8 ¶
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in
the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
9 Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the
prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as
an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his
feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and
his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his
clothes in the blood of grapes: 12 His
eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
Back in 29:35 it was shown that Judah means, “praise.”
Judah is said to be dominant. He is a lion’s whelp or cub, a young lion. A word study of the name young lion is interesting but not
necessarily important to the narrative here except that Christ is called The lion of the tribe of Juda.
Revelation
5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me,
Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath
prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Judah’s
strength is underscored here and none of his weakness. Verse 10 is a prophecy
that Christ will come from Judah and will rule the earth. A lawgiver from between his feet refers to the scepter of rule. In
verse 10 by way of a parallel lawgiver
and sceptre are linked as synonyms.
Remember in verse 1 Jacob is referring to the last days. The Jew will be gathered to Israel which extends from
the Nile to the Euphrates with Christ, from the line of Judah, ruling from
Jerusalem.
Genesis
15:18 In the same day the LORD made a
covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the
river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
Now consider verse 11. Israel is referred to as a vine
in places.
Jeremiah
6:9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They
shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as
a grapegatherer into the baskets.
Hosea
10:1 Israel is an empty vine, he
bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he
hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made
goodly images.
Christ’s kingship is acknowledged as He rides into
Jerusalem on a foal, a colt of an ass. First, the prophecy…
Zechariah
9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just,
and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal
of an ass.
Then, the fulfillment…
Matthew
21:1 ¶ And when they drew nigh unto
Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent
Jesus two disciples, 2 Saying unto them,
Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass
tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. 3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall
say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. 4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek,
and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. 6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus
commanded them, 7 And brought the ass,
and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. 8 And a very great multitude spread their
garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them
in the way. 9 And the multitudes that
went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David:
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem,
all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? 11
And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of
Galilee.
(Side note: Don’t be afflicted with the modernist’s mental
disease of reading this passage like you would read your car owner’s manual.
Christ was NOT set astride two animals of different heights at one time, a very
uncomfortable if not impossible thing to imagine. Compare the passages
regarding this and use common sense. When we say, “He led the soldiers into
battle,” we do mean to say that he walked directly in front of every soldier or
was even near them. Christ rode these animals, as they were both with him but
He was on the colt.)
Mark
11:1 ¶ And when they came nigh to
Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth
two of his disciples, 2 And saith unto
them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be
entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him,
and bring him. 3 And if any man say unto
you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he
will send him hither. 4 And they went
their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two
ways met; and they loose him. 5 And
certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
6 And they said unto them even as Jesus
had commanded: and they let them go. 7
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and
he sat upon him. 8 And many spread their
garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed
them in the way. 9 And they that went
before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord: 10
Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of
the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
Luke
19:29 And it came to pass, when he was
come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he
sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying, Go
ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall
find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye
loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. 32 And they that were sent went their way, and
found even as he had said unto them. 33
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them,
Why loose ye the colt? 34 And they said,
The Lord hath need of him. 35 And they
brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set
Jesus thereon. 36 And as he went, they
spread their clothes in the way. 37 And
when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the
whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud
voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in
the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
These proclamations of Jacob refer to not only Christ’s
presentation to the Jews in the early first century but to the end of human
history when Christ returns to rule from Jerusalem seizing the kingdoms of the
earth, including what is left of America, from Satan, who rules them now
through the lowest sort of individual.
Isaiah
63:1 ¶ Who is this that cometh from
Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel,
travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness,
mighty to save. 2 Wherefore art thou red
in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? 3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the
people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample
them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I
will stain all my raiment. 4 For the day
of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. 5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and
I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought
salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. 6
And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my
fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.
Daniel
4:17 This matter is by the decree of the
watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the
living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it
to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
Luke
4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an
high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of
time. 6 And the devil said unto him, All
this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto
me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7
If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. 8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get
thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,
and him only shalt thou serve.
2Corinthians
4:4 In whom the god of this world hath
blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious
gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Revelation
11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and
there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are
become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever
and ever.
Revelation
19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture
dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
You cannot separate the return of Christ to the earth
from His rule on earth and the destruction of the world system.
Verse 12 is a short description of Christ’s
frightening appearance as He returns to take control. Eyes that are red like
wine and teeth white as milk. Here is another description.
Ezekiel
1: 26 ¶ And above the firmament that was over their
heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and
upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man
above upon it. 27 And I saw as the
colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the
appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even
downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round
about.
…and another.
Revelation
1:13 And in the midst of the seven
candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the
foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. 14 His head and his hairs were white like wool,
as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they
burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and
out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the
sun shineth in his strength.
…and
yet another.
Revelation
19:11 ¶ And I saw heaven opened, and
behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True,
and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his
head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he
himself. 13 And he was clothed with a
vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
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