Question about St. Abraham the Prophet?

[Orthodox Andrew]

Is it true that he was the only man on earth that knew that there was only one God?

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Are you referring to Abraham in Genesis.

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Yes, sir.

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Interesting question, he was not the first person to know that there was one God, because I am sure that Adam, Eve, and Noah knew. However, I am not sure if he was the only one that knew at the time that he lived.

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Interesting question, he was not the first person to know that there was one God, because I am sure that Adam, Eve, and Noah knew. However, I am not sure if he was the only one that knew at the time that he lived.

yeah, that's what I'm trying to figure out.

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Also, I have a feeling that Melchizedek knew about God.

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Although some people think that Melchizedek might have been God.

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Although some people think that Melchizedek might have been God.

Fill me in?

 

[MariaRegina]

Although some people think that Melchizedek might have been God.

Most definitely he was a Christ-figure.

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Well, some people think that when it refers to Angel of the Lord in the OT, that it is talking about pre-incarnate Christ. Well some people think that Melchizedek might have also been the pre-incarnate Christ. I have no idea if it was.

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

I'm going to look into this. Thanks, guys.

 

[MariaRegina]

Well, some people think that when it refers to Angel of the Lord in the OT, that it is talking about pre-incarnate Christ. Well some people think that Melchizedek might have also been the pre-incarnate Christ. I have no idea if it was.

Maximus was discussing this here on another thread, I think Philip and Oblio were also involved. Maybe we should do a search here? Anyway what he said was fascinating.

 

[MariaRegina]

The Three Angels who appeared to Abraham and announced the birth of his son represent the Holy Trinity.

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Andreas,

Check out this thread, about halfway down the first page is when they start to discuss Melchizedek.
http://www.christianforums.com/t76999&page=1&pp=20&highlight=Melchizedek

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Andreas,

Check out this thread, about halfway down the first page is when they start to discuss Melchizedek.
http://www.christianforums.com/t76999&page=1&pp=20&highlight=Melchizedek

Cool, thanks.

 

[MariaRegina]

Andreas,

Check out this thread, about halfway down the first page is when they start to discuss Melchizedek.
http://www.christianforums.com/t76999&page=1&pp=20&highlight=Melchizedek

Proud2bcatholic -- that was the thread I was referring to. Thanks for bringing that to our attention.

That thread is profound -- you should ask Jeff to archive it so that it doesn't get lost again. Just reading it put chills down my spine. Our God is awesome.

Thanks again.

Your sister in Christ,
Elizabeth

 

[countrymousenc]

According to what I've read, Melchizedek is considered a proto-type of Christ, but not a pre-incarnation manifestation. The Bible says that Abraham's family "worshipped other gods," so we understand that Abraham came from a pagan society. Melchizedek was a priest-king ("Melchi" = "king") of the Canaanite city that later became Israel's holy city, Jerusalem. "God Most High" was a name for the chief of the pantheon in some Canaanite city-states; in others, it was Baal, or one of the other gods. It's important to remember that Abraham didn't know everything that God revealed later.

 

[countrymousenc]

Just one more note: God used many people in different ways to accomplish His purposes. For example, He called Cyrus, the king of Persia (who did not know God) His anointed (Hebrew meshiach, Greek, christos), and used Cyrus to make the Jews able to go back to their Land and rebuild Jerusalem and the temple. God's ways are beyond our understanding.