through him to value even more the symbolic fulfillment in Christ our king-priest. “See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils” (7:4). A great man indeed was Melchizedek King of Salem; great because he pointed beyond himself so remarkably to the Lord Jesus Christ. The Hebrew Christians were tempted to return to the old Jewish ways, to trust in Aaron rather than Christ. Now, in a thrust of the sword of God’s Word right to the heart of the matter, the author