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The Messiah in GenesisLecture Notes by Michael Bugg
Seeking Messiah in the TorahLuke 24:27 – Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, He explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. Luke 24:44-45 – [Yeshua] said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the Torah of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.” Then He opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures. John 1:45 - Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found Him, of whom Moses in the Torah, and the Prophets, wrote: Yeshua of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” John 5:45-47 – “Don’t think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, even Moses, on whom you have set your hope. For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. But if you don’t believe his writings, how will you believe My words?” Where is He?Genesis 3:15 – The Seed of the Woman Genesis 49:10 – Judah’s rule and tribal identity will not pass away until Shiloh comes. Deuteronomy 18:18 – The prophet like Moses Look For Pattern, Not Just PredictionWestern view of time – a straight line (timeline), prophecy is prediction-and-fulfillment Eastern view of time – a circle, no beginning or end, no ultimate purpose to history Biblical view of time – a spiral, with a beginning and end, but with a repeated pattern The pattern of history is revealed in the Torah.
Levels of Interpretation (PaRDeS = “Paradise”)P’shat – “To make a road,” the plain meaning, our road in the wilderness Remez – A “hint” of a deeper meaning Drash – To “dig,” the homiletic meaning, reading back into the text, often told as stories Sod – The “secret” or mystical meaning, kabbalah
See The Way of Paradise for more information. The Story of GenesisAbraham and IsaacAbraham = “Father of a Multitude” · Gen. 22:18 – “In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed . . .“ o Gal 3:16 – “Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He doesn’t say, ‘To seeds,’ as of many, but as of one, ‘To your seed,’ which is Messiah.”
Isaac = “Laughter” · A miraculous birth o Jacob, Joseph, Samson, Samuel, John the Immerser – and Yeshua · Oppressed by the would-be heir, Ishmael, who is removed by his father o Yeshua was threatened by the Herods, the would-be rulers of Judea The Bindings of Isaac (The Akkedat Yitzchak – Genesis 22)· Abraham told to sacrifice Isaac as a test o “Your only son, whom you love . . .” (v. 2) · Takes Isaac to Moriah (v. 2), three days away (v. 4) o Yeshua also sacrificed on Mt. Moriah, possibly on the same spot. By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son; even he to whom it was said, “In Isaac will your seed be called;” concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead. (Heb. 11:17-19) · A Hint: “God will provide Himself the Lamb . . .” (v. 7) o God provided a ram for Abraham (v. 13)—He provided the Lamb later · Isaac bound o Isaac was a grown man, likely 37 years old at this point o He did not resist, but submitted to his father’s will – “Nevertheless, not My will, but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42). · God called off the sacrifice · A Hint: “Abraham called the name of that place Adonai-Yireh (‘The Lord Will Provide’ or ‘The Lord Will Be Seen’). As it is said to this day, “On the Lord’s mountain, He will be provided.” (v. 14) Said R. Abbahu, “Why do we blow a ram’s horn? Said the holy one, blessed be he, ‘Blow a ram’s horn before me so that I will remember in your favor the binding of Isaac, the son of Abraham, and will credit [that act] to you, as though you bound yourselves [before me, willing to offer yourselves as a sacrifice].’” (b. Rosh Hashanah 16a) The Lord will see this ‘akedah to forgive Israel every year and rescue them from trouble; so that it will be said, “On this day” in all coming generations, “on the mountain of the Lord is seen” the ashes of Yitzchak heaped up and serving for atonement. (Rashi) · Gen 22:19 - So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba. o Isaac “disappears” from the Biblical record o Yeshua “disappears” from view after His Resurrection · Isaac only reappears when his father’s trusted servant (Eliezer, “God of Help,” Gen. 15:2) brings him a bride from outside the Land o Yeshua will only reappear when the Holy Spirit brings Him a Bride from among all the nations (Mat. 24:14, Rev. 7:1-7). Jacob· The son of Isaac (a Messianic type) and the father of Joseph (also a Messianic type) o Isa 11:1 - A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit. o Rev 22:16 – “I, Yeshua, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.” · Heb. Ya’akov = “He grasps the heel,” a metaphor for “the supplanter” · Was prophesied to rule over his elder brother (Gen. 25:23) · Buys Esau’s birthright from him (“So Esau despised his birthright” Gen. 25:34), and later tricked his father into giving him the firstborn’s blessing o He tried to gain by human effort that which God had already promised him o Rom 9:31 - But Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness. Why? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone; even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.” · As a result of his deception, he had to flee the Land to escape Esau’s wrath o As a result of trying to gain the Messianic kingdom by force, the Jews were driven out of the land by the Romans · Jacob lives among the Gentiles, where his father-in-law Laban tries to cheat him by changing the terms of his wages ten times, but he nevertheless prospers. Finally, Jacob leaves to escape Laban’s anger. o The Jews were forbidden to own land in much of Europe, so they cultivated the intellect, becoming doctors and lawyers and loaning money to Europe’s rulers—only to be kicked out of every land where they went whenever the local rulers owed them too much. · Jacob does not leave completely righteous; Rachel steals her father’s idols and brings them with her o The Jews have not escaped being Gentilized, but even when returning to the Land have brought pagan and atheistic ways with us · Jacob returns to the land, but is greatly afraid when Esau is coming up to meet him o The Jews have returned to the Land, but live in fear of the Gentiles around them. · When his brother comes up against him in an armed company, Jacob first sends gifts to placate him, divides his people so that at least some will escape, and then spends the night wrestling with God, dislocating his hip. God changes his name to Israel (“Prince of God” and “Wrestles with God”). o The Jews are seeing the Gentiles coming against them. o They have tried to placate the Arabs with gifts of land – “Land for Peace” o Israel wrestles with Yeshua § Hos 12:-4 - In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God. Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us. o Israel has received a permanent limp – the Holocaust (Shoah) o The day is coming when they will seize Him and refuse to let go until He blesses them, and on that they, the Jews will truly become Israel. · God brings about a change in Esau so that the two brothers live in peace, Esau departing from the Land and establishing Edom Joseph and His Brothers
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