Matthew Henry Commentary Hebrews 7:1-3

"For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace; without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest continually." — Hebrews 7:1-3 (ASV)

Melchizedek met Abraham when returning from the rescue of Lot. His name, “King of Righteousness,” undoubtedly fitting for his character, marked him as a type of the Messiah and his kingdom. The name of his city meant “Peace;” and as king of peace, he typified Christ, the Prince of Peace, the great Reconciler of God and man.

Nothing is recorded about the beginning or end of his life; thus, he typically resembled the Son of God, whose existence is from everlasting to everlasting, who had no predecessor and will have no successor in his priesthood. Every part of Scripture honors the great King of Righteousness and Peace, our glorious High Priest and Savior; and the more we examine it, the more we will be convinced that the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.