▼110:4 Verse 4 is an important part of the psalm. It tells us that Jesus (who is God) was a priest as Melchizedek was. What do we know about Melchizedek?

– His name means righteous (zedek) king (melchi). Righteous means ‘very, very good.’ Only God is very, very good. (Righteous means doing good things, holy means not doing bad things.)

– He was the King of Jerusalem when Abram met him, (Genesis 14:18-20).

– He had no father or mother, (Hebrews 7:3).

Now the important thing about Melchizedek is this. He was a priest of God before there were any Jews. He was not a Jewish priest. This means that Jesus was not a Jewish priest! He was a priest as Melchizedek was. Some Bible students think that Melchizedek was Jesus. We do not know if this is true. But we do know one thing. Melchizedek was a priest (or servant of God) before there were any Jewish priests or religion. (Religion is a way of loving and obeying God.) The Jewish religion is a way to lead people to God. Christians believe that Jesus’ death gives us a better way to God than the Jewish religion. Jesus said that he was the only way to God (John 14:6).