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here is one who owns no common descent with them, taking tithes from Abraham himself. He blesses him, too, blesses the man to whom the promises have been made; (Hebrews 7, 6)
And indeed, there is a sense in which we can say that Levi, who receives the tithe, paid tithe himself with Abraham; (Hebrews 7, 9)
as the heir of Abraham’s body, he was present in the person of his ancestor, when he met Melchisedech. (Hebrews 7, 10)
And he to whom the name of Abraham was given shewed faith when he left his home, obediently, for the country which was to be his inheritance; left it without knowing where his journey would take him.✻ (Hebrews 11, 8)
Abraham shewed faith, when he was put to the test, by offering up Isaac. He was ready to offer up an only son, this man who had made the promises his own, (Hebrews 11, 17)
Think of our father Abraham; was it not by his deeds that he found approval, when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? (James 2, 21)
Thus he confirmed the words of scripture, which tell us, Abraham put his faith in God, and it was reckoned virtue in him, and he earned the title of God’s friend.✻ (James 2, 23)
Till then, you had been like sheep going astray; now, you have been brought back to him, your shepherd, who keeps watch over your souls.✻ (1 Peter 2, 25)
Think how obedient Sara was to Abraham, how she called him her lord; if you would prove yourselves her children, live honestly, and let no anxious thoughts disturb you. (1 Peter 3, 6)
to herd them like sheep with a crook of iron, breaking them in pieces like earthenware;✻ (Revelation 2, 27)
She bore a son, the son who is to herd the nations like sheep with a crook of iron; and this child of hers was caught up to God, right up to his throne, (Revelation 12, 5)
cinnamon and balm, perfume and myrrh and incense, wine and oil and wheat and fine flour, cattle and sheep and horses and chariots, and men’s bodies, and men’s souls.✻ (Revelation 18, 13)
