Into the Wardrobe

I don't think you can consider the story in the Judeo-Christian paradigm at all; you have to try to get inside the mind of a pre-Christian pagan. Think of it as a dream, perhaps - one of the good dreams that Lewis believed God sent to pagan cultures.

In these dreams, there would be mysterious hints of something beyond what ordinary, daily life offered, which would be made into tales and songs. You would not expect the dreamers to get a clear picture of God; even we, with thousands of years of God revealing himself to Israel, and with the Incarnation a fact of our history, still see only dimly.

Appearing as a god of the mountain seems at least as realistic as appearing in a burning bush.

I don't think Melchizedek compares with the god of the mountain. I believe Melchizedek, even though he was unrelated to Abraham, still worshiped Yahweh, and that is why Abraham honored him.

Malkizedch (spelling) comes from the hebrew malchi, king; and zedech rightouness. I think we all know who the king of rightchousness is.

Pharasi "Are you telling us, that your greater than Abraham?"
Jesus "I tell you the truth, before Abraham was I am "

So who else would be able to bless Abraham, since the greater must bless the lesser.

I think there is some talk in hewbrews about the order of Malchizidech, it is worth looking up.

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About joan of arc, god clearly took sides in the expansion of the hebrew kingdom.
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PS i suck at spelling and can hardly remeber where versus are, but hopefully those are popular enough.

It's a fairly common belief that Melchezidek was a theophany - an early appearence of Christ.

Also, if not Plato and Aristotle, Socrates claimed to have inspiration from a spirit being.