Genesis
49:8 ¶ 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.
PART ONE 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 river of Egypt, bordering the southern extreme of Canaan (see Numbers 34:5;
Joshua 15:4; 47; 1Kings 8:65; 2Kings 24:7; & 2Chronicles 7:8), 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.
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