Q1. Christ and Messiah

[newwine50]

Q1. What is the meaning of the words “Christ” and “Messiah?  

How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus’ day?  Jesus was the Messiah prophesied of whose kingdom would never end.  His kingdom was not a kingdom of this world.    

[MosesSole]

On 12/10/2015 at 2:20 PM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q1. What is the meaning of the words “Christ” and “Messiah? Christ was a title which refers to the "anointed" one. It was also a verb that describes the process of anointing someone's hair with oils. Messiah is a Hebrew term also indicating "anointed one. 

How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus’ day? The Davidic Covenant was a promise that God made to David that all of his descendants would prosper and that his kingdom and throne would be established forever. When after 500 years David's last remaining descendant fell to the king of Babylon, there was hope that a descendant of David would arrive, the Messiah, who would deliver the Jews from exile. The Messiah in reference here is Jesus and true to the Davidic Covenant, the hope was that the reign of Jesus would endure forever and ever. 

 

[rosegarden]

On 12/10/2015 at 2:20 PM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q1. What is the meaning of the words “Christ” and “Messiah? How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus’ day?

a.  Meaning of Christ and Messiah is:  The Anointed One.

b.  The Davidic Covenant influenced Messianic expectation in Jesus day because it was a promise given by God (2 Sam. 7:12) When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.  They had hopes of the coming Messiah who would establish His Kingdom and save them from their enemies and that He would be their King.  But Jesus Kingdom was not of this world.

(Luke 1:31- 33) Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”…

[Niyonka16]

Q1. What is the meaning of the words “Christ” and “Messiah?

ANSWER: The meaning of the word Christ means “the .” Whereas the word Messiah means “the anointed one.” Jesus Christ combines His name (Jesus) with His title (Christ), meaning Jesus, the anointed One, or Jesus, the chosen One. Jesus is His human name as announced to Mary by the angel Gabriel (Luke 1:31), and Christ is His title, as the chosen, anointed Son of God.  As “the Christ,” Jesus was God’s anointed One who fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies, the chosen One who came to save us from sin, and the One who has promised to come again to usher in His everlasting kingdom. Jesus is the Messiah, God’s chosen, anointed One who came to deliver us from sin and Satan. As the Messiah, He offers us  forgiveness for our sins. He promises us salvation and a place in His coming kingdom. “Come to Me,” He urges, “. . . and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:28, 29).

How does the Davidic Covenant influence messianic expectation in Jesus' day?

ANSWER: One of the major emphases of the Davidic covenant is the idea of perpetuity. David had wanted to build for God a permanent dwelling place, but God instead promised that he would establish for David a permanent dynasty. The Davidic covenant becomes the foundation for the messianic prophecies of the later prophets. The Davidic covenant looks not only to the fulfillment of past prophecies, it also looks forward, laying the foundation for Israel's eschatological hopes.

At the heart of the Old Testament is the expectation that God will send a unique king, associated with the Davidic dynasty, who will bring God’s blessing to the nations of the world. Significantly, He will sacrifice His life to atone for the sins of others. There is an expectation that a future Davidic king will play an important role in the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plans for the earth. These expectations form the basis of the claims made by New Testament writers that the messianic hope finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Messianic expectations linked to the Davidic dynasty do not exhaust what the Old Testament has to say about Jesus Christ. They are only one strand of a cord of connections between the Old Testament and Jesus, but a very significant core strand.