We see Christ being referred to as 'eternal priest in the order of Melchizedek' in Psalms..
Psalm 110:4
The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
And we find him referred to in other text.
Genesis 14:18-20
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
Hebrews 7:1-3
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually
Some think Jesus was Melchizedek, but the Bible does not say that. He was the priest of God and king of Salem in the days of Abraham. Other versions give verse 3 as follows..
“Without [any record of] father or mother, nor ancestral line, without [any record of] beginning of days (birth) nor ending of life (death).” {Amplified Bible}
“There is no record of Melchizedek’s father or mother or of any of his ancestors; no record of his birth or death.” {Good News Translation}
“Without his father or mother being written in the genealogies…” {Aramaic Bible}
“There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors...” {New Living Translation}
"Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest continually." {American Standard Version}
"He is without father or mother or genealogy, and has neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest for ever." {Revised Standard Version}
Bible scholars have debated what was meant by this as for Jews their bloodline was of great importance, but the Bible does not say that Melchizedek had no parents. If you look, the King James' version reads, "Without father, without mother," but this same thing, is rendered, "without genealogy," in the American Standard and similar wording in the Revised Version which is more correct. His ancestry is not given as given in the Levitical priests, in that their descent was to be traced to Aaron. This was what made Melchizedek's priesthood a type of Christ's, "in the order of Melchizedek". Christ has no predecessor nor successor in his priestly office, and therefore he is set forth as the antitype of Melchizedek, who stands as the sole representative of his order. There were two orders of the priesthood, the Melchizedek and the Levitical. The Melchizedek order preceded the Levitical order. In Abraham’s day the priest Melchizedek was king of Salem as well as priest of the Most High God. Both Melchizedek and Jesus had a day on which they were born. But Jesus was the incarnate Son of God, who had no beginning.
Psalm 110:4
The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
And we find him referred to in other text.
Genesis 14:18-20
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
Hebrews 7:1-3
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually
Some think Jesus was Melchizedek, but the Bible does not say that. He was the priest of God and king of Salem in the days of Abraham. Other versions give verse 3 as follows..
“Without [any record of] father or mother, nor ancestral line, without [any record of] beginning of days (birth) nor ending of life (death).” {Amplified Bible}
“There is no record of Melchizedek’s father or mother or of any of his ancestors; no record of his birth or death.” {Good News Translation}
“Without his father or mother being written in the genealogies…” {Aramaic Bible}
“There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors...” {New Living Translation}
"Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest continually." {American Standard Version}
"He is without father or mother or genealogy, and has neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest for ever." {Revised Standard Version}
Bible scholars have debated what was meant by this as for Jews their bloodline was of great importance, but the Bible does not say that Melchizedek had no parents. If you look, the King James' version reads, "Without father, without mother," but this same thing, is rendered, "without genealogy," in the American Standard and similar wording in the Revised Version which is more correct. His ancestry is not given as given in the Levitical priests, in that their descent was to be traced to Aaron. This was what made Melchizedek's priesthood a type of Christ's, "in the order of Melchizedek". Christ has no predecessor nor successor in his priestly office, and therefore he is set forth as the antitype of Melchizedek, who stands as the sole representative of his order. There were two orders of the priesthood, the Melchizedek and the Levitical. The Melchizedek order preceded the Levitical order. In Abraham’s day the priest Melchizedek was king of Salem as well as priest of the Most High God. Both Melchizedek and Jesus had a day on which they were born. But Jesus was the incarnate Son of God, who had no beginning.
