What is a Zadokim (Part 2)?

Scriptural References:

Genesis 14-15
Ezekiel 44 (starting at vs. 15)
Deuteronomy 7:9 (NIV)
Matthew 5:17-18
Hebrews 7
John 14
Psalm 23:3
Hebrews 12

The relationship between Abraham and Melchizedek is a shadow of the relationship between us and Yahshua. That Melchizedek was without beginning and end, a High Priest of God Most High, Possessor of Heaven and Earth and also the King of Salem. His name means King of Righteousness, so He was both King of Righteousness and King of Peace (Shalom-peace, completion, wholeness). When Abraham submitted to Melchizedek and gave a tithe of all, eschewing all possession in Babylon (Genesis 14), Yahweh made a covenant with him (Genesis 15) that was the Covenant of Abraham. There He promised to bless Abraham and his descendants and give him a son, and “Abraham believed Yahweh and it was credited to Him as righteousness.” The rest of Abraham’s life was guided by that covenant.  The King of Righteousness “led him in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake” (Psalm 23:3) and the fact that Abraham did not do it perfectly did not nullify the covenant, but all of Yahweh’s promises to Abraham were fulfilled (yes and amen!).

So it is with us, only better. Yahshua is our Melchizedek, mediator of the New Covenant, the Covenant of Love (Deuteronomy 7:9 NIV). More than just being Preist of God Most High, He is God Most High and Possessor of Heaven and Earth. Therefore, He can be High Priest over other priests. (Hebrews 7). He is a Priest Forever in the Order of Melchizedek. Yet, a High Priest of a priestly order needs priests that minister with Him to God Most High. That is us, the Zadokim (Ezekiel 44:15). We are the righteous ones/sons of righteousness that may “come near to [Him] to minister to [Him]  and they shall stand before [Him] to offer [Him] the fat and the blood.” We can only do this through Yahshua, our High Priest and the Mediator of the New Covenant because He is the “Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through [Him].” 

Yet, we cannot do this if we do not enter the New Covenant. We may cling to the Old Covenant, the Laws of Right and Wrong. (I have been doing this, unaware.) In attempting to be righteous ourselves, we focus on the Tree of Knowledge of Right and Wrong and forget about the Tree of Life, who is Yahshua. He is able to save, and He is able to lead us in the paths of righteousness for His Name’s (name as in etymologically and name as in authority) sake. In this, we can look unto Yahshua, the Author and Perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12), instead of looking to the right and left, the right and wrong, and thus we can walk in paths of righteousness instead of being distracted by the old laws. This is how Yahshua can fulfill the law (Matthew 5:17-18). It is, in fact, the only way the law can be fulfilled. 

It is also the only way we can become Kings and Priests. Priests of the New Covenant and Kings with the authority of righteousness. We are righteous, not because of what we do, but because we believe Yahweh. Like for Abraham, righteousness is a promise. The King of Righteousness and the King of Peace has promised us righteousness and peace and the only way to have righteousness and peace is to receive the promise by faith. The laws of right and wrong do not apply to us, not because there is no right and wrong, but because there is a law that supersedes that, the Law of Love. This law fulfills the law of right and wrong and, just like Abraham messed up and still received the promise, so we can walk in faith that as long as we set our eyes on Yahshua, we shall receive the fullness of the promise even if we make mistakes occasionally, even if we are not perfect. Still, we shall fulfill the laws of right and wrong by fulfilling the Law of Love. We only do this by receiving the Covenant of Love, the Promise of the Father, the New Covenant. 

I am still walking this revelation out, but it is more and more real every day. I look forward to a life lived in the New Covenant, and I am so grateful for our Mediator, our Intercessor, our High Priest, Yahshua.