Click on the box to choose the type of paragraph below. Melchizedek and the king of Sodom presented a marked contrast as they both descended into the king's dale in Genesis 14:17-18. Melchizedek was a mature believer; he was a king and a priest. He went down to give Abram communion and to help Abram keep his eyes firmly fixed on the Most High God, the possessor of heaven and earth, the source of his blessings. The king of Sodom, on the other hand, was no longer a king. His kingdom had been taken from him by force. As a man, he was clever and evil. He went down to ambush Abram, to rob him of the joy of God's grace and deliverance, to tempt him with the loot he had brought back. He ordered Abram to give him the people, for whom Abram could have demanded a ransom. He offered to let Abram keep the plunder. which would have made Abram the richest man in the world. His aim was to get Abram's eyes off the source and onto the possessions. method of exposition: