MESSIAH: THE STAR FROM JACOB AND THE SCEPTERFROM ISRAEL

摘要

MESSIAH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SUBJECT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. THE PROMISES MADE TOTHE MESSIAH'S ANCESTORS WERE VERY MANY AND, IN THE SAME TIME, VERY PROFOUND.THE IDENTITY OF MESSIAH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT IS POINTED OUT THROUGH TERMS, SUCH AS:“THE SEED”, “THE STAR” AND “THE SCEPTRE”.THE AIM OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROPHECY THAT DESCRIBES MESSIAH AS “THESTAR” OF JACOB, AND THE SCEPTRE OF ISRAEL. THIS PROMISE, JUST AS STATED IN NUMBERS 22COMES AS A CONTINUATION IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE GENEALOGICAL LINE THAT MESSIAHBELONGS TO. THEREFORE, AFTER HAVING BEEN FORETOLD THAT MESSIAH IS “THE SEED OF THEWOMAN”, HE WOULD BE BORN OF THE “SEMITES”, AND THEN HE WOULD BE THE SEED OFABRAHAM, WE ARE TOLD THAT HE WILL BE THE DESCENDANT OF JACOB.WE WOULD THEREFORE SUGGEST APPROACHING NOT ONLY THE MESSAGE THAT WAS SENTTHROUGH THE PROMISES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT REGARDING THE IDENTITY OF MESSIAH THEKING BUT ALSO THE ONE THAT PROVES THAT JESUS CHRIST IN THE NEW TESTAMENT FOLLOWEDTHE PATH DRAWN FOR HIM IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.