The messiah part 6

     WITH NOTES FROM ARNOLD FRUCHTENBAUM'S BOOK "MESSIANIC CHRISTOLOGY" AND THE WEBSITE JESUS PLUS NOTHING and VARIOUS COMMENTARIES.

1. THE MESSIAH would be called MIGHTY GOD

    ISAIAH 9:6-7: "For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace. On the throne of David and over His kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness, from then on and for evermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this." (1), (2)

     NOTES: 1. Mac Arthur Bible Commentary, p770-771; These terms elaborate further on Immanuel, the child to be born to the virgin (Isaiah 7:14). The virgin's child will also be the royal Son of David, with rights to the Davidic throne (Isaiah 9:7). In fulfillment of this verse and (Psalm 2:9, the Son will rule the nations of the world. In contrast the wicked king Ahaz, this king will implement supernatural wisdom in discharging His office. Mighty God, as a powerful warrior, the Messiah will accomplish the military exploits mentioned in Isaiah 9:4-5, 10:21; Deuteronomy 10:17; Nehemiah 9:32. Everlasting Father, The Messiah will be a Father to His people eternally. Prince of peace, the government of Immanuel will procure and perpetuate peace among the nations of the world. Isaiah 2:4, 11:6-9; Micah 4:3. (2) Sproul Reformation Study Bible p.1136-1137: the good news is the birth of Jesus Christ. The four royal names express both His divine and human qualities. He will carry the burden of rule and authority. The role of counselor is to provide wisdom. This coming king will possess divine wisdom. Mighty God, as a warrior, God protects His people. For the importance of this verse check out the Seventy Weeks of Daniel chapter 9. The coming king possesses divine eternity. He is from ancient times, and he will not need a successor to follow in His footsteps.

2. THE MESSIAH, the LORD/YAHWEH our RIGHTEOUSNESS

     Jeremiah 23:5-6: The days are coming declares the LORD, "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a king who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness." (1), (2)

      NOTES: (1) John MacArthur Bible Commentary p. 862-863: The Messiah is pictured as a branch out of David's family, who will rule over God's people in the future. The Messiah's shepherding is contrasted with that of the false shepherds of Israel. (2) J. A. Thompson, The New International Commentary of the Old Testament, Book of Jeremiah p489-491: the metaphor is of a shoot bursting forth from the Davidic tree, which though cut off, is not dead... In Jeremiah's day the representatives of the Davidic dynasty were a sham, for they failed to demonstrate the true qualities of kingship... Clearly the oracle was a solemn one and pointed to a new era... Through the centuries, in dark periods when kings were unfaithful to their covenant obligations, prophets looked to its fulfilment in some historical future.

3.  The Messiah has been from the Days of Eternity

    Micah 5:2: "But as for you Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His going forth is from long ago, from the days of eternity." (1) (2)

     NOTES: (1) Leslie C. Allen, The New International Commentary on the Old Testament, The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, and Micah p.339-347: This oracle is a climax of three that are marked between the present trouble with Assyria and future greatness... How strange that God would summon the man of His choice from insignificant Bethlehem...The coming king is foretold to be a son of David with royal blood flowing through His veins...He will not be prey to human weakness... for he will be endowed with Yahweh's strength. (2) Sproul, Reformation Study Bible p.1580-1581: Though the Davidic line of kings would temporarily cease, God would raise up a ruler from David's family to reign forever...From days of eternity can also be rendered "from everlasting," where it is applied to God Himself.... A more than human figure is involved.

4. The Messiah would be the Son of God

    Psalm 2:6-9: "But as for Me, I have installed My King upon Zion, My holy mountain. I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, Thou art My Son, today I have begotten Thee. Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Thine inheritance, and the very ends of the earth as Thy possession. Thou shall break them with a rod of iron, Thou shall shatter them like earthenware." (1), (2)

     NOTES: (1) R. C. Sproul, Reformation Study Bible, p.833, The Lord counters the plotting of the kings of the earth by pointing to the establishment of His messianic king in the line of David. The divine speech addressed to the divine Son, with king David as a witness, reflects the promise of 2 Samuel 7:14... which had a view of not merely David's earthly descendants but also the divine Son of whom David was also an ancestor. (2) John MacArthur Bible Commentary, p.599, "You are My Son." The only Old Testament reference to the Father/Son relationship in the Trinity, a relationship decreed in eternity past and demonstrated in the incarnation.

5. A Virgin would give birth to the one who is God with us

     Isaiah 7:14: Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a Son, and she will call His name Immanuel. (1), (2)

    NOTES: (1) MacArthur Bible Commentary, p.768, Since the wicked king Ahaz refused to choose a sign in verses 11-12, God chose His own sign, which would occur far beyond Ahaz's lifetime. This prophecy reached forward to the virgin birth of the Messiah, as the New Testament notes in Matthew 1:23. The Hebrew word refers to an unmarried woman and means virgin. The name Immanuel, the title applied to Jesus, means "God with us." 

(2) John N. Oswalt, The New International Commentary of the Old Testament, The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 1-39, p.203-213: Isaiah's message to Ahaz a wicked king from the unbelieving house of David is that the king thinks it is foolish to trust in the reliance upon God's care and presence... Instead, Ahaz has decided to trust in Assyria... The human house of David has tried God's patience too far... However long it takes for that human dynasty to collapse, the only hope will be God's miraculous provision in the future. God in faithfulness to His own promise will raise up a true Son of David... No human father could be the embodiment of "God with us."

6. David's Lord is both a Priest and a King at the right hand of Yahweh.

     Psalm 110:1-4: The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies a footstool for thy feet." The LORD will stretch forth Thy strong scepter from Zion saying, "Rule in the midst of thine enemies." Thy people will volunteer freely in the day of Thy power, in holy array, from the womb of the dawn, Thy youth are to thee as dew. The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind, "Thou art a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." (1), (2)

      NOTES: (1) R.C. Sproul Reformation Bible, p.964: There can be no doubt that this psalm looks forward to Jesus Christ. Jesus Himself cites it to show that David knew its ultimate fulfillment would come in one greater than he. (Mark 12:35-37) The composition seems to have been written after David defeated Jerusalem and celebrates his victory and enthronement in that city, explaining why he also inherits the royal priesthood of Melchizedek. A special kind of priest, as opposed to the hereditary Aaronic priesthood. This priesthood is descended from Melchizedek, whose mysterious origins are related to Jesus Christ, the Great High Priest. This oracle demonstrates Jesus's post resurrection glory and points to the struggle between God and the spiritual powers of evil. "The dew of thy youth." The image compares the dew which appears suddenly in the night with the eager and mysterious appearance of the king's troops. (2) John MacArthur Bible Commentary, p.673: This psalm contains one of the most exalted prophetic portions of scripture, presenting Jesus Christ as both a holy king and a royal high priest. This psalm portrays Christ's current role in heaven as the resurrected Savior, and His future role as the perfect reigning king on earth.

7. Yahweh will live among us, and Yahweh will send Him.

     Zechariah 2:10-11, "Sing for joy and be glad, O daughter of Zion; for behold I am coming, and I will dwell in your midst," declares the LORD. "And many nations will join themselves to the LORD in that day and will become My people. Then I will dwell in your midst, and you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you. (1), (2), (3)

    NOTES: (1) Mark J. Boda, The New International Commentary on the Old Testament, The Book of Zechariah, p.211: The vision of a Jerusalem in which God (Yahweh) and people (returned exiles and nations) live together in covenantal intimacy is placed "in that day..." However, it is clear that it envisions a future ideal world. (2) R.C. Sproul, Reformation Study Bible, p.1632: The extent of the vision transcends anything the Jews could accomplish in their day. The vision captures a time when salvation will not be limited to the Jewish nation but will extend God's grace to the world. That day has come in Christ's inauguration of the kingdom of God. (3) The John MacArthur Bible Commentary, p.1055, The language describes the presence of the Messiah, dwelling on the throne of David in 

Jerusalem in the Millennium.

8. Messiah will die and save His people from their sins.

     Isaiah 53:11-12: As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify many, as He will bare their iniquities. Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, and he will divide the spoil with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, and He was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors. (1), (2), (3)

     NOTES: (1) John MacArthur Bible Commentary, p.826, "He shall... be satisfied," The One sacrifice of the Servant will provide complete satisfaction in settling the sin issue. "By His knowledge," the servant knew exactly what needed to be done to solve the sin problem. "Justify many, Through the divine, knowledge of how justify sinners, the plan was accomplished that by His one sacrifice He declared many righteous before God (Romans 5:19; 2 Corinthians, 5:21). The Servants reward for His work will be able to enjoy the spoils of His spiritual victories during His Millennial reign. "Numbered with the transgressors," The Servant assumes the role among sinful human beings, fulfilled by Jesus when He was crucified between two criminals (Luke 22:37). "Made intercession for the transgressors,) This speaks of the office of intercessory High Priest, which began on the cross (Luke 23:34) and continues in heaven (Hebrews 7:25; 9:24). (2) R.C. Sproul Reformation Study Bible, p.1225, "Knowlege" Refers to the Servants insight into the divine plan. Jesus didn't wrestle sinners out of the hands of an angry God. His sacrifice was in perfect harmony with the will of the Father. Christ's righteousness is imputed to His people and in return He accepted their guilt so as 'bear their iniquities.' This a declarative change from outside themselves, not a transformation from within them. The Lord divides the spoil of victory with His triumphant Servant. "Poured out His soul," He gives Himself for the sins of others (Luke 22:37; Hebrews 9:28,) and prays for sinners as High Priest. (3) Jewish scholars interpreted Isaiah 53 as a Messianic prophecy before the advent of Christianity. After Jesus Christ's death, Rabbi's reinterpreted the prophecy of the suffering Servant as a metaphor for the suffering of the Jewish people according to ChatGPT A.I.