The Greatness of Melchizedek

The writer regarded Jesus' priesthood as the marrow of the Christian's confession, and this explains his focus on Melchizedek. For Melchizedek as God's priest-king illumines Jesus' priesthood and how it transcends the Levitical counterpart. Thus the author moved from his brief biographical sketch of Melchizedek to his greatness in relation to Abraham and Levi. That consideration, in turn, anticipated his larger goal, which was to demonstrate the supremacy of Melchizedek's priesthood as fulfilled in Jesus, and so the covenant associated with it.