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The Passage: Genesis 14:17-23 (Genesis 1-15)
The One Thing: One Story in Melchizedek
Growgroup Discussion Starters
Know Christ as King
K1 As you hear Genesis 14:17–23 alongside the wider story of Genesis 1–15, what detail in this passage stands out or feels especially important?
Grow in Groups
G1 Abram meets two kings after the battle—the king of Sodom and Melchizedek. Based on the text, how do these two encounters differ, and what do those differences reveal about power, blessing, and allegiance?
G2 Melchizedek (King of Righteousness, King of Peace and Priest of the Most High) blesses Abram before Abram gives him a tenth. Why do you think the order matters, and what does it show us about the nature of God’s blessing?
G3 Melchizedek is both king and priest—a rare combination in Scripture. How does this role help us understand what kind of king and priest Jesus would later be?
G4 Abram gives Melchizedek a tenth of everything without being asked. What does this suggest about Abram’s spiritual discernment—his ability to recognize when God is at work?
G5 The author of Hebrews later reflects deeply on Melchizedek (see Hebrews 7). Why do you think this brief Genesis story becomes so important later in the Bible’s story?
G6 This passage leaves many questions unanswered about Melchizedek. How does the mystery itself function in the story—what does it invite us to do as readers and followers of God?
Show up and Serve
S1 This series invites us to live as people of one story that leads to Jesus. As you look at your own life right now, where are you tempted to live out of competing stories—and what would it look like to re-center your story around Jesus as we head into 2026?
