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The Holy King Rejected

From: Messages of God's Love: 1943

Narrator: Chris Genthree

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A Review of Matthew

King David and others wrote that the holy King would be refused: “The kings of the earth.. and rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His anointed.” Psa. 2:1¹Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? (Psalm 2:1).

Matt. 27:1,2¹When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: ²And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. (Matthew 27:1‑2), “The chief priests and scribes... took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death, and delivered Him to Pilate, the governor.”

The Holy One would be sold, “They weighed for My price thirty pieces of silver.” Zech. 11:12¹²And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. (Zechariah 11:12).

Matt. 26:14,15¹⁴Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, ¹⁵And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. (Matthew 26:14‑15), “Judas...said, ‘What will ye give me, and I will diver Him unto you? They covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.’ “

The Holy One to be “smitten,” and His followers scattered, “Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd... saith the Lord of hosts, smite the Shepherd and the sheep shall be scattered.” Zechariah 13:7⁷Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. (Zechariah 13:7).

Matt. 26:50,56⁵⁰And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. (Matthew 26:50)
⁵⁶But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. (Matthew 26:56), “Then came they (the soldiers), and laid hands on Jesus, and took Him. Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.”

The Holy One to suffer, “I am weary of My crying.” Psa. 69:3³I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. (Psalm 69:3). “He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter.” Isa. 53:7⁷He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. (Isaiah 53:7).

Matt. 27:26²⁶Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. (Matthew 27:26), “When he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.”

Garments to be divided and vinegar to drink, “They parted my garment among them, and cast jots upon My vesture.” Psa. 22:18¹⁸They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. (Psalm 22:18).

In my thirst they gave Me vinegar to drink.” Psa. 69:21²¹They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. (Psalm 69:21).

Matt. 27:34,35,48³⁴They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. ³⁵And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. (Matthew 27:34‑35)
⁴⁸And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. (Matthew 27:48), “The soldiers parted His garments, casting lots.” “They gave Him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall.”

The Holy One to be mocked, “All they that see Me laugh Me to scorn... they shake the head saying, He trusted in the Lord... let Him deliver Him.” Psa. 22:7,8⁷All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, ⁸He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. (Psalm 22:7‑8).

Matt. 27:39³⁹And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, (Matthew 27:39), “They that passed by reviled Him, wagging their heads.. also the chief priests mocking Him.. said, He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him now.”

David wrote the cry of the Holy One, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” Psa. 22:1¹<<To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.>> My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? (Psalm 22:1).

Matt. 27:46⁴⁶And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Matthew 27:46), “Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sa—bachthani?’ that is to say, ‘My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?’”

The Holy One to die, “He was cut off out of the land of the living.” Isa. 53S.

Matt. 27:50⁵⁰Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. (Matthew 27:50), “Jesus yielded up the ghost (His spirit).”

David wrote, the Holy One would not “see” corruption (decay): “Neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption.” Psa. 16:10¹⁰For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Psalm 16:10).

Matt. 21:6⁶And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, (Matthew 21:6), “The angel of the Lord...said, He is not here (in the tomb) but is risen.”

So the Holy One from God was refused and gave up His life. But the prophets also wrote of the time when this Ruler would punish all evil, and rule in justice (see Isa. 9:7⁷Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. (Isaiah 9:7); Jer. 23:6⁶In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jeremiah 23:6)).

ML 12/19/1943

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