Musick-al note # 59
He is coming! Planned from the creation, prophecies that the Messiah was coming into the world had been given. Genesis 3:15, “I will put enmity between her seed and your seed. He will bruise your head and you will bruise his heel”. While the Patriarchs ruled their families but sin was rampant, prophecies of his coming were given as Jude 14 stated. To Abraham, God said, “In your seed all the world will be blessed” (Genesis 12:3, Galatians 3:16). Long before he came into the world, many prophecies concerning the Messiah were given of which I will only mention a few. (1) Regarding His birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:17) a virgin shall bear a son. (2) Regarding His death (Deuteronomy 21:23, Galatians 3:13, Isaiah 53) He would die on a tree, but no bones broken (Psalms 34:20), and his side pierced (Zechariah 12:10). He was destined to carry our sins, satisfying the Lord God by paying the sin-debt of all men (Ezekiel 18:3, Romans 6:3). (3) Moses spoke of Jesus when he prophesied concerning his life and work (Deuteronomy 18:18-19) He would be sent from God, teach His Words (John 14:24) and be the final voice from heaven (Hebrews 1:2).
John the Baptizer prepared His way in preaching in the region of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” He spoke the words of the prophet Isaiah who said, ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness; prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.” (Matthew 3:2-3). The time is close! John was a witness about the light that was coming. Every prophecy of the Messiah, the Anointed One was constantly studied and anticipated by the Jewish people. Many Israelite mothers who gave birth to a girl wondered if her child would be the ‘virgin’ that would carry the ‘Immanuel’. Those prophesies that spoke of His Kingship were elevated, while others were downgraded and dismissed as being too lowly for the coming King. It seems that they looked for a King to overthrow Rome and to make Judaism the ruling class above everyone else. Still, He is coming!!! Hallelujah!!!
Gordon Musick
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