1. Gn.14 “For the first time, the biblical events are expressly co-ordinated with external history” –Kidner

2. I. Four Kings

3. 1. Greedy, 1-4: silver rule 2. Oppressive, 8-12: iron rule (Lk.10) Greed explains most wars, taxes Expect death if don’t pay taxes

4. I. Four Kings II. Five Kings

5. 1. Immoral, 13:13 2. Unspiritual, 19:1-11 3. Fear wrong enemy  Four kings punish five Sin Gn.13, 18 Destruction Gn.19

6. Jude 7 “…as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire”

7. I. Four Kings III. Abram And Lot, 12-15 II. Five Kings

8. Lessons From Lot Results 1. Results of defective decisions. Ja.4:13-17 Risk 2. Risk of associating w. wrong crowd. 1 Co.15:33 Rule 3. Rule of sin. Hb.3:13

9. Lessons From Abram Rescued 1. Rescued his brother Lot, 12-15  Could have left him to his “teachers”  14; Ga.6:1  Worldliness can’t do the job Restored 2. Restored captured goods, 16. 21 Rejected 3. Rejected riches of Sodom, 17, 21-24

10. I. Four Kings IV. One King And Priest II. Five Kings III. Abram And Lot

11. 1. His introduction: 2. King/Priest: 3. Success is a great test. The blessing; the credit; the tithes Sodom: 17 21-24: Sodom 18-20 Salem King of Salem before David Priest of God before Aaron

12. I. Four Kings V. Melchizedek: Superior To Levites (Ps.110; Hb.7) II. Five Kings III. Abram And Lot IV. One King And Priest

13. 1. Characteristics of Melchizedek: superior to Levites, Hb.7:1-3 King of righteousness, 1-2 King of peace, 2. Is.9:6-7; Ep.2 No genealogy, 3. Aaron had successors Eternal priesthood, 3

14. 2. Meeting w. Abram proves superiority to Levites, Hb.7:4-10 1 Co.15:22 Melchizedek: Personal qualifications (4) Levites: Command, genealogy (5-6a) Melchizedek blessed Abram (6b-7) Levi paid tithes through Abram (9-10)

15. Deductions 1. Abram is greater than Levi 2. Melchizedek is greater than Abram 3. So Melchizedek is greater than Levi 4. Jesus is High Priest after Melchizedek 5. So His priesthood is greater than Levi’s Hb.5:11!

16. 1. His characteristics are superior to Levites 2. Meeting with Abram proves superiority to Levites 3. Promise of new priesthood shows old was inadequate, 11-14 4. New priesthood is forever, 15-19, 23-25 5. New priesthood: oath, 20-22 6. New Priest does not need to repeat sacrifices, 26-28