Inerrant Lie #22

Another lie from "God's ineffable, inerrant word":

The anonymous writer of Hebrews, in expounding upon the “greatness” of Melchisedec, writes: "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. For [Levi] was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him [Hebrews 7:9 & 10]." And as I may so say, sperm swimmers have no loins; much less loins- of- loins- of- Levi. Levi was most certainly not in Abe's loins, at any time. Isaac was a swimmer in Abe's loins. Later, Jacob was a swimmer in Isaac's loins. Even later, Levi was a swimmer in Jacob's loins.

To say Levi was swimming in Abe's loins the day Abe met Melchisedec is to call Jacob's loins Abe's loins. [This reeks of penis- envy.] If a man's loins are not his own, but rather belong to his ancestors and descendants: both Abe's and Melchisec's loins are really Adam's loins, aren't they? Thus, Adam paid homage to himself, what time Abe paid tithes to Melchisedec, by the reasoning of Hebrews' anonymous author. Did Melchisedec's and Abraham's loins “greet each other with an holy kiss?” They met in Sodom [Genesis 14].

This begs the question: Why does no one-- in the scriptures or otherwise-- praise the greatness of Esau, of whom Jacob said, "I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God [Genesis 33:10f & g]," the same day Levi paid tithes and homage to Esau in person– not simply as a swimmer, swimming in a swimmer, swimming in a swimmer, swimming in a patriarch. If the writer of Hebrews' yardstick on Melchisedec’s greatness is valid: Esau must be God.