The Historical Melchizedek

"The "historical" Melchizedek of Genesis 14 was NEGATIVE FOR ISRAEL
1. Melchizedek received tithes because of a long-standing spoils of war Semitic Canaanite law.
2. Melchizedek received tithes because he was the governing priest-king of Abraham and the region he traveled through,
3. Melchizedek worshiped El Elyon, the very common title for pagan Baal. Israel did not worship God until 1000 years later - after King David captured Jerusalem from the Jebusites,
4. Melchizedek worshiped Salem (Shalim), goddess of the dawn, and Zedek (Tsadeq) (Jupiter), god of Justice - two very common lower gods in the Canaanite pantheon (research under 'Phoenician gods'),
5. Melchizedek honored El Elyon as the "god of the nations" known to Gentiles; Melchizedek did not know God as YAHWEH, Abraham's covenant God. (Deut. 32:8).
6. Melchizedek had no recorded genealogy to prove that he was an Israelite or Levitical priest, therefore, he was not qualified to be a priest,
7. Melchizedek had no recorded birth or death, therefore, had no legal proof that he could be the father of a priest in Israel."
(Should the Church Teach Tithing, Russell Earl Kelly, Ph.D., Writers Club Press, pg. 158)

Christ - The supreme being, the king of righteousness and of peace. A God without beginning or ending. Born into the linage of royalty, made a servant to bless all. A High Priest exclusively and uniquely His alone with no barrier to His power and authority. By right the holy priesthood He holds the keys to.
Melchizedek - was a man whereas his genealogy and parents were not an important issue for any Biblical writer to pen. The priest-king was an important ruler of his day. He was so beloved by those of the land that his position commanded respect.

The Mormon church thrives on the so called "Melchizedek Priesthood". Their prophet Joseph Smith has made the position of the historical Melchizedek holy. The Bible says very little about Melchizedek and his role as a priest-king. It is known that during the time of the Semite Canaanite law, YAHWEH was not the spiritual head. Melchizedek did not know him. The influence of the position that Melchizedek held, to the Gentiles, must have been extremely important and well respected in the whole land. So much so, God used the "order" that Melchizedek followed, of which it was likened to the Son of God, yet Melchizedek, historically, was not the Son of God.
Abraham worshiped the TRUE God of the old testament, that is, YAHWEH, not the pagan god whom Melchizedek was a priest to. The bread and wine that was given to Abraham was a tradition at that time, and it had no representation of the Messiah. Melchizedek was a king of Salem; Melchizedek was a priest of El Elyon, his "God Most High", not YAHWEH.
Jesus Christ is the only great HIGH PRIEST and all believers all share in Christs priesthood known as the "priesthood of believers."