...The Messiah means the anointed one. And several times it is used in the Old Testament, 28 of those times it refers to kings. So the anointed one mostly referred to kings but also referred to priests and prophets. You can just file this in your mind, many messiahs in the Old Testament. Everyone who was anointed into a mediating of position in the theocratic kingdom of Israel could be called a messiah, with a small m. A messiah is one who has been anointed. He has been chosen for a very high duty in the kingdom A king to rule A priest to intercede and provide sacrifice, and A prophet, to preach the truth and to bring the word of God to man. In a simple manner, King, Priest and Prophets are messiah anointed with OIL. This morning we are talking about THE MESSIAH who is anointed by THE HOLY SPIRIT. The King of Kings The Chief Priest and The Lord Prophet Himself. WE HAVE FOUND HIM! John 1:29-51 Jesus Christ is a prophecy that was prophesied by the prophets by the power of revelation. V: 31. We need a revelation to find Him. And receive Him. For as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name. When you find Him and receive Him you will -: 1. Testify : John testified V:32 {Math. 3:13-17} 2. Conviction: Vs 36 and 37. The 2 disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 3. V:33. Divine Direction “The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the...
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...exemplifying a reverence for authority. The prophecy claims that the Lord will raise up prophets out of the Israelites and that these prophets must be obeyed by the Israelites. While this may be interpreted as a conservative statement, reinforcing the authority of the prophets and leaving them at the pinnacle of Israelite society, the power of the prophets is seemingly checked in the following verses. Verses 20-22, for example, explain that any people assuming control under the pretense of acting as prophets are to be unquestionably put to death. Also outlined is a method for separating real from false prophets, wherein prophecies that come to fruition simply indicate the honesty of the prophet in question. The encouragement for radical change in Israelite society seen in Deuteronomy is further echoed in the first Book of Kings. Chapter 22, for example, describes the attempted conquest of Ramoth Gilead by the king of Israel. The king is advised by Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, to consult his prophets on the outcome of the campaign. All advise him to go through with the attack except for one—Micaiah, who prophesizes that the attack will result in the death of Ahab, king of Israel, and that the Lord has filled the rest of the prophets with a deceitful spirit. The king ignores his words and has Micaiah imprisoned, yet the prophecy comes true and Ahab is killed. Through Micaiah’s prophecy, the death of the king of Israel is apparently justified, indicating further evidence of the Old Testament’s...
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...Some Classical Prophets And their influence in In Their Time and Viewing God through a Chaplain’s Eyes - Reflections of Student Chaplain Joseph P. Lalka October, 22 2014 Classical Prophets are the spoke persons of the Lord. They have a collection of works attributed to them. After the Prophets of Abraham, Moses, Miriam, Samuel, Nathan, Elijah and Elisha we are presented with what are called the Classical Prophets. They speak for Yahweh and are not future predictors but admonish and encourage about the present day. They remind the established leaders of the reason they were the leaders of their people. Remind the Establishment why they are the establishment. Eight century Prophets are most notable, and the start of the Classical Prophets. Their writings are collections in a separate book of the scriptures. Amos Amos is the first prophet I want to discuss. The theme that runs through all of the material is one of protest against the social injustices that prevailed in northern Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II. Along with this protest is the warning that Yahweh will surely punish the nation for violating the demands of justice. He declares, "Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again." He is caustic and abrasive in his delivery. He is from the southern kingdom but preached to the northern kingdom. He up holds the Mosaic Covenant. Amos was a herdsman who lived in the region of Tekoa, not many miles from the city of Jerusalem. As Amos pondered...
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...1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings were all one text * Retribution Theory – good deeds are rewarded and bad deeds are punished * Covenant – conditional promise * Hazor – northern kingdom that God told the Israelites to defeat when they entered the promised land * Transjordan – “beyond the Jordan” * Jericho – * Rahab: Israel sent two spies into Jericho who were protected by Rahab. The spies then promise her that if she distinguishes her house from the others, her family will be spared just as she spared their lives. * The Battle: Israel marched around the city every day for six days. On the seventh day, they marched around the city seven times, the priests blew their trumpets, and the walls fell down. * Joshua – * Main character of the book of Joshua * About 60 years old * Loyal, obedient, committed/courageous * Amphictyony – a league of states or tribes that took part in a cult (Delphic League) * Othniel – First judge, model leader * Deborah – female judge, prophetess, settled disputes * Gideon – succeeds despite being fearful * Jephthah – made a foolish vow to the Lord before going to battle, had to sacrifice his daughter to God because of his victory * Samson – arrogant/self-centered * Samuel – * Early Life * Birth – Divine intervention: mother was barren, made a promise to God that if she had a son she would dedicate him to God * Raised as a priest (not a Levite) ...
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...Scene one begins with Oedipus, the King of Thebes, speaking to an elderly priest about the plague that has overcome the city. The priest reminds Oedipus of the problem with the Sphinx and how he was the city’s savior; the priest begs the king to save the city once again. The king of Thebes responds to the priest by saying he has spent all night thinking of a solution to the problem and has sent Creon to the oracle in hopes of discovering a cure for the plague. Creon returns in this scene and tells Oedipus that the plague will be cured once the murderer of the previous king, Laius, is sentenced to death or exiled from the city. Oedipus soon declares that he will do anything necessary to discover the murderer and to cure the city. Scene...
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...Isaiah and Jeremiah were both godly prophets, messengers of the Lord. Both were major prophets in the Old Testament, called to proclaim the will and word of God. Although each prophet lived a similar prophetic life, each spoke a different message. The life of the great prophet Isaiah goes like so. Isaiah was born unto Amoz. His name, meaning ‘Jehovah is Salvation’ was of great importance alone. He comes from a line of royalty. Isaiah married a prophetess and together they conceived of two sons, Shear-Jashub and Maher-shalal-hash-baz. The prior means ‘a remnant shall return’, while the latter means ‘speed the spoil, hasten the booty.’ In chapter one of Isaiah, we read that he received visions from God during the reigns of the four kings...
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...1. In Micah 5:2, it says, “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient time” (NIV). -Fulfillment: Matthew 2:4-6, it says, “When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: “But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel” (NIV). In Malachi 3:1, it says, “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty (NIV). -Fulfillment: Mark 1:2-8, it says, “as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way. A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and...
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...covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty. Zechariah 9:9 9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Psalm 41:9 9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. Zechariah 11:12 12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. Zechariah 11:13 13 And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord. Isaiah 53:7 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. Psalm 22:16 16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. New Testament Fulfillment Matthew 2:4-6 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that...
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...Amos – despised religious festivals, prophet to Israel, God holds every nation to standard of general morality Hosea – married to Gomer, marriage symbolized God’s relationship with Israel Gomer – wife of whoredom either cultic or idolater Isaiah – 8th century prophet, split up into 3 parts, Emmanuel prophecy syro-ephraimitic war, 1 Isaiah announcing salvation, 2nd Isaiah exile, 3rd Isaiah post exile Ahaz – father of Hezekiah Hezekiah – good king, brought reforms, destroyed idolaters Manasseh – evil king, brought back idolaters Josiah – good king, repeated Hezekiah reforms centralized worship in God’s temple in Jerusalem Ezekial – mentions abominations in temple, people were bowing to sun god (bum to God relieving themselves), laid on side for over a year, ate food from cow dung, symbolized the way Israelites had to eat in exile, announces new covenant Habakkuk – complains to God, God sends Babylonians/ Hasmoneans Jeremiah – weeping prophet, The Book of Jeremiah records the final prophecies to Judah, warning of oncoming destruction if the nation does not repent. Jeremiah calls out for the nation to turn back to God. At the same time, Jeremiah recognizes the inevitability of Judah’s destruction due to its unrepentant idolatry and immorality Tiglath-Pileser III – Assyrian King, dispersed people in given nation, caused intermarriage and loss of identity Sennacherib – general Assyrian leader, attacked southern Israel kingdom, unsuccessful, 180...
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...mashiach ("anointed") is used in the Old Testament to identify a person in special relationship to God. The term is simply to designate "one anointed” with oil and/or the Holy Spirit, but especially one that the priest has picked. (Psalm 2) The connection of the term "Messiah" as applied to an anointed king appears especially strong, and was used in a prophetic sense of the coming of King David ruler. Both Second Samuel and the Psalms refer to King David as the "anointed one" (mashiach) whose descendants will rule forever (2 Samuel 22:50-51, Psalm. 18:50-51). In addition, the concept of a universal messiah is seen in texts that give to the King David house dominion over foreign nations (2 Samuel. 22:44-51, Psalm. 18:44-51; Psalm. 2:7-9). In the prophetic writings the messianic concept has a special reference to God’s promised David ruler who will restore Israel to the divine ideal (Isaiah 9:7; Jeremiah 23:5-6) depict a divinely appointed king messiah (or “anointed”) who will destroy God’s Gentile opponents and as his representative will reign over the nations. The pre-exilic prophet Isaiah likewise predicts a future King David Messiah who will smite Israel’s enemies and rule in justice over the nations (Isaiah 11:1-10). The post-exilic Chronicler also speaks of a King David ruler-restorer who will rebuild the Temple, to whom God would be Father without the need for correction, and who will serve as regent in God's kingdom. It appears that the return to Judah after the exile...
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...young.” It has been said, “Excuses are tools of the incompetent, and those who specialize in them seldom go far.” Ben Franklin wrote, “He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” Gabriel Meurier stated, “He who excuses himself, accuses himself.” Jeremiah had every excuse ready when God called him to be a prophet. His excuses are often our excuses for not heeding God’s voice when he calls. Countering each excuse was a promise from God. I. The excuse: The task is demanding Jeremiah was called to be “a prophet unto the nations” (Jer. 1:5), not a priest like his father and his grandfather. A prophet was a chosen and authorized spokesman for God who declared God’s Word to the people. We often think of prophets as people who can tell the future. But a prophet spoke messages to the present that had future ramifications. They were forthtellers more than they were foretellers, exposing the people’s sins and calling them back to their covenant responsibilities before God. Being a prophet was more demanding than serving as a priest. The priests’ duties were predictable. Everything was written down in the law. The prophet never knew from one day to the next what the Lord would call him...
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...understanding and the entire picture of God’s Word, you must understand them together. But, in order to understand them together, there is the time period of 400 years that are not included. This 400 year time frame plays a huge part in understanding how the two different worlds of the Old and New Testaments come together to make a comprehensive story. The “Intertestamental Period” is a short amount of time in relativity to the rest of Biblical history, but this short time frame sets the stage for the New Testament. The period between the Old and New Testament can very well be called a transition period that introduces the “Gentile” world firmly in the Jewish culture. The Old Testament law and style of worship would never be the same, and the prophets of the Old Testament had predicted as such. This time period also encompassed the same period of the Second Temple which...
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...Peggy Cobb Intro to the Old Testament Professor John Holk The Exodus Event and its Significance The following quote sums up the significance of the Exodus Event: “The exodus was the most important salvation event of the Old Testament. God rescued his people from Egyptian bondage by miraculous and extraordinary means. The crossing of the Sea is the climactic moment of their rescue [see Exodus 14]. They had no human means to escape Egypt, but God himself provided the way out. We should not be surprised that the significance of such an important event reverberates through the rest of the Old Testament and into the New Testament (Tremper Longman III, How to Read Exodus [Downers Grove, Ill: IVP Academic, 2009], 145).” Two great religions come from the Bible, which is from the word biblos which means book in Greek. The Old Testament has Judaism and in the New Testament we have Christianity. The Bible, while telling a story from beginning to end, explains the beliefs of the founders and early followers of the religions. Historical evidence such as written documents or archaeological remains, offer very few traces of the story in the Old Testament and none whatsoever of the New Testament events. Jewish Bibles are thought to have been written beginning in the 10th century BC, and by that time the Hebrews have settled in Canaan or Palestine. However, it is also believed that some events could go back to the 18th century BC; and many parts it is presumed the scribes are...
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...How many of the kings of Israel were good or mostly good kings? In all 20 kings of Israel, majority of them were bad. However there was this one king, named Jehu, who ruled from 841-814 BC who was a not good but better than all the rest of the kings of Israel. How many of the kings of Judah were good or mostly good kings? The kings of Judah were mixed between doing good and evil. Out of all 20 kings of Judah, 6 were moral, 2 were mixed, and 12 were immoral. How did king Ahab go wrong? King Ahab who was the son of Omri, ruled over Israel in Samaria for over 22 years. He took over his fathers throne, and did evil in the sight of God by worshiping Baal and “did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel than all the kings of Israel that were before him”. Ahab again and again proved he was brought to do evil deeds, by his continued refusal to obeys the warnings of the prophet Elijah’s. Ahab had accused Elijah of troubling Israel by the drought, but Elijah declared that it was Ahab's own sin that caused the trouble for the nation. Ahab had declared war on God by killing His prophets , and therefore God then brought the war to Ahab. The war was between the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal on one side, and Elijah on the other. When God verified Elijah’s status as His true prophet, Ahab should have repented, but he remained in his sinful rebellion, fueled by Jezebel his wicked wife. Summary of King Josiah chapters Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he...
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...Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books) Leviticus The genre of this book is law as defined in the Hebrew language for “teaching”. The purpose of this book was like a “handbook” for the priests and Levites that gave direction of their duties and describes how that family line should lead the Israelites in worship. The book provides ceremonial laws as opposed to the moral laws of Exodus, describing five key offerings made to God for their sins to be forgiven, dietary restrictions for consuming fat and blood, and purification rites to remove uncleanliness prior to worshiping God. There were also rules for healthy living which are just as important today and specific standards for people to live a holy life. “Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy” (19:2). God also established several holy days and feasts each year for celebration, fellowship and worship which include the Sabbath, Passover, and Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). The family of Aaron, Moses’ brother, is ordained as Israel’s formal priesthood. Leviticus lists several blessings for obedience and many more punishments for disobedience. Joshua The book of Joshua is narrative account of events following Moses’ leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. With Moses and an entire generation of disobedient Israelites dead, God tells Joshua to lead the people into Canaan, their promised land. In Jericho, the first major obstacle, the prostitute Rahab helps Israelite spies and earns protection...
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