The Lowly King - Comparing The Tenach and The New Covenant

In the Tenach  Zechariah 9:9 says "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass."

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Matthew 21:1 "And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Yeshua(Jesus) two disciples, Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them , and bring them unto me . And if any man say ought unto you,, ye shall say, The L-rd hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, Thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass."

Two Messiah's?

As a whole, people understand that Messiah comes from the line of David and is from Bethlehem . Tenach prophecies of this. "Behold, the days come saith the L-RD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgement and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE L-RD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." Jeremiah 23:5,6.
These verses speak of the thousand year kingdom when Messiah shall reign. This event is yet to happen. Micah 5:2 speaks of the birth place of Messiah when he came the first time and is one of the ways a person can recognize who the Messiah is. "But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." Not only do these verses prophecy The Messiah's birth but also it states Messiah has always been and his reign as king is to be, which means The Messiah's reign is in the future, not at the same time as his first coming.

The tenach tells of different purposes for The Messiah's two comings, the first time to be the suffering lamb of G-d which taketh away the sins of the world( Isaiah chapter 53) and the second time to rule and reign in Jerusalem. Because of two separate comings of the one Messiah some people mistakenly think there are two Messiah's and use the prophecy of Joseph in Genesis 49: 22-24 as proof that there are two Messiahs and the second Messiah comes from the tribe of Joseph . Verse 24 says"But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty G-d of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)" People think the phrase "From thence is the shepherd" is speaking of a Messiah, the second one that will come from the tribe of Joseph. You will notice before the phrase, from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel, the verse is speaking of G-d and the phrase is clarifying where the shepherd is coming from, not from Jacob but from G-d. Once again this verse is speaking of Messiah's deity, he is from G-d and not from the tribe of Joseph.

Babes, Guns, and The Bible

People are  reasoning that Bible believing people are hypocritical because they are against abortion but are for guns.  I would like to attempt to explain the difference to anyone that is sincere in wanting to understand.

"Lo, children are an heritage of the L-RD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward."  We can not have children without having babies first.  They are directly linked to the blessing of God, his heritage to us.  We can not continue to exist without babies. They are the future.  Without babies there is no next generation.  To kill an unborn child is to kill the future, to kill a living life itself

Guns have never killed one single person.  Guns are not immoral or moral.  Guns have no purpose for good or for evil.Guns are no different than a car that kills a pedestrian or runs head first into an oncoming car in the next lane killing all passengers.  The action behind the gun or car comes from people's actions just as a murdered baby comes from a person(s)actions.  The person is responsible for the action, killing, not the object whether a knife in an abortion murder or a gun in a murder. If people were consistent they would want knife banned so there would be no more abortions.  Of course this is absurd.  It is the people behind the knifes that kill, not the knife just as the people behind the guns do the killing, not the guns.
The Bible sums it up "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?  I the L-RD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings." Jeremiah 17: 9-10
We will reap what we sow.  If anyone repents toward G-d and has faith toward our L-rd Yeshua(Jesus) G-d will forgive and give us new hearts. "Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean:  from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you.  A new heart also will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.  And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statues, and ye shall keep my judgements, and do them."  Ezekiel 36: 25-27

Messiah G-d?

People say Messiah is not G-d. Well, what does the Bible say?(Since the Bible is the final authority, not what people say, or what writings about the Bible say.)

In Isaiah 9:6 the prophecy of coming Messiah says "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty G-d, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." This verse is a pretty strong indication that Messiah is G-d since the verse specifically says the Messiah is the mighty G-d and the everlasting Father.

Jeremiah 23:5and 6 states "Behold, the days come, saith the L-RD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth, In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE L_RD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." Sounds like Messiah is G-d.

Micah 5:2 "But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel: whose goings forth have been from of old from everlasting." The Messiah G-d is from everlasting.

The One True G-d compared with the Triune G-d

Some people believe Christians worship 3 gods . True believers worship One G-d in Three Persons. This is found in Deuteronomy 6:4 where the word " One" used for G-d is a compound unity.  "Here, O Israel: The L-RD our G-d is one L-RD."   Isaiah 48:16and 17 shows the One True G-d in three persons the L-rd G-d, his Spirit, and me(the L-RD).  "Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I; and now the L-rd G-d, and his Spirit, hath sent me.  Thus saith the L-RD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the L-RD thy G-d which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go."  The "me" speaking is the Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, The Messiah, G-d himself.

So you see, the Trinity was not started with the Christian believer but was from the beginning of Scriptures, in the Tenach . It is the same doctrine taught today in the New Covenant.

The Gospel in a nutshell

"For G-d so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

Goofing off

Well, there was no post this week because I was goofing off with pleasure.  Taking time off to take 4 grandchildren to Chimney Rock, North Carolina.  We had a room in an old cutesie motel that had a balcony overlooking Rocky Broad River and access to the river.  When the grandchildren saw all that water they started shouting," Thank you, Savta."  You see, their other grandmother had them in the water since they were 6 months old and it was so natural to the four of them  to live in the river for the next two days.  We were there to see Chimney Rock by climbing the 500 stairs to get to the top of Chimney Rock and to see Hickory Nut Falls where the remake film of The Last of the Mohicans was filmed.  We did those things and it was beautiful scenery and a lot of exercise but I think if all we did was play in the river they would have been happy.

 Deceptively looking not dangerous river,it was mainly a shallow swift currant and spots deep enough to swim in.

 Looking at Lake Lure from top of Chimney Rock.  The flag on top of Chimney Rock.

Grandchildren at bottom of 400 foot falls.  Isn't summer vacation a great treat?  That was a very enjoyable time.  I wore out but so did they,hehehe