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"The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people." (Genesis 49:10) So far we have touched on a few things in regards to this Scripture. First we talked about the "scepter" and what it represents. We also took a look at how the tribe of Judah was able to have representation of the "scepter" even while they were held in captivity by the Babylonian Empire. Next we talked about the "lawgiver" and how the "Council of the Sanhedrin" was a representation of it. I also spoke about how, after the "scepter" had ended, how the "lawgiver" comes into play as a second option: this is why the prophecy makes the statement: "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes..." Now, I shared with you in regards to, how the "Sanhedrin" stayed in power, until the death and resurrection of Jesus (Yeshua) Christ, being that the "Sanhedrin" had willing given themselves and the nation they represented, over to the Roman Empire: "But they cried out, "away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, 'Shall I crucify your King?' The chief priests [Council of the Sanhedrin] answered, 'We have no king but Caesar!'" (John 19:5) The power of the "Sanhedrin" would slowly dissipate for the next seventy years, and it would be in that year, (70 A.D.) that the city of Jerusalem and the temple would be destroyed, and the Jews would be captured and scattered abroad. Now let's move forward and take a look at the last part of (Genesis 49:10): "...and to Him shall be the obedience of the people." Now different Bible translations have interpreted this part in different ways:
Basically each translation point to the same thing, even though they differ slightly. Notice how this part of the Scripture doesn't specify the "people" it speaks of. And the reason for this, is because the "people" that is spoken in regards to, deals with the Gentiles, who represents the people of the rest of the world, who are not apart of the Jewish Nation. Jesus speaks about this, before His death and resurrection had taken place: "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come." (Matthew 24:9-14) "Binding his donkey to the vine, and his donkey's colt to the choice vine, He washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes. His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk." (Genesis 49:11,12) The prophecy basically at this point goes into a little detail on how the "Shiloh" will die. Jesus (Yeshua) fulfills this part of the prophecy as well: "Binding his donkey to the vine, and his donkey's colt to the choice vine..." "They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him [Jesus] on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: 'Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!' And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, 'Who is this?' So the multitudes said, 'This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.'" (Matthew 21:7-11) Okay, now that wraps up the prophecy in regards to Judah. In the next article we will begin to take a look at Jacob's prophecies for his next group of sons: Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher and Naphtali.
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