Messiah, which is derived from the Hebrew word “Mashiach” has the same meaning of the Greek word “Christos” (Christ) which means “The Anointed One”. And the word Psalms is taken from the Hebrew word “Tehillim” which means “Praise”.
Thus, the Messianic Psalms are those scriptures in the book
of Psalms that talked about the coming o the messiah.
It is the tradition of Israel to anoint somebody with oil
signifying that the person has been set aside for a special purpose or
assignment and so, Jesus being called the Messiah means that He had been set
aside for a special, prophetic, redemptive and kingship assignment.
HOW DID JESUS FULFILL
THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY?
When the prophet Isaiah prophesied about the coming Messiah,
he noted clearly the events that were to happen, that He was to come through a
virgin, in a manger, from the linage of David and so on; that the coming of the
Messiah was to liberate and set the people of Israel free from their bondage.
He was to be a Prophet because he was to proclaim the word
of God. He was to be a Priest (in the old testament the job of a priest is to
atone for the sins of the people by sacrificing an animal, but Jesus didn’t have
to do that, rather He gave Himself as a sacrificial lamp for the atonement of our
sins).
He is also the King because He triumphed over Satan and He
will come back to rule the world.
LESSONS FROM THE
MESSIANIC STORY
The bible refers to us as priest and kings, just as Jesus
who is our High Priest. Subjected to humiliation, He knew no sin; He took our
sins upon Him, through the road to Calvary and was crucified because of our
sins. He went through it all as a sacrificial lamp, submitted to the will of
God to die for the same people who He came to love. As believers, there are times
when we will have to make sacrifice by going the extra mile to love, help and
care for others, even when we think they don’t deserve it.
From the time, the coming of Jesus was prophesied to the
time it became a reality, was about 700 years, yet the people of Israel kept
hoping and anticipating His coming, a man like Simeon was told by the Holy
Spirit that he would not die until he has seen The Messiah, though Simeon grew
old, he kept believing that his Mashiach expectation would be fulfilled.
We are all believing God for miracles, it is important to note
that God will keep His word.
By Sophia
By Sophia
