tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post4562863447849167327..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: MelchizedekGavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-47047867901261100322015-06-16T18:31:42.604+12:002015-06-16T18:31:42.604+12:00I believe that was a rabbinical tradition, that Me...I believe that was a rabbinical tradition, that Melchizedek and Shem were the same person. It's certainly not required by the biblical text, but since the genealogies show that Shem was still alive in Abraham's day, I guess they had to explain what he was up to.Paul D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483419817200339955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-50859615216666047682015-06-16T14:16:16.953+12:002015-06-16T14:16:16.953+12:00Melchizedek was Shem, the grandfather of Abraham.....Melchizedek was Shem, the grandfather of Abraham...and outlived him too, according to the genealogies. Shem became a priest-king in Canaan (see Gen. 9:26-27). Corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15894537940881776504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-48125304983843775512015-06-16T05:30:46.338+12:002015-06-16T05:30:46.338+12:00This was a very interesting article. Theologicall...This was a very interesting article. Theologically, Melchizedek would be logically identified with the God class. Hebrews mentions that he is without beginning of days which is to say that he has always existed. Traditionally, only God falls into this class. Everyone else was created and had a beginning. <br /><br />The interesting implication is that the Garden of Eden event did not lead to a precipitate separation from God as usually understood. Adam and Eve are expelled and God withdrew is the thinking. But here we have Melchizedek living in a town called Salem and is accessible to Abraham. This would mean that God was available in person in that region for some time. Maybe this is why Abraham did not display any amazement when he encountered and talked to beings that were not of the human class. <br /><br />-- NeoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487906691943831671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-76578155557880041812015-06-15T05:44:46.291+12:002015-06-15T05:44:46.291+12:00The depth is fascinating and thought provoking. A...The depth is fascinating and thought provoking. Armstrong extrapolations were frequently uninformed, were bent to lend authority to Armstrongist doctrines, and as we are learning more and more, led to embarrassingly simplistic conclusions. I laugh every time an ACOG minister authoritatively proclaims that such and such practice came from Nimrod and Semiramis, Simon Magus, or another one or two verse Biblical character. <br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-19937450303098539512015-06-15T00:11:32.606+12:002015-06-15T00:11:32.606+12:00Thanks for bringing this excellent post to my atte...Thanks for bringing this excellent post to my attention.Miller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.com