For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
Abraham's payment of a tenth to Melchizedek established tithing as a duty belonging to the Melchizedek priesthood. Since Levi was still in the loins of Abraham when Melchizedek met him, the Levitical system of tithing is embraced within and placed beneath that prior and greater order. The same obligation to pay tithe therefore rests upon all who live under the Melchizedek priesthood.
Abraham's payment of a tenth to Melchizedek established tithing as a duty belonging to the Melchizedek priesthood. Since Levi was still in the loins of Abraham when Melchizedek met him, the Levitical system of tithing is embraced within and placed beneath that prior and greater order. The same obligation to pay tithe therefore rests upon all who live under the Melchizedek priesthood.