Concordance of Messianic Prophesies

Jesus turned unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.... And eginning at !oses and all the prophets, he e"pounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himsel#$ (Luke 10:23-24, 24:27). Content: Prophecies on Messiahs human nature. n !is "i#ine nature. $%out e#ents in the

Messiahs &i'e. (he Messiahs re)eemin* )eath an) resurrection.

n +e, (estament e#ents.

Old Testament's Prophecy

New Testament's Fulfillment

On the Messiahs Human Nature

The Messiah shall be born of a Woman Genesis 3:15 $n) - .the Lor)/ ,i&& put enmit0 %et,een thee ."e#i&/ an) the 1oman, an) %et,een th0 see) an) her see)2 !e sha&& %ruise th0 hea), an) thou sha&t %ruise his hee&.
34p&anation: -n this 'irst prophec0 a%out the Messiah the Lor) promises that the "escen)ant o' the 1oman (5ir*in Mar0) ,i&& crush the "e#i&, a&thou*h in )oin* so !e ,i&& su''er ph0sica&&0. (he prophec0 ,as 'u&'i&&e) ,hen !e )ie) on the 6ross. (ar*um Pseu)o-7onathan on 8enesis 3:19 (ancient ra%%inic &iterature): :$n) it sha&& %e that ,hen the sons o' the ,oman stu)0 the (orah .the %ooks o' Moses/ )i&i*ent&0 an) o%e0 its in;unctions, the0 ,i&& )irect themse&#es to smite 0ou .the serpent/ on the hea) an) s&a0 0ou2 %ut ,hen the sons o' the ,oman 'orsake the comman)ments o' the (orah an) )o not o%e0 its in;unctions, 0ou ,i&& )irect 0ourse&' to %ite them on the hee& an) a''&ict them. !o,e#er, there ,i&& %e a reme)0 'or the sons o' the ,oman, %ut 'or 0ou, sepent, there ,i&& %e no reme)0. (he0 sha&& make peace ,ith one another in the en), in the #er0 en) o' )a0s, in the )a0s o' the <in* Messiah.:

Galatians 4:4 =ut ,hen the 'u&&ness o' the time ,as come, 8o) sent 'orth his >on, ma)e o' a ,oman, ma)e un)er the &a,. 1 John 3:8 ?or this purpose the >on o' 8o) ,as mani'este), that he mi*ht )estro0 the ,orks o' the )e#i&. Matthew 8:29 .>eein* 7esus, the )emons/ crie) out, sa0in*, 1hat ha#e ,e to )o ,ith thee, 7esus, thou >on o' 8o)@ art thou come hither to torment us %e'ore the time@ Lu e1!:18"19 .7esus to !is )iscip&es:/ - %ehe&) >atan as &i*htnin* 'a&& 'rom hea#en. =eho&), - *i#e unto 0ou po,er to trea) on serpents an) scorpions, an) o#er a&& the po,er o' the enem0: an) nothin* sha&& %0 an0 means hurt 0ou.
$&so Aomans 1B:20.

#e$elation 12:11 $n) the0 .the 'aith'u&/ o#ercame him .the )ra*on/ %0 the %&oo) o' the Lam%, an) %0 the ,or) o' their testimon02 an) the0 &o#e) not their &i#es unto the )eath. Matthew 1:18"23 +o, the %irth o' 7esus 6hrist ,as on this ,ise2 1hen as his mother Mar0 ,as espouse) to 7oseph, %e'ore the0 came to*ether, she ,as 'oun) ,ith chi&) o' the !o&0 8host... +o, a&& this ,as )one, that it mi*ht %e 'u&'i&&e) ,hich ,as spoken o' the Lor) %0 the prophet, sa0in*, =eho&), a #ir*in sha&& %e ,ith chi&), an) sha&& %rin* 'orth a son, an) the0 sha&& ca&& his name 3mmanue&, ,hich %ein* interprete) is, 8o) ,ith us.

%is Mother shall be a &ir'in (saiah ):14 (here'ore the Lor) himse&' sha&& *i#e 0ou a si*n: =eho&), a 5ir*in sha&& concei#e, an) %rin* 'orth a son, an) sha&& ca&& his name 3mmanue& .,hich means, C8o) is ,ith us,D see Matthe,
1:23/.

*on of +braham Genesis 22:18 .(he $n*e& to $%raham:/ $n) in th0 Galatians 3:1, +o, to $%raham an) his see) >ee) sha&& a&& the nations o' the earth %e %&esse)2 ,ere the promises ma)e. !e saith not, $n) to %ecause thou hast o%e0e) m0 #oice. see)s, as o' man02 %ut as o' one: $n) to th0 >ee), ,hich is 6hrist. The *-e.ter from Ju/ah Genesis 49:1! (he scepter sha&& not )epart 'rom #omans 9:5 ' ,hom .7e,s/ as concernin* the 7u)ah, nor a &a,*i#er 'rom his &oins, unti& >hi&oh '&esh 6hrist came, ,ho is o#er a&&, 8o) %&esse) comes .!e, to 1hom it is )etermine) to come/2 an) !e is 'or e#er. the e4pectation o' nations. .>eptua*int trans&ation/ %ebrews ):14 ?or it is e#i)ent that our Lor) spran* out o' 7u)a2 o' ,hich tri%e Moses spake nothin* concernin* priesthoo). 34p&anation: (he 7e,s a&,a0s ha) ru&ers 'rom their o,n tri%e. <in* !ero), %ein* an -)umean, ,as the 'irst ru&er o' 'orei*n John 18:31 (hen sai) Pi&ate unto them .the )escent. Precise&0 )urin* his rei*n the Messiah ,as %orn, 7e,ish authorities, accusin* 7esus/, (ake 0e him, 2

'u&'i&&in* the prophec0. E>hi&ohF most pro%a%&0 means E6onci&iator.F 7esus reconci&e) us ,ith 8o).

an) ;u)*e him accor)in* to 0our &a,. (he 7e,s there'ore sai) unto him, -t is not &a,'u& 'or us to put an0 man to )eath. .!ere the 7e,ish authorities
reco*niGe) that the0 &ost the po,er to a)minister the )eath pena&t0/.

*on of 0a$i/ 2 *amuel ):12"13 $n) ,hen th0 .kin* "a#i)Ds/ )a0s %e 'u&'i&&e), an) thou sha&t s&eep ,ith th0 'athers, - ,i&& set up th0 >ee) a'ter thee, ,hich sha&& procee) out o' th0 %o,e&s, an) - .8o) the 'ather/ ,i&& esta%&ish !is kin*)om2 !e sha&& %ui&) an house .the 6hurch/ 'or M0 name, an) - ,i&& esta%&ish the throne o' his kin*)om 'or e#er.

Matthew 9:2) $n) ,hen 7esus )eparte) thence, t,o %&in) men 'o&&o,e) him, cr0in*, an) sa0in*, (hou >on o' "a#i), ha#e merc0 on us. +-ts 13:22 $n) ,hen he ha) remo#e) him, he raise) up unto them "a#i) to %e their kin*2 to ,hom a&so he *a#e testimon0, an) sai), - ha#e 'oun) "a#i) the son o' 7esse, a man a'ter mine >ee a&so 1 6hronic&es 17:11 o,n heart, ,hich sha&& 'u&'i& a&& m0 ,i&&. Jeremiah 23:5 =eho&), the )a0s come, saith the #e$elation 22:1, ( 7esus ha#e sent mine an*e& Lor), that - ,i&& raise unto "a#i) a ri*hteous to testi'0 unto 0ou these thin*s in the churches. =ranch, an) a <in* sha&& rei*n an) prosper, an) am the root an) the o''sprin* o' "a#i), an) the sha&& e4ecute ;u)*ment an) ;ustice in the earth. %ri*ht an) mornin* star. 2 *amuel ):1, an) 1 6hron. 17:12-13 (hine house an) th0 kin*)om sha&& %e esta%&ishe) 'or e#er %e'ore thee2 th0 throne sha&& %e esta%&ishe) 'or e#erH - ,i&& %e his ?ather, an) he sha&& %e m0 >on. 1salm 132:11 (he Lor) hath s,orn in truth unto "a#i)2 he ,i&& not turn 'rom it: ' the 'ruit o' th0 %o)0 ,i&& - set upon th0 throne.
34p&anation: (he Messiah is ca&&e) a E=ranchF %ecause !e ,as to %e %orn ,ithout a human 'ather.

%e shall be -alle/ Lor/ 1salm 11!:1 (he Lor) .8o) the ?ather/ sai) unto m0 Lor) .!is >on/, >it thou at m0 ri*ht han), unti& - make thine enemies th0 'ootstoo&. Jeremiah 23:, -n his .the MessiahDs/ )a0s 7u)ah sha&& %e sa#e), an) -srae& sha&& ),e&& sa'e&02 an) this is his name ,here%0 he sha&& %e ca&&e), the Lor) our ri*hteousness. Mala-hi 3:1 The Lor), ,hom 0e seek, sha&& su))en&0 come to his temp&e, e#en the messen*er o' the co#enant, ,hom 0e )e&i*ht in. 2aru-h 3:35"3) (his is our 8o), an) there sha&& no other %e o' in comparison him. !e hath 'oun) out a&& the ,a0 o' kno,&e)*e, an) hath *i#en it unto 7aco% his ser#ant, an) to -srae& his %e&o#e). $'ter,ar) )i) he she, himse&' upon earth, an) con#erse) ,ith men.
+ote. (he =ook o' =aruch %e&on*s to "eutero-canonica&

On The Messiah's Divine Nature

Matthew 22:41"45 1hi&e the Pharisees ,ere *athere) to*ether, 7esus aske) them sa0in*, 1hat think 0e o' 6hrist@ ,hose son is he@ (he0 sa0 unto him, (he >on o' "a#i). !e saith unto them, !o, then )oth "a#i) in spirit ca&& him Lor), sa0in*, (he Lor) sai) unto m0 Lor), >it thou on m0 ri*ht han), ti&& - make thine enemies th0 'ootstoo&@ -' "a#i) then ca&& him Lor) .I8o)/, ho, is he his son@ Mar 12:3, ?or "a#i) himse&' sai) %0 the !o&0 8host, (he Lor) sai) to m0 Lor), >it thou on m0 ri*ht han), ti&& - make thine enemies th0 'ootstoo&. +-ts 2:34 ?or "a#i) is not ascen)e) into the hea#ens2 %ut he saith himse&', (he Lor) sai) unto m0 Lor), >it thou on m0 ri*ht han).

>criptures. -t ,as ,ritten pro%a%&0 the 'irst centur0 =6, an) ,as he&) in *reat esteem %0 the ?athers o' the ancient 6hurch.

an/ the *on of Go/ 1salm 2:) - ,i&& )ec&are the )ecree2 the Lor) .8o) the ?ather/ hath sai) unto Me .the Messiah/, (hou art m0 >on2 this )a0 ha#e - %e*otten thee. 1salm 45:,") (h0 .Messiah/ throne, 8o), is 'or e#er an) e#er2 the sceptre o' th0 kin*)om is a ri*ht scepter. (hou &o#est ri*hteousness, an) hatest ,icke)ness2 there'ore 8o), th0 8o) .(h0 ?ather/, hath anointe) thee ,ith the oi& o' *&a)ness a%o#e th0 'e&&o,s. (saiah ):14 (here'ore the Lor) himse&' sha&& *i#e 0ou a si*n2 =eho&), a #ir*in sha&& concei#e, an) %ear a son, an) sha&& ca&& his name 3mmanue&.

Matthew 3:1) $n) &o a #oice 'rom hea#en, sa0in*, (his is m0 %e&o#e) >on, in ,hom - am ,e&& p&ease). Matthew 8:29 $n), %eho&), the0 .the )emons/ crie) out, sa0in*, 1hat ha#e ,e to )o ,ith thee, 7esus, thou >on o' 8o)@ art thou come hither to torment us %e'ore the time@ %ebrews 1:2 !ath in these &ast )a0s spoken unto us %0 his >on, ,hom he hath appointe) heir o' a&& thin*s, %0 ,hom a&so he ma)e the ,or&)s. Matthew 1:23 =eho&), a 5ir*in sha&& %e ,ith chi&), an) sha&& %rin* 'orth a son, an) the0 sha&& ca&& his name 3mmanue&, ,hich %ein* interprete) is, 8o) is ,ith us. Lu e ):1, $n) there came a 'ear on a&&2 an) the0 *&ori'ie) 8o), sa0in*, (hat a *reat prophet is risen up amon* us2 an), (hat 8o) hath #isite) his peop&e. Matthew 2):43 .(he !i*h Priests commentin* at the 6ross re*ar)in* 7esus:/ !e truste) in 8o)2 &et him )e&i#er him no,, i' he ,i&& ha#e him: 'or he sai), - am the >on o' 8o). John 1:1"3 -n the %e*innin* ,as the 1or) .8o)>on/, an) the 1or) ,as ,ith 8o), an) the 1or) ,as 8o)... $&& thin*s ,ere ma)e %0 him2 an) ,ithout him ,as not an0 thin* ma)e that ,as ma)e. John:1!:3! .7esus to the 7e,s:/ - an) m0 ?ather are one. John 1):24 .7esus pra0in* 'or !is )iscip&es:/ ?ather, ,i&& that the0 a&so, ,hom thou hast *i#en me, %e ,ith me ,here - am2 that the0 ma0 %eho&) m0 *&or0, ,hich thou hast *i#en me2 'or thou &o#e)st me %e'ore the 'oun)ation o' the ,or&). Colossians 1:1) $n) he .7esus/ is %e'ore a&& thin*s, an) %0 him a&& thin*s consist. 1 Timoth6 3:1, 1ithout contro#ers0 *reat is the m0ster0 o' *o)&iness: 8o) ,as mani'est in the '&esh. Titus 2:13 .1e are/ Lookin* 'or that %&esse) hope, an) the *&orious appearin* o' the *reat 8o) an) our >a#ior 7esus 6hrist.

3n The Messiah4s 0i$ine 5ature Mi-ah 5:2 (hou, =eth&ehem 3phratah, thou*h thou %e &itt&e amon* the thousan)s o' 7u)ah, 0et out o' thee sha&& he come 'orth unto me that is to %e ru&er in -srae&2 ,hose *oin*s 'orth ha#e %een 'rom o' o&), 'rom e#er&astin*. 1ro$erbs 8:22"25 (he Lor) possesse) Me .(he C1is)om o' 8o),D or 8o) the >on, the Messiah/ in the %e*innin* o' his ,a0, %e'ore his ,orks o' o&). ,as set up 'rom e#er&astin*, 'rom the %e*innin*, or e#er the earth ,as. 1hen there ,ere no )epths, - ,as %rou*ht 'orth2 ,hen there ,ere no 'ountains a%oun)in* ,ith ,ater. =e'ore the mountains ,ere sett&e), %e'ore the hi&&s ,as %rou*ht 'orthH (saiah 9:, ?or unto us a chi&) is %orn, unto us a son is *i#en2 an) the *o#ernment sha&& %e upon his shou&)er2 an) his name sha&& %e ca&&e) 1on)er'u&, 6ounse&&or, (he mi*ht0 8o), (he e#er&astin* ?ather, (he Prince o' Peace. (saiah 48:1, .Messiah sa0s:/ 6ome 0e near unto

me, hear 0e this2 - ha#e not spoken in secret 'rom the %e*innin*2 'rom the time that it ,as, there am -: an) no, the Lor) 8o), an) his >pirit, hath sent me.
$ commentar0 'rom (ar*um 7onathan (on -saiah J:B): E(he prophet announce) to the house o' "a#i) that: $ %o0 has %een %orn to us, a son has %een *i#en unto us, ,ho has taken the (orah upon himse&' to *uar) it2 an) his name has %een ca&&e) %0 the ne ,ho *i#es ,on)er'u& counse&, the Mi*ht0 8o), !e ,ho &i#es 'ore#er: Messiah, in ,hose )a0 peace sha&& a%oun) 'or us.F $ commentar0 'rom PereK >ha&om A. Lose the 8a&i&ean sai): E(he name o' the Messiah is Peace, 'or it is sai), 3#er&astin* ?ather, Prince o' Peace.F $ commentar0 'rom Mi)rash Mish&e, >. =u%er e)ition: E(he Messiah is ca&&e) %0 ei*ht names: Linnon, (Gemah, Pe&e .CMirac&eD/, LoDetG .D6ounse&orD/, Mashiah .DMessiahD/, 3& .D8o)D/, 8i%%or .D!eroD/, an) $#i D$) >ha&om .D3terna& ?ather o' PeaceD/F

1 Corinthians 1:23"24 1e preach 6hrist cruci'ie), unto the 7e,s a stum%&in* %&ock, an) unto the 8reeks 'oo&ishness2 =ut unto them ,hich are ca&&e), %oth 7e,s an) 8reeks, 6hrist the po,er o' 8o), an) the ,is)om o' 8o). #omans 9:5: .>t. Pau& a%out the 7e,s:/ 1hose are the 'athers, an) o' ,hom as concernin* the '&esh 6hrist .the Messiah/ came, ,ho is o#er a&&, 8o) %&esse) 'or e#er. $men.

2orn in 2ethlehem Mi-ah 5:2 =ut thou, =eth&ehem 3phratah, thou*h thou %e &itt&e amon* the thousan)s o' 7u)ah, 0et out o' thee sha&& he come 'orth unto me that is to %e ru&er in -srae&2 ,hose *oin*s 'orth ha#e %een 'rom o' o&), 'rom e#er&astin*.
$ commentar0 'rom (ar*um 7onathan (on Micah 9:2): E$n) 0ou, =eth&ehem 3phrath, 0ou ,ho ,ere too sma&& to %e num%ere) amon* the thousan)s o' the house o' 7u)ah, 'rom 0ou sha&& come 'orth %e'ore Me the Messiah, to e4ercise )ominion o#er -srae&, he ,hose name ,as mentione) 'rom %e'ore, 'rom the )a0s o' creation.F

vents in the Messiahs life

Matthew 2:1 +o, ,hen 7esus ,as %orn in =eth&ehem o' 7u)aea in the )a0s o' !ero) the kin*, %eho&), there came ,ise men 'rom the east to 7erusa&em, Lu e 2:4 $n) 7oseph a&so ,ent up 'rom 8a&i&ee, out o' the cit0 o' +aGareth, into 7u)aea, unto the cit0 o' "a#i), ,hich is ca&&e) =eth&ehem2 (%ecause he ,as o' the house an) &inea*e o' "a#i):) John ):42 .(he 7e,s ar*uin* amon* themse&#es:/ !ath not the scripture sai), (hat 6hrist cometh o' the see) o' "a#i), an) out o' the to,n o' =eth&ehem, ,here "a#i) ,as@ Matthew 2:11 $n) ,hen the0 .the Ma*i/ ,ere come into the house, the0 sa, the 0oun* chi&) ,ith Mar0 his mother, an) 'e&& )o,n, an) ,orshippe) him an) ,hen the0 ha) opene) their treasures, the0 presente) unto him *i'ts2 *o&), an) 'rankincense, an) m0rrh.

Gifts shall be .resente/ unto %im 1salm )2:1! (he kin*s o' (arshish an) o' the is&es sha&& %rin* presents2 the kin*s o' >he%a an) >e%a sha&& o''er *i'ts. (saiah ,!:, (he mu&titu)e o' came&s sha&& co#er thee, the )rome)aries o' Mi)ian an) 3phah2 a&& the0 'rom >he%a sha&& come: the0 sha&& %rin* *o&) an) incense2 an) the0 sha&& she, 'orth the praises o' the Lor). The massa-re in 2ethlehem Jeremiah 31:15 (hus saith the Lor): $ #oice ,as hear) in Aamah, &amentation, an) %itter ,eepin*2 Aahe& .their *ran)-*ran) mother/ ,eepin* 'or her chi&)ren re'use) to %e com'orte) 'or her chi&)ren, %ecause the0 ,ere not. 9

Matthew 2:1, (hen !ero), ,hen he sa, that he ,as mocke) o' the ,ise men, ,as e4cee)in* ,roth, an) sent 'orth, an) s&e, a&& the chi&)ren that ,ere in =eth&ehem, an) in a&& the coasts thereo', 'rom t,o 0ears o&) an) un)er, accor)in*

34p&anation: Aamah an) =eth&ehem ,here #i&&a*es.

nei*h%orin*

to the time ,hich he ha) )i&i*ent&0 enKuire) o' the ,ise men.

The fli'ht into 7'6.t %osea 11:1 1hen -srae& ,as a chi&), then - Matthew 2:13 When the0 .the Ma*i/ ,ere &o#e) him, an) ca&&e) m0 son out o' 3*0pt. )eparte), %eho&), the an*e& o' the Lor) appeareth to 7oseph in a )ream, sa0in*, $rise, an) take the 0oun* chi&) an) his mother, an) '&ee into 3*0pt, an) %e thou there unti& - %rin* thee ,or): 'or !ero) ,i&& seek the 0oun* chi&) to )estro0 him. %e *hall be a 1ro.het 0euteronom6 18:18"19 .8o) sa0s to Moses:/ - ,i&& Matthew 21:11 $n) the mu&titu)e sai), (his is raise them up a Prophet 'rom amon* their 7esus the prophet o' +aGareth o' 8a&i&ee. %rethren, &ike unto thee, an) ,i&& put m0 ,or)s in Lu e ):1, $n) there came a 'ear on a&&, an) his mouth2 an) he sha&& speak unto them a&& that - the0 *&ori'ie) 8o), sa0in*, (hat a *reat prophet sha&& comman) him. $n) ,hate#er man sha&& not is risen up amon* us2 an), (hat 8o) hath #isite) hearken unto M0 ,or)s ,hich that Prophet sha&& his peop&e. speak in M0 name, - ,i&& take #en*eance on him. John 5:4, 7esus sai) to the 7e,s: ?or ha) 0e %e&ie#e) Moses, 0e ,ou&) ha#e %e&ie#e) me: 'or he ,rote 34p&anation: (he postscript, ma)e at the en) o' the %ook Le#iticus more than 490 0ears =.6., states that amon* the man0 o' me. prophets ,hich ,ere sent to the 7e,s not one ,as as *reat an) John ):4! Man0 o' the peop&e there'ore, ,hen important as Moses. (he 7e,s a&,a0s e4pecte) to see in the the0 hear) this sa0in*, sai), o' a truth this is the comin* Messiah their *reatest prophet an) &a,*i#er. Aa&%a* (8ersoni)es, ancient ra%%inic &iterature) comments Prophet. on the a%o#e te4t: E$ prophet 'rom the mi)st o' thee. -n 'act the +-ts 3:2!"23 ."eacon >tephen to the >anhe)rim:/ 8o) Messiah is such a Prophet... F sha&& sen) 7esus 6hrist, ,hich %e'ore ,as preache) unto 0ou, 1hom the hea#en must recei#e unti& the times o' restitution o' a&& thin*s, ,hich 8o) hath spoken %0 the mouth o' a&& his ho&0 prophets since the ,or&) %e*an. ?or Moses tru&0 sai) unto the 'athers, $ prophet sha&& the Lor) 0our 8o) raise up unto 0ou o' 0our %rethren, &ike unto me2 him sha&& 0e hear in a&& thin*s ,hatsoe#er he sha&& sa0 unto 0ou. $n) it sha&& come to pass, that e#er0 sou&, ,hich ,i&& not hear that prophet, sha&& %e )estro0e) 'rom amon* the peop&e. The *tar out of Ja-ob an/ the Li'ht of the Worl/ Matthew 2:1"2 1hen 7esus ,as %orn in 5umbers 24:1) - sha&& see him, %ut not no,: - =eth&ehem o' 7u)aea in the )a0s o' !ero) the sha&& %eho&) him, %ut not ni*h: there sha&& come a kin*, %eho&), there came ,ise men 'rom the east >tar out o' 7aco%, an) a >ceptre sha&& rise out o' to 7erusa&em, >a0in*, 1here is he that is %orn -srae&, an) sha&& smite the corners o' Moa%, an) <in* o' the 7e,s@ 'or ,e ha#e seen his star in )estro0 a&& the chi&)ren o' >heth. .i.e. !e ,i&& )estro0 the east, an) are come to ,orship him. a&& the enemies o' 8o)/ #e$elation 22:1,: - 7esus ha#e sent mine an*e& (saiah 49:, $n) he sai), -t is a &i*ht thin* that to testi'0 unto 0ou these thin*s in the churches. thou shou&)est %e m0 ser#ant to raise up the am the root an) the o''sprin* o' "a#i), an) the tri%es o' 7aco%, an) to restore the preser#e) o' %ri*ht an) mornin* star. -srae&. - ,i&& a&so *i#e thee 'or a &i*ht to the B

8enti&es, that thou ma0est %e m0 sa&#ation unto the en) o' the earth. (saiah ,!:3 $n) the 8enti&es sha&& come to th0 &i*ht, an) kin*s to the %ri*htness o' th0 risin*.

John 8:12 (hen spake 7esus a*ain unto them, sa0in*, - am the &i*ht o' the ,or&)2 he that 'o&&o,eth me sha&& not ,a&k in )arkness, %ut sha&& ha#e the &i*ht o' &i'e. +-ts 13:4)"48 ?or so hath the Lor) comman)e) us, sa0in*, - ha#e set thee to %e a &i*ht o' the 8enti&es, that thou shou&)est %e 'or sa&#ation unto the en)s o' the earth. $n) ,hen the 8enti&es hear) this, the0 ,ere *&a), an) *&ori'ie) the ,or) o' the Lor): an) as man0 as ,ere or)aine) to eterna& &i'e %e&ie#e).
34p&anation: 7esus is ca&&e) the E>tarF %ecause !e *ui)es a&& to their sa&#ation.

The 1riest who will re/eem sinners Genesis 14:18"2! $n) Me&chise)ek kin* o' >a&em %rou*ht 'orth %rea) an) ,ine: an) he ,as the priest o' the most hi*h 8o). $n) he %&esse) him, an) sai), =&esse) %e $%ram o' the most hi*h 8o), possessor o' hea#en an) earth. $n) %&esse) %e the most hi*h 8o), ,hich hath )e&i#ere) thine enemies into th0 han). $n) he *a#e him tithes o' a&&. 1salm 11!:4 (he Lor) hath s,orn, an) ,i&& not repent, (hou .Messiah/ art a Priest 'or e#er a'ter the or)er o' Me&chise)ek. 8e-hariah ,:12 $n) speak unto him, sa0in*, (hus speaketh the Lor) o' hosts, sa0in*, =eho&) the man ,hose name is (he =ranch2 an) he sha&& *ro, up out o' his p&ace, an) he sha&& %ui&) the temp&e o' the Lor).
34p&anation: (he m0sterious priest Me&chise)ek o' 8enesis 'oresha)o,e) the eterna& Priest 6hrist, as >t. Pau& e4p&ains in his epist&e to the !e%re,s.

%ebrews 3:1 1here'ore, ho&0 %rethren, partakers o' the hea#en&0 ca&&in*, consi)er the $post&e an) !i*h Priest o' our pro'ession, 6hrist 7esus. %ebrews 5:5"1! 6hrist *&ori'ie) not himse&' to %e ma)e an hi*h priest2 %ut he that sai) unto him .!is ?ather/, (hou art m0 >on, to )a0 ha#e %e*otten thee. $s he saith a&so in another p&ace, (hou art a priest 'or e#er a'ter the or)er o' Me&chise)ek. 1ho in the )a0s o' his '&esh, ,hen he ha) o''ere) up pra0ers an) supp&ications ,ith stron* cr0in* an) tears unto him that ,as a%&e to sa#e him 'rom )eath, an) ,as hear) in that he 'eare). (hou*h he ,ere a >on, 0et &earne) he o%e)ience %0 the thin*s ,hich he su''ere)2 $n) %ein* ma)e per'ect, he %ecame the author o' eterna& sa&#ation unto a&& them that o%e0 him2 6a&&e) o' 8o) an hi*h priest a'ter the or)er o' Me&chise)ek. %ebrews ):1"8:2 ...(his Me&chise)ek met $%raham returnin* 'rom the )e'eat o' the kin*s an) %&esse) him, an) $%raham *a#e him a tenth o' e#er0thin*. ?irst, his name means Ekin* o' ri*hteousnessF2 then a&so, Ekin* o' >a&emF means Ekin* o' peace.F 1ithout 'ather or mother, ,ithout *enea&o*0, ,ithout %e*innin* o' )a0s or en) o' &i'e, &ike the >on o' 8o) he remains a priest 'ore#er. 7ust think ho, *reat he ,as: 3#en the patriarch $%raham *a#e him a tenth o' the p&un)erM ...$n) it is 0et 'ar more e#i)ent: 'or that a'ter the simi&itu)e o' Me&chise)ek there ariseth another priest, 1ho is ma)e, not a'ter the &a, o' a carna& comman)ment, %ut a'ter the po,er o'

an en)&ess &i'e. ?or he testi'ieth, (hou art a priest 'or e#er a'ter the or)er o' Me&chise)ek .Psa&m 110:4/. ?or there is #eri&0 a )isannu&&in* o' the comman)ment *oin* %e'ore 'or the ,eakness an) unpro'ita%&eness thereo'. ?or the &a, ma)e nothin* per'ect, %ut the %rin*in* in o' a %etter hope )i)2 %0 the ,hich ,e )ra, ni*h unto 8o). $n) inasmuch as not ,ithout an oath he ,as ma)e priest ... =0 so much ,as 7esus ma)e a suret0 o' a %etter testament. $n) the0 tru&0 ,ere man0 priests, %ecause the0 ,ere not su''ere) to continue %0 reason o' )eath. =ut this man, %ecause he continueth e#er, hath an unchan*ea%&e priesthoo). 1here'ore he is a%&e a&so to sa#e them to the uttermost that come unto 8o) %0 him, seein* he e#er &i#eth to make intercession 'or them. ?or such an hi*h priest %ecame us, ,ho is ho&0, harm&ess, un)e'i&e), separate 'rom sinners, an) ma)e hi*her than the hea#ens2 1ho nee)eth not )ai&0, as those hi*h priests, to o''er up sacri'ice, 'irst 'or his o,n sins, an) then 'or the peop&eDs: 'or this he )i) once, ,hen he o''ere) up himse&'. ?or the &a, maketh men hi*h priests ,hich ha#e in'irmit02 %ut the ,or) o' the oath, ,hich ,as since the &a,, maketh the >on, ,ho is consecrate) 'or e#ermore. +o, o' the thin*s ,hich ,e ha#e spoken this is the sum: 1e ha#e such an hi*h priest, ,ho is set on the ri*ht han) o' the throne o' the Ma;est0 in the hea#ens2 $ minister o' the sanctuar0, an) o' the true ta%ernac&e, ,hich the Lor) pitche), an) not man. %e *hall be the Goo/ *he.her/ 79e iel 34:23"25 .8o) the ?ather promises to the 7e,s:/ - ,i&& set up one >hepher) o#er them, an) !e sha&& 'ee) them, e#en M0 ser#ant "a#i) .the Messiah/2 !e sha&& 'ee) them, an) !e sha&& %e their >hepher). $n) - the Lor) ,i&& %e their 8o), an) M0 ser#ant "a#i) a prince amon* them2 - the Lor) ha#e spoken it. $n) - ,i&& make ,ith them a co#enant o' peace. John 1!:11"1, .7esus to the 7e,s:/ - am the *oo) shepher): the *oo) shepher) *i#eth his &i'e 'or the sheep. =ut he that is an hire&in*, an) not the shepher), ,hose o,n the sheep are not, seeth the ,o&' comin*, an) &ea#eth the sheep, an) '&eeth: an) the ,o&' catcheth them, an) scattereth the sheep. (he hire&in* '&eeth, %ecause he is an hire&in*, an) careth not 'or the sheep. - am the *oo) shepher), an) kno, m0 sheep, an) am kno,n o' mine. $s the ?ather kno,eth me, e#en so kno, - the ?ather: an) - &a0 )o,n m0 &i'e 'or the sheep. $n) other sheep - ha#e, ,hich are not o' this 'o&): them a&so - must %rin*, an) the0 sha&& hear m0 #oice2 an) there sha&& %e one 'o&), an) one shepher).

%e *hall be :in' 1salm 2:,"12 Let ha#e - .8o)-?ather/ set m0 <in* .Messiah/ upon m0 ho&0 hi&& o' Oion... $sk o' me, an) - sha&& *i#e thee the heathen 'or thine inheritance, an) the uttermost parts o' the earth 'or th0 possession. (hou sha&t %reak them ,ith a ro) o' iron2 thou sha&t )ash them in pieces &ike a potterDs #esse&. =e ,ise no, there'ore, 0e kin*s: %e instructe), 0e ;u)*es o' the earth. >er#e the Lor) ,ith 'ear, an) re;oice ,ith trem%&in*. <iss the >on, &est he %e an*r0, an) 0e perish 'rom the ,a0, ,hen his ,rath is kin)&e) %ut a &itt&e. Jeremiah 23:5 =eho&), the )a0s come, saith the Lor), that - ,i&& raise unto "a#i) a ri*hteous =ranch, an) a <in* sha&& rei*n an) prosper, an) sha&& e4ecute ;u)*ment an) ;ustice in the earth. 8e-hariah 9:9 Ae;oice *reat&0, )au*hter o' Oion2 shout, )au*hter o' 7erusa&em2 %eho&), th0 <in* cometh unto thee2 he is ;ust, an) ha#in* sa&#ation2 &o,&0, an) ri)in* upon an ass, an) upon a co&t the 'oa& o' an ass.
$ commentar0 'rom >anhe)rin JNa (on Oechariah J:J): A. $&e4an)ri sai): A. 7oshua oppose) t,o #erses: it is ,ritten, :$n) %eho&), one &ike the son o' man came ,ith the c&ou)s o' hea#en: ."anie& 7:13/2 ,hi&st (e&se,here) it is ,ritten, (%eho&), th0 kin* cometh unto thee...) &o,&0, an) ri)in* upon as assM: P -' the0 are meritorious, (he ,i&& come) :,ith the c&ou)s o' hea#en:2 i' not, :&o,&0 an) ri)in* upon as ass.: $nother commentar0 'rom =erachot 9B% (on Oechariah J:J): -' one sees an ass in a )ream, he ma0 hope 'or sa&#ation, as it sa0, :=eho&) the0 kin* cometh unto thee2 he is triumphant an) #ictorious, &o,&0 an) ri)in* upon an ass.:

Matthew 21:5 (e&& 0e the )au*hter o' >ion, =eho&), th0 <in* cometh unto thee, meek, an) sittin* upon an ass, an) a co&t the 'oa& o' an ass. Matthew 2):3) $n) set up o#er his hea) his accusation ,ritten, this is 7esus (he <in* o' the 7e,s. John 18:33"3) (hen Pi&ate entere) into the ;u)*ment ha&& a*ain, an) ca&&e) 7esus, an) sai) unto him, $rt thou the <in* o' the 7e,s@ 7esus ans,ere) him, >a0est thou this thin* o' th0se&', or )i) others te&& it thee o' me@ Pi&ate ans,ere), $m - a 7e,@ (hine o,n nation an) the chie' priests ha#e )e&i#ere) thee unto me2 ,hat hast thou )one@ 7esus ans,ere), M0 kin*)om is not o' this ,or&)2 i' m0 kin*)om ,ere o' this ,or&), then ,ou&) m0 ser#ants 'i*ht, that - shou&) not %e )e&i#ere) to the 7e,s2 %ut no, is m0 kin*)om not 'rom hence. Pi&ate there'ore sai) unto him, $rt thou a kin* then@ 7esus ans,ere), (hou sa0est that - am a kin*. (o this en) ,as - %orn, an) 'or this cause came - into the ,or&), that shou&) %ear ,itness unto the truth. 3#er0 one that is o' the truth heareth m0 #oice. #e$elation 19:11"1, $n) - .>t. 7ohn/ sa, hea#en opene), an) %eho&) a ,hite horse... $n) his name is ca&&e) (he 1or) o' 8o)... $n) he hath on his #esture an) on his thi*h a name ,ritten, <in* o' <in*s, an) Lor) o' Lor)s.

The %ol6 *.irit shall rest u.on %im (saiah 11:2 $n) the spirit o' the Lor) sha&& rest upon !im .the Messiah/, the spirit o' ,is)om an) un)erstan)in*, the spirit o' counse& an) mi*ht, the spirit o' kno,&e)*e an) o' the 'ear o' the Lor). (saiah 42:1 =eho&) m0 >er#ant, ,hom - upho&)2 mine e&ect, in ,hom m0 sou& )e&i*hteth2 - ha#e put M0 >pirit upon !im2 !e sha&& %rin* 'orth ;u)*ment to the 8enti&es. (saiah ,1:1 .(he Messiah sa0s:/ (he >pirit o' the Lor) 8o) is upon me2 %ecause the Lor) .the ?ather/ hath anointe) me to preach *oo) ti)in*s unto the meek2 he hath sent me to %in) up the %rokenhearte), to proc&aim &i%ert0 to the

Matthew 3:1,"1) $n) 7esus, ,hen !e ,as %aptiGe), ,ent up strai*ht,a0 out o' the ,ater2 an), &o, the hea#ens ,ere opene) unto !im, an) he sa, the >pirit o' 8o) )escen)in* &ike a )o#e, an) &i*htin* upon !im2 $n) &o a #oice 'rom hea#en, sa0in*, (his is M0 %e&o#e) >on, in ,hom - am ,e&& p&ease). Lu e 4:15"21 $n) he tau*ht in their s0na*o*ues, %ein* *&ori'ie) o' a&&. $n) he came to +aGareth, ,here he ha) %een %rou*ht up2 an), as his custom ,as, he ,ent into the s0na*o*ue on the >a%%ath )a0, an) stoo) up 'or to rea). $n) there ,as )e&i#ere) unto him the %ook o' the prophet -saiah. $n) ,hen he ha) opene) the

capti#es, an) the openin* o' the prison to them that are %oun). 1salm 45:) (hou &o#est ri*hteousness, an) hatest ,icke)ness2 there'ore 8o), th0 8o), hath anointe) thee ,ith the oi& o' *&a)ness a%o#e th0 'e&&o,s.
34p&anation: (he oi& use) )urin* ceremonia& anointin* s0m%o&iGe) the *race o' the !o&0 >pirit.

%ook, he 'oun) the p&ace ,here it ,as ,ritten. Lu e 4:18"2! (he >pirit o' the Lor) is upon me, %ecause he hath anointe) me to preach the *ospe& to the poor2 he hath sent me to hea& the %rokenhearte), to preach )e&i#erance to the capti#es, an) reco#erin* o' si*ht to the %&in), to set at &i%ert0 them that are %ruise), (o preach the accepta%&e 0ear o' the Lor) ...$n) he c&ose) the %ook, an) he *a#e it a*ain to the minister, an) sat )o,n. $n) the e0es o' a&& them that ,ere in the s0na*o*ue ,ere 'astene) on him. $n) he %e*an to sa0 unto them, (his )a0 is this scripture 'u&'i&&e) in 0our ears. John 1:32 $n) 7ohn .the =aptist/ %are recor), sa0in*, - sa, the >pirit )escen)in* 'rom hea#en &ike a )o#e, an) it a%o)e upon him .7esus/. Matthew 11:1! ?or this .7ohn the =aptist/ is he, o' ,hom it is ,ritten, =eho&), - sen) m0 messen*er %e'ore th0 'ace, ,hich sha&& prepare th0 ,a0 %e'ore thee. John 1:23 !e .7ohn the =aptist/ sai), - am the #oice o' one cr0in* in the ,i&)erness, Make strai*ht the ,a0 o' the Lor), as sai) the prophet -saiah.

+ Messen'er shall .re.are %is wa6 (saiah 4!:3 (he #oice o' him that crieth in the ,i&)erness, Prepare 0e the ,a0 o' the Lor), make strai*ht in the )esert a hi*h,a0 'or our 8o). Mala-hi 3:1 =eho&), - ,i&& sen) m0 messen*er, an) he sha&& prepare the ,a0 %e'ore me, an) the Lor), ,hom 0e seek, sha&& su))en&0 come to his temp&e, e#en the messen*er o' the co#enant, ,hom 0e )e&i*ht in2 %eho&), he sha&& come, saith the Lor) o' hosts. %e *hall be'in his .ublimission in Galilee (saiah 9:1"2 (here ,i&& %e no more *&oom 'or those ,ho ,ere in )istress. -n the past he hum%&e) the &an) o' Oe%u&on an) the &an) o' +aphta&im, %ut in the 'uture he ,i&& honor 8a&i&ee o' the 8enti&es, %0 the ,a0 o' the sea, a&on* the 7or)an. (he peop&e ,a&kin* in )arkness ha#e seen a *reat &i*ht2 on those &i#in* in the &an) o' the sha)o, o' )eath a &i*ht has )a,ne).

Matthew 4:12"1) +o, ,hen 7esus ha) hear) that 7ohn ,as cast into prison, he )eparte) into 8a&i&ee2 $n) &ea#in* +aGareth, he came an) ),e&t in 6apernaum, ,hich is upon the sea coast, in the %or)ers o' Oa%u&on an) +ephtha&im. (hat it mi*ht %e 'u&'i&&e) ,hich ,as spoken %0 -saiah the prophet, sa0in*, (he &an) o' Oa%u&on, an) the &an) o' +ephtha&im, %0 the ,a0 o' the sea, %e0on) 7or)an, 8a&i&ee o' the 8enti&es2 (he peop&e ,hich sat in )arkness sa, *reat &i*ht2 an) to them ,hich sat in the re*ion an) sha)o, o' )eath &i*ht is sprun* up. ?rom that time 7esus %e*an to preach, an) to sa0, Aepent: 'or the kin*)om o' hea#en is at han). Matthew 9:33"35 $n) ,hen the )e#i& ,as cast out, the )um% spake: an) the mu&titu)es mar#e&&e), sa0in*, -t ,as ne#er so seen in -srae&... $n) 7esus ,ent a%out a&& the cities an)

%e shall .erform mira-les (saiah 35:3") >tren*then 0e the ,eak han)s, an) con'irm the 'ee%&e knees. >a0 to them that are o' a 'ear'u& heart, =e stron*, 'ear not: %eho&), 0our 8o) ,i&& come ,ith #en*eance, e#en 8o) 10

,ith a recompense2 he ,i&& come an) sa#e 0ou. (hen the e0es o' the %&in) sha&& %e opene), an) the ears o' the )ea' sha&& %e unstoppe). (hen sha&& the &ame man &eap as an hart, an) the ton*ue o' the )um% sin*: 'or in the ,i&)erness sha&& ,aters %reak out, an) streams in the )esert. $n) the parche) *roun) sha&& %ecome a poo&, an) the thirst0 &an) sprin*s o' ,ater.

#i&&a*es, teachin* in their s0na*o*ues, an) preachin* the *ospe& o' the kin*)om, an) hea&in* e#er0 sickness an) e#er0 )isease amon* the peop&e. Lu e ):21"22 $n) in that same hour he cure) man0 o' their in'irmities an) p&a*ues, an) o' e#i& spirits2 an) unto man0 that ,ere %&in) he *a#e si*ht. (hen 7esus ans,erin* sai) unto them .the )iscip&e o' 7ohn/, 8o 0our ,a0, an) te&& 7ohn ,hat thin*s 0e ha#e seen an) hear)2 ho, that the %&in) see, the &ame ,a&k, the &epers are c&eanse), the )ea' hear, the )ea) are raise), to the poor the *ospe& is preache). Matthew 21:12 $n) 7esus ,ent into the temp&e o' 8o), an) cast out a&& them that so&) an) %ou*ht in the temp&e, an) o#erthre, the ta%&es o' the mone0chan*ers, an) the seats o' them that so&) )o#es. John 2:15"1) $n) ,hen he .7esus/ ha) ma)e a scour*e o' sma&& cor)s, he )ro#e them a&& out o' the temp&e, an) the sheep, an) the o4en2 an) poure) out the chan*ersD mone0, an) o#erthre, the ta%&es2 $n) sai) unto them that so&) )o#es, (ake these thin*s hence2 make not m0 ?atherDs house an house o' merchan)ise. $n) his )iscip&es remem%ere) that it ,as ,ritten, (he Gea& o' thine house hath eaten me up. Matthew 21:)"1, $n) %rou*ht the ass, an) the co&t, an) put on them their c&othes, an) the0 set him thereon. $n) a #er0 *reat mu&titu)e sprea) their *arments in the ,a02 others cut )o,n %ranches 'rom the trees, an) stra,e) them in the ,a0. $n) the mu&titu)es that ,ent %e'ore, an) that 'o&&o,e), crie), sa0in*, !osanna to the >on o' "a#i): =&esse) is he that cometh in the name o' the Lor)2 !osanna in the hi*hest. $n) ,hen he ,as come into 7erusa&em, a&& the cit0 ,as mo#e), sa0in*, 1ho is this@ $n) the mu&titu)e sai), (his is 7esus the prophet o' +aGareth o' 8a&i&ee... $n) ,hen the chie' priests an) scri%es sa, the ,on)er'u& thin*s that he )i), an) the chi&)ren cr0in* in the temp&e, an) sa0in*, !osanna to the >on o' "a#i)2 the0 ,ere sore )isp&ease), $n) sai) unto him, !earest thou ,hat these sa0@ $n) 7esus saith unto them, Lea2 ha#e 0e ne#er rea), ut o' the mouth o' %a%es

%e shall -ome to the tem.le Mala-hi 3:1 =eho&), - ,i&& sen) m0 messen*er .7ohn the =aptist/, an) he sha&& prepare the ,a0 %e'ore me: an) the Lor), ,hom 0e seek, sha&& su))en&0 come to his temp&e, e#en the messen*er o' the co#enant .the Messiah/, ,hom 0e )e&i*ht in: %eho&), he sha&& come, saith the Lor) o' hosts. 1salm ,9:9 .(he MessiahDs ,or)s:/ ?or the Gea& o' thine house hath eaten me up2 an) the reproaches o' them that reproache) thee .M0 ?ather/ are 'a&&en upon me.

%is entr6 into Jerusalem 8e-hariah 9:9 Ae;oice *reat&0, )au*hter o' Oion2 shout, )au*hter o' 7erusa&em: %eho&), th0 <in* cometh unto thee: he is ;ust, an) ha#in* sa&#ation2 &o,&0, an) ri)in* upon an ass, an) upon a co&t the 'oa& o' an ass. 1salm 8:2 ut o' the mouth o' %a%es an) suck&in*s hast thou or)aine) stren*th %ecause o' thine enemies, that thou mi*htest sti&& the enem0 an) the a#en*er.

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an) suck&in*s thou hast per'ecte) praise@ %e shall be a stumblin' stone 1salm 118:22 (he stone ,hich the %ui&)ers re'use) is %ecome the hea) stone o' the corner. (saiah 8:14 $n) he sha&& %e 'or a sanctuar02 %ut 'or a stone o' stum%&in* an) 'or a rock o' o''ence to %oth the houses o' -srae&, 'or a *in an) 'or a snare to the inha%itants o' 7erusa&em. (saiah 28:1, (here'ore thus saith the Lor) 8o), =eho&), - &a0 in Oion 'or a 'oun)ation a stone, a trie) stone, a precious corner stone, a sure 'oun)ation2 he that %e&ie#eth sha&& not make haste. Matthew 21:42"43 7esus saith unto them .Pharisees/, "i) 0e ne#er rea) in the scriptures, (he stone ,hich the %ui&)ers re;ecte), the same is %ecome the hea) o' the corner: this is the Lor)Ds )oin*, an) it is mar#e&&ous in our e0es@ (here'ore sa0 - unto 0ou, (he kin*)om o' 8o) sha&& %e taken 'rom 0ou, an) *i#en to a nation %rin*in* 'orth the 'ruits thereo'. #omans 9:32"33 1here'ore@ =ecause the0 .the 7e,s/ sou*ht it not %0 'aith, %ut as it ,ere %0 the ,orks o' the &a,. ?or the0 stum%&e) at that stum%&in* stone2 $s it is ,ritten, =eho&), - &a0 in >ion a stum%&in* stone an) rock o' o''ence2 an) ,hosoe#er %e&ie#eth on him sha&& not %e ashame). 1 1eter 2:) Qnto 0ou there'ore ,hich %e&ie#e he is precious2 %ut unto them ,hich %e )iso%e)ient, the stone ,hich the %ui&)ers )isa&&o,e), the same is ma)e the hea) o' the corner. 7.hesians 2:19"22 Le are no more stran*ers an) 'orei*ners, %ut 'e&&o, citiGens ,ith the saints, an) o' the househo&) o' 8o)2 $n) are %ui&t upon the 'oun)ation o' the apost&es an) prophets, 7esus 6hrist himse&' %ein* the chie' corner stone2 -n ,hom a&& the %ui&)in* 'it&0 'rame) to*ether *ro,eth unto an ho&0 temp&e in the Lor): -n ,hom 0e a&so are %ui&)e) to*ether 'or an ha%itation o' 8o) throu*h the >pirit. John 13:21"2, 1hen 7esus ha) thus sai), he ,as trou%&e) in spirit, an) testi'ie), an) sai), 5eri&0, #eri&0, - sa0 unto 0ou, that one o' 0ou sha&& %etra0 me. (hen the )iscip&es &ooke) one on another, )ou%tin* o' ,hom he spake. +o, there ,as &eanin* on 7esusD %osom one o' his )iscip&es, ,hom 7esus &o#e). >imon Peter there'ore %eckone) to him, that he shou&) ask ,ho it shou&) %e o' ,hom he spake. !e then &0in* on 7esusD %reast saith unto him, Lor), ,ho is it@ 7esus ans,ere), !e it is, to ,hom - sha&& *i#e a sop, ,hen - ha#e )ippe) it. $n) ,hen he ha) )ippe) the sop, he *a#e it to 7u)as -scariot, the son o' >imon.

34p&anation: (he Messiah is ca&&e) the EstoneF in the sense that !e is the 'oun)ation 'or our 'aith .Matthe, 1B:1N/ upon ,hich !is 6hurch is %ui&t.

+ -lose one shall betra6 him 1salm 41:9 .(he MessiahDs ,or)s:/ Lea, mine o,n 'ami&iar 'rien), in ,hom - truste), ,hich )i) eat o' m0 %rea), hath &i'te) up his hee& a*ainst me. 1salm 55:12"14 ?or it ,as not an enem0 that reproache) me2 then - cou&) ha#e %orne it: neither ,as it he that hate) me that )i) ma*ni'0 himse&' a*ainst me2 then - ,ou&) ha#e hi) m0se&' 'rom him. =ut it ,as thou .7u)as/, a man mine eKua&, m0 *ui)e, an) mine acKuaintance. 1e took s,eet counse& to*ether, an) ,a&ke) unto the house o' 8o) in compan0.

%e shall be sol/ for 3! .ie-es of sil$er 8e-hariah 11:12 $n) - sai) unto them, -' 0e Matthew 2,:15 $n) .7u)as/ sai) unto them .the think *oo), *i#e me m0 price2 an) i' not, 'or%ear. !i*h Priests/, 1hat ,i&& 0e *i#e me, an) - ,i&& 12

>o the0 ,ei*he) 'or m0 price thirt0 pieces o' )e&i#er him unto 0ou@ $n) the0 co#enante) ,ith si&#er. him 'or thirt0 pieces o' si&#er. Matthew 2):3") (hen 7u)as, ,hich ha) %etra0e) him, ,hen he sa, that he ,as con)emne), repente) himse&', an) %rou*ht a*ain the thirt0 pieces o' si&#er to the chie' priests an) 8e-hariah 11:13 $n) the Lor) sai) unto me e&)ers, sa0in*, - ha#e sinne) in that - ha#e .prophet Oechariah/, 6ast it .the coins/ unto the potter: %etra0e) the innocent %&oo). $n) the0 sai), a *oo)&0 price that - ,as priGe) at o' them. $n) 1hat is that to us@ see thou to that. $n) he cast - took the thirt0 pieces o' si&#er, an) cast them to )o,n the pieces o' si&#er in the temp&e, an) the potter in the house o' the Lor). )eparte), an) ,ent an) han*e) himse&'. $n) the chie' priests took the si&#er pieces, an) sai), -t is not &a,'u& 'or to put them into the treasur0, %ecause it is the price o' %&oo). $n) the0 took counse&, an) %ou*ht ,ith them the potterDs 'ie&), to %ur0 stran*ers in. +-ts 1:1,"19 .$post&e Peter to the cro,):/ Men an) %rethren, this scripture must nee)s ha#e %een 'u&'i&&e), ,hich the !o&0 8host %0 the mouth o' "a#i) spake %e'ore concernin* 7u)as, ,hich ,as *ui)e to them that took 7esus. ?or he ,as num%ere) ,ith us, an) ha) o%taine) part o' this ministr0. +o, this man purchase) a 'ie&) ,ith the re,ar) o' iniKuit02 an) 'a&&in* hea)&on*, he %urst asun)er in the mi)st, an) a&& his %o,e&s *ushe) out. $n) it ,as kno,n unto a&& the ),e&&ers at 7erusa&em2 insomuch as that 'ie&) is ca&&e) in their proper ton*ue, $ce&)ama, that is to sa0, (he 'ie&) o' %&oo). %is /is-i.les shall flee 8e-hariah 13:) $,ake, s,or), a*ainst m0 Matthew 2,:31 (hen saith 7esus unto them, $&& shepher), an) a*ainst the man that is m0 'e&&o,, 0e sha&& %e o''en)e) %ecause o' me this ni*ht: 'or saith the Lor) o' hosts: smite the shepher), an) it is ,ritten, - ,i&& smite the shepher), an) the the sheep sha&& %e scattere): an) - ,i&& turn mine sheep o' the '&ock sha&& %e scattere) a%roa). han) upon the &itt&e ones.

The Messiahs !edeemin" Death and !esurrection

%e shall be s.urne/ b6 his nation (saiah 53:3 !e is )espise) an) re;ecte) o' men2 a man o' sorro,s, an) acKuainte) ,ith *rie': an) ,e hi) as it ,ere our 'aces 'rom him2 he ,as )espise), an) ,e esteeme) him not. 1salm ,9:8 - am %ecome a stran*er unto m0 %rethren, an) an a&ien unto m0 motherDs chi&)ren. 1salm 118:22 (he stone ,hich the %ui&)ers John 1:11 !e came unto his o,n, an) his o,n recei#e) him not. John ):5 ... ?or neither )i) his %rethren %e&ie#e in him. John ):48 ... !a#e an0 o' the ru&ers or o' the Pharisees %e&ie#e) on him@ Matthew 21:42"43 7esus saith unto them, "i) 0e ne#er rea) in the scriptures, (he stone ,hich

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the %ui&)ers re;ecte), the same is %ecome the hea) o' the corner2 this is the Lor)Ds )oin*, an) it is mar#e&ous in our e0es@ (here'ore sa0 - unto 0ou, (he kin*)om o' 8o) sha&& %e taken 'rom 0ou, an) *i#en to a nation %rin*in* 'orth the 'ruits thereo'. John 15:22"25 -' - ha) not come an) spoken unto them, the0 ha) not ha) sin2 %ut no, the0 ha#e no c&oke 'or their sin. !e that hateth me hateth m0 ?ather a&so. -' - ha) not )one amon* them the ,orks ,hich none other man )i), the0 ha) not ha) sin2 %ut no, ha#e the0 %oth seen an) hate) %oth me an) m0 ?ather. =ut this cometh to pass, that the ,or) mi*ht %e 'u&'i&&e) that is ,ritten in their &a,, (he0 hate) me ,ithout a cause.

The6 shall hate %im 1salm ,9:4 (he0 that hate me ,ithout a cause are more than the hairs o' mine hea): the0 that ,ou&) )estro0 me, %ein* mine enemies ,ron*'u&&0, are mi*ht0: then - restore) that ,hich - took not a,a0. (saiah 49:) (hus saith the Lor), the Ae)eemer o' -srae&, an) his !o&0 ne, to him ,hom man )espiseth, to him ,hom the nation a%horreth, to a ser#ant o' ru&ers, <in*s sha&& see an) arise, princes a&so sha&& ,orship, %ecause o' the Lor) that is 'aith'u&, an) the !o&0 ne o' -srae&, an) he sha&& choose thee.
+ote: 7u)*e) %0 %oth 7e,ish an) Aoman authorities, the Messiah ,as on tria& %e'ore the court o' man si4 times.

%e shall suffer on the Cross for our offen-es (saiah 53:1"8 1ho hath %e&ie#e) our report@ an) to ,hom is the arm o' the Lor) re#ea&e)@ ?or he .the Messiah/ sha&& *ro, up %e'ore him .his ?ather/ as a ten)er p&ant, an) as a root out o' a )r0 *roun): he hath no 'orm nor come&iness2 an) ,hen ,e sha&& see him, there is no %eaut0 that ,e shou&) )esire him. !e is )espise) an) re;ecte) o' men2 a man o' sorro,s, an) acKuainte) ,ith *rie': an) ,e hi) as it ,ere our 'aces 'rom him2 he ,as )espise), an) ,e esteeme) him not. >ure&0 he hath %orne our *rie's, an) carrie) our sorro,s: 0et ,e )i) esteem him stricken, smitten o' 8o), an) a''&icte). =ut he ,as ,oun)e) 'or our trans*ressions, he ,as %ruise) 'or our iniKuities2 the chastisement o' our peace ,as upon him2 an) ,ith his stripes ,e are hea&e). $&& ,e &ike sheep ha#e *one astra02 ,e ha#e turne) e#er0 one to his o,n ,a02 an) the Lor) hath &ai) on him the iniKuit0 o' us a&&. !e ,as oppresse), an) he ,as a''&icte), 0et he opene) not his mouth: he is %rou*ht as a &am% to the s&au*hter, an) as a sheep %e'ore her shearers is )um%, so he openeth not his mouth. !e ,as taken 'rom prison an) 'rom ;u)*ment: an) ,ho sha&& )ec&are his 14

+-ts:8:2)"35 $n) he .>t. Phi&ip/ arose an) ,ent: an), %eho&), a man o' 3thiopia, an eunuch o' *reat authorit0 un)er 6an)ace Kueen o' the 3thiopians, ,ho ha) the char*e o' a&& her treasure, an) ha) come to 7erusa&em 'or to ,orship, 1as returnin*, an) sittin* in his chariot rea) -saiah the prophet. (hen the >pirit sai) unto Phi&ip, 8o near, an) ;oin th0se&' to this chariot. $n) Phi&ip ran thither to him, an) hear) him rea) the prophet -saiah, an) sai), Qn)erstan)est thou ,hat thou rea)est@ $n) he sai), !o, can -, e4cept some man shou&) *ui)e me@ $n) he )esire) Phi&ip that he ,ou&) come up an) sit ,ith him. (he p&ace o' the scripture ,hich he rea) ,as this, !e ,as &e) as a sheep to the s&au*hter2 an) &ike a &am% )um% %e'ore his shearer, so opene) he not his mouth. -n his humi&iation his ;u)*ment ,as taken a,a0: an) ,ho sha&& )ec&are his *eneration@ 'or his &i'e is taken 'rom the earth. $n) the eunuch ans,ere) Phi&ip, an) sai), - pra0 thee, o' ,hom speaketh the prophet this@ o' himse&', or o' some other man@ (hen Phi&ip opene) his mouth, an) %e*an at the same scripture, an) preache) unto him 7esus.

*eneration@ 'or he ,as cut o'' out o' the &an) o' the &i#in*: 'or the trans*ression o' m0 peop&e ,as he stricken. 8e-hariah 13:, $n) one sha&& sa0 unto him, 1hat are these ,oun)s in thine han)s@ (hen he sha&& ans,er, (hose ,ith ,hich - ,as ,oun)e) in the house o' m0 'rien)s. 1salm 22:)"8 $&& the0 that see me &au*h me to scorn2 the0 shoot out the &ip, the0 shake the hea), sa0in*, !e truste) on the Lor) that he ,ou&) )e&i#er him2 &et him )e&i#er him, seein* he )e&i*hte) in him. %e shall be woun/e/ 1salm 22:1, ?or )o*s ha#e compasse) Me2 the assem%&0 o' the ,icke) ha#e inc&ose) me: the0 pierce) M0 han)s an) M0 'eet. 8e-hariah 13:, $n) one sha&& sa0 unto !im, 1hat are these ,oun)s in thine han)s@ (hen !e sha&& ans,er, (hose ,ith ,hich - ,as ,oun)e) in the house o' M0 'rien)s.

Matthew 2,:,) (hen )i) the0 spit in his 'ace, an) %u''ete) him2 an) others smote him ,ith the pa&ms o' their han)s. Matthew 2):3!"31 $n) the0 spit upon him, an) took the ree), an) smote him on the hea). $n) a'ter that the0 ha) mocke) him, the0 took the ro%e o'' 'rom him, an) put his o,n raiment on him, an) &e) him a,a0 to cruci'0 him. >ee a&so Luke 22:B3 John 18:22 $n) ,hen he ha) thus spoken, one o' the o''icers ,hich stoo) %0 struck 7esus ,ith the pa&m o' his han), sa0in*, $ns,erest thou the hi*h priest so@ Lu e 23:33 $n) ,hen the0 ,ere come to the p&ace, ,hich is ca&&e) 6a&#ar0, there the0 cruci'ie) !im, an) the ma&e'actors, one on the ri*ht han), an) the other on the &e't. John 2!:25"2) (he other )iscip&es there'ore sai) unto him, 1e ha#e seen the Lor). =ut he sai) unto them, 34cept - sha&& see in his han)s the print o' the nai&s, an) put m0 'in*er into the print o' the nai&s, an) thrust m0 han) into his si)e, ,i&& not %e&ie#e. $n) a'ter ei*ht )a0s a*ain his )iscip&es ,ere ,ithin, an) (homas ,ith them. (hen came 7esus, the )oors %ein* shut, an) stoo) in the mi)st, an) sai), Peace %e unto 0ou. (hen saith he to (homas, Aeach hither th0 'in*er, an) %eho&) m0 han)s2 an) reach hither th0 han), an) thrust it into m0 si)e2 an) %e not 'aith&ess, %ut %e&ie#in*. #e$elation 5:5", =eho&), the Lion o' the tri%e o' 7u)ah .7esus/, the Aoot o' "a#i), has pre#ai&e) to open the scro&& an) to &oose its se#en sea&s. $n) - &ooke), an) %eho&), in the mi)st o' the throne an) o' the 'our &i#in* creatures, an) in the mi)st o' the e&)ers, stoo) a Lam% as thou*h it ha) %een s&ain, ha#in* se#en horns an) se#en e0es, ,hich are the se#en >pirits o' 8o) sent out into a&& the earth.

Genesis 49:9"11 7u)ah .the Messiah/ is a &ionDs ,he&p2 ?rom the pre0, m0 son, 0ou ha#e *one up. !e %o,s )o,n, he &ies )o,n as a &ion2 $n) as a &ion, ,ho sha&& rouse him@ (he scepter sha&& not )epart 'rom 7u)ah, +or a &a,*i#er 'rom %et,een his 'eet, Qnti& >hi&oh comes2 $n) to !im shall e the o%e)ience o' the peop&e. =in)in* his )onke0 to the #ine, $n) his )onke0Ds co&t to the choice #ine .re'erence to the entr0 to 7erusa&em/, !e ,ashe) his *arments in ,ine .!is %&oo)/, $n) his c&othes in the %&oo) o' *rapes. %e shall be numbere/ with the trans'ressors (saiah 53:12 (here'ore ,i&& - )i#i)e him a portion ,ith the *reat, an) he sha&& )i#i)e the spoi& ,ith the stron*2 %ecause he hath poure) out his sou& unto )eath2 an) he ,as num%ere) 19

Matthew 2):2, (hen re&ease) he =ara%%as .a mur)erer/ unto them2 an) ,hen he ha) scour*e) 7esus, he )e&i#ere) him to %e cruci'ie). Mar 15:2)"28 $n) ,ith him the0 cruci'0 t,o thie#es2 the one on his ri*ht han), an) the other

,ith the trans*ressors2 an) he %are the sin o' on his &e't. $n) the scripture ,as 'u&'i&&e), ,hich man0, an) ma)e intercession 'or the saith, $n) he ,as num%ere) ,ith the trans*ressors. trans*ressors. ;ather< for'i$e them (saiah 53:12 ...!e ma)e intercession 'or the trans*ressors. 1salm 1!9:4 ?or m0 &o#e the0 are m0 a)#ersaries2 %ut - *i#e m0se&' unto pra0er. %is frien/s stoo/ afar off 1salm 38:11 M0 &o#ers an) m0 'rien)s stan) a&oo' 'rom m0 sore2 an) m0 kinsmen stan) a'ar o''. Lu e 23:34 (hen sai) 7esus, ?ather, 'or*i#e them2 'or the0 kno, not ,hat the0 )o. $n) the0 parte) his raiment, an) cast &ots. Matthew 2):55"5, $n) man0 ,omen ,ere there %eho&)in* a'ar o'', ,hich 'o&&o,e) 7esus 'rom 8a&i&ee, ministerin* unto him2 $mon* ,hich ,as Mar0 Ma*)a&ene, an) Mar0 the mother o' 7ames an) 7oses, an) the mother o' Oe%e)eeDs chi&)ren.
>ee a&so Mark 19:40 an) Luke 23:4J

1eo.le stare u.on him 1salm 1!9:25 - %ecame a&so a reproach unto them: ,hen the0 &ooke) upon me the0 shake) their hea)s. 1salm 22:) $&& the0 that see me &au*h me to scorn2 the0 shoot out the &ip, the0 shake the hea). 1salm 22:1,"1) ?or )o*s ha#e compasse) me: the assem%&0 o' the ,icke) ha#e inc&ose) me. (he0 pierce) m0 han)s an) m0 'eet. - ma0 te&& a&& m0 %ones2 the0 &ook an) stare upon me. 1salm 1!9:24"25 M0 knees are ,eak throu*h 'astin*2 an) m0 '&esh 'ai&eth o' 'atness. - %ecame a&so a reproach unto them2 ,hen the0 &ooke) upon me the0 shake) their hea)s. The6 .arte/ his 'arments 1salm 22:18 (he0 part m0 *arments amon* them, an) cast &ots upon m0 #esture.
$ commentar0 'rom Pesikta Aa%%ati, Piska 3B:1-2 (on Psa&m 22): E($t the time o' the MessiahDs creation), the !o&0 ne, %&esse) %e !e, ,i&& te&& him in )etai& ,hat ,i&& %e'a&& him: (here are sou&s that ha#e %een put a,a0 ,ith thee un)er M0 throne, an) it is their sins ,hich ,i&& %en) thee )o,n un)er a 0oke o' iron an) make thee &ike a ca&' ,hose e0es *ro, )im ,ith su''erin*... "urin* the se#en-0ear perio) prece)in* the comin* o' the son o' "a#i), iron %eams ,i&& %e %rou*ht an) &oa)e) upon his neck unti& the MessiahDs %o)0 is %ent &o,... -t ,as %ecause o' the or)ea& o' the son o' "a#i) that "a#i) ,ept, sa0in*, :M0 stren*th is )rie) up &ike a potsher) (Ps. 22:1B).F

Matthew 2):39 $n) the0 that passe) %0 re#i&e) him, ,a**in* their hea)s, Mar 15:29 $n) the0 that passe) %0 rai&e) on him, ,a**in* their hea)s, an) sa0in*, $h, thou that )estro0est the temp&e, an) %ui&)est it in three )a0s. Lu e 23:35 $n) the peop&e stoo) %eho&)in*. $n) the ru&ers a&so ,ith them )eri)e) him, sa0in*, !e sa#e) others2 &et him sa#e himse&', i' he %e 6hrist, the chosen o' 8o).

Matthew 2):35 $n) the0 cruci'ie) him, an) parte) his *arments, castin* &ots2 that it mi*ht %e 'u&'i&&e) ,hich ,as spoken %0 the prophet, (he0 parte) m0 *arments amon* them, an) upon m0 #esture )i) the0 cast &ots. Mar 15:24 $n) ,hen the0 ha) cruci'ie) him, the0 parte) his *arments, castin* &ots upon them, ,hat e#er0 man shou&) take. Lu e 23:34 (hen sai) 7esus, ?ather, 'or*i#e them2 'or the0 kno, not ,hat the0 )o. $n) the0 parte) his raiment, an) cast &ots. John 19:23"24 (hen the so&)iers, ,hen the0 ha) cruci'ie) 7esus, took his *arments, an) ma)e 'our parts, to e#er0 so&)ier a part2 an) a&so his coat2 no, the coat ,as ,ithout seam, ,o#en

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'rom the top throu*hout. (he0 sai) there'ore amon* themse&#es, Let us not ren) it, %ut cast &ots 'or it, ,hose it sha&& %e2 that the scripture mi*ht %e 'u&'i&&e), ,hich saith, (he0 parte) m0 raiment amon* them, an) 'or m0 #esture the0 )i) cast &ots. (hese thin*s there'ore the so&)iers )i). The6 'a$e him $ine'ar 1salm ,9:21 (he0 *a#e me a&so *a&& 'or m0 Matthew 2):48 $n) strai*ht,a0 one o' them meat2 an) in m0 thirst the0 *a#e me #ine*ar to ran, an) took a spun*e, an) 'i&&e) it ,ith #ine*ar, )rink. an) put it on a ree), an) *a#e him to )rink. Mar 15:23 $n) the0 *a#e him to )rink ,ine min*&e) ,ith m0rrh2 %ut he recei#e) it not. John 19:28"29 $'ter this, 7esus kno,in* that a&& thin*s ,ere no, accomp&ishe), that the scripture mi*ht %e 'u&'i&&e), saith, - thirst. +o, there ,as set a #esse& 'u&& o' #ine*ar2 an) the0 'i&&e) a spun*e ,ith #ine*ar, an) put it upon h0ssop, an) put it to his mouth. %e -rie/ with a lou/ $oi-e 1salm 22:1 M0 8o), m0 8o), ,h0 hast thou Matthew 2):4, $n) a%out the ninth hour 7esus 'orsaken me@ ,h0 art thou so 'ar 'rom he&pin* crie) ,ith a &ou) #oice, sa0in*, 3&i, 3&i, &ama me, an) 'rom the ,or)s o' m0 roarin*@ sa%achthani@ that is to sa0, M0 8o), m0 8o), ,h0 hast thou 'orsaken me@ Mar 15:34 $n) at the ninth hour 7esus crie) ,ith a &ou) #oice, sa0in*, 3&oi, 3&oi, &ama sa%achthani@ ,hich is, %ein* interprete), M0 8o), m0 8o), ,h0 hast thou 'orsaken me@ (nto th6 han/s ( -ommen/ m6 s.irit 1salm 31:5 -nto thine han) - commit m0 spirit2 Lu e 23:4, $n) ,hen 7esus ha) crie) ,ith a thou hast re)eeme) me, Lor) 8o) o' truth. &ou) #oice, he sai), ?ather, into th0 han)s commen) m0 spirit2 an) ha#in* sai) thus, he *a#e up the *host. %is bones shall not be bro en= %is si/e shall be .ier-e/ John 19:33"3) =ut ,hen the0 .the so&)iers/ came 5umbers 9:11"12 .(he La, re*ar)in* the Passo#er &am% to 7esus, an) sa, that he ,as )ea) a&rea)0, the0 pointe) to MessiahDs re)eemin* )eath:/ (he 'ourteenth %rake not his &e*s. =ut one o' the so&)iers ,ith a )a0 o' the secon) month at e#en the0 sha&& keep spear pierce) his si)e, an) 'orth,ith came there it, an) eat it ,ith un&ea#ene) %rea) an) %itter out %&oo) an) ,ater. $n) he that sa, it %are her%s. (he0 sha&& &ea#e none o' it unto the recor), an) his recor) is true: an) he kno,eth mornin*, nor %reak an0 %one o' it: accor)in* to that he saith true, that 0e mi*ht %e&ie#e. ?or a&& the or)inances o' the passo#er the0 sha&& keep these thin*s ,ere )one, that the scripture shou&) it. %e 'u&'i&&e), $ %one o' him sha&& not %e %roken. 1salm 34:2! !e keepeth a&& his %ones2 not one $n) a*ain another scripture saith, (he0 sha&& o' them is %roken. &ook on him ,hom the0 pierce). 8e-hariah 12:1! $n) - ,i&& pour upon the John 2!:2) (hen saith he to (homas, Aeach house o' "a#i), an) upon the inha%itants o' hither th0 'in*er, an) %eho&) m0 han)s2 an) reach 7erusa&em, the spirit o' *race an) o' hither th0 han), an) thrust it into m0 si)e2 an) %e supp&ications2 an) the0 sha&& &ook upon me ,hom not 'aith&ess, %ut %e&ie#in*. 17

the0 ha#e pierce), an) the0 sha&& mourn 'or him, as one mourneth 'or his on&0 son, an) sha&& %e in %itterness 'or him, as one that is in %itterness 'or his 'irst%orn.
$ commentar0 'rom >ukkah 92a (on Oechariah 12:10): E1hat is the cause o' the mournin*... -t is ,e&& accor)in* to him ,ho e4p&ains that the cause is the s&a0in* o' Messiah the son o' 7oseph, since that ,e&& a*rees ,ith the >criptura& #erse, $n) the0 sha&& &ook upon me %ecause the0 ha#e thrust him throu*h, an) the0 sha&& mourn 'or him as one mourneth 'or his on&0 son.F

0ar ness o$er all the earth +mos 8:9 $n) it sha&& come to pass in that )a0, saith the Lor) 8o), that - ,i&& cause the sun to *o )o,n at noon, an) - ,i&& )arken the earth in the c&ear )a0: +mos 5:2! >ha&& not the )a0 o' the Lor) %e )arkness, an) not &i*ht@ e#en #er0 )ark, an) no %ri*htness in it@ 8e-hariah 14:, $n) it sha&& come to pass in that )a0, that the &i*ht sha&& not %e c&ear, nor )ark. With the ri-h in his /eath (saiah 53:9 $n) he ma)e his .the MessiahDs/ *ra#e ,ith the ,icke), an) ,ith the rich in his )eath2 %ecause he ha) )one no #io&ence, neither ,as an0 )eceit in his mouth.

Matthew 2):45 +o, 'rom the si4th hour .noon/ there ,as )arkness o#er a&& the &an) unto the ninth hour .3 pm/. Mar 15:33 $n) ,hen the si4th hour ,as come, there ,as )arkness o#er the ,ho&e &an) unti& the ninth hour. Lu e 23:44 $n) it ,as a%out the si4th hour, an) there ,as a )arkness o#er a&& the earth unti& the ninth hour. Matthew 2):5)",! 1hen the e#en ,as come, there came a rich man o' $rimathaea, name) 7oseph, ,ho a&so himse&' ,as 7esusD )iscip&e2 !e ,ent to Pi&ate, an) %e**e) the %o)0 o' 7esus. (hen Pi&ate comman)e) the %o)0 to %e )e&i#ere). $n) ,hen 7oseph ha) taken the %o)0, he ,rappe) it in a c&ean &inen c&oth, $n) &ai) it in his o,n ne, tom%, ,hich he ha) he,n out in the rock2 an) he ro&&e) a *reat stone to the )oor o' the sepu&chre, an) )eparte). (>ee a&so Mark 19:43-4B,
Luke 23:90-93).

John 19:38"42 $n) a'ter this 7oseph o' $rimathaea, %ein* a )iscip&e o' 7esus, %ut secret&0 'or 'ear o' the 7e,s, %esou*ht Pi&ate that he mi*ht take a,a0 the %o)0 o' 7esus2 an) Pi&ate *a#e him &ea#e. !e came there'ore, an) took the %o)0 o' 7esus. $n) there came a&so +ico)emus, ,hich at the 'irst came to 7esus %0 ni*ht, an) %rou*ht a mi4ture o' m0rrh an) a&oes, a%out an hun)re) poun) ,ei*ht. (hen took the0 the %o)0 o' 7esus, an) ,oun) it in &inen c&othes ,ith the spices, as the manner o' the 7e,s is to %ur0. +o, in the p&ace ,here he ,as cruci'ie) there ,as a *ar)en2 an) in the *ar)en a ne, sepu&chre, ,herein ,as ne#er man 0et &ai). (here &ai) the0 7esus there'ore %ecause o' the 7e,sD preparation

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)a02 'or the sepu&chre ,as ni*h at han). The si'nifi-an-e of the Messiah4s /eath on the Cross 1 Corinthians 1:18"3! (he preachin* o' the cross is to them .*enti&es/ that perish 'oo&ishness2 %ut unto us ,hich are sa#e) it is the po,er o' 8o). ?or it is ,ritten, - ,i&& )estro0 the ,is)om o' the ,ise, an) ,i&& %rin* to nothin* the un)erstan)in* o' the pru)ent. 1here is the ,ise@ ,here is the scri%e@ 1here is the )isputer o' this ,or&)@ !ath not 8o) ma)e 'oo&ish the ,is)om o' this ,or&)@ ?or a'ter that in the ,is)om o' 8o) the ,or&) %0 ,is)om kne, not 8o), it p&ease) 8o) %0 the 'oo&ishness o' preachin* to sa#e them that %e&ie#e. ?or the 7e,s reKuire a si*n, an) the 8reeks seek a'ter ,is)om. =ut ,e preach 6hrist cruci'ie), unto the 7e,s a stum%&in*%&ock, an) unto the 8reeks 'oo&ishness2 =ut unto them ,hich are ca&&e), %oth 7e,s an) 8reeks, 6hrist the po,er o' 8o), an) the ,is)om o' 8o). =ecause the 'oo&ishness o' 8o) is ,iser than men2 an) the ,eakness o' 8o) is stron*er than men... 8o) hath chosen the 'oo&ish thin*s o' the ,or&) to con'oun) the ,ise2 an) 8o) hath chosen the ,eak thin*s o' the ,or&) to con'oun) the thin*s ,hich are mi*ht02 $n) %ase thin*s o' the ,or&), an) thin*s ,hich are )espise), hath 8o) chosen, 0ea, an) thin*s ,hich are not, to %rin* to nou*ht thin*s that are. (hat no '&esh shou&) *&or0 in his presence. =ut o' him are 0e in 6hrist 7esus, ,ho o' 8o) is ma)e unto us ,is)om, an) ri*hteousness, an) sancti'ication, an) re)emption. %e shall resurre-t on the thir/ /a6 Jonah 1:1) (he Lor) ha) prepare) a *reat 'ish Matthew 12:4! ?or as 7onas ,as three )a0s an) to s,a&&o, up 7onah. $n) 7onah ,as in the %e&&0 three ni*hts in the ,ha&eDs %e&&02 so sha&& the >on o' the 'ish three )a0s an) three ni*hts. o' man %e three )a0s an) three ni*hts in the heart o' the earth. (saiah 53:1!"12 -t p&ease) the Lor) to %ruise Matthew 1,:21 ?rom that time 'orth %e*an him .the Messiah/2 he hath put him to *rie': ,hen 7esus to she, unto his )iscip&es, ho, that he thou sha&t make his sou& an o''erin* 'or sin, he must *o unto 7erusa&em, an) su''er man0 thin*s sha&& see his see), he sha&& pro&on* his )a0s, an) o' the e&)ers an) chie' priests an) scri%es, an) %e the p&easure o' the Lor) sha&& prosper in his ki&&e), an) %e raise) a*ain the thir) )a0. han). !e sha&& see o' the tra#ai& o' his sou&, an) Lu e 11:3! ?or as 7onas ,as a si*n unto the sha&& %e satis'ie): %0 his kno,&e)*e sha&& m0 +ine#ites, so sha&& a&so the >on o' man %e to this ri*hteous ser#ant ;usti'0 man02 'or he sha&& %ear *eneration. their iniKuities. (here'ore ,i&& - )i#i)e him a John 2:19"21 7esus ans,ere) an) sai) unto portion ,ith the *reat, an) he sha&& )i#i)e the them, "estro0 this temp&e, an) in three )a0s spoi& ,ith the stron*2 %ecause he hath poure) ,i&& raise it up. (hen sai) the 7e,s, ?ort0 an) si4 out his sou& unto )eath: an) he ,as num%ere) 0ears ,as this temp&e in %ui&)in*, an) ,i&t thou ,ith the trans*ressors2 an) he %are the sin o' rear it up in three )a0s@ =ut he spake o' the man0, an) ma)e intercession 'or the temp&e o' his %o)0. trans*ressors. 1salm 1,:8"1! - ha#e set the Lor) a&,a0s %e'ore Matthew 28:, .(he $n*e& to the ,omen:/ !e .7esus/ is me: %ecause he is at m0 ri*ht han), - sha&& not %e not here2 'or he is risen, as he sai). 6ome, see mo#e). ?or thou ,i&t not &ea#e m0 sou& in he&&2 the p&ace ,here the Lor) &a0. neither ,i&t thou su''er thine !o&0 ne to see Mar 1,:, $n) he saith unto them, =e not corruption. a''ri*hte)2 Le seek 7esus o' +aGareth, ,hich ,as 1salm 3!:3 Lor), thou hast %rou*ht up m0 cruci'ie)2 he is risen2 he is not here2 %eho&) the sou& 'rom the *ra#e2 thou hast kept me a&i#e, that p&ace ,here the0 &ai) him. 1J

- shou&) not *o )o,n to the pit. 1salm 41:1! =ut thou, Lor), %e merci'u& unto me, an) raise me up, that - ma0 reKuite them. 1salm 118:1) - sha&& not )ie, %ut &i#e, an) )ec&are the ,orks o' the Lor). %osea ,:2 $'ter t,o )a0s ,i&& he re#i#e us2 in the thir) )a0 he ,i&& raise us up, an) ,e sha&& &i#e in his si*ht.

Lu e 24:21"2) .Luke an) 6&eopas to the E>tran*erF:/ 1e truste) that it ha) %een he ,hich shou&) ha#e re)eeme) -srae&: an) %esi)e a&& this, to )a0 is the thir) )a0 since these thin*s ,ere )one. Lea, an) certain ,omen a&so o' our compan0 ma)e us astonishe), ,hich ,ere ear&0 at the sepu&chre2 $n) ,hen the0 'oun) not his %o)0, the0 came, sa0in*, that the0 ha) a&so seen a #ision o' an*e&s, ,hich sai) that he ,as a&i#e. $n) certain o' them ,hich ,ere ,ith us ,ent to the sepu&chre, an) 'oun) it e#en so as the ,omen ha) sai): %ut him the0 sa, not. (hen he .7esus/ sai) unto them, 'oo&s, an) s&o, o' heart to %e&ie#e a&& that the prophets ha#e spoken: u*ht not 6hrist to ha#e su''ere) these thin*s, an) to enter into his *&or0@ $n) %e*innin* at Moses an) a&& the prophets, he e4poun)e) unto them in a&& the scriptures the thin*s concernin* himse&'. Lu e 24:4, .7esus/ sai) unto them .the $post&es/, (hus it is ,ritten, an) thus it %eho#e) 6hrist to su''er, an) to rise 'rom the )ea) the thir) )a0. John 2!:8"9 (hen ,ent in a&so that other )iscip&e .$post&e 7ohn/, ,hich came 'irst to the sepu&chre, an) he sa,, an) %e&ie#e). ?or as 0et the0 kne, not the scripture, that he must rise a*ain 'rom the )ea). +-ts 2:25"32 .>t. Peter to the cro,):/ ?or "a#i) speaketh concernin* him, - 'oresa, the Lor) a&,a0s %e'ore m0 'ace, 'or he is on m0 ri*ht han), that - shou&) not %e mo#e)2 (here'ore )i) m0 heart re;oice, an) m0 ton*ue ,as *&a)2 moreo#er a&so m0 '&esh sha&& rest in hope2 =ecause thou ,i&t not &ea#e m0 sou& in he&&, neither ,i&t thou su''er thine !o&0 ne to see corruption. (hou hast ma)e kno,n to me the ,a0s o' &i'e2 thou sha&t make me 'u&& o' ;o0 ,ith th0 countenance. Men an) %rethren, &et me 'ree&0 speak unto 0ou o' the patriarch "a#i), that he is %oth )ea) an) %urie), an) his sepu&chre is ,ith us unto this )a0. (here'ore %ein* a prophet, an) kno,in* that 8o) ha) s,orn ,ith an oath to him, that o' the 'ruit o' his &oins, accor)in* to the '&esh, he ,ou&) raise up 6hrist to sit on his throne2 !e seein* this %e'ore spake o' the resurrection o' 6hrist, that his sou& ,as not &e't in he&&, neither his '&esh )i) see corruption. (his 7esus hath 8o) raise) up, ,hereo' ,e a&& are ,itnesses.

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+-ts 13:35"3) .>t. Pau& preachin* in a >0na*o*e:/ 1here'ore he saith a&so in another psa&m, (hou sha&t not su''er thine !o&0 ne to see corruption. ?or "a#i), a'ter he ha) ser#e) his o,n *eneration %0 the ,i&& o' 8o), 'e&& on s&eep, an) ,as &ai) unto his 'athers, an) sa, corruption: =ut he, ,hom 8o) raise) a*ain, sa, no corruption. The si'nifi-an-e of Christ>s #esurre-tion 1 Corinthians 15:3"42 ?or - )e&i#ere) unto 0ou 'irst o' a&& that ,hich - a&so recei#e), ho, that 6hrist )ie) 'or our sins accor)in* to the scriptures2$n) that he ,as %urie), an) that he rose a*ain the thir) )a0 accor)in* to the scriptures: $n) that he ,as seen o' 6ephas, then o' the t,e&#e: $'ter that, he ,as seen o' a%o#e 'i#e hun)re) %rethren at once2 o' ,hom the *reater part remain unto this present, %ut some are 'a&&en as&eep. $'ter that, he ,as seen o' 7ames2 then o' a&& the apost&es. $n) &ast o' a&& he ,as seen o' me a&so, as o' one %orn out o' )ue timeH +o, i' 6hrist %e preache) that he rose 'rom the )ea), ho, sa0 some amon* 0ou that there is no resurrection o' the )ea)@ =ut i' there %e no resurrection o' the )ea), then is 6hrist not risen: $n) i' 6hrist %e not risen, then is our preachin* #ain, an) 0our 'aith is a&so #ain. Lea, an) ,e are 'oun) 'a&se ,itnesses o' 8o)2 %ecause ,e ha#e testi'ie) o' 8o) that he raise) up 6hrist: ,hom he raise) not up, i' so %e that the )ea) rise not. ?or i' the )ea) rise not, then is not 6hrist raise): $n) i' 6hrist %e not raise), 0our 'aith is #ain2 0e are 0et in 0our sins. (hen the0 a&so ,hich are 'a&&en as&eep in 6hrist are perishe). -' in this &i'e on&0 ,e ha#e hope in 6hrist, ,e are o' a&& men most misera%&e. =ut no, is 6hrist risen 'rom the )ea), an) %ecome the 'irst'ruits o' them that s&ept. ?or since %0 man came )eath, %0 man came a&so the resurrection o' the )ea). ?or as in $)am a&& )ie, e#en so in 6hrist sha&& a&& %e ma)e a&i#e. =ut e#er0 man in his o,n or)er: 6hrist the 'irst'ruits2 a'ter,ar) the0 that are 6hristDs at his comin*. (hen cometh the en), ,hen he sha&& ha#e )e&i#ere) up the kin*)om to 8o), e#en the ?ather2 ,hen he sha&& ha#e put )o,n a&& ru&e an) a&& authorit0 an) po,er. ?or he must rei*n, ti&& he hath put a&& enemies un)er his 'eet. (he &ast enem0 that sha&& %e )estro0e) is )eathH =ut some man ,i&& sa0, !o, are the )ea) raise) up@ an) ,ith ,hat %o)0 )o the0 come@ (hou 'oo&, that ,hich thou so,est is not Kuickene), e4cept it )ie: $n) that ,hich thou so,est, thou so,est not that %o)0 that sha&& %e, %ut %are *rain, it ma0 chance o' ,heat, or o' some other *rain: =ut 8o) *i#eth it a %o)0 as it hath p&ease) him, an) to e#er0 see) his o,n %o)0. $&& '&esh is not the same '&esh: %ut there is one kin) o' '&esh o' men, another '&esh o' %easts, another o' 'ishes, an) another o' %ir)s. (here are a&so ce&estia& %o)ies, an) %o)ies terrestria&: %ut the *&or0 o' the ce&estia& is one, an) the *&or0 o' the terrestria& is another. (here is one *&or0 o' the sun, an) another *&or0 o' the moon, an) another *&or0 o' the stars: 'or one star )i''ereth 'rom another star in *&or0. >o a&so is the resurrection o' the )ea). -t is so,n in corruption2 it is raise) in incorruption.

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(a Deutero-canonical book composed in the 3rd century B.C.) .(he ps0cho&o*0 o' 6hrists enemies (2:9-1B):/ ur time is a #er0 sha)o, that passeth

a,a02 an) a'ter our en) there is no returnin*: 'or it is 'ast sea&e), so that no man cometh a*ain. 6ome on there'ore, &et us en;o0 the *oo) thin*s that are present: an) &et us spee)i&0 use the creatures &ike as in 0outh. Let us 'i&& ourse&#es ,ith cost&0 ,ine an) ointments: an) &et no '&o,er o' the sprin* pass %0 us: Let us cro,n ourse&#es ,ith rose%u)s, %e'ore the0 %e ,ithere): Let none o' us *o ,ithout his part o' our #o&uptuousness: &et us &ea#e tokens o' our ;o0'u&ness in e#er0 p&ace: 'or this is our portion, an) our &ot is this. Let us oppress the poor ri*hteous man, &et us not spare the ,i)o,, nor re#erence the ancient *ra0 hairs o' the a*e). Let our stren*th %e the &a, o' ;ustice: 'or that ,hich is 'ee%&e is 'oun) to %e nothin* ,orth. (here'ore &et us &ie in ,ait 'or the Ai*hteous2 %ecause he is not 'or our turn, an) he is c&ean contrar0 to our )oin*s: he up%rai)eth us ,ith our o''en)in* the &a,, an) o%;ecteth to our in'am0 the trans*ressin*s o' our e)ucation. !e pro'esseth to ha#e the kno,&e)*e o' 8o): an) he ca&&eth himse&' the >on o' the Lor). !e ,as ma)e to repro#e our thou*hts. !e is *rie#ous unto us e#en to %eho&): 'or his &i'e is not &ike other menDs, his ,a0s are o' another 'ashion. 1e are esteeme) o' him as counter'eits: he a%staineth 'rom our ,a0s as 'rom 'i&thiness: he pronounceth the en) o' the ;ust to %e %&esse), an) maketh his %oast that 8o) is his ?ather. .$%out the )eath o' Messiah an) o' man0 that 'o&&o,e) !is teachin* (2:17-24)./ Let us see i' his ,or)s %e true: an) &et us pro#e ,hat sha&& happen in the en) o' him. ?or i' the ;ust man %e the son o' 8o), he ,i&& he&p him, an) )e&i#er him 'rom the han) o' his enemies. Let us e4amine him ,ith )espite'u&ness an) torture, that ,e ma0 kno, his meekness, an) pro#e his patience. Let us con)emn him ,ith a shame'u& )eath: 'or %0 his o,n sa0in* he sha&& %e respecte). >uch thin*s the0 )i) ima*ine, an) ,ere )ecei#e): 'or their o,n ,icke)ness hath %&in)e) them. $s 'or the m0steries o' 8o), the0 kn e, them not: neither hope) the0 'or the ,a*es o' ri*hteousness, nor )iscerne) a re,ar) 'or %&ame&ess sou&s. ?or 8o) create) man to %e immorta&, an) ma)e him to %e an ima*e o' his o,n eternit0. +e#erthe&ess throu*h en#0 o' the )e#i& came )eath into the ,or&): an) the0 that )o ho&) o' his si)e )o 'in) it. .(he #ictor0 o' the Messiah an) !is 'o&&o,ers (3:1-J):/ =ut the sou&s o' the ri*hteous are in the han) o' 8o), an) there sha&& no torment touch them. -n the si*ht o' the un,ise the0 seeme) to )ie: an) their )eparture is taken 'or miser0, an) their *oin* 'rom us to %e utter )estruction: %ut the0 are in peace. ?or thou*h the0 %e punishe) in the si*ht o' men, 0et is their hope 'u&& o' immorta&it0. $n) ha#in* %een a &itt&e chastise), the0 sha&& %e *reat&0 re,ar)e): 'or 8o) pro#e) them, an) 'oun) them ,orth0 'or himse&'. $s *o&) in the 'urnace hath he trie) them, an) recei#e) them as a %urnt o''erin*. $n) in the time o' their #isitation the0 sha&& shine, an) run to an) 'ro &ike sparks amon* the stu%%&e. (he0 sha&& ;u)*e the nations, an) ha#e )ominion o#er the peop&e, an) their Lor) sha&& rei*n 'or e#er. (he0 that put their trust in him sha&& un)erstan) the truth: an) such as %e 'aith'u& in &o#e sha&& a%i)e ,ith him: 'or *race an) merc0 is to his saints, an) he hath care 'or his e&ect. %e shall as-en/ into hea$en 1salm ,8:18 (hou hast ascen)e) on hi*h, thou hast &e) capti#it0 capti#e2 thou hast recei#e) *i'ts 'or men2 0ea, 'or the re%e&&ious a&so, that the Lor) 8o) mi*ht ),e&& amon* them. Mar 1,:19 >o then a'ter the Lor) ha) spoken unto them, he ,as recei#e) up into hea#en, an) sat on the ri*ht han) o' 8o). Lu e 24:51 $n) it came to pass, ,hi&e he %&esse) them, he ,as parte) 'rom them, an) 1salm 11!:1 (he Lor) sai) unto m0 Lor), >it carrie) up into hea#en. thou at m0 ri*ht han), unti& - make thine enemies +-ts 1:9 $n) ,hen he ha) spoken these thin*s, 22

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,hi&e the0 %ehe&), he ,as taken up2 an) a c&ou) recei#e) him out o' their si*ht. +-ts 2:34"3, ?or "a#i) is not ascen)e) into the hea#ens2 %ut he saith himse&', (he Lor) sai) unto m0 Lor), >it thou on m0 ri*ht han), Qnti& make th0 'oes th0 'ootstoo&. (here'ore &et a&& the house o' -srae& kno, assure)&0, that 8o) hath ma)e that same 7esus, ,hom 0e ha#e cruci'ie), %oth Lor) an) 6hrist. %ebrews 1:3 .7esus/ 1ho %ein* the %ri*htness o' his .?athers/ *&or0, an) the e4press ima*e o' his person, an) upho&)in* a&& thin*s %0 the ,or) o' his po,er, ,hen he ha) %0 himse&' pur*e) our sins, sat )o,n on the ri*ht han) o' the Ma;est0 on hi*h.

Prophesies re"ardin" New Testament vents

The establishin' of the -o$enant (saiah 55:3 -nc&ine 0our ear, an) come unto me2 hear, an) 0our sou& sha&& &i#e2 an) - ,i&& make an e#er&astin* co#enant ,ith 0ou, e#en the sure mercies o' "a#i). Jeremiah 31:31"34 =eho&), the )a0s come, saith the Lor), that - ,i&& make a ne, co#enant ,ith the house o' -srae&, an) ,ith the house o' 7u)ah. +ot accor)in* to the co#enant that - ma)e ,ith their 'athers in the )a0 that - took them %0 the han) to %rin* them out o' the &an) o' 3*0pt2 ,hich m0 co#enant the0 %rake, a&thou*h - ,as an hus%an) unto them, saith the Lor). =ut this sha&& %e the co#enant that - ,i&& make ,ith the house o' -srae&2 $'ter those )a0s, saith the Lor), - ,i&& put m0 &a, in their in,ar) parts, an) ,rite it in their hearts2 an) ,i&& %e their 8o), an) the0 sha&& %e m0 peop&e. $n) the0 sha&& teach no more e#er0 man his nei*h%or, an) e#er0 man his %rother, sa0in*, <no, the Lor)2 'or the0 sha&& a&& kno, me, 'rom the &east o' them unto the *reatest o' them, saith the Lor)2 'or - ,i&& 'or*i#e their iniKuit0, an) - ,i&& remem%er their sin no more.

Matthew 2,:28 .7esus at the Last >upper:/ ?or this is m0 %&oo) o' the +e, (estament, ,hich is she) 'or man0 'or the remission o' sins. 1 Corinthians 11:25 $'ter the same manner a&so he .7esus/ took the cup, ,hen he ha) suppe), sa0in*, (his cup is the ne, testament in m0 %&oo)2 this )o 0e, as o't as 0e )rink it, in remem%rance o' me. 2 Corinthians 3:3", ?orasmuch as 0e are mani'est&0 )ec&are) to %e the epist&e o' 6hrist ministere) %0 us, ,ritten not ,ith ink, %ut ,ith the >pirit o' the &i#in* 8o)2 not in ta%&es o' stone, %ut in '&esh0 ta%&es o' the heart... 1ho a&so hath ma)e us a%&e ministers o' the +e, (estament2 not o' the &etter, %ut o' the spirit2 'or the &etter ki&&eth, %ut the spirit *i#eth &i'e. %ebrews 8:)"13 ?or i' that 'irst co#enant ha) %een 'au&t&ess, then shou&) no p&ace ha#e %een sou*ht 'or the secon). ?or 'in)in* 'au&t ,ith them, he saith, =eho&), the )a0s come, saith the Lor), ,hen - ,i&& make a ne, co#enant ,ith the house o' -srae& an) ,ith the house o' 7u)ah. +ot accor)in* to the co#enant that - ma)e ,ith their 'athers in the )a0 ,hen - took them %0 the han) 79e iel 3,:2,"2) $ ne, heart ,i&& - *i#e 0ou, to &ea) them out o' the &an) o' 3*0pt2 %ecause an) a ne, spirit ,i&& - put ,ithin 0ou: an) - ,i&& the0 continue) not in m0 co#enant, an) -

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take a,a0 the ston0 heart out o' 0our '&esh, an) ,i&& *i#e 0ou an heart o' '&esh. $n) - ,i&& put M0 >pirit ,ithin 0ou, an) cause 0ou to ,a&k in m0 statutes, an) 0e sha&& keep M0 ;u)*ments, an) )o them.

re*ar)e) them not, saith the Lor). ?or this is the co#enant that - ,i&& make ,ith the house o' -srae& a'ter those )a0s, saith the Lor)2 - ,i&& put m0 &a,s into their min), an) ,rite them in their hearts: an) - ,i&& %e to them a 8o), an) the0 sha&& %e to me a peop&e2 $n) the0 sha&& not teach e#er0 man his nei*h%our, an) e#er0 man his %rother, sa0in*, <no, the Lor): 'or a&& sha&& kno, me, 'rom the &east to the *reatest. ?or ,i&& %e merci'u& to their unri*hteousness, an) their sins an) their iniKuities ,i&& - remem%er no more. -n that he saith, $ ne, co#enant, he hath ma)e the 'irst o&). +o, that ,hich )eca0eth an) ,a4eth o&) is rea)0 to #anish a,a0. %ebrews 9:15 H 'or this cause he .7esus/ is the me)iator o' the ne, testament, that %0 means o' )eath, 'or the re)emption o' the trans*ressions that ,ere un)er the 'irst testament, the0 ,hich are ca&&e) mi*ht recei#e the promise o' eterna& inheritance. John ):38"39 !e that %e&ie#eth on me, as the scripture hath sai), out o' his %e&&0 sha&& '&o, ri#ers o' &i#in* ,ater. =ut this spake he .7esus/ o' the >pirit, ,hich the0 that %e&ie#e on him shou&) recei#e2 'or the !o&0 8host ,as not 0et *i#en2 %ecause that 7esus ,as not 0et *&ori'ie). +-ts 2:1"4 $n) ,hen the )a0 o' Pentecost ,as 'u&&0 come, the0 ,ere a&& ,ith one accor) in one p&ace. $n) su))en&0 there came a soun) 'rom hea#en as o' a rushin* mi*ht0 ,in), an) it 'i&&e) a&& the house ,here the0 ,ere sittin*. $n) there appeare) unto them c&o#en ton*ues &ike as o' 'ire, an) it sat upon each o' them. $n) the0 ,ere a&& 'i&&e) ,ith the !o&0 8host, an) %e*an to speak ,ith other ton*ues, as the >pirit *a#e them utterance... +-ts 2:14"21 (hen Peter, stan)in* up ,ith the e&e#en, &i'te) up his #oice, an) sai) unto them .the cro,)/, Le men o' 7u)aea, an) a&& 0e that ),e&& at 7erusa&em, %e this kno,n unto 0ou, an) hearken to m0 ,or)s... (his is that ,hich ,as spoken %0 the prophet 7oe&2 $n) it sha&& come to pass in the &ast )a0s, saith 8o), - ,i&& pour out o' m0 >pirit upon a&& '&esh: an) 0our sons an) 0our )au*hters sha&& prophes0... $n) it sha&& come to pass, that ,hosoe#er sha&& ca&& on the name o' the Lor)

The /es-ent of the %ol6 *.irit (saiah 12:3 (here'ore ,ith ;o0 sha&& 0e )ra, ,ater out o' the ,e&&s o' sa&#ation. (saiah 41:18 - ,i&& open ri#ers in hi*h p&aces, an) 'ountains in the mi)st o' the #a&&e0s: - ,i&& make the ,i&)erness a poo& o' ,ater, an) the )r0 &an) sprin*s o' ,ater. Joel 2:28"3! $n) it sha&& come to pass a'ter,ar), that - ,i&& pour out m0 spirit upon a&& '&esh2 an) 0our sons an) 0our )au*hters sha&& prophes0, 0our o&) men sha&& )ream )reams, 0our 0oun* men sha&& see #isions. $n) a&so upon the ser#ants an) upon the han)mai)s in those )a0s ,i&& - pour out m0 spirit. $n) - ,i&& she, ,on)ers in the hea#ens an) in the earth, %&oo), an) 'ire, an) pi&&ars o' smoke. 8e-hariah 12:1! $n) - ,i&& pour upon the house o' "a#i), an) upon the inha%itants o' 7erusa&em, the spirit o' *race an) o' supp&ications2 an) the0 sha&& &ook upon me ,hom the0 ha#e pierce), an) the0 sha&& mourn 'or him, as one mourneth 'or his on&0 son, an) sha&& %e in %itterness 'or him, as one that is in %itterness 'or his 'irst%orn. 8e-hariah 14:8 $n) it sha&& %e in that )a0, that &i#in* ,aters sha&& *o out 'rom 7erusa&em.

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sha&& %e sa#e). The *.rea/ of the Chur-h (saiah 2:2"3 $n) it sha&& come to pass in the &ast )a0s, that the mountain o' the Lor)Ds house sha&& %e esta%&ishe) in the top o' the mountains, an) sha&& %e e4a&te) a%o#e the hi&&s2 an) a&& nations sha&& '&o, unto it. $n) man0 peop&e sha&& *o an) sa0, 6ome 0e, an) &et us *o up to the mountain o' the Lor), to the house o' the 8o) o' 7aco%2 an) he ,i&& teach us o' his ,a0s, an) ,e ,i&& ,a&k in his paths2 'or out o' Oion sha&& *o 'orth the &a,, an) the ,or) o' the Lor) 'rom 7erusa&em. (saiah 54:1 >in*, %arren, thou that )i)st not %ear2 %reak 'orth into sin*in*, an) cr0 a&ou), thou that )i)st not tra#ai& ,ith chi&)2 'or more are the chi&)ren o' the )eso&ate than the chi&)ren o' the marrie) ,i'e. %osea 2:23 $n) - ,i&& so, her unto me in the earth2 an) - ,i&& ha#e merc0 upon her that ha) not o%taine) merc02 an) - ,i&& sa0 to them ,hich ,ere not m0 peop&e, (hou art m0 peop&e2 an) the0 sha&& sa0, (hou art m0 8o).
34p&anation: (he Mountain, or Oion, s0m%o&iGes the 6hurch.

Galatians 4:2) ?or it is ,ritten, Ae;oice, thou %arren that %earest not2 %reak 'orth an) cr0, thou that tra#ai&est not2 'or the )eso&ate hath man0 more chi&)ren than she ,hich hath an hus%an).

3..osition to ;aith 1salm 2. 1h0 )o the heathen ra*e, an) the peop&e ima*ine a #ain thin*@ (he kin*s o' the earth set themse&#es, an) the ru&ers take counse& to*ether, a*ainst the Lor), an) a*ainst his anointe), sa0in*, Let us %reak their %an)s asun)er, an) cast a,a0 their cor)s 'rom us. !e that sitteth in the hea#ens sha&& &au*h: the Lor) sha&& ha#e them in )erision. (hen sha&& he speak unto them in his ,rath, an) #e4 them in his sore )isp&easure. Let ha#e - set m0 kin* upon m0 ho&0 hi&& o' Oion. - ,i&& )ec&are the )ecree: the Lor) hath sai) unto me, (hou art m0 >on2 this )a0 ha#e - %e*otten thee. $sk o' me, an) - sha&& *i#e thee the heathen 'or thine inheritance, an) the uttermost parts o' the earth 'or th0 possession.

+-ts 4:13"31 1hen the0 (!i*h Priests) sa, the

%o&)ness o' Peter an) 7ohn, an) percei#e) that the0 ,ere un&earne) an) i*norant men, the0 mar#e&&e)2 an) the0 took kno,&e)*e o' them, that the0 ha) %een ,ith 7esus. $n) %eho&)in* the man ,hich ,as hea&e) stan)in* ,ith them, the0 cou&) sa0 nothin* a*ainst it. =ut ,hen the0 ha) comman)e) them to *o asi)e out o' the counci&, the0 con'erre) amon* themse&#es, sa0in*, 1hat sha&& ,e )o to these men@ 'or that in)ee) a nota%&e mirac&e hath %een )one %0 them is mani'est to a&& them that ),e&& in 7erusa&em2 an) ,e cannot )en0 it. =ut that it sprea) no 'urther amon* the peop&e, &et us strait&0 threaten them, that the0 speak hence'orth to no man in this name. $n) the0 ca&&e) them, an) comman)e) them not to speak at a&& nor teach in the name o' 7esus. =ut Peter an) 7ohn ans,ere) an) sai) unto them, 1hether it %e ri*ht in the si*ht o' 8o) to hearken unto 0ou more than unto 8o), ;u)*e 0e. ?or ,e cannot %ut speak the thin*s ,hich ,e ha#e seen an) hear). >o ,hen the0 ha) 'urther threatene) them, the0 &et them *o, 'in)in* nothin* ho, the0 mi*ht punish them, %ecause o' the peop&e: 'or a&& men *&ori'ie) 8o) 'or that ,hich ,as )one. ?or the man ,as a%o#e 'ort0 0ears o&), on ,hom this mirac&e o' hea&in* ,as she,e). $n) %ein* &et *o, the0 ,ent to their o,n compan0, an) reporte) a&& that the chie' priests an) e&)ers ha) sai) unto them. $n) ,hen the0 hear) that, the0 &i'te) up their #oice to 8o) ,ith one accor), an) sai), Lor), thou art 8o), ,hich hast ma)e hea#en, an) earth, an) the sea, an) a&& that in them is: 1ho %0

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the mouth o' th0 ser#ant "a#i) hast sai), 1h0 )i) the heathen ra*e, an) the peop&e ima*ine #ain thin*s@ (he kin*s o' the earth stoo) up, an) the ru&ers ,ere *athere) to*ether a*ainst the Lor), an) a*ainst his 6hrist. ?or o' a truth a*ainst th0 ho&0 chi&) 7esus, ,hom thou hast anointe), %oth !ero), an) Pontius Pi&ate, ,ith the 8enti&es, an) the peop&e o' -srae&, ,ere *athere) to*ether, ?or to )o ,hatsoe#er th0 han) an) th0 counse& )etermine) %e'ore to %e )one. $n) no,, Lor), %eho&) their threatenin*s: an) *rant unto th0 ser#ants, that ,ith a&& %o&)ness the0 ma0 speak th0 ,or), =0 stretchin* 'orth thine han) to hea&2 an) that si*ns an) ,on)ers ma0 %e )one %0 the name o' th0 ho&0 chi&) 7esus. $n) ,hen the0 ha) pra0e), the p&ace ,as shaken ,here the0 ,ere assem%&e) to*ether2 an) the0 ,ere a&& 'i&&e) ,ith the !o&0 8host, an) the0 spake the ,or) o' 8o) ,ith %o&)ness.

The 0estru-tion of Jerusalem 0aniel 9:25"2) .$rchan*e& 8a%rie& to the Prophet "anie&:/ <no, there'ore an) un)erstan), that 'rom the *oin* 'orth o' the comman)ment to restore an) to %ui&) 7erusa&em unto the Messiah the Prince sha&& %e se#en ,eeks, an) threescore an) t,o ,eeks2 the street sha&& %e %ui&t a*ain, an) the ,a&&, e#en in trou%&ous times. $n) a'ter threescore an) t,o ,eeks sha&& Messiah %e cut o'', %ut not 'or himse&'2 an) the peop&e o' the prince that sha&& come sha&& )estro0 the cit0 an) the sanctuar02 an) the en) thereo' sha&& %e ,ith a '&oo), an) unto the en) o' the ,ar )eso&ations are )etermine). $n) he sha&& con'irm the co#enant ,ith man0 'or one ,eek2 an) in the mi)st o' the ,eek he sha&& cause the sacri'ice an) the o%&ation to cease, an) 'or the o#ersprea)in* o' a%ominations he sha&& make it )eso&ate, e#en unti& the consummation, an) that )etermine) sha&& %e poure) upon the )eso&ate.

Matthew 24:1"2 $n) 7esus ,ent out, an) )eparte) 'rom the temp&e2 an) his )iscip&es came to him 'or to she, him the %ui&)in*s o' the temp&e. $n) 7esus sai) unto them, >ee 0e not a&& these thin*s@ #eri&0 - sa0 unto 0ou, (here sha&& not %e &e't here one stone upon another, that sha&& not %e thro,n )o,n.
$&so Mark 13:1-2

Lu e 19:43"44 ?or the )a0s sha&& come upon thee, that thine enemies sha&& cast a trench a%out thee, an) compass thee roun), an) keep thee in on e#er0 si)e, $n) sha&& &a0 thee e#en ,ith the *roun), an) th0 chi&)ren ,ithin thee2 an) the0 sha&& not &ea#e in thee one stone upon another2 %ecause thou kne,est not the time o' th0 #isitation.
$&so Luke 21:9-B.

Matthew 24:15"19 .7esus to !is )iscip&es:/ 1hen 0e there'ore sha&& see the a%omination o' )eso&ation, spoken o' %0 "anie& the prophet, stan) in the ho&0 p&ace, (,hoso rea)eth, &et him un)erstan):) (hen &et them ,hich %e in 7u)aea '&ee into the mountains. Let him ,hich is on the housetop not come )o,n to take an0 thin* out o' his house, neither &et him ,hich is in the 'ie&) return %ack to take his c&othes.
-n accor)ance to the prophec0, the Messiah ,as to su''er 'or the c&eansin* o' human sins in the perio) %et,een BJ an) 70 ,eeks. -' one a))s to the 0ear o' the issuance o' the )ecree o' the restoration o' 7erusa&em BJ ,eeks, i.e. 4N3 0ears, then this eKua&s the 30th 0ear o' the 6hristian metho) o' num%erin* 0ears. -t ,as aroun) this time, 'rom 30 to 37 $", accor)in* to the prophec0, that the Messiah ,as to su''er an) )ie. (he 3#an*e&ist Luke ,rites that the Lor) 7esus 6hrist came out to preach in the 19th 0ear o' the ru&e o' the Aoman emperor (i%erius. (his coinci)es ,ith the 7N2 n) 0ear 'rom the 'oun)in*

34p&anation. (he entire time 'rom the )ecree to restore 7erusa&em to the esta%&ishment o' the +e, (estament an) the secon) )estruction o' this cit0 is )i#i)e) into three perio)s. 3ach perio) is measure) in E,eekF 0ears, i.e. se#en0ear spans. ((he !e%re, ,or) 'or :,eek: is :sha#ua: ,hich &itera&&0 means :se#en.:) (he meanin* o' the prophec0 is this: 'or the 7u)aic nation an) 'or the ho&0 cit0 are )etermine) 70 E,eeksF (7047I 4J0 0ears), unti& the comin* o' the !o&0 o' !o&ies (6hrist), ,ho ,i&& erase &a,&essness, %rin* eterna& truth an) 'u&'i&& a&& the prophecies. (he or)er 'or the ne,

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construction o' 7erusa&em an) the temp&e ,i&& ser#e as the %e*innin* o' these ,eeks. (he en) ,ii& %rin* a secon) )estruction o' %oth. (hese ,eeks are )i#i)e) in the 'o&&o,in* manner. "urin* the 'irst se#en E,eeksF (i.e. 4J 0ears) 7erusa&em an) the (emp&e ,i&& %e re%ui&t. (hen, to,ar) the en) o' the B2 ,eeks (i.e. 434 0ears) 6hrist ,i&& come, %ut !e ,i&& su''er an) ,i&& %e put to )eath. -n the course o' the &ast E,eekF the +e, (estament ,i&& %e esta%&ishe), an) in the mi))&e o' this E,eekF re*u&ar sacri'ices in the (emp&e o' 7erusa&em ,i&& cease, an) there ,i&& %e the a%omination o' )eso&ation in the sanctuar0. (hen ,i&& come a peop&e, *ui)e) %0 a &ea)er, ,ho ,i&& )estro0 the ho&0 cit0 an) the (emp&e. -t is interestin* an) instructi#e to trace ho, the historica& e#ents un'o&)e) in the time perio) )esi*nate) %0 the $rchan*e& 8a%rie&. (he )ecree 'or the restoration o' 7erusa&em ,as issue) %0 the Persian kin* $rta4er4es (o' the )0nast0 $rchaemeni)ae in 493 =.6.). (his momentous e#ent is )escri%e) in )epth %0 +ehemiah in the 2n) chapter o' his %ook. (he enumeration o' "anie&s E,eeksF shou&) %e*in 'rom the moment o' the issuance o' this )ecree. =0 the 8reek metho) o' num%erin* the 0ears, this ,as the 3r) 0ear o' the 7B th &0mpia) or %0 the Aoman chrono&o*0 the 2JJ th 0ear a'ter the 'oun)in* o' Aome. (he restoration o' the ,a&&s an) (emp&e ,as protracte) 'or a a%out 40 or 90 0ears (se#en E,eeksF) %ecause se#era& heathen nations, &i#in* in the re*ions nei*h%orin* 7erusa&em, hin)ere) the restoration o' this cit0 in e#er0 possi%&e ,a0.

o' Aome or ,ith the 30 th 0ear a'ter the %irth o' 6hrist. (he Lor) 7esus 6hrist tau*ht three an) a ha&' 0ears an) su''ere) in the 33r) or 34th 0ear o' our era, precise&0 )urin* the time, in)icate) %0 >t. "anie&. (he 6hristian 'aith %e*an to sprea) #er0 Kuick&0 a'ter the Aesurrection o' 6hrist, so that in)ee) the &ast, 70 th 1eek in#o&#e) the esta%&ishment o' the +e, (estament amon* man0 peop&e. 7erusa&em ,as )estro0e) a secon) time in the 70 th 0ear o' this era %0 the Aoman mi&itar0 &ea)er (itus. "urin* the sie*e o' 7erusa&em %0 the Aoman &e*ions, comp&ete chaos ru&e) the cit0 %ecause o' )iscor) amon* the 7u)ean &ea)ers. $s a resu&t o' this stri'e, re&i*ious ser#ices in the (emp&e ,ere con)ucte) #er0 irre*u&ar&0, an) 'ina&&0, in the (emp&e, as pre)icte) %0 the $rchan*e& to the prophet "anie&, rei*ne) a omination o# desolation .$ (hus, the coinci)ence o' the prophec0 %oth ,ith the su%seKuent historica& e#ents in the &i'e o' the !e%re, nation an) ,ith the 8ospe& narrati#e is astonishin*. !ere it shou&) %e mentione) that the !e%re, ra%%is #er0 o'ten 'or%a)e their 'e&&o, countr0men to count the ,eeks o' "anie&. (he ra%%i o' 8emar e#en su%;ecte) those !e%re,s, ,ho ,ou&) ca&cu&ate the 0ear o' the comin* o' the Messiah, to the 'o&&o,in* curse : EMa0 the %ones shake o' those, ,ho ca&cu&ate the times HPerish a&& those ,ho ca&cu&ate the en), 'or men ,i&& sa0, since the pre)icte) en) is here an) the Messiah has not come, he ,i&& ne#er comeMF (>anhe)rin J7%).

The Messiah shall ?u/'e the worl/ (saiah 11:1"4 $n) there sha&& come 'orth a ro) out o' the stem o' 7esse, an) a =ranch sha&& *ro, out o' his roots ... 1ith ri*hteousness sha&& he ;u)*e the poor, an) repro#e ,ith eKuit0 'or the meek o' the earth: an) he sha&& smite the earth: ,ith the ro) o' his mouth, an) ,ith the %reath o' his &ips sha&& he s&a0 the ,icke) .the antichrist/. $n) ri*hteousness sha&& %e the *ir)&e o' his &oins, an) 'aith'u&ness the *ir)&e o' his reins. (saiah 32:1 =eho&), a <in* sha&& rei*n in ri*hteousness, an) princes sha&& ru&e in ;u)*ment. 0aniel ):13"14 - sa, in the ni*ht #isions, an), %eho&), one &ike the >on o' man .Messiah/ came ,ith the c&ou)s o' hea#en, an) came to the $ncient o' )a0s .8o)-?ather/, an) the0 %rou*ht him near %e'ore him. $n) there ,as *i#en him )ominion, an) *&or0, an) a kin*)om, that a&& peop&e, nations, an) &an*ua*es, shou&) ser#e him2 his )ominion is an e#er&astin* )ominion, ,hich sha&& not pass a,a0, an) his kin*)om that ,hich sha&& not %e )estro0e).

Matthew 24:3! $n) then sha&& appear the si*n o' the >on o' man in hea#en .the 6ross/2 an) then sha&& a&& the tri%es o' the earth mourn, an) the0 sha&& see the >on o' man comin* in the c&ou)s o' hea#en ,ith po,er an) *reat *&or0. Matthew 2,:,4 7esus saith unto him .!i*h Priest/ ... !erea'ter sha&& 0e see the >on o' man sittin* on the ri*ht han) o' po,er, an) comin* in the c&ou)s o' hea#en. John 5:3! - can o' mine o,n se&' )o nothin*2 as - hear, - ;u)*e2 an) m0 ;u)*ment is ;ust2 %ecause - seek not mine o,n ,i&&, %ut the ,i&& o' the ?ather ,hich hath sent me. 2 Timoth6 4:1 - char*e thee there'ore %e'ore 8o), an) the Lor) 7esus 6hrist, ,ho sha&& ;u)*e the Kuick an) the )ea) at his appearin* an) his kin*)om. #e$elation 19:11"1, $n) - .>t. 7ohn/ sa, hea#en opene), an) %eho&) a ,hite horse2 an) he that sat upon him ,as ca&&e) ?aith'u& an) (rue, an) in ri*hteousness he )oth ;u)*e an) make ,ar.. an) his name is ca&&e) (he 1or) o' 8o). $n) the armies ,hich ,ere in hea#en 'o&&o,e) him upon ,hite horses, c&othe) in 'ine &inen, ,hite an) c&ean. $n) out o' his mouth *oeth a sharp s,or), that ,ith it he shou&) smite the nations:

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an) he sha&& ru&e them ,ith a ro) o' iron: an) he trea)eth the ,inepress o' the 'ierceness an) ,rath o' $&mi*ht0 8o). $n) he hath on his #esture an) on his thi*h a name ,ritten, <in* o' <in*s, an) Lor) o' Lor)s. 8o to the top Missionary ,eaflet - ./# Copyri"ht 0 &11. Holy Trinity Orthodo2 Mission 3// Foothill 4lvd5 4o2 *+65 ,a Canada5 Ca +.1.. ditor' 4ishop 7le2ander 8Mileant9

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,ist of !a##is and :a"es %ho ;nterpret ;saiah (* Messianically

The Tar'um Behold, !y %ervant the !essiah shall prosper.$ .(ar*um (:(ar*um 7onathanF) to -saiah 92:13,
#arious e)itions (such as >amson !. Le#e0, &he !essiah: An Aramaic Interpretation; the !essianic '"egesis o# the &argum. (6incinnati: !e%re, Qnion 6o&&e*e, 1J74): p. B3)./

(n the earl6 -6-le of s6na'o'ue rea/in's E1e kno, that messianic homi&ies %ase) on 7osephDs career (his sa#in* ro&e prece)e) %0 su''erin*), an) usin* -saiah 93 as the prophetic portion, ,ere preache) in certain o&) s0na*o*ues ,hich use) the triennia& c0c&e...F .Aa# $sher >o&o'', &he Fi#ty &hird (hapter o# Isaiah
According to the Jewish (ommentators, to the %i"teenth (entury . Ph.". (hesis ("re, Qni#ersit0, 1JB7): p. 14B./

(he a))ition o' 93:4-9 to the c0c&e o' s0na*o*ue rea)in*s ,as e#i)ent&0 o' a Messianic purport %0 reason o' the theor0 o' a su''erin* Messiah. (he ear&ier part o' the !a'tarah (92:7'') )ea&t ,ith the re)emption o' -srae&, an) in this connection the tri%u&ations o' the Messiah ,ere %rie'&0 a&&u)e) to %0 the recita& o' the a%o#e t,o #erses. .7aco% Mann, &he Bi le
as )ead and *reached in the +ld %ynagogue. (+L: <ta#, 1J71, 1J40): p. 2JN/.

2ab6lonian Talmu/< *anhe/rin 98b E(he Aa%%is sai): !is name is the leper scholar, as it is ,ritten, >ure&0 he hath %orne our *rie's, an) carrie) our sorro,s: 0et ,e )i) esteem him a &eper, smitten o' 8o), an) a''&icte).F .-saiah 93:4. >oncino (a&mu) e)ition/. #uth #abbah 5:, 2N

E(he 'i'th interpretation .o' Auth 2:14/ makes it re'er to the Messiah. 6ome hither: approach to ro0a& state. $n) eat o' the %rea) re'ers to the %rea) o' ro0a&t02 an) )ip th0 morse& in the #ine*ar re'ers to his su''erin*s, as it is sai), =ut he ,as ,oun)e) %ecause o' our trans*ressions.F .-s. 93:9. >oncino Mi)rash Aa%%ah, #o&. N, p. B4/. The :araite @efeth ben +li A1!th -=B E$s to m0se&', - am inc&ine), ,ith =en;amin o' +eha,en), to re*ar) it as a&&u)in* to the Messiah, an) as openin* ,ith a )escription o' his con)ition in e4i&e, 'rom the time o' his %irth to his accession to the throne: 'or the prophet %e*ins %0 speakin* o' his %ein* seate) in a position o' *reat honour, an) then *oes %ack to re&ate a&& that ,i&& happen to him )urin* the capti#it0. !e thus *i#es us to un)erstan) t,o thin*s: -n the 'irst instance, that the Messiah ,i&& on&0 reach his hi*hest )e*ree o' honour a'ter &on* an) se#ere tria&s2 an) secon)&0, that these tria&s ,i&& %e sent upon him as a kin) o' si*n, so that, i' he 'in)s himse&' un)er the 0oke o' mis'ortunes ,hi&st remainin* pure in his actions, he ma0 kno, that he is the )esire) one...F .>. A. "ri#er an) $. +eu%auer, e)itors, &he Fi#ty,third (hapter o# Isaiah According to the Jewish
Interpreters (2 #o&umes2 +e, Lork: <ta#, 1JBJ): pp. 1J-20. (he 3n*&ish trans&ations use) here are taken 'rom #o&ume 2. (he ori*ina& te4ts are in #o&ume 1. 6'. >o&o'', pp. 107-0J/.

+nother statement from @efeth ben +li: E=0 the ,or)s surely he hath carried our sicknesses, the0 mean that the pains an) sickness ,hich he 'e&& into ,ere merite) %0 them, %ut that he %ore them instea)H $n) here - think it necessar0 to pause 'or a 'e, moments, in or)er to e4p&ain ,h0 8o) cause) these sicknesses to attach themse&#es to the Messiah 'or the sake o' -srae&H (he nation )eser#e) 'rom 8o) *reater punishment than that ,hich actua&&0 came upon them, %ut not %ein* stron* enou*h to %ear itH 8o) appoints his ser#ant to carr0 their sins, an) %0 )oin* so &i*hten their punishment in or)er that -srae& mi*ht not %e comp&ete&0 e4terminate).F ."ri#er an) +eu%auer,
pp. 23 ''.2 >o&o'' pp. 10N-10J./

+nother statement from @efeth ben +li: And the -ord laid on him the ini.uity o# us all.$ (he prophet )oes not %0 avon mean iniKuit0, %ut punishment 'or iniKuit0, as in the passa*e, D=e sure 0our sin ,i&& 'in) 0ou outD.
.+um. 32:23. "ri#er an) +eu%auer, p. 2B2 >o&o'' p. 10J/.

M6steries of #= *him4on ben @ohai AMi/rash< /ate un-ertainB E$n) $rmi&aus ,i&& ;oin %att&e ,ith Messiah, the son o' 3phraim, in the 3ast *ateH an) Messiah, the son o' 3phraim, ,i&& )ie there, an) -srae& ,i&& mourn 'or him. $n) a'ter,ar)s the !o&0 ne ,i&& re#ea& to them Messiah, the son o' "a#i), ,hom -srae& ,i&& )esire to stone, sa0in*, (hou speakest 'a&se&02 a&rea)0 is the Messiah s&ain, an) there is none other Messiah to stan) up (a'ter him): an) so the0 ,i&& )espise him, as it is ,ritten, D"espise) an) 'or&orn o' menD2 %ut he ,i&& turn an) hi)e himse&' 'rom them, accor)in* to the ,or)s, DLike one hi)in* his 'ace 'rom usD.F ."ri#er an) +eu%auer, p. 32, citin* the e)ition o' 7e&&inek, =eth ha-Mi)rash (1N99),
part iii. p. N0/.

Le a-h To$ A11th -= Mi/rashB E$n) &et his .-srae&Ds/ kin*)om %e e4a&te), in the )a0s o' the Messiah, o' ,hom it is sai), /Behold my servant shall prosper; he will e high and e"alted, and lo#ty e"ceedingly/. F
."ri#er an) +eu%auer, p. 3B./

Maimoni/es< Letter to @emen A12th -=B 2J

E1hat is to %e the manner o' MessiahDs a)#ent, an) ,here ,i&& %e the p&ace o' his appearance@ H $n) -saiah speaks simi&ar&0 o' the time ,hen he ,i&& appear, ,ithout his 'ather or mother or 'ami&0 %ein* kno,n, he came up as a sucker %e'ore him, an) as a root out o' the )r0 earth, etc.. =ut the uniKue phenomenon atten)in* his mani'estation is, that a&& the kin*s o' the earth ,i&& %e thro,n into terror at the 'ame o' him P their kin*)oms ,i&& %e in consternation, an) the0 themse&#es ,i&& %e )e#isin* ,hether to oppose him ,ith arms, or to a)opt some )i''erent course, con'essin*, in 'act, their ina%i&it0 to conten) ,ith him or i*nore his presence, an) so con'oun)e) at the ,on)ers ,hich the0 ,i&& see him ,ork, that the0 ,i&& &a0 their han)s upon their mouth2 in the ,or)s o' -saiah, ,hen )escri%in* the manner in ,hich the kin*s ,i&& hearken to him, $t him kin*s ,i&& shut their mouth2 'or that ,hich ha) not %een to&) them ha#e the0 seen, an) that ,hich the0 ha) not hear) the0 ha#e percei#e).F ."ri#er an) +eu%auer #o& 1:p. 322. 3)ition is $%raham >. !a&kin, e)., -*eret (eman (+L:
$merican $ca)em0 'or 7e,ish Aesearch, 1J92). >ee >o&o'' pp. 127-12N/.

8ohar ((< 212a Ame/ie$alB E(here is in the 8ar)en o' 3)en a pa&ace name) the Pa&ace o' the >ons o' >ickness. (his pa&ace the Messiah enters, an) !e summons e#er0 pain an) e#er0 chastisement o' -srae&. $&& o' these come an) rest upon !im. $n) ha) !e not thus &i*htene) them upon !imse&', there ha) %een no man a%&e to %ear -srae&Ds chastisements 'or the trans*ressions o' the &a,2 as it is ,ritten, D>ure&0 our sicknesses he has carrie)D.F .6ite) in "ri#er an) +eu%auer, pp. 14-19 'rom
section E#a-0iKKahe&.F (rans&ation 'rom ?r0)&an), Aachmie&, 1hat the Aa%%is <no, $%out the Messiah, 6incinnati: Messianic Literature utreach, 1JJ1, p. 9B, n. 27. +ote that this section is not 'oun) in the >oncino e)ition ,hich sa0s that it ,as an interpo&ation/.

5a-hmani/es A#= Moshe ben 5a-hman< 13th -=B E(he ri*ht #ie, respectin* this Parashah is to suppose that %0 the phrase my servant the ,ho&e o' -srae& is meantH $s a )i''erent opinion, ho,e#er, is a)opte) %0 the Mi)rash, ,hich re'ers it to the Messiah, it is necessar0 'or us to e4p&ain it in con'ormit0 ,ith the #ie, there maintaine). (he prophet sa0s, (he Messiah, the son o' "a#i) o' ,hom the te4t speaks, ,i&& ne#er %e conKuere) or perish %0 the han)s o' his enemies. $n), in 'act the te4t teaches this c&ear&0H $n) %0 his stripes ,e ,ere hea&e) P %ecause the stripes %0 ,hich he is #e4e) an) )istresse) ,i&& hea& us2 8o) ,i&& par)on us 'or his ri*hteousness, an) ,e sha&& %e hea&e) %oth 'rom our o,n trans*ressions an) 'rom the iniKuities o' our 'athers.F ."ri#er an) +eu%auer, pp.
7N ''/.

@al ut ii: 5)1 A13th -=B E1ho art thou, *reat mountain (Oech. 4:7). (his re'ers to the <in* Messiah. $n) ,h0 )oes he ca&& him Dthe *reat mountain@D =ecause he is *reater than the patriarchs, as it is sai), /!y servant shall e high, and li#ted up, and lo#ty e"ceedingly/ P he ,i&& %e hi*her than $%rahamH &i'te) up a%o#e MosesH &o'tier than the ministerin* an*e&s.F ."ri#er an)
+eu%auer, p. J. (he same passa*e is 'oun) in Mi)rash (anhuma to 8enesis (perhaps Jth c.), e). 7ohn (. (o,nsen), !o%oken, +7: <ta#, 1JNJ, p. 1BB/.

@al ut ii= ,2! A13th -=B< in re'ar/ to 1salm 2:, E- ha#e )ra,n him out o' the chastisementsH (he chastisements are )i#i)e) into three parts: one 'or "a#i) an) the 'athers, one 'or our o,n *eneration, an) one 'or the <in* Messiah2 an) this is that ,hich is ,ritten, /0e was wounded #or our transgressions/.$ ."ri#er an)
+eu%auer, p. 10/.

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#= Mosheh :ohen ibn Cris.in A14th -=B E(his Parashah the commentators a*ree in e4p&ainin* o' the 6apti#it0 o' -srae&, a&thou*h the sin*u&ar num%er is use) in it throu*houtH $s there is no cause constrainin* us to )o so, ,h0 shou&) ,e here interpret the ,or) co&&ecti#e&0, an) there%0 )istort the passa*e 'rom its natura& sense@H $s then it seeme) to me that the )oors o' the &itera& interpretation o' the Parashah ,ere shut in their 'ace, an) that Dthe0 ,earie) themse&#es to 'in) the entrance,D ha#in* 'orsaken the kno,&e)*e o' our (eachers, an) inc&ine) a'ter the Dstu%%ornness o' their o,n hearts,D an) o' their o,n opinion, - am p&ease) to interpret it, in accor)ance ,ith the teachin* o' our Aa%%is, o' the <in* Messiah, an) ,i&& %e care'u&, so 'ar as - am a%&e, to a)here to the &itera& sense.F ."ri#er an) +eu%auer, pp. JJ-100/. +nother -omment from #= Mosheh :ohen ibn Cris.in E-' his sou& makes itse&' into a trespass-o''erin*, imp&0in* that his sou& ,i&& treat itse&' as *ui&t0, an) so recei#e punishment 'or our trespasses an) trans*ressions.F ."ri#er an) +eu%auer,
p. 112/.

#= *h4lomoh +stru- A14th -=B EM0 ser#ant sha&& prosper, or %e tru&0 inte&&i*ent, %ecause %0 inte&&i*ence man is rea&&0 man P it is inte&&i*ence ,hich makes a man ,hat he is. $n) the prophet ca&&s the <in* Messiah m0 ser#ant, speakin* as one ,ho sent him. r he ma0 ca&& the ,ho&e peop&e m0 ser#ant, as he sa0s a%o#e m0 peop&e (&ii. B): ,hen he speaks o' the peop&e, the <in* Messiah is inc&u)e) in it2 an) ,hen he speaks o' the <in* Messiah, the peop&e is comprehen)e) ,ith him. 1hat he sa0s then is, that m0 ser#ant the <in* Messiah ,i&& prosper.F ."ri#er an) +eu%auer, p. 12J/. #= 7li?ah /e &i/as A1,th -=B E>ince the Messiah %ears our iniKuities ,hich pro)uce the e''ect o' !is %ein* %ruise), it 'o&&o,s that ,hoso ,i&& not a)mit that the Messiah thus su''ers 'or our iniKuities, must en)ure an) su''er 'or them himse&'.F ."ri#er an) +eu%auer, p. 331/. #abbi Moshe +lshe h A7l"*hei hB of *efa/ A1,th -=B E- ma0 remark, then, that our Aa%%is ,ith one #oice accept an) a''irm the opinion that the prophet is speakin* o' the <in* Messiah, an) ,e ourse&#es a&so a)here to the same #ie,.F
."ri#er an) +eu%auer, p. 29N/.

%er9 %omber' A18th"19th -=B E(he 'act is, that it re'ers to the <in* Messiah, ,ho ,i&& come in the &atter )a0s, ,hen it ,i&& %e the Lor)Ds *oo) p&easure to re)eem -srae& 'rom amon* the )i''erent nations o' the earth... 1hate#er he un)er,ent ,as in conseKuence o' their o,n trans*ression, the Lor) ha#in* chosen him to %e a trespass-o''erin*, &ike the scape-*oat ,hich %ore a&& the iniKuities o' the house o' -srae&.F ."ri#er an) +eu%auer, p. 400-401/. The Cusaf Aa//itionalB ser$i-e for the 0a6 of +tonement< 1hili.s Ca-h9or A2!th -=B E ur ri*hteous anointe) is )eparte) 'rom us: horror hath seiGe) us, an) ,e ha#e nonR to ;usti'0 us. !e hath %orne the 0oke o' our iniKuities, an) our trans*ression, an) is ,oun)e) %ecause o' our trans*ression. !e %eareth our sins on his shou&)er, that he ma0 'in) par)on 'or our iniKuities. 1e sha&& %e hea&e) %0 his ,oun), at the time that the 3terna& ,i&& create him (the Messiah) as a ne, creature. %rin* him up 'rom the circ&e o' the earth. Aaise him 31

up 'rom >eir, to assem%&e us the secon) time on Mount Le%anon, %0 the han) o' Linnon.F
.$. (h. Phi&ips, MachGor Le0om <ippur S Pra0er =ook 'or the "a0 o' $tonement ,ith 3n*&ish (rans&ation2 Ae#ise) an) 3n&ar*e) 3)ition, +e, Lork: !e%re, Pu%&ishin* 6ompan0, 1J31, p. 23J. (he passa*e can a&so %e 'oun) in, e.*., the 1J37 e)ition. $&so, "ri#er an) +eu%auer, p. 3JJ/.

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