MESSIAH

(Bible Study)

("anointed") (Hebrew) = CHRIST (Greek) (which see). In KJV only in Dan 9:25-26 of Old Testament; John 1:41; 4:25, of New Testament Having the immeasurable unction of the Holy Spirit as Prophet, Priest, and King at one and the same time. All others have but a measure, and that derived from Him (John 1:16; 3:34). See the type (Ex 28:41; 30:23-24; 1 Sam 24:6); and the prophecies (Gen 3:15; 9:26; 12:2-3; 22; compare John 8:56; Gen 49:10; Num 24:17-19; Deut 18:18 with Acts 3:22-24; John 5:45-47; Ps 2:2,6 margin; Ps. 2:7-12,16,22,40; 45:7 compare 1 Kings 1:39-40; Ps 69:1; 72; 110). His birthplace (Mic 5:2), His lineage (Isa 11:1), His time of coming (Dan 9:25-26), while the second temple stood (Hag 2:9), and His forerunner (Isa 40:3-5; Mal 3:1) are foretold. From Ps 2; Jer 23:5-6; Zech 9:9, the Jews expected a triumphant king, but overlooked the prophecies of His sufferings first (Isa 53; Luke 24:21,26-27). A few looked for a more spiritual deliverance (Luke 2:30,38), and among them the despised Samaritans (John 4:25,42) and the thief on the cross (Luke 23:42). The rabbis got over the Messianic prophecies which prove Jesus to be Messiah by imagining a Messiah ben Joseph who should suffer, distinct from Messiah ben David who should reign; but the prophecies of the suffering and glory are so blended as to exclude the idea of any but one and the same Messiah (compare Isa 52:7,13-15; 53).

(from Fausset's Bible Dictionary, Electronic Database Copyright (c)1998 by Biblesoft)