My apologies on the low audio. At the time I made this, my video software was not allowing me to increase the volume)
(Shorter version here: [ Ссылка ]) I've previously recorded and audio and video series called "Freed from Tithing, Free to Give" ([ Ссылка ]). In that series, I briefly mentioned the significance of Abraham's tithe to Melchizedek but I wanted to take a more in depth look at it, so I recorded this video. Why does the writer of Hebrews bring up Abraham's tithe to Melchizedek in Chapter 7? Was he giving tithing instructions to the church? Really, it has nothing to do with the church tithing. Rather, all throughout the epistle, the writer is making a case to the Hebrews for the superiority of the priesthood of Jesus over the Levite priesthood and the entire Old Covenant. As part of his explanation, he shows how Abraham's tithe to Melchizedek means that Melchizedek is greater than Abraham, and therefore Melchizedek is greater than the Levites, who were still "in Abraham's loins" when Abraham gave his tithe to Melchizedek. And since Jesus is "high priest according to the order of Melchizedek," then Jesus is also greater than the Levites. That's the whole point. It has nothing to do with we, the church, tithing to Melchizedek or Abraham. The writer simply brings this tithe up to show how Jesus supersedes the entire Old Covenant.
