12我们都晓得祭司是事奉神的,但我们也许从来没有看见,祭司也消除人与神之间的距离。在祭司祝福你以前,你与神之间也许有一段距离。但在他祝福你以后,这段距离被除去了,你就被带到神面前,有分于对神的享受。当麦基洗德祝福亚伯拉罕时,那祝福就将他带到神面前。麦基洗德甚至说,“愿……至高的神赐福与亚伯兰。”(创十四19)你若仔细读创世记十四章,会看见麦基洗德没有用神以外的东西祝福亚伯拉罕。他不是说,“愿你蒙福得好房子”;也不是说,“愿你蒙福得两个儿子。”他乃是说,“愿至高的神赐福与你。” 12We all realize that a priest serves God, but we may never have seen that he also eliminates the distance between the people and God. Before you are blessed by a priest, there may be a distance between you and God. But after he blesses you, this distance is taken away, and you are brought into the presence of God to share in the enjoyment of God. When Melchizedek blessed Abraham, that blessing brought him into the presence of God. Melchizedek even said, “Blessed be Abram of God the Most High” (Gen. 14:19). If you read Genesis 14 carefully, you will see that Melchizedek blessed Abraham with nothing other than God. He did not say, “Be blessed with a good house”; neither did he say, “Be blessed with two sons.” Instead, he said, “Be blessed of God the Most High.”