week of 11/7

   Unit 3 Session 2

A PRIEST OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

GENESIS 14  ;  Hebrews 5-7

Abram tithed to Melchizedek, a priest to God Most High,

which would point to a greater priesthood than the one

that was to come through Aaron.

From the moment the first two people sinned, a promise has weaved

its way through the history of Genesis: the promise of an "offspring"

(Gen 3:15) - a descendant of the first humans who would defeat the

serpent that led them to sin against God. Generations later, we are

introduced to Abram, whom God promised He would bless and through

whom all the peoples of the earth would be blessed (Gen. 12:1-3). God

made a covenant with Abram that would never be broken and further

confirmed it by a priest of God Most High.

Points to consider:

✞   God's servant rescues a captured relative.
     * What are some ways God has proven Himself

        on your behalf when circumstances seemed

        stacked against you?

✞   God's servant is blessed by a priest to God Most High.

     * Why might we struggle to grasp Melchizedek's

        significance in Scripture?

     * What are some ways God continues to bless us?

✞   God's servant tithes to a priest to God Most High.

     * What are some examples of things you do that

        show that all of you belongs to the Lord?