Last Day's Essentials-2

Jacob Blesses His Sons

Gen. 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.

Translated tribe and tribes 140 times; rod 34 times; staff (2Sam. 23:21; 1Chr. 11:23); darts (2Sam. 18:14); and sceptre (Gen. 49:10; Num. 24:17; Psm. 45:6; Isa. 14:5; Ezk. 19:11, 19:14; Amos 1:5, 1:8; Zec. 10:11). It means the sceptre of government and rule shall not depart from Judah; i.e., Judah shall be the ruling tribe and from him shall come the Messiah who shall rule eternally and bring obedience to the people.

The sceptre...

שׁבט

shêbeṭ

Definition:

1) rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe

1a) rod, staff

1b) shaft (of spear, dart)

1c) club (of shepherd’s implement)

1d) truncheon, sceptre (mark of authority)

1e) clan, tribe

Part of Speech: noun masculine

shall not...

לה / לוא / לא

lô' / lôh

Definition:

1) not, no

1a) not (with verb - absolute prohibition)

1b) not (with modifier - negation)

1c) nothing (substantive)

1d) without (with particle)

1e) before (of time)

Part of Speech: adverb

depart...

שׂוּר / סוּר

sûr / śûr

Definition:

1) to turn aside, depart

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto

1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid

1a3) to be removed

1a4) to come to an end

1b) (Polel) to turn aside

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose

1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish

1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed

Part of Speech: verb

from Judah,...

מנּי / מנּי / מן

min / minnı̂y / minnêy

Definition:

1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than (preposition)

1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of

1b) out of

1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)

1b2) (of material from which something is made)

1b3) (of source or origin)

1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)

1d) from, since, after (of time)

1e) than, more than (in comparison)

1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or

1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)

1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)

2) that (conjunction)

Part of Speech: see above in Definition

יהוּדה

yehûdâh

Definition:

Judah = “praised”

1) the son of Jacob by Leah

2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob

3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah

4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon

5) a Levite in Ezra’s time

6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah

8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

Part of Speech: noun proper masculine

Translated lawgiver (Gen. 49:10; Num. 21:18; Deu. 33:21; Psm. 60:7; 108:8; Isa. 33:22); appointed (Pro. 8:29); decree (Pro. 8:15; Isa. 10:1); and governors (Jdg. 5:9, 5:14). The true meaning is, "the kingly sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the lawgiver’s staff from between his feet until Shiloh come" (Gen. 49:10). Judah is called God’s lawgiver (Psm. 60:7; 108:8; cp. Isa. 33:22; Jas. 4:12). Some versions read "a leader’s staff," and others "a commander’s staff."

nor a lawgiver...

חקק

châqaq

Definition:

1) to cut out, decree, inscribe, set, engrave, portray, govern

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to cut in

1a2) to cut in or on, cut upon, engrave, inscribe

1a3) to trace, mark out

1a4) to engrave, inscribe (of a law)

1b) (Poel)

1b1) to inscribe, enact, decree

1b2) one who decrees, lawgiver (participle)

1c) (Pual) something decreed, the law (participle)

1d) (Hophal) to be inscribed

Part of Speech: verb

from between...

בּין

bêyn

Definition:

1) between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between

Part of Speech: substantive masculine (always used as a preposition)

his feet,...

רגל

regel

Definition:

1) foot

1a) foot, leg

1b) of God (anthropomorphic)

1c) of seraphim, cherubim, idols, animals, table

1d) according to the pace of (with preposition)

1e) three times (feet, paces)

Part of Speech: noun feminine

Judah’s dominion lasts until:

1. Shiloh comes (Gen. 49:10). Shiloh is an epithet of the Messiah and can have no other meaning. It refers to the second coming of Christ who will fulfill the next part of the verse.

2. He gathers the people (Gen. 49:10). Unto Him (Shiloh) shall the people gather; that is, at Christ’s second coming Israel will be gathered from the four quarters of the earth (Isa. 11:10-12; 60:8-9; 66:19-21; Ezk. 37:1-28; Mat. 24:31). The Messiah will rule Israel (Isa. 9:6-7; Luke 1:32-33) and all nations when He comes (Dan. 2:44-45; 7:13-14, 7:27; Zec. 14:1-21; Rev. 11:15; 20:4-6; 22:5).

until...

עד

‛ad

Definition:

1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as (preposition)

1a) of space

1a1) as far as, up to, even to

1b) in combination

1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with ‘min’ - from)

1c) of time

1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end

1d) of degree

1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like

2) until, while, to the point that, so that even (conjunction)

Part of Speech: see above in Definition

כּי

kı̂y

Definition:

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

1f) but rather, but

1g) except that

1h) only, nevertheless

1i) surely

1j) that is

1k) but if

1l) for though

1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

Part of Speech: conjunction

“Until Shiloh comes.” Many sources, including the Targum (Aram. paraphrase of the OT), see “Shiloh” as a title of the Messiah. However, the Hebrew word šı̂lōh should be rendered “whose it is,” that is, the scepter will not depart from Judah… until He comes whose it (i.e., the scepter) is (or as the NIV. puts it, to whom it belongs). Similar words in Ezk. 21:27, “until He comes to whom it (the crown, Ezk. 21:26) rightfully belongs” were addressed to the last king of Judah.

With the coming of Messiah there will be paradise-like splendor. Kidner says that every line of Gen. 49:11-12 “speaks of exuberant, intoxicating abundance: it is the golden age of the Coming One, whose universal rule was glimpsed in Gen. 49:10” (Genesis, p. 219). For Judah, grapevines will be so abundant that they will be used for hitching posts; wine will be as abundant as wash water. In Judah, people’s eyes will be red or bright from wine and their teeth will be white from drinking much milk. These are picturesque ways of describing the suitability of Judah’s territory for vineyards. Such opulence will be evident in the Millennium (Isa. 61:6-7; 65:21-25; Zec. 3:10).

Shiloh (Christ / Messiah)...

שׁילה

shı̂ylôh

Definition:

1) he whose it is, that which belongs to him, tranquillity

1a) meaning uncertain

Part of Speech: noun?

come;...

בּוא

bô'

Definition:

1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to enter, come in

1a2) to come

1a2a) to come with

1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)

1a2c) to come to pass

1a3) to attain to

1a4) to be enumerated

1a5) to go

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) to lead in

1b2) to carry in

1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon

1b4) to bring to pass

1c) (Hophal)

1c1) to be brought, brought in

1c2) to be introduced, be put

Part of Speech: verb

and unto him shall the gathering...

בּוא

bô'

Definition:

1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to enter, come in

1a2) to come

1a2a) to come with

1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)

1a2c) to come to pass

1a3) to attain to

1a4) to be enumerated

1a5) to go

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) to lead in

1b2) to carry in

1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon

1b4) to bring to pass

1c) (Hophal)

1c1) to be brought, brought in

1c2) to be introduced, be put

Part of Speech: verb

of the people...

עם

‛am

Definition:

1) nation, people

1a) people, nation

1b) persons, members of one’s people, compatriots, country-men

2) kinsman, kindred

Part of Speech: noun masculine

be...

Rev. 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.

The Question, “Who Is Worthy?”

John saw a mighty angel (cf. Rev. 10:1; 18:21) and heard him ask in a loud voice, Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll? This is the first of 20 times “loud voice” occurs in Revelation. The last is in Rev. 21:3. The Greek word rendered “scroll” is biblion, from which is derived the word “Bible.” When no one was found to be worthy, John wept and wept (lit., “kept on shedding many tears”). One of the 24 elders, however, told him (John) not to weep, and introduced him to the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David (cf. Isa. 11:1; Rev. 22:16). The elder informed John that He (Christ) had triumphed, that is, had already achieved victory, and that He (Christ) alone was able to break the seals and open the scroll.