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Genesis 49:10 By Dr. Max D. Younce 0048 Question Can you please help me with Genesis 49:10, "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." Answer
The Hebrew for scepter is "shebet" and signifies a rod or
staff Each tribe of Israel had its own staff, or rod of identity. The
literal reading would be, "The tribal identity shall not depart from
Judah...until Shiloh come." Shiloh means the "bringer of peace".
Remember, Judah was the tribe through which Christ was to come. In order
to know that Christ was the true Messiah, the tribal identity of Judah
had to be in existence. These records were kept in the Temple at
Jerusalem. This Scripture passage, a prophecy, states that these records
identifying Judah and his descendents would be in existence until
Shiloh (Christ) came. About 37 years after Christ, in 70 A.D.,
Titus, the Roman general, destroyed the Temple and all records and
scattered the Jews worldwide. No Jew, today, knows what tribe he is from, only Jesus Christ. His
geneology is preserved forever in Matthew and Luke. Matthew, Chapter 1,
traces the priestly line from Abraham to Christ and Luke, Chapter 3,
traces His blood line clear back to Adam. This prophecy is proof that
"He (Christ) came unto his own (Israel), but his own received him not.
But as many as received him (Christ), to them gave he power to become
the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name." (John 1:11,12)
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