Unit 3 Session 2
Melchizedek Blessed Abraham
Family Bible Time Connection
Read all or parts of Genesis 14: 1 -24 from your Bible
Talk About Scripture
The next time you’re in the car, try to count how many road signs you see. It will be a lot because they’re everywhere! Drivers are required to pay attention to these signs and to know the message each sign communicates. Road signs are there to help you notice what you might otherwise miss.
As we read our Bibles, God has placed signs everywhere that are meant to draw our attention to Jesus. Long before Jesus was born, God gave us pictures of what Jesus would be like and what He would do. God did not want us to miss seeing Jesus as the hero of the story!
God placed one of these signs in the story of Abraham. After Abraham fought to rescue his nephew Lot, he was visited by a man named Melchizedek. Melchizedek was the King of Salem, and the Bible says he was also “Priest of God Most High.” Melchizedek blessed Abraham, and then he pretty much disappeared from the story of the Bible.
These short verses that introduce us to Melchizedek are a sign meant to point us to Jesus—the better King and greater Priest! The book of Hebrews says that Jesus is the “high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.” (Hebrews 7:26) Jesus gave Himself as the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Through faith in Him, we can have forgiveness and eternal life.
Melchizedek means “king of righteousness.” Melchizedek reminds us of Jesus, an even greater priest and king who lives forever. Jesus died on the cross and rose again to bless all who trust in Him by providing forgiveness and eternal life.
Prayer Time
Thank Jesus for the sacrifice He made to save us from our sins. What did Jesus do to save us from our sins? Why was He the perfect sacrifice?
Thank God for the pastors and leaders at your church and ask God to bless the work they do. How can we be encouraging to those who teach us about Jesus?
Actively Apply the Scripture
For Fun
Lookup the origin and meaning of each family member’s name. If you chose a child’s name because of its meaning, share why you did. Talk about how the meaning of Melchizedek, “king of righteousness,” is a sign that points us to Jesus as the perfectly righteous King.
To Serve
Bake cookies for the pastors and leaders of your church. Deliver the cookies and encourage them in the work God has called them to do and thank them for helping your family see how the Bible points us to Jesus as the greater priest and king.
Supplies: cookie mix