~ Messiah Would
Be from the Tribe of Judah ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“You,
Judah, your brothers will praise you: your fingers on your
enemies' throat, while your brothers honor you. You're a lion's cub, Judah, home fresh from the kill, my son. Look at him, crouched
like a lion, king of beasts; who dares mess with him? The
scepter shall not leave Judah; he'll keep
a firm grip on the command staff until the
ultimate ruler comes and the
nations obey Him. He'll tie up his donkey to the grapevine, his purebred prize to a sturdy branch. He will wash his shirt in wine and his cloak in the
blood of grapes, his eyes will be darker than wine, his teeth whiter than milk” (Genesis 49:8-12).
The
Messiah
“Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age,
being … the son of Judah” (Luke 3:23a, 33b).
A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ … the father of Judah and his brothers” (Matthew
1:1a, 2b).
“For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which
tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood” (Hebrews
7:14).
~~~ EXPLANATORY
“MESSIAH” NOTES ~~~
(1)
Each Saturday ALN posts an example of a Hebrew
Scriptures prophecy (or foreshadowing) related to the coming Messiah which was
fulfilled in the birth, life, death, or resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(2)
While extensive it will not be a
complete list—there are hundreds of prophecies of the coming Messiah which have
been fulfilled by one man—Jesus Christ at His First Coming.
(3) It is important that there are many more
prophecies of the Messiah, yet unfulfilled, which Christians believe will be
fulfilled at the time of His Second Coming.
A particularly relevant Scripture verse in this regard is: “Do not
despise prophesies” (1 Thessalonians 5:20).
(4)
These posts will typically consist only
of Scripture—which speaks for itself. Sometimes
italicized or bold font will be used by ALN for emphasis.
(5)
The numbering of these fulfilled
prophecies of the Messiah is used to differentiate individual posts. It is not
chronological (either by time of the prophecy or by sequence in the life of the
Messiah). The posting sequence will, for
the most part, be in the order that the prophecies appear in Scripture.
(6)
Because of the chosen methodology (#5 above)
we will find many specific prophecies repeated multiple times throughout the
Scriptures.
(7) These serial posts are in addition to our
regular Tuesday ALN postings on random topics.
(8)
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