Part 1 - God's Puzzle Solved

God’s Character And Personality115God,” “The Almighty Giver” or “provider who blessedAbram.” And, Melchizedek “ 19 blessed him and said, Blessedbe Abram of the most high God, [El Shaddai] possessor ofheaven and earth.” Here is El Elyon, The Nurturer havingin His dominion all the heavens and the whole earth.From this powerful position, He was blessing Abraham.This nurturing God made Abraham rich. This is the reasonwhy Abraham and Melchizedek met. They met for amuch greater reason than you might have thought. “ 20 Andblessed be the most high God [El Shaddai], which has deliveredyour enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithesof all.”Why Tithe To Melchizedek?Why did Abraham tithe to Melchizedek? Perhaps it wasa Law. But, no Law was given for another 430 years! Remember,the name of “El Elyon” means “The One whogives all the blessings and who pours forth all His goodness.”He, also, nurtures His creation. Everything comesfrom El Shaddai. The Mighty El Shaddai is the possessorof heaven and earth. Now, it says that Abraham gavetithes. He tells you why he tithed to Melchizedek. It hasnothing to do with The Law. “ 21 And the king of Sodom saidto Abram, Give me the persons and take the goods to yourself.”You have to understand this first point.The King of Sodom asked permission to keep his peopleso he could still retain his kingdom. He said to take everything,which includes all the material wealth, the riches,the blessings, the food, the cattle and the produce. Whatwas Abraham’s reply? When you are tithing to Levi, you