Pastor Ralph Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Q1. What is the meaning of the words “Christ” and “Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus’ day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickledilly Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 The words “Christ” and “Messiah” give title to Jesus as the holy One of God anointed and consecrated to deliver God's people from sin and establish the Kingdom of God here on earth. Young King David recognized that Yahweh was “homeless” on earth, and he desired to build a glorious permanent dwelling place for Him. But God expanded that desire in an amazing way. David's son, Solomon, would be allowed to build the house for God, but God was going to use David to build something much more enduring. God established a covenant with an eternal throne and kingdom to be established through David's line of descent. Even after the fall of Jerusalem and the end of the Davidic line of kings, the yet-unfulfilled promise of a coming Messiah King of the lineage of David with an everlasting kingdom gave hope to generations of Jews. In Jesus' day, many were longing and looking for Messiah's birth. When Jesus arrived on the scene doing miracles, signs, and wonders from God, the people became increasingly jubilant as they began to believe Messiah had come. However, their expectations and understanding were never in line with God's timetable and plan. The Jews were awaiting an earthly king who would restore their socio-political kingdom, liberate them from persecution, and dominate the world. Christ the Messiah did come to secure deliverance and usher in God's Kingdom, but in the spiritual realm as a Suffering Servant, not as the conquering political and military power they expected. So, on the whole, the Jews rejected Jesus as the Messiah, and a window of time was opened to extend His salvation to the entire Gentile world as well. We now live in the grace of that opportunity. The day is soon coming when Messiah, God's Anointed One, will return to complete the promises of the Davidic covenant and establish His eternal Kingdom and reign of peace on earth. Hallelujah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Q1. What is the meaning of the words “Christ” and “Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus’ day? Christ and Messiah mean "Annointed One", 'mashiah' the Hebrew word was translated into the Greek' christos' or Christ. The Davidic Covenant said that the Lord Himself would establish a house for David from his own body or offspring. This kingdom would would endure forever and David's throne would be established forever. The leading tenants of this for the people were the importance of faith, the prophecies of the prophets and the power of prayer that God does answer the prayers of His people. The people knew that someone was coming and the anticipation heightened every year as they groaned under Roman occupation. However God never works in ways we expect The King of Kings didn't come as a powerful arrogant ruler to overthrow the Roman rule by force by the sword. Instead ever so much better He was a humble, gentle, Savior. Not by might nor by power but by my spirit (Zechariah 4:6) He conquered, changed hearts of those who received Him, so that we can look to Him and face the world with a smile, with the fruit of the Spirit deep within us. This is the thing that myths are made of but this is the Truth. This is fact not fiction. How God pulls one over the world and establishes His kingdom in the hearts of men. Jesuah ha Mashiah, the mystery of heaven comes to earth a mortal man. God Bless! Jen Zechariah 4:6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvoryEagle Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Q1. What is the meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day? Christ (christos) is Greek for "anointed one. "Hebrew word māshîaḥ, "anointed one," which we transliterate as "Messiah." Intense expectation among the Jews that a descendent of David would come as Messiah to deliver the people from their bondage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanMary Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Q1. What is the meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah"? Christ derives from the word Christos... Greek for the word anointed one. Translated from the Hebrew word Mashiah, anointed one...or Messiah. (THE anointed One, set apart to fulfill every Old Testament prophecy of the One Who would sit on David's throne forever, and Who would save the people from their sins. How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day? In order to fulfill the covenant God cut with David, the Messiah had to come from the lineage of David, both Mother and Father.(Both Mary and Joseph's lineage were from the line of David.) He would be supernaturally conceived of a virgin, born in Bethlehem. The Jews were in bondage to Roman rule and their expectation was that Messiah would be a powerful, perhaps military man who would free them politically and establish his kingdom physically on earth at that time. Prophecies sometimes cover several periods of history or time in the same verse. (Like looking away into the distance where several mountain ranges look as if they are right next to each other.....but are hundreds of miles apart.) They focused on the prophecies which told of His second coming when He would physically reign in power on earth from Jerusalem, and glossed over those which foretold of His first coming as a babe in a manger and as a suffering servant who would die on a tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarence Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Q1. What is the meaning of the words “Christ” and “Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus’ day? According to the notes, Christ (christos) is Hebrew for "anointed one." In the Greek language the word is translated māshîaḥ -transliterated Messiah. In the last century or two before Jesus came to the world there was an expectation among the Jews, that the Messiah would come, to deliver his people from their captives (the Romans) and set up the Kingdom of God on earth. The Jews were expecting this because of the so called Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7:11b-12, 16) the promise of God to King David, that his house would rule forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blezed Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 What is the meaning of the words “Christ” and “Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus’ day? In the Greek, Christ mean "anointed one". In Hebrew the "anointed one" is translated to Messiah, the king that the Jews looked to deliver the people from their bondage. The Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation is the promise that David's dynasty will last forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeannieG Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Q1. What is the meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah? My Answer: Christ is Greek for Anointed One, transliterated from Hebrew as Messiah. How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day? My Answer: A hope rose within God's people that David's descendant, the Messiah, would restore glory to the Kingdom. Before Christ was born, there was an intense expectation among the Jews that a descendant of David would come as Messiah to deliver the people from their bondage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haar Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Q1. Q. What is the meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah? A. Christ means the Anointed One. Messiah means the Sent One. Both means that Jesus was set apart for the Lord's work. Q.How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day? A. In the Davidic Covenant God promised that a descendant of David would always reign over Israel. This made the Jews to forward to one from David dynasty to came and deliver them from the Roman's rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioned Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Q1. What is the meaning of the words “Christ” and “Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus’ day? The words "Christ" and "Messiah" both have the same meaning. The Hebrew word māshîaḥ, anointed "anointed one" is transliterated as "Messiah", this is the Greek word christos. In Greek "Christ" (christos) is the "anointed one", The Davidic Covenant influenced the messianic expectation in Jesus' day as the Jews were living with an intense expectation that at any moment a descendant of David would come as Messiah to restore the glory of the kingdom and deliver them from their bondage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Q1. What is the meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day? Though the root words for "Christ" and "Messiah" are from different languages, Greek and Hebrew, their meaning is the same. To say "Jesus is the Christ" is the same as saying "Jesus is the Messiah", both statements refer to the "Anointed One". As the One anointed by GOD (Isaiah 61:1-3) Jesus came to fulfill the prophecy of the coming Messiah, the Redeemer of Israel. Even the words of Isaiah speak of a mighty Redeemer. One Who will open prisons, liberating the captives raining vengeance on those who had brought desolation on Zion (Jerusalem). Having gained the attention of every man in the synagogue (Luke 4:18-19) that day, Jesus had read from Isaiah, "The spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD", and when He had finished, He said, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." And all who had witnessed this (vs 22)"marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth" and then asked, "is this not Joseph's son?" But to see Him as only the son of Joseph and not the "Anointed One", the "Messiah" was evidence of the hardness of their hearts. After He had told them (vs 24) that no prophet was accepted in His own country, He told them how two prophets had left their own country and found faith. Though there were many widows in Israel (vs 25-26), when the famine was across the land, Elijah was sent to only one widow in Zaraphath. And while there were many lepers in Israel, (vs 27) Elisha cleansed only one, Naaman the Syrian. So it was that only in those foreign to them did the prophets find faith. The first reaction to Jesus' reading of Isaiah was one of favor and affection, their ears were tickled but how quickly that changed, their admiration changed to "wrath" (vs 28-39) as they drove Him out of the city with violence having decided to throw Him off a cliff, a most murderous premeditation! Yet Scripture tells us that He walked (passing) through the midst of them, (vs 30). How He did that is anyone's guess...did He bind them, confuse them or blind them? I hope one day He will explain. Sadly, the reason for all the anger and "wrath" was that they were expecting an entirely different sort of Messiah. They wanted a new king of Israel, one who would eliminate all of their enemies. The "gospel" they wanted to hear was one of physical strength and power, one of vengeance and this Man Jesus didn't preach that kind of gospel! He was preaching repentance, salvation, love, joy and peace in the Holy Spirit. He was calling sinners to the banquet, and this was not what the powerful leaders and the Pharisees wanted to hear. Their understanding of the prophecies of the coming Messiah were clouded. They read the promises given by the prophet Nathan of David as a prelude to what they wanted, the annihilation of Rome. Like many people today, they read into Scripture what they wanted to hear. (subjective bible reading!!) If they had studied the prophecies as much as they did the Law of Moses, they would have realized a flesh and blood man (2 Samuel 7:12) raised up as the deliverer of Israel, was not what GOD had in mind. To speak of the throne of His kingdom lasting forever (vs 13) should have tweaked their curiosity! GOD's covenant with David was unconditional. It didn't depend on anything that David could do, or what he would or wouldn't do. There were no conditions that had to be met. But Jesus the Christ, the Messiah was the fulfillment of that prophecy. We as believers, have a covenant with GOD now. It is not written on tablets of stone, no, it is written on our hearts. Because we have faith in Christ as our Messiah, and because He shed His own blood to pay the penalty of our sins, He is the Mediator of this "new" covenant, and His blood is the surety, the guarantee of that covenant! Hebrews 7:20-22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charisbarak Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Anointed One They were expecting the Messiah to come and conquer the Romans and take rule right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Jerry Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 The meaning of “Christ” and “Messiah” is just the title that Jesus had. The Davidic Covenant that influenced messianic expectation in Jesus’ day was they thought that the Messiah would restore Israel to its original power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanks Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Q1. What is the meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day? Christ is our Lord’s title originating from the Greek word christos, which means “anointed”. Christ declares Jesus as God’s Anointed One, sent by God Himself. He had been sent to teach us about the Kingdom of God, to heal the sick, and to deliver us from sin. Messiah has the same meaning in Hebrew as “the Anointed One”. In Jesus’ day the Israelites expected David’s descendants to rule forever, and the Messiah would come and deliver them from their bondage to the Romans. He would overthrow the Roman yoke and reign forever. God has kept the Davidic Covenant unconditionally, preserving the rebellious Hebrew nation and bringing them back from exile “for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 The Word Christ in Greek means Christos, the anointed one. In the verb tense it means to rub, anoint, smear with oil. In the Old Testament Christ means messiah. In those days God spoke through His prophets. God chose the ones He put in service and the prophets anointed them for the service. God wanted to build a house for David that would last forever over all his generation after him. This was called the David Covenant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annelle Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 What is the meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah? Christ is Greek for Anointed One, translated from Hebrew as Messiah. How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day? The Jews thought that the Messiah was going to liberate them from the Romans, but God's plan was so much bigger and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra Grant Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Q1 What is the meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day? Christ (christos) is Greek for "anointed one."In the Greek Septuagint translation of the Old Testament, christos was the word used to translate the Hebrew word māshîaḥ,"anointed one." 2. In the last century or two before Christ was born, there was intense expectation among the Jews that a descendent of David would come as Messiah to deliver the people from their bondage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighthouse2014 Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Q1. What is the meaning of the words “Christ” and “Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus’ day? The meaning of the words Christ ( in Greek Christos ) and Messiah ( in Hebrew Mashiah) are the same. The Davidic Covenant influenced the messianic expectations in Jesus day because the messiah was expected to be a ruler who would free them of Roman rule. They were not looking for a messiah who would free them of the Mosaic Law and bring them salvation of eternal life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Tavaziva Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Q1. What is the meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day? Jesus Christ or Messiah is the Son of God, and we belief his resurrection from the dead is the central point of Christianity. The word “Christ” comes from christos, a Greek word meaning “anointed.” It is equivalent of the word mashiach, or Messiah, in Hebrew. So, to be the Christ, or Messiah, is to be “the anointed one of God. (1 Chronicles 17:11–14) For when you die and join your ancestors, I will raise up one of your descendants, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong. 12 He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for me. And I will secure his throne forever. 13 I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my favor from him as I took it from the one who ruled before you. 14 I will confirm him as king over my house and my kingdom for all time, and his throne will be secure forever.’” The Davidic Covenant refers to God’s promises to David through Nathan the prophet. It is was the promise to David in two parts. The first part was conditional: As long as David’s descendants followed God’s laws and honored him, they would continually be on the throne of Israel. The second part was unconditional: A son of David would occupy his throne forever. This was Jesus the Messiah. The first part of the promise was based on the faithful obedience of David’s descendants. The second part would come true regardless of the way his descendants acted. This is to deliver us from bondage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alimaespa Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Christ is our Lord’s, originating from the Greek word christos, which means “anointed”. Christ declares Jesus as God’s Anointed One, sent by God Himself to come and save mankind. He had been sent to teach us about the Kingdom of God, to heal the sick, and to deliver us from sin. Messiah has the same meaning in Hebrew as “the Anointed One”. In Jesus’ day the Israelites expected David’s descendants to rule forever, and the Messiah would come and deliver them from their bondage to the Romans. He would overthrow the Roman yoke and reign forever. God has kept the Davidic Covenant unconditionally, preserving the rebellious Hebrew nation and bringing them back from exile “for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbiemac Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Q1. What is the meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day? Both Christ and Messiah mean anointed one. The Davidic Covenant looked forward to a Messiah that would rule and bring in peace. They were looking for a man to deliver them and rule justly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda bass Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 The meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah is, "Anointed One". The Davidic Covenant influenced Messianic expectations in Jesus' day by causing intense expectations among the Jews. They were believing that a descendant of David would come as the Messiah do free them from Roman rule. During Jesus' time, every Jewish virgin was hoping to be the chosen one to give birth to the Messiah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umilta Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 ‘Christ’ and ‘Messiah’ mean ‘The Anointed One’. The Davidic Covenant ( that David’s dynasty will last forever) gave them hope and encouragement that a descendant of David would come to deliver them from bondage, setting up a kingdom, albeit in a political sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Q1. What is the meaning of the words "Christ" and "Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day? The meaning of “Christ’ is the anointed or Messiah as we know it. The one that God has chosen to lead His people out of captivity. The one who has been set apart for service like King David was. Messiah comes from the Hebrew word mashiah. The Davidic covenant influences expectations because God promised David that his kingdom would endure forever. That his offspring would establish his kingdom. And the Jews are looking for the Messiah to come from David’s line still today. Even during difficult times before they expected the Messiah to come and deliver them. He is our Messiah and Lord too and He will one day deliver us from this world and from death and we will live with Him forever. He will deliver us from all evil, sin, sadness, pain, and sorrow. And He will reign forever and ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godswriter Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 The meaning of the two names is anointed one. It also means to smear with oil as well. Jesus was set apart to do the Father’s work here on earth which was to die on the cross and save us from our sins. The anointing of the Holy Spirit that the Lord received after His baptism was significant because it showed the world that He was the promised Messiah and the Son Of David they were looking for. He was to be the King that would bring peace to the world but what they did not realize how He would bring it would be through His word and His death and they didn’t understand that at all. His type of peace was not going to come easily for them. He would talk in parables to them in order to tell them that they did not understand Him or His purpose on Earth. The Davidic Covenant greatly influences the expectation of a Messiah in his day. They were expecting a Messiah who would deliver them from the oppressive reign of the Roman government at the time. They were looking for a king who would come in and take over the reign of king and bring peace to Jerusalem and all of Israel. But what they did not know is that peace would not come until Christ’s second coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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