Its substantive use is restricted to the king he only is called "the Lord's anointed," e.g. It is applied to the priest only as an adjective-"the anointed priest" ( Leviticus 4:3, 5, 16 Leviticus 6:22 (Hebrew 15)). The term is used in the Old Testament of kings and priests, who were consecrated to office by the ceremony of anointing. "Messiah" is thus a modification of the Greek form of the word, according to the Hebrew. "Messias" ( John 1:41 John 4:25 the King James Version) is a transcription of Messias, the Greek representation of the Aramaic. Transformation of the Prophetic Hope into the Apocalyptic Me-si'-a (mashiach Aramaic meshicha' Septuagint Christos, "anointed" New Testament "Christ"):Ĥ. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia MESSIAH Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah, the great Deliverer who was to come. The expectations of the Jews were thus kept alive from generation to generation, till the "fulness of the times," when Messiah came, "made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law." In him all these ancient prophecies have their fulfilment. Different periods of prophetic revelation have been pointed out, (1) the patriarchal (2) the Mosaic (3) the period of David (4) the period of prophetism, i.e., of those prophets whose works form a part of the Old Testament canon. The prophecies became more definite and fuller as the ages rolled on the light shone more and more unto the perfect day. The first great promise ( Genesis 3:15) contains in it the germ of all the prophecies recorded in the Old Testament regarding the coming of the Messiah and the great work he was to accomplish on earth. The Greek form "Messias" is only twice used in the New Testament, in John 1:41 and 4:25 (R.V., "Messiah"), and in the Old Testament the word Messiah, as the rendering of the Hebrew, occurs only twice ( Dan.
The great Messiah is anointed "above his fellows" ( Psalm 45:7) i.e., he embraces in himself all the three offices. Thus priests ( Exodus 28:41 40:15 Numbers 3:3), prophets ( 1 Kings 19:16), and kings ( 1 Samuel 9:16 16:3 2 Samuel 12:7) were anointed with oil, and so consecrated to their respective offices. ( Matthew 20:20,21 Luke 24:21 Acts 1:6) Gleams of a purer faith appear in ( Luke 2:30 23:42 John 4:25)Įaston's Bible Dictionary(Hebrews mashiah), in all the thirty-nine instances of its occurring in the Old Testament, is rendered by the LXX. The apostles themselves were infected with this opinion till after the resurrection. The lineage of David is again alluded to in ( Zechariah 12:1-14) The coming of the Forerunner and of the Anointed is clearly revealed in ( Malachi 3:1 4:5,6) The Pharisees and those of the Jews who expected Messiah at all looked for a temporal prince only. Matt 2:6) left no doubt in the mind of the Sanhedrin as to the birthplace of the Messiah. ( Isaiah 2:66) The passage of ( Micah 5:2) (comp. Later on the prophets show the Messiah as a king and ruler of David's house, who should come to reform and restore the Jewish nation and purify the Church, as in Isai 11,40-66 The blessings of the restoration, however, will not be confined to Jews the heathen are made to share them fully. In other places he is seen in suffering and humiliation. He is described in his exaltation, with his great kingdom that shall be spiritual rather than temporal. King, comes in, and the Messiah is to come of the Lineage of David. The advance in clearness in this period is great. Passages in the Psalms are numerous which are applied to the Messiah in the New Testament such as Psal 2,16,22,40,110. ( Numbers 24:17-19) The prophecy of Moses, ( 18:18) claims attention. The next passage usually quoted is the prophecy of Balaam. ( Genesis 12:2,3) A great step is made in ( Genesis 49:10) This is the first case in which the promises distinctly centre in one person.
( Genesis 9:26) Next follows the promise to Abraham. ( Genesis 3:15) the blessings in store for the children of Shem are remarkable indicated int he words of Noah. ( John 1:41 4:25) Authorized Version "Messias." The earliest gleam of the gospel is found in the account of the fall. The word is twice used in the New Testament of Jesus. consecrated as the king and prophet by God's appointment. This word also refers to the expected Prince of the chosen people who was to complete God's purposes for them and to redeem them, and of whose coming the prophets of the old covenant in all time spoke. The kings of Israel were called anointed, from the mode of their consecration. This word ( Mashiach) answers to the word Christ ( Christos) in the New Testament, and is applicable in its first sense to any one anointed with the holy oil.
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