MESSIAH
(See also Christ; Jesus Christ; 70 Weeks of Years)
ancestry: it-1 907-908; w06 2/15 6-7; w92 10/1 9-10
Nahshon to David: it-1 912
not always tied to right of firstborn: w18.06 32; w17.12 14-15
Ruth: it-2 830
anointed with holy spirit: it-1 114; w09 5/15 30-31; ip-2 322
Bible usage: it-2 386; w10 4/1 15; w92 10/1 7
Aaron a messiah: it-1 9
kings of Israel: it-2 164, 386
central issue dividing Jews and Christians: g91 6/22 5-6
completion of role: w09 12/15 23-24
death necessary: w10 4/15 12; w09 12/15 22-23; kl 63-65; w92 10/1 13-14
atones for sins: hl sections 14-15; wi 28-29
discussion: it-2 385-389; g 2/15 14-15; hl sections 14-19; w92 10/1 2-19
false Messiahs: it-2 388-389; ct 144; w92 10/1 5-7
132-1744 C.E.: g89 5/22 22
Bar Kokhba: it-2 388; w92 10/1 5
Christendom’s: w92 10/1 5-6
David Alroy: w92 10/1 5
in Yemen (12th century): w00 4/1 12
Judas the Galilean (Ac 5:37): w90 10/15 6
Menahem, leader of Jewish revolt (66 C.E.): w90 10/15 6
Moses of Crete (5th century): it-2 388; w00 4/1 12; w92 10/1 5, 7
Sabbatai Zevi: w92 10/1 5
Sun Myung Moon: w92 10/1 6; g91 1/22 28
Yahweh Ben Yahweh: g91 2/8 28-29
“foreknown before the founding of the world” (1Pe 1:20): it-1 858
foreordained: it-1 858-859
foreshadowed by—
Solomon: it-1 748
Greek word: it-2 386; nwt 1695; w09 8/1 31; rs 209
had to appear before 70 C.E.: ijwbq article 146; it-2 388; g91 6/22 12-13
Hebrew word: it-2 385-386; w09 8/1 31; ip-1 157; w92 10/1 7
identified: lff lesson 15; it-2 387, 389; bhs 41-43, 50; g 2/15 14; bh 38-40; w13 10/1 6; hl section 15; w12 4/1 6; w10 4/1 5; w09 12/15 20-24; bm 19; w06 2/15 4-7; w05 1/15 10-14; w05 9/15 4; ct 144-145; kl 33-34, 36-38; w92 10/1 9-14; wi 24-31; g91 6/22 9-13; w90 10/15 10-11; si 119, 123, 142
composite sign: g93 3/22 6-7
concern for poor (Lu 4:18): it-2 653
Gospels: si 175-176
Jews accepting Jesus: it-2 389
Law covenant: it-2 603
Matthew: si 177
why Jews did not accept: w21.05 3-12; w13 2/15 26-28; w10 12/1 18-20; w09 12/15 22; w05 1/15 12; w96 11/15 28-31; w92 10/1 13; rs 211
Jewish beliefs: it-2 902-903; g91 6/22 5, 9-13; sh 232-234
development after 537 B.C.E.: g89 5/22 19-22
first-century expectations: w18.06 4-5; it-2 166, 386, 388, 901; w14 2/15 26-27; w14 6/15 22; w11 8/15 8-9; w10 12/1 18-19; w99 8/15 21; w98 9/15 13-14; ct 144; w97 3/15 4-5; g95 6/22 8; w92 10/1 11-12; wi 27; gt chapter 38; w90 10/15 5-6, 14; rs 211; w87 1/1 16
Lubavitcher sect: w92 10/1 6
Messianic prophecies: it-2 386
“my servant” (Isa 52:13–53:12): ip-2 195-196; w99 3/15 28; wi 28-29
personal Messiah: it-2 388
prophecy of 70 weeks (Da 9:24-27): it-2 902-904; w14 2/15 27; wi 26-27
Shiloh (Ge 49:10): it-2 929; wi 12
still awaiting a Messiah: g89 5/22 22
to appear at Jerusalem: it-2 948
why difficult to accept Jesus: w10 12/1 18-20; w09 12/15 22; wi 24-25, 27
Kingdom ‘draws near’ in: it-1 988; it-2 166-168; jy 122; be 209-210
kingship: w00 5/15 16-17
inherits covenant with David: mwb22.05 8
meaning of term: ijwbq article 146; it-2 385-386; bhs 41; bh 38-39; nwt 1704; w10 4/1 15; w92 10/1 7
names: it-1 1188
Immanuel: ijwbq article 146; it-1 1187-1189
Shiloh: w25.06 6; it-2 928-929
need for: w06 2/15 3-4; w92 10/1 2-4
prophecies fulfilled in: ijwbq article 146; ijwbv article 1; it-2 354, 386-388; bhs 41-42; g 2/15 14; w13 10/1 5-6; nwt 14-15; hl section 15; w12 1/1 16; g 7/12 22-24; w11 8/15 8-16; bm 17; w00 5/15 16; g95 6/22 7-8; w93 5/15 6; w92 10/1 10-14; sh 236, 239-240; gm 130-133; w87 7/15 6; tp 61-63
charts: ijwbq article 146; it-1 1223; it-2 387; bhs 209; jy 320; bh 200; g 7/12 22-23; jd 55; kl 37; sh 245; si 343-344
discussion for Muslims: rk 18-23; gu 18-19
future: g 2/15 15; hl sections 17-18; w93 5/15 6-7
Minor Prophets: jd 53-55
not consciously maneuvered: g88 8/8 26-27
number of, not definable: ijwbq article 146; w11 8/15 17
probability for chance fulfillment: w09 12/15 20; w06 2/15 7
prophet Simeon at temple: w94 3/15 25
temple in Jerusalem essential: g90 12/8 13
time line: hl section 15
prophecies in Genesis:
offspring (seed) of Abraham (Ge 22:17, 18): ijwbq article 146; it-1 907, 915; it-2 888; w00 5/15 15-16; wi 12-13; w89 2/1 12
offspring (seed) of Isaac (Ge 17:19): ijwbq article 146
offspring (seed) of woman (Ge 3:15): cl 189, 191-195; it-1 858-859; it-2 62, 67; w09 9/15 26-27; bm 28; w06 2/15 4; wt 33-35; w92 10/1 8; wi 12-13; g91 6/22 11; w88 9/1 11-12
tribe of Judah (Shiloh) (Ge 49:10): w25.06 6; ijwbq article 146; it-1 491-492; it-2 127, 386, 928-929; w11 8/15 9; w07 12/1 23-25; w04 1/15 29; kl 93; w92 10/1 8; wi 12-13; g91 6/22 11
prophecies in Deuteronomy:
prophet like Moses (De 18:15, 18, 19): ijwbq article 146; wi 14-15, 29-30; w91 11/15 28-31
prophecies in Psalms: it-2 709-711; bm 14
Psalm 2: ijwbq article 146; it-1 507; it-2 386; w04 7/15 15-20; kl 36, 38
Psalm 22: mwb24.03 8; mwb16.05 6; w87 6/15 31; w86 8/15 20
acknowledged by God as His Son (Ps 2:7): ijwbq article 146
“at my hands and my feet” (Ps 22:16): ijwbq article 146; g 8/12 19; w11 8/15 14
betrayer replaced (Ps 109:8): ijwbq article 146; w87 8/1 11-12
‘cast lots for clothing’ (Ps 22:18): ijwbq article 146; jy 299; nwt 14; w11 8/15 15; w90 3/15 25; g88 8/8 27
children praise (Ps 8:2): ijwbq article 146; cf 101
comes in Jehovah’s name (Ps 118:26): ijwbq article 146; w17.12 9; jy 254
declares Jehovah’s name (Ps 22:22): ijwbq article 146
entrusts spirit to God (Ps 31:5): ijwbq article 146; w87 12/15 13
false witnesses testify against (Ps 35:11): ijwbq article 146; w11 8/15 14
‘hated without cause’ (Ps 69:4): ijwbq article 146; w11 8/15 11
‘man eating my bread’ betrays (Ps 41:9): ijwbq article 146; it-1 857-858; w11 8/15 13; rs 143
‘mocked, derided’ (Ps 22:7, 8): ijwbq article 146; it-1 1051; w11 8/15 15
no bones broken (Ps 34:20): ijwbq article 146; it-1 353; it-2 233; jy 302; w13 12/15 21; nwt 15; w11 8/15 16; w07 3/1 20
poison and vinegar given (Ps 69:21): ijwbq article 146; it-2 650; w11 8/15 15
proverbs used (Ps 78:2): ijwbq article 146; cf 119; it-1 1175; w11 8/15 11; w02 9/1 14
rejected stone becomes head of corner (Ps 118:22): ijwbq article 146; it-1 373; w17.12 9-10; jy 247; w11 8/15 12-13; w00 7/15 14; gt chapter 106; w90 1/1 9
resurrected (Ps 16:10): ijwbq article 146; w17.12 10; w11 8/15 16; w95 5/15 11
“sit at my right hand” (Ps 110:1): ijwbq article 146; cl 194; it-2 1002-1003, 1035
thirsty just before death (Ps 22:15): ijwbq article 146; w21.04 11-12
“why have you forsaken me?” (Ps 22:1): ijwbq article 146; w11 8/15 15-16; w87 6/15 31; w86 8/15 20
zealous for God’s house (Ps 69:9): ijwbq article 146
prophecies in Isaiah: g 8/12 19-20; w09 1/15 21-29; w08 10/1 4-6; ip-1 10; si 123
‘anointed to declare good news’ (Isa 61:1): ijwbq article 146
‘because of judgment, taken away’ (Isa 53:8): w11 8/15 13-14
‘burial place with wicked, rich’ (Isa 53:9): ijwbq article 146; w17.10 20; g 7/12 24; w11 8/15 16; w08 10/1 5; ip-2 209
“call his name Immanuel” (Isa 7:14): ijwbq article 146; it-1 1187-1189; ip-1 107-108
‘carries the sin of many, intercedes for transgressors’ (Isa 53:12): ijwbq article 146; it-2 578; w09 1/15 28-29
chart: it-1 1223; ip-2 212
compassion for “crushed reed,” “smoldering wick” (Isa 42:3): ijwbq article 146; it-2 763; mwb17.12 5; w15 2/15 8; jy 80-81; w09 1/15 22-23; w08 6/15 6; w08 10/1 5; ip-2 32; w96 3/15 21; w95 11/15 21; w94 10/1 16-17; w93 1/15 10; gt chapter 33; w86 8/15 25
“counted among the transgressors” (Isa 53:12): ijwbq article 146; w11 8/15 14-15
descendant of David (Isa 9:7): ijwbq article 146; bh 200; g 7/12 23
forerunner (Isa 40:3): w25.05 29-30; bm 19
“great light” in Galilee (Isa 9:1, 2): ijwbq article 146; mwb25.11 12; mwb16.12 4; w11 8/15 10-11; ip-1 124-126
humble beginning (Isa 53:2): ijwbq article 146
ignoring “details of his generation” (Isa 53:8): w21.05 3
“Jehovah has anointed me” (Isa 61:1-3): w11 8/15 10; ip-2 322, 324-326
‘Jehovah has called me’ (Isa 49:1-13): ip-2 136-146
‘Jehovah took delight in crushing him’ (Isa 53:10): w09 1/15 26-27; w07 1/15 10; ip-2 209-210; w00 8/15 31
“light of the nations” (Isa 42:6; 49:6): ip-2 142; w94 3/15 25
“my servant” (Isa 42:1-4): jy 80-81; w09 1/15 22-24; gt chapter 33; w86 8/15 24-25
“my servant” (Isa 52:13–53:12): w09 1/15 24-29; ip-2 194-214; w99 3/15 28; gu 21-22; ct 107-109; w92 10/1 14; wi 28-29; g91 6/22 9-11; si 119
not accepted by many (Isa 53:1): ijwbq article 146; w11 8/15 11; w08 10/1 5; ip-2 198-199
“pierced for our transgression” (Isa 53:5): ijwbq article 146; it-1 226; nwt 15; w09 1/15 27; ip-2 204; g91 6/22 9-10
‘pours out life to death’ (Isa 53:12): ijwbq article 146; g 8/12 19-20
“princely rule” (Isa 9:6, 7): ip-1 129-132; w92 10/1 8
‘sicknesses carried’ (Isa 53:4): ijwbq article 146; w11 8/15 11
“signal for the peoples” (Isa 11:10): it-2 942; ip-1 165-166; wi 24-25, 31
silent before accusers (Isa 53:7): ijwbq article 146; w11 8/15 14; w08 10/1 5; ip-2 205, 207
spat upon, struck (Isa 50:6): ijwbq article 146; cf 172; it-2 1030; g 8/12 19; w11 8/15 14; w08 10/1 5; ip-2 159-161; w95 8/1 15
“stone to strike against” (Isa 8:14): ijwbq article 146; w08 10/1 5
“tongue of the taught ones” (Isa 50:4-11): w09 1/15 22; ip-2 157-164
“twig,” “sprout” (Isa 11:1-10): ijwbq article 146; it-2 69, 476; w08 10/1 4-5; w06 12/1 9; re 84; ip-1 159-161, 163-166; w92 10/1 18-19; si 120, 123
“will bring justice” (Isa 42:1): ijwbq article 146
“will not cry out” (Isa 42:2): ijwbq article 146; w21.05 4
“Wonderful Counselor” (Isa 9:6): ijwbq article 146; cf 23; cl 211-213; it-2 69-70; w07 5/15 6; ip-1 129-130
‘young woman (maiden) to become pregnant’ with (Isa 7:14): ijwbq articles 146, 153; it-2 1158; w11 8/15 9-10; w08 10/1 4
prophecies in Jeremiah: si 129-130
name Jehovah Is Our Righteousness (Jer 23:6; 33:16): it-2 21; jr 173
“Rachel is weeping over her sons” (Jer 31:15): ijwbq article 146; it-2 727
“sprout” (Jer 23:5, 6): jr 173; si 127, 129
prophecies in Ezekiel: rr 84-94; w07 7/1 12-13; si 137
“majestic cedar” (Eze 17:22-24): rr 86-87
“my servant David” (Eze 34:23, 24; 37:24, 25): rr 90-94
“one shepherd” (Eze 34:23; 37:24): rr 89-94; w93 1/1 19; w88 9/15 23-24
“one who has the legal right” (Eze 21:25-27): rr 87-90
prophecies in Daniel:
“70 weeks” (Da 9:24-27): ijwbq article 146; it-1 463, 467; it-2 616, 899-904; bhs 211-212; w14 2/15 27; bh 197-199; hl section 15; w12 1/1 16; g 7/12 24; w11 8/15 8-9; g 2/11 18; bm 18-19; w06 2/15 6; w02 3/15 4-5; w00 5/15 16; dp 186-197; w98 9/15 13-14; w97 10/1 13; w95 11/1 10-11; kl 36; g95 6/22 8; w92 10/1 11-14; wi 26-27, 29; w90 10/15 10-11; si 88, 141-142, 291; gm 130-132; pe 138
“exactor to pass through” (Da 11:20): dp 233; w98 12/15 7; kl 36
“Leader of the covenant” (Da 11:22): kl 36
“Messiah the Leader” (Da 9:25): ijwbq article 146; it-2 228; rk 22-23
“son of man” receives Kingdom (Da 7:13, 14): it-2 1002-1003; bm 18
prophecies in Hosea:
“out of Egypt” (Hos 11:1): ijwbq article 146; it-1 783-784, 1148; bh 201; w11 8/15 10
prophecies in Micah:
born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2): ijwbq article 146; it-1 300; bh 201; nwt 14; ia 153-156; g 7/12 23-24; w11 4/1 4; w11 8/15 9; bm 19; w08 10/1 22-23; w03 8/15 18; kl 34, 36; sh 239; si 157-158; w89 5/1 14; g88 8/8 26
‘struck upon the cheek’ (Mic 5:1): ijwbq article 146; it-2 818; w11 8/15 14
prophecies in Zechariah: it-2 1226; si 169, 172
30 pieces of silver paid for (Zec 11:12, 13): ijwbq article 146; it-2 130; nwt 15; w11 8/15 13; jd 55
“pierced” (Zec 12:10): ijwbq article 146; jy 302-303; w11 8/15 16
“riding on a donkey” (Zec 9:9): ijwbq article 146; cf 25-26; w12 11/15 12; w11 8/15 12
‘strike shepherd, let flock be scattered’ (Zec 13:7): ijwbq article 146; w11 8/15 13; jd 55
prophecies in Malachi:
“Elijah” prepares way (Mal 4:5, 6): w11 8/15 10
‘messenger clears up a way before’ (Mal 3:1): ijwbq article 146
purpose in coming: w90 10/15 10-15
rulership: hl sections 16, 19; bm 17-18
beginning: w92 10/1 16-18
changes human disposition: it-2 257; ip-1 163-165
effect on people: w92 10/1 18-19
symbolized by—
“majestic cedar” (Eze 17:22-24): it-1 424; rr 86-87; w07 7/1 12-13; w88 9/15 17-18
witness for Jehovah: jv 18
world scene prepared: si 175