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Messianic Texts in the Prophets:
Malachi 3:1 (Postexilic: 5th c. BC)
The Lord Whom You Seek
הָאָד֣וֹן ׀ אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֣ם מְבַקְשִׁ֗ים
(hā⁾ādōn ⁾asher ⁾attem mǝvaqshīm)
Messenger of the Covenant, in Whom You Delight
מַלְאַ֨ךְ הַבְּרִ֜ית אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֤ם חֲפֵצִים֙
(mal⁾akh habǝrīt ⁾asher ⁾attem chafëtzīm)
“‘Behold,
I am going to send My messenger,
and he will clear the way before Me.
And
the Lord,
whom you seek,
will suddenly come
to His temple;
and
the messenger
of the covenant,
in whom you delight,
behold, He is coming,’
says the LORD of hosts”
(Mal. 3:1).
הִנְנִ֤י שֹׁלֵחַ֙ מַלְאָכִ֔י וּפִנָּה־דֶ֖רֶךְ לְפָנָ֑י וּפִתְאֹם֩ יָב֨וֹא אֶל־הֵיכָל֜וֹ הָאָד֣וֹן ׀ אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֣ם מְבַקְשִׁ֗ים וּמַלְאַ֨ךְ הַבְּרִ֜ית אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֤ם חֲפֵצִים֙ הִנֵּה־בָ֔א
אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
“A voice is calling, ‘Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make smooth in the desert a highway for our God’” (Isa. 40:3).
“This is the one about whom it is written, ‘BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.’ Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force. For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear” (Matt. 11:10-15).
“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: ‘BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY; THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, “MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.”’ John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Mark 1:1-4).
“And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David His servant — as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old — salvation FROM OUR ENEMIES, and FROM THE HAND OF ALL WHO HATE US; to show mercy toward our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant, the oath which He swore to Abraham our father, to grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days. And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go on BEFORE THE LORD TO PREPARE HIS WAYS; to give to His people the knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, with which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH, to guide our feet into the way of peace’” (Luke 1:67-79).
“When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John, ‘What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces! But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written, “BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU”’” (Luke 7:24-27).
“There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John testified about Him and cried out, saying, ‘This was He of whom I said, “He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.”’ For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him” (John 1:6-18).
(Isa. 40:3 (BHS ק֣וֹל קוֹרֵ֔א בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר פַּנּ֖וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה יַשְּׁרוּ֙ בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה מְסִלָּ֖ה לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
(Matt. 11:10 (MHNT זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר כָּתוּב עָלָיו, ’הִנְנִי שׁוֹלֵחַ מַלְאָכִי לְפָנֶיךָ וּפִנָּה דַּרְכְּךָ לְפָנֶיךָ‘. 11 אָמֵן. אוֹמֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם, לֹא קָם בִּילוּדֵי אִשָּׁה גָּדוֹל מִיּוֹחָנָן הַמַּטְבִּיל, אַךְ הַקָּטֹן בְּמַלְכוּת הַשָּׁמַיִם גָּדוֹל מִמֶּנּוּ. 12 וּמִימֵי יוֹחָנָן הַמַּטְבִּיל וְעַד עַתָּה מַלְכוּת הַשָּׁמַיִם פּוֹרֶצֶת וְהַפּוֹרְצִים אוֹחֲזִים בָּה. 13 הֵן כָּל הַנְּבִיאִים וְהַתּוֹרָה עַד יוֹחָנָן נִבְּאוּ. 14 וְאִם תִּרְצוּ לְקַבֵּל הֲרֵי הוּא אֵלִיָּהוּ הֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא. 15 מִי שֶׁאָזְנַיִם לוֹ, שֶׁיִּשְׁמַע!
Mark 1:1 תְּחִלַּת בְּשׂוֹרַת יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ בֶּן־אֱלֹהִים. 2 כַּכָּתוּב בִּישַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא: ”הִנְנִי שֹׁלֵחַ מַלְאָכִי לְפָנֶיךָ וּפִנָּה דַרְכֶּךָ.
3 קוֹל קוֹרֵא בַּמִּדְבָּר פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יהוה, יַשְּׁרוּ מְסִלּוֹתָיו.“
4 יוֹחָנָן הַמַּטְבִּיל הוֹפִיעַ בַּמִּדְבָּר כְּשֶׁהוּא מַכְרִיז עַל טְבִילָה שֶׁל תְּשׁוּבָה לְשֵׁם סְלִיחַת חֲטָאִים.
Luke 1:67 אָז נִתְמַלֵּא זְכַרְיָה אָבִיו רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְנִבָּא לֵאמֹר:
68 ”בָּרוּךְ אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר פָּקַד אֶת עַמּוֹ וּפְדוּת שָׁלַח לוֹ
69 וְהִצְמִיחַ לָנוּ קֶרֶן יְשׁוּעָה בְּבֵית דָּוִד עַבְדּוֹ
70 כִּדְבַר אֲדֹנָי מֵעוֹלָם בְּיָד נְבִיאָיו הַקְּדוֹשִׁים
71 לְהוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ מִיַּד אוֹיֵב וּמִיַּד כָּל שׂוֹנֵא
72 לַעֲשׂוֹת חֶסֶד עִם אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְלִזְכֹּר לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתוֹ
73 אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לְאַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ
74 לְהַצִּילֵנוּ מִיַּד אוֹיֵב לְתִתֵּנוּ לְעָבְדוֹ בְּאֵין מוֹרָא
75 בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וָצֶדֶק לְפָנָיו כָּל יָמֵינוּ.
76 וּלְךָ, הַיֶּלֶד, נְבִיא אֵל עֶלְיוֹן יִקָּרֵא כִּי לְפָנָיו תֵּלֵךְ לְפַנּוֹת דֶרֶךְ יהוה
77 לְהוֹדִיעַ יְשׁוּעַת יהוה לְעַמּוֹ כִּי יִסְלַח לְחַטָּאתָם
78 כְּרֹב רַחֲמָיו עִמָּנוּ וְדָרַךְ כּוֹכָב מִשָּׁמַיִם, פָּקֹד יִפְקְדֵנוּ
79 לְהָאִיר לְיוֹשְׁבֵי חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת וְלָשִׂים פְּעָמֵינוּ לְדֶרֶךְ שָׁלוֹם.“
Luke 7:24 לְאַחַר שֶׁהָלְכוּ שְׁלִיחֵי יוֹחָנָן הֵחֵל יֵשׁוּעַ לְדַבֵּר אֶל הֲמוֹן הָעָם עַל־אוֹדוֹת יוֹחָנָן: ”מַה יְצָאתֶם לַמִּדְבָּר לִרְאוֹת? קָנֶה מִתְנוֹעֵעַ בָּרוּחַ? 25 וּבְכֵן מַה יְצָאתֶם לִרְאוֹת? אִישׁ לָבוּשׁ בְּגָדִים מְעֻדָּנִים? הֲרֵי הַלּוֹבְשִׁים בְּגָדִים מְהֻדָּרִים וְחַיִּים בְּמוֹתָרוֹת, בְּאַרְמְנוֹת מְלָכִים הֵם נִמְצָאִים! 26 מַה בְּכָל זֹאת יְצָאתֶם לִרְאוֹת? נָבִיא? כֵּן, אוֹמֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם, אַף יוֹתֵר מִנָּבִיא. 27 זֶה הוּא אֲשֶׁר כָּתוּב עָלָיו, ’הִנְנִי שֹׁלֵחַ מַלְאָכִי לְפָנֶיךָ וּפִנָּה דַּרְכְּךָ לְפָנֶיךָ‘.
John 1:6 אִישׁ הָיָה שָׁלוּחַ מֵאֵת אֱלֹהִים וּשְׁמוֹ יוֹחָנָן. 7 הוּא בָּא לְעֵדוּת, לְהָעִיד עַל הָאוֹר כְּדֵי שֶׁעַל־פִּיו יַאֲמִינוּ הַכֹּל. 8 הוּא לֹא הָיָה הָאוֹר; הוּא בָּא לְהָעִיד עַל הָאוֹר. 9 הָאוֹר הָאֲמִתִּי, הַמֵּאִיר לְכָל אָדָם, בָּא אֶל הָעוֹלָם. 10 בָּעוֹלָם הָיָה וְעַל־יָדָיו נִהְיָה הָעוֹלָם, וְהָעוֹלָם לֹא הִכִּירוֹ. 11 הוּא בָּא אֶל שֶׁלּוֹ וְאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר לוֹ לֹא קִבְּלוּ אוֹתוֹ. 12 אֲבָל לְאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר קִבְּלוּ אוֹתוֹ, הַמַּאֲמִינִים בִּשְׁמוֹ, נָתַן תֹּקֶף לִהְיוֹת בָּנִים לֵאלֹהִים. 13 לֹא מִדָּם וְלֹא מֵחֵפֶץ הַבָּשָׂר נוֹלְדוּ, אַף לֹא מֵחֵפֶץ גֶּבֶר, כִּי אִם מֵאֱלֹהִים.
14 הַדָּבָר נִהְיָה בָּשָׂר וְשָׁכַן בְּתוֹכֵנוּ; וַאֲנַחְנוּ רָאִינוּ אֶת כְּבוֹדוֹ, כְּבוֹד בֵּן יָחִיד מִלִּפְנֵי אָבִיו, מָלֵא חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת. 15 יוֹחָנָן הֵעִיד עָלָיו וְקָרָא בְּאָמְרוֹ: ”זֶה הוּא שֶׁאָמַרְתִּי עָלָיו, ’הַבָּא אַחֲרַי הוּא כְּבָר לְפָנַי, כִּי קֹדֶם לִי הָיָה‘.“ 16 הֵן מִמְּלוֹאוֹ כֻּלָּנוּ קִבַּלְנוּ, וְחֶסֶד עַל חֶסֶד; 17 כִּי הַתּוֹרָה נִתְּנָה עַל־יְדֵי מֹשֶׁה, וְהַחֶסֶד וְהָאֱמֶת בָּאוּ דֶּרֶךְ יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ. 18 אֶת הָאֱלֹהִים לֹא רָאָה אִישׁ מֵעוֹלָם; הַבֵּן הַיָּחִיד, הַנִּמְצָא בְּחֵיק הָאָב, הוּא אֲשֶׁר הוֹדִיעוֹ.
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