Monthly Archives: September 2025

Who Is This Guy? Part 2

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Don Merritt

This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, … Continue reading →

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Setting or Rising?

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Don Merritt

When the Constitutional Convention ended in Philadelphia back in 1787, Benjamin Franklin remarked that during the long process of drafting the U.S. Constitution, he had taken notice of the sun engraving on the back of George Washington’s chair and wondered … Continue reading →

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Who Is This Guy? Part 1

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Don Merritt

The story of Jesus and Melchizedek doesn’t begin here at the beginning of Hebrews 7; it goes all the way back to Genesis and the story of Abraham. Our author has mentioned earlier in the letter how all of this … Continue reading →

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Covenant Basics

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Don Merritt

A covenant is an agreement between parties, something like a contract or a treaty.  (This is the simple non-academic explanation) This agreement or treaty (a treaty is a contract between nations, by the way) has parties, terms (or stipulations) and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Don Merritt

I hope you are all well this Sunday; here is another Sunday Reflection for September 28…

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BONUS POST: Who is the Author?

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Don Merritt

I’m sure that you have noticed that as we continue through the book of Hebrews, I haven’t mentioned the name of the author, instead, I’ve just said “the author.”  This is because his name is never mentioned in the text. … Continue reading →

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God’s Promises

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Don Merritt

When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was … Continue reading →

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Having Faith

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Don Merritt

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 People talk about faith quite often, sometimes in a negative way but most often in a positive way…  Faith is being … Continue reading →

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Falling Away…?

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Don Merritt

It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,  who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen away, to be … Continue reading →

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Restraint and Covenant

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Don Merritt

I’ve often told students that in order to understand the Bible, they must first understand covenant.  Without a working knowledge of the concept of Biblical covenant, the Bible is a tough book to follow, and it is this lack of … Continue reading →

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