AboutBibleProphecy.comThe Messiah would enter Jerusalem while riding on a donkey
Prophet: Zechariah Written: Between 520 and 518 BC In Zechariah 9:9, the prophet speaks of a future king presenting himself to Jerusalem while riding on a humble donkey. This foreshadowed something that happened about 500 years later. As explained in Luke 19:35-37, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and presented himself as the Messiah, the King. Alfred Edersheim, a Christian Jew who lived during the 1800s, studied ancient Rabbinical writings, and said that Zechariah 9:9 was often interpreted as being about a Messiah. In his book, The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Edersheim wrote: "The Messianic application of this verse in all its parts has already been repeatedly indicated. We may here add that there are many traditions about this donkey on which the Messiah is to ride; and so firm was the belief in it, that, according to the Talmud, 'if anyone saw a donkey in his dreams, he will see salvation' (Ber 56 b)." The name "Jesus," means "salvation" in Hebrew. - Research and commentary by George Konig and Ray Konig of www.AboutBibleProphecy.com. Copyright © George Konig and Ray Konig. All rights reserved. Copyright ©2001-2009 George Konig and Ray Konig and AboutBibleProphecy.com. All rights reserved. Questions? Comments? Criticisms? Email us at: abpquestions@yahoo.com |
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