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Melchizedek: Unmasked
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Introduction
Melchizedek in the Old Testament
Melchizedek, a Canaanite King?
Melchizedek in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Melchizedek in the Apocrypha
Melchizedek in the New Testament
Melchizedek in the Gnostic Texts
Melchizedek in the Rabbinic Writings
Melchizedek in Early Church Writings
Melchizedek According to Josephus and Philo
Introduction to the Meditations
Meditation 1 – Merging Melchizedek and God Most High in
Your Mind and Soul
Meditation 2 – The Melchizedek Tarot Meditation
Conclusion
Occult Courses
Other Books By The Author
About Baal Kadmon
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לְֵא ל, הֹוִצ יא ֶל ֶח ם ָוָיִין; ְוהּוא ֹכֵה ן,ֶצֶד ק ֶמ ֶל ְך ָׁש ֵל ם-ּוַמ ְל ִּכ י
ֶע ְל יֹון
ֹק ֵנה ָׁש ַמ ִים, ָּב רּוְך ַא ְב ָר ם לְֵא ל עְֶל יֹון: ַוֹּיאַמ ר,ַוְיָב ְר ֵכהּו
ָוָא ֶר ץ
,לֹו ַמ ֲע ֵׂש ר-ִמ ֵּגן ָצֶר יָך ְּב ָיֶד ָך; ַו ִּי ֶּת ן- ֲא ֶׁש ר,ּוָב רּוְך ֵא ל עְֶל יֹון
ִמ ֹּכ ל
The name of God used in these verses is “El-Elyon." El in yellow,
means God in Hebrew, and Elyon, in green means “highest." The
Highest God. El is also the name of High God of the Canaanites.
During this time, the name most often used by the patriarchs such as
Abraham was El or El with a title. Let us look at the English, but it is
the Hebrew where we discover that Abraham knew God as El.
Genesis Chapter 17:1:
“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD
appeared to Abram, and said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk
before Me, and be thou wholehearted.”
In Hebrew:
ִּת ְׁש ִע ים ָׁש ָנה ְוֵת ַׁש ע ָׁש ִנים; ַוֵּיָר א ְי הָוה- ֶּב ן,ַוְיִה י ַא ְב ָר ם
ֶוְה ֵיה,ִה ְת ַה ֵּל ְך ְל ָפ ַני--ֵא ל שַַּׁד י- ַוֹּיאֶמ ר ֵא ָל יו ֲא ִני,ַא ְב ָר ם-ֶא ל
.ָת ִמ ים
As you see, the word in Yellow is El, just like in the verses I shared
above. The word in green, Shaddai, means “Almighty.” We see that
both Melchizedek and Abraham know God as El.
Abraham had no problem being blessed my Melchizedek in the name
of El, nor did he have a problem giving Melchizedek a 10% tithe in the
name of El.
This alone is not proof that Melchizedek was a Canaanite King. It is
the next two pieces of information that make a more compelling case.
As we saw earlier, it states that Melchizedek is the King of Salem.
Salem, according to most scholars is a reference to Jerusalem. The
word Salem makes up half of the name JeruSALEM. Jerusalem had
at least seventy names in the Bible according to the Jewish tradition
found in the Midrash; an exegetical text.
Let us now fast-forward for a moment to the time of Joshua. Let’s
look at two verses in the book of Joshua. I will only present it in
English since the English is accurate enough to make the point.
Joshua 10: 1: “Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of
Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed
it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and
her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with
Israel and were among them; …”
Joshua 10: 3: “Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto
Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto
Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, …”
Notice anything interesting in the two verses above? The name of the
king of Jerusalem is Adonai Zedek meaning my lord is Zedek. So
now we have mention of two kings of Jerusalem with Zedek as part
of their name.
The thing is, Adonai Zedek was a known Canaanite King. He was an
enemy of Israel and the Hebrews. Being a Canaanite, he was most
certainly a worshiper of Baal and El.
Let us look at what we have.
We have two kings of Jerusalem that both worshiped El. Both
happened to have Zedek as part of their name. I don’t know about
you, but that seems like quite a coincidence.
I know what you might be thinking. It would seem unprecedented for
a Canaanite King or any foreigner to be so gracious and helpful to the
Hebrews. However, the thing is, it is not unprecedented. There are a
few instances where God blesses certain foreign persons and
conferred upon them righteousness even though they were
polytheists and citizens of nations that were hostile towards the
Hebrews.
Case in point: When Moses was wandering in the desert before he
started his mission to free the Hebrews from bondage, he was taken
in by Jethro, also known as Reuel in some verses. Jethro was a non-
Hebrew and a PRIEST of Midian no less. A Priest of what? I can
assure you he was not a Priest of the Hebrew God. Not only that,
Moses married Jethro’s daughter.
Exodus 3: 1: “Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his
father-in-law, the Priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the
farthest end of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God,
unto Horeb.”
What does the Old Testament say about the religion of the
Midianites?
Numbers 22:4:
“And Moab said unto the elders of Midian: 'Now will this multitude lick
up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the
field.'--And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time. —"
Numbers 22:7:
“And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the
rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam and
spoke unto him the words of Balak.”
Here we see there is a kind of religious and political alliance between
the Moabites and the Midianites. At the time, we know that the
Midianites worshiped Baal-Peor, Asherah and other Gods. The most
popular Moabite god is Chemosh, which I will mention in a future
book.
As you can see with Jethro, even polytheists can be blessed by God
and be a blessing to the Hebrews. Something tells me that there is a
lot more religious interaction going on here than most would admit. In
fact, scholarly rumor has it that the Midianites may have had more
influence on the Hebrew faith than people care to admit, but that is
not for this book.
Considering what I have presented above, it is not out of the realm of
possibility that Melchizedek was a Canaanite King and Priest who
helped Abraham. Now, is this conclusive proof that Melchizedek was
a Canaanite King? No! However, If the above similarities between
Melchizedek and Adonai Zedek are a mere coincidence, it is a pretty
damn good one.
I am not the only one who thinks that Melchizedek may have been a
Canaanite king, I will discuss that a bit later in the book.
Melchizedek in the Dead Sea Scrolls
In the Gnostic texts that were found at Nag Hammadi, we find many
interesting books. They are Christian in nature but differ widely from
the accepted New Testament canon. In some instances, they contain
ideas that would be downright heretical when compared to what has
been accepted as Gospel truth. I love the Gnostic texts because they
contain some deeper truths and mysteries that truly give a deeper
understanding of the nature of what we call “Christ." The texts also
cover more mystical and universal aspects regarding how existence
came to be. It does so in dizzying detail and in often impenetrable
language. The only books in the canon I can think of that have some
Gnostic undertones is the Gospel of John and elements of the book
of Revelations. I highly suggest you read the Gnostic texts, they are
fascinating.
There are a few points I would like to mention regarding this text I
find interesting. Melchizedek uses several names when speaking of
and to heavenly beings. Names such as Barbelo, Daveithe, Eleleth,
Harmozel, Oroiael, etc. These names can also be found in other
Gnostic texts such as The Apocryphon of John. Another interesting
thing is that throughout the text, all known ideas about him are intact.
Melchizedek is still the High Priest of the Jewish understanding but
also Christ himself as well. This is in alignment with the New
Testament as we have seen in a previous chapter.
Since the text is badly damaged, I did not provide it here. However, I
do suggest you take a look at it. You can find the best translation yet
in “Melchizedek (IX, 1). The Nag Hammadi Library in English by
Birger A. Pearson.
Why would the Targumin translate this verse differently from the
original Hebrew?
The reason for this is that during the Rabbinic period, most Jews
didn’t understand or speak Hebrew fluently, but they spoke and read
Aramaic, and thus the Targumim supplied the translations. In fact,
Targum literally means translation. The Targumin also had another
function, and that was to make sense of the verses. This was not the
original intent of the texts. They are supposedly to provide a clear
translation ONLY. Since Melchizedek was such an ambiguous
character, they had to add explanation.
Let us now look a bit deeper into why they chose Shem to be
Melchizedek.
The great Kabbalist and sage Rabbi Isaac Luria most known as the
ARI, taught that meditation was of vital importance to the soul. One
could pray and do good deeds day in and day out, but it is only in
meditation that we truly get close to our source and our essence.
Although not the creator of this type of meditation I will discuss here,
he did use it quite a bit and revolutionized it in many ways. In fact, it
was the core of his practice.
The method involves something called Yichudim. The name Yichud
means to unify. This method requires that certain holy names of God
and or that of angel’s merge to form a single name. As simple as it
may sound, it is quite powerful. The goal of this kind of meditation is
to bring the two powers together. The visualization of the letters
merging causes certain changes in the mind and soul. Aside from the
names being powerful, the Hebrew letters that compose the names
are of the utmost importance. It is truly the Hebrew letters that
convey the power.
In this meditation we will merge the name Melchizedek with the name
of God he used, El-Elyon in Hebrew. The purpose of this meditation is
to tap into the sanctity and holiness of Melchizedek, and to open up
the gates of intuition to see the divine as he saw it. This is a visual
process. I will display the names here. However, I suggest watching
the video here: www.baalkadmon.com/mystical. On that page you
will find the two meditations I guide you through in this book.
Let us begin this meditation.
Make sure you are seated comfortably. You want to be as
comfortable as possible.
To begin, close your eyes and slowly Inhale and exhale deeply
for five breaths. Do not rush it, relax into this process.
Once relaxed, repeat these words “Melchizedek, you are the
highest priest of the most high and holy God, please bless me
and my abode as I enter this sacred inner space with you.
Amen”
Open your eyes, in a moment you will see each Hebrew letter of
his name appear, one after the other.
Once the name Melchizedek is complete. Just gaze at it,
observe the shapes of the letters, the vowel marks, the intensity
of the letters. Do this until you hear the sound of a bell.
ַמ ְל ִכּ י ֶצ ֶד ק
Now close your eyes once again, let the afterimage play around
in your mind until you hear the sound of the bell.
Open your eyes, in a moment you will see each Hebrew letter of
God’s name appear, one after the other.
Once the name El-Elyon is complete. Just gaze at it, observe the
shapes of the letters, the vowel marks, the intensity of the
letters. Do this until you hear the sound of a bell.
ֶא ל ֶע ִל יוֹן
Now close your eyes once again, let the afterimage play around
in your mind until you hear the sound of the bell.
Now open your eyes, in a moment you will see the name of
Melchizedek and El-Elyon combine. Let your mind focus on this
process as the names unfold.
Once they are complete, gaze at the name. Let it fill your entire
visual field. Sit with this for a moment.
Now close your eyes and picture yourself as seated before the
Hierophant or if Melchizedek has shown himself in your mind’s
eye, sit before him. Sit and visualize this until you hear the bell.
When you are ready, ask him what you may. Let him show you
the answer. It could be in words or symbols or even sounds. Sit
and listen until you hear the bell.
When you are ready, thank Melchizedek and say, “May El-Elyon
bless you.”
Now thank the Guardians of the Tarot and release them. A
Simple ‘thank you’ will suffice.
Slowly open your eyes and get reacclimated to your
surroundings.
If you received any insight, please make an effort to record it
now on paper or on a device. Again, it could be an image, a
sound or words. Keep note of it all.
Thus concludes this meditation. You may perform this as many
times as you like. You can, of course, prolong it as well.
Conclusion