ISRAEL THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM: Yahshua The Messiah
(Study 4-B)

After the Jews had returned from exile, and had performed the works of reform under Ezra and Nehemiah, they were once again established as a free people. Unfortunately, this state of freedom was not to last. The reforms did produce lasting effects, however, and even though Jerusalem was ultimately made subservient to Rome (the fourth kingdom prophesied by Daniel), the Jews never again took foreign wives, or openly profaned the Sabbath day.

In fact, they took these rules to painful extremes, forbidding many things that were never written in the Law; and sadly, they began to view foreigners as contaminated. They would not even eat anything unless special precautions were made first, in case the food or utensils had been defiled by contact with anyone or anything that they considered ritually unclean! (Mark 7:1-9) In the Bible it is written, "Ye shall observe to do therefore as Yahweh your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left." (Deu 5:32) By carrying their precautions too far, the Jews avoided the ditch on the left hand side of the true path, only to fall into the one on the right. The very people they were supposed to be teaching, the Judaeans began to avoid.

Nevertheless, the fullness of time had come, and the stage was set; the Father was about to send the most clear revelation of Himself into the world through His people, and to complete the work that the Chosen People were meant to have been doing all along. In this study, we will look at a few of the prophecies concerning the Person who was sent to perform this service.

QUESTIONS:
01) When Adam and Eve fell into sin, what was the prediction that God made to the serpent? (Gen 3:15)
02) What is the title that Paul gives to the Man he calls the "seed of Abraham?" (Gal 3:16)
03) What sign did the prophet Isaiah say would be given to Israel of God's presence with them? (Isa 7:14, Mat 1:22,23)
04) What did the same prophet say His characteristics would be? (Isa 9:6-8, John 1:1,2)
05) What did the angel of the Lord say was the significance of Yahshua's name? (Mat 1:21)
06) What prediction was made about the government of Judah? (Gen 49:101)
07) Who was the ruler of Judah during the time of Yahshua's birth? (Mat 2:12)
08) What does the prophet Jeremiah predict of the days when Yahweh will bring a "good thing" upon Judah? (Jer 23:5, 33:14-16)
09) Was Yahshua referred to in this manner during His time on earth? (Mat 1:1, 9:27, 12:3, 21:9-11)
10) Who was predicted to prepare the way for His coming? (Mal 4:5,6; Isa 40:3)
11) How was this last Old Testament prophecy fulfilled? (Mat 3:1-3, Mat 11:13,14)
12) What is written in the Psalms concerning the Messiah's relationship to the Father? (Psa 89:26,27)
13) What was Yahshua's relationship with the Father? (Mat 10:32, John 5:19)
14) What do the Proverbs say about the importance of knowing the Name of this individual? (Pro 30:4,5)
15) What did Yahshua say concerning this Proverb? (John 3:13)
16) What did He say about the significance of understanding this? (John 17:1-3)
17) What did the prophet Daniel say would be the end of the earthly kingdoms? (Dan 2:31-34,44,45)
18) What did Yahshua say about His kingdom? (John 18:36)
19) What did the apostle Peter write about His kingdom? (2 Pet 1:10,11)
20) What did Yahshua say about the prophecies of the Old Testament? (John 5:39,46)

Note1 The word "Shiloh" in Hebrew means "He who it belongs to," and also, "To be at rest."
Note2 History tells us that this individual was the son of an Idumean; not from Israel, but appointed to rule by the Romans.


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