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希伯来书：7：1-3：1这麦基洗德就是撒冷王，又是至高神的祭司，本是长远为祭司的。他当亚伯拉罕杀败诸王回来的时候，就迎接他，给他祝福。2亚伯拉罕也将自己所得来的，取十分之一给他。他头一个名翻出来就是仁义王，他又名撒冷王，就是平安王的意思。3他无父、无母、无族谱、无生之始，无命之终，乃是与神的儿子相似。
《希伯来书》的作者在这里为我们介绍麦基洗德，至高神的祭司，他从撒冷（就是耶路撒冷，当时还是一个小城）出来为亚伯拉罕祝福。他是一个相当神秘莫测的人物。他名字的意思是“仁义的王”，他同时又是撒冷王，或者“平安的王”。如果这世上还有一个名字和称号适合用来描述我们的救主耶稣，那就非麦基洗德的祭司职分莫属了。
但他是从哪里来的呢?怎么会有至高神的祭司生活在这个地方？我们对他的了解不多，即使有一些也属于猜测。但是因为圣经没有记载他的出生和死亡，他就很像上帝之子，拥有永恒的祭司身份。而这也正是《希伯来书》作者想要表达的有关耶稣的论点。耶稣比旧约里任何一位祭司都更尊贵，因为他是照着麦基洗德的等次永远作祭司。
我最近刚从尼泊尔回来，那里绝大多数人都是印度教徒。印度教中有超过一百万个神。几乎每条街道上都有一个供奉着这样或那样神的小神龛，人们在这里可以祷告并献上他们的祭物。我们只有一位上帝，一个救主，一个大祭司，藉着他我们可以在施恩的宝座前献上我们的祷告，这是多么大的喜乐啊！没有哪座寺庙能容纳他；没有哪个神龛能纪念他。但他却日日夜夜垂听我们的祷告！
祷告：主耶稣，感谢你的应许，当我们奉你的名不论向天父上帝求什么，他都会按照他的旨意满足我们。这是我今日的晨祷。请你祝福今日，并让我与你同行。请藉着你的话语坚固我的信心。求你的圣天使与我同在，以至于那邪恶的仇敌不能向我夸胜。阿们。
Hebrews 7: This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.” 3 Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.
The writer to the Hebrews will introduce us to Melchizedek, a priest of the most high God who came out of what was then Salem (Jerusalem, which was a small town a the time) and blessed Abraham. He is quite the enigmatic figure. His name means “king of righteousness” and he was the king of Salem, or “king of peace.” If ever there was a name and title that fit the Savior’s description, it was the priestly office of Melchizedek.
But there did he come from? How was it that there was still a priest of God Most High living in that part of the world? We don’t know anything more about him and anything we might offer would only be a guess. But because Scripture does not record his birth or death, he resembles the Son of God, who has an eternal priesthood. And that’s the point that the writer to the Hebrews wants to make about Jesus. Jesus is better than any of the Old Testament priests because he is a priest FOREVER after the order of Melchizedek.
I recently returned from Nepal, where the vast majority of the people are Hindu. There are over a million gods in the Hindu religion. Almost every street had a little shrine to one god or another, at which people left little offerings along with their prayers. What a joy it is to have just one God, one Savior, one high priest through whom we can send our prayers before the throne of grace! No temple can contain him. No shrine can memorialize him. Yet, his ears are open to our prayers day and night! Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you for your promise that whatever we ask the Father in your name, he will certainly give us what we ask according to his will! Here my prayers this morning. Bless this day and let me walk with you. Strengthen my faith through your Word. Let your holy angels be with me that the wicked foe may have no power over me. Amen.