zechariah
Exegesis and theological exploration of Zechariah’s prophecies.
The Divine Shepherd-King Gets Struck Down Paid Members Public
The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, edited by Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers in 2019, pp. 1300-1313. All emphasis will be mine. Zechariah 13:7-9 The Striking of the Shepherd King
The Jews Pierce Jehovah Paid Members Public
The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, edited by Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers in 2019, pp. 1285-1300. All emphasis will be mine. Zechariah 12:10-13:1 The Pierced Messiah DANIEL E.
Rabbinic Judaism, Zech. 4:7 & Messiah the Great Mountain Paid Members Public
I share here some of what the rabbis have written in respect to the great mountain mentioned in Zechariah 4:7. According to the rabbinic interpretation this great mountain is supposed to be the King Messiah. They even connect this text with passages such as Gen. 49:8-12, Isa. 11:
Messiah of Midrash Tanchuma Paid Members Public
I quote from Sefaria’s online version of Midrah Tanchuma where the Messiah is referenced. What makes this rabbinic source rather important is that it ascribes the following OT texts to the Messiah and/or the Messianic age: Ge. 27:22; Exod. 25:6; Num. 24:17; Pss. 21:4,
New English Bible & Christ’s Deity Paid Members Public
The verses cited here in respect to the Deity of Christ are taken from the New English Bible (NEB). “but I will pour a spirit of pity and compassion into the line of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Then They shall look on me, on him whom they have
The Rabbis on Zechariah 11 & Messiah Paid Members Public
The prophet Zechariah speaks of YHWH, whom he represented by acting out the role of divine Shepherd, would be priced at thirty pieces of silver: “I took my staff Favor and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples. It was
RAMBAM, MESSIANIC PROPHECY & JESUS Paid Members Public
The lengthy excerpt is from Moses Maimonides’ epistle to the Yemeni Jews written in the 12th century AD, titled Iggeret Teiman (https://www.sefaria.org/Iggerot_HaRambam%2C_Iggeret_Teiman.10?lang=bi). In it, he addresses a situation where a false Messianic claimant had arisen and reminds his people
The Messiah of Genesis Rabbah Paid Members Public
Bereshit Rabbah is a rabbinic exposition of the book of Genesis. As such it gives us an idea of how the rabbis understood the Person and work of the Messiah. For instance, the following OT texts are all interpreted in respect to the Messiah: Genesis 1:2; 3:14-15; 4: