
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed Abram, saying,
“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth.
20 And praise be to God Most High,
who delivered your enemies into your hand.”
Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
Genesis 14:18-20 NIV
Put God first.
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. - Malachi 3:10 NIV
maʿăśēr מַעֲשֵׂר, - a tenth, tithe
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. - Matthew 6:21
Gifts for a King
Melech (מלך)
Tzadik צַדִּיק
Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever. - Hebrew 7:3 NIV
When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. - Matthew 2:10-11