references to no beginning or end could refer to nobody being aware of who his parents, or grandparents or great grandparents, given that Shem would have been 500+ years old and by that point lifespans were closer to 100 years. It makes it very difficult to put a pre-carnate Jesus when it being one of Noah's children would have been a more consistent with the rest of the story of the Bible. The point about the name being of a king of the priest who visited makes a lot more sense to me. That king would be Jesus in this way.

I forgot to say either Midwayer Angels offspring of the beings from Jerusem that came to Earth to raise awareness to begin with. Then the Rebellion 203.000 years happened. The Melchizedek brothers run a University in the spirit world. From that world view.

Could the Isaiah scripture that Yeshua read in the synagogue have been the sequential reading for the day, rather than his searching to find it?

Here's my question. Is there any indication Melchizedek had red hair and freckles?

@suzannakoizumi8605

18 күн бұрын

Just like David and me! I like that thought!

Adam knew the story of the mazaroth

Melchizedek would be Megatron

I have always thought Melchizedek Jobe and Shem were all the same person. Shem born before the flood so he would live over 500 years. Out living his great grandchildren he he would seem to have no beginning.

@fudgedogbannana

3 жыл бұрын

That is from a Young Earth Creationist point of view, so sorry but it doesn't work. Shem is likely to be 40,000 years ago.

@madMagicplayer

11 ай бұрын

@@fudgedogbannana there's actually no reason to believe that the authors or audience of the time didn't actually believe the genealogy and lifespans literally. The written stories would likely have been based off passed down oral traditions, long after the events documented had occured. If you existed 5000 years ago and your rabbi told you 3000 years earlier men lived to be 900 years old you'd have no reason to not believe him. He was an authority, and the modern scientific method didn't exist.

As I listened to you speaking of Melchizedek for some reason I kept hearing in my mind “…the Lord said unto my lord…” would that not be one king speaking to another? King Jesus speaking to King David….so would it not stand to reason that Melchizedek has a name that states: “my king is righteous or righteousness” ? Especially since Jesus is called a King forever after the order of Melchizedek??? I’m not a scholar. I’m just curious. Psalm 110.

1:23:12

I want to know why the beast in revelation the dragon is the same description given of Yahweh... it has me confused... help

So what is that "order" of melquezedek

the priesthood of God is without beginning or end. Melchizideck held that eternal priesthood authority from God.

Paul and Abraham (Moses) were trying to remind everyone of the relationship to The Almighty. The relationship was hidden by the priests in Babylon. Still being hidden.

Just from the first 20 minutes, why do we ignore the translationthat Hebrews gives us? Melchizedek means King of righteousness, that should be it.

If Melchizedek built the original Jerusalem - by whatever name - wouldn't he have built it according to the gates, where stars moved, according to the pattern in the book of Enoch? Since not all of the stars would have aligned yet, most of them would have been enough to get started, and those who came later could finish lining up the stars that had not yet aligned themselves according to the book of Enoch? These were shadows of things to come, right? Certain stargazers would have kept track of these things. Like Ahura Mazda worshipers belonging to the Persian "Magi" tribe. So, Melchizedek would have built a temple, and Jesus would have been born where the latter stars aligned themselves, as time approached the coming of the Messiah. Melchizedek would have been an early worshiper of GOD. He would have built a city, according to his faith in those writings, and had faith in the city yet to come. He would have been a genuine believer. He would have been copying the patterns of things to come. Abram would have been a believer too, and gave money to support the cause of that priesthood, and the city of his descendant, Jesus. Melchizedek would have been named according to his beliefs. Righteousness and judgment, even of the angels, and awaiting the day of his messiah.

@MB-gv3zs

Жыл бұрын

Your ideas are interesting - though you dont explain where your ideas are sourced. Where did you get that Melchizedek built the first city of Salem according to the stars?

Wouldn't Psalm 110:1 ("the LORD says to my Lord") explain how a righteous king could have a king over him? It would refer to the "Two Powers in Heaven" theology even way back in Genesis 14:18. I believe the Genesis 14:18 Melchizedek cleverly reveals the Father and the Son (Two Yahweh figures) even in the name or title Melchizedek. I'm surprised Dr Heiser didn't catch this one 🤔

I suppose we should not be surprised there were believers in God of righteousness considered gentiles way back in Abraham's time. Jesus said he had other flocks and they had a form of the law also.

Some and I won't use names have suggested that based on the information found in the masoretic text and now in most bibles today this may be Shem. Others insist the genealogies given there are not correct and that the septuagint and other sorcess agree Shem would have long since passed before Abraham's time. Could you comment? It seems based on the text in any case this is no ordinary Indavidual.