Messianic Texts in the Prophets: Mal. 4:2 (Postexilic: 5th c. BC) Sun of Righteousness שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ צְדָקָ֔ה

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Messianic Texts in the Prophets: 

Malachi 4:2 (Postexilic: 5th c. BC)

Sun of Righteousness 

שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ צְדָקָ֔ה (shemesh tzǝdāqāh)

“But for you 

who fear My name, 

the sun of righteousness 

will rise 

with healing in its wings; 

and you will go forth and skip about 

like calves from the stall” 

(Mal. 4:2).

 וְזָרְחָ֨ה לָכֶ֜ם יִרְאֵ֤י שְׁמִי֙ שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ צְדָקָ֔ה וּמַרְפֵּ֖א בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָ וִֽיצָאתֶ֥ם וּפִשְׁתֶּ֖ם כְּעֶגְלֵ֥י מַרְבֵּֽק׃

“For the LORD God is a sun and shield . . .” (Psa. 84:11).

“The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, on the day the LORD binds up the fracture of His people and heals the bruise He has inflicted” (Isa. 30:26).

“Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness and streams in the Arabah” (Isa. 35:6).

“But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed” (Isa. 53:5).

“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you” (Isa. 60:1).

“‘For I will restore you to health and I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares the LORD, ‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying: “It is Zion; no one cares for her”’” (Jer. 30:17).

“Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth” (Jer. 33:6).

“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 1:76-79).

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it” (John 1:1-4).

“Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life’” (John 8:12).

“While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world” (John 9:5).

“And Jesus cried out and said, ‘He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness’” (John 12:44-46).

(Psa. 84:12 (BHS כִּ֤י שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ ׀ וּמָגֵן֮ יְהוָ֪ה אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים חֵ֣ן וְ֭כָבוֹד יִתֵּ֣ן יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֥א יִמְנַע־ט֝֗וֹב לַֽהֹלְכִ֥ים בְּתָמִֽים׃

‎Isa. 30:26‏ וְהָיָ֤ה אוֹר־הַלְּבָנָה֙ כְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַמָּ֔ה וְא֤וֹר הַֽחַמָּה֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה שִׁבְעָתַ֔יִם כְּא֖וֹר שִׁבְעַ֣ת הַיָּמִ֑ים בְּי֗וֹם חֲבֹ֤שׁ יְהוָה֙ אֶת־שֶׁ֣בֶר עַמּ֔וֹ וּמַ֥חַץ מַכָּת֖וֹ יִרְפָּֽא׃ ס

‎Isa. 35:6‏ אָ֣ז יְדַלֵּ֤ג כָּֽאַיָּל֙ פִּסֵּ֔חַ וְתָרֹ֖ן לְשׁ֣וֹן אִלֵּ֑ם כִּֽי־נִבְקְע֤וּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ מַ֔יִם וּנְחָלִ֖ים בָּעֲרָבָֽה׃

‎Isa. 53:5‏ וְהוּא֙ מְחֹלָ֣ל מִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּ מְדֻכָּ֖א מֵעֲוֹנֹתֵ֑ינוּ מוּסַ֤ר שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ נִרְפָּא־לָֽנוּ׃

‎Isa. 60:1‏ ק֥וּמִי א֖וֹרִי כִּ֣י בָ֣א אוֹרֵ֑ךְ וּכְב֥וֹד יְהוָ֖ה עָלַ֥יִךְ זָרָֽח׃

‎Jer. 30:17‏ כִּי֩ אַעֲלֶ֨ה אֲרֻכָ֥ה לָ֛ךְ וּמִמַּכּוֹתַ֥יִךְ אֶרְפָּאֵ֖ךְ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י נִדָּחָה֙ קָ֣רְאוּ לָ֔ךְ צִיּ֣וֹן הִ֔יא דֹּרֵ֖שׁ אֵ֥ין לָֽהּ׃ ס

‎Jer. 33:6‏ הִנְנִ֧י מַעֲלֶה־לָּ֛הּ אֲרֻכָ֥ה וּמַרְפֵּ֖א וּרְפָאתִ֑ים וְגִלֵּיתִ֣י לָהֶ֔ם עֲתֶ֥רֶת שָׁל֖וֹם וֶאֱמֶֽת׃

(Luke 1:76 (MHNT 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.“ 

‎John 1:1‏ בְּרֵאשִׁית הָיָה הַדָּבָר, וְהַדָּבָר הָיָה עִם הָאֱלֹהִים, וֵאלֹהִים הָיָה הַדָּבָר.  ‎2‏ הוּא הָיָה בְּרֵאשִׁית עִם הָאֱלֹהִים.  ‎3‏ הַכֹּל נִהְיָה עַל־יָדָיו, וּמִבַּלְעָדָיו לֹא נִהְיָה כָּל אֲשֶׁר נִהְיָה.  ‎4‏ בּוֹ הָיוּ חַיִּים וְהַחַיִּים הָיוּ הָאוֹר לִבְנֵי הָאָדָם.

‎John 8:12‏ יֵשׁוּעַ הוֹסִיף לְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם וְאָמַר: ”אֲנִי אוֹר הָעוֹלָם. אִישׁ הַהוֹלֵךְ אַחֲרַי לֹא יִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּחֹשֶׁךְ, אֶלָּא אוֹר הַחַיִּים יִהְיֶה לוֹ.“ 

‎John 9:5‏ בְּעוֹדֶנִּי בָּעוֹלָם אֲנִי אוֹר הָעוֹלָם.“

‎John 12:44‏ קָרָא יֵשׁוּעַ וְאָמַר: ”הַמַּאֲמִין בִּי, לֹא בִּי הוּא מַאֲמִין אֶלָּא בְּשׁוֹלְחִי.  ‎45‏ הָרוֹאֶה אוֹתִי רוֹאֶה אֶת שׁוֹלְחִי.  ‎46‏ אֲנִי אוֹר. אֶל הָעוֹלָם בָּאתִי כְּדֵי שֶׁכָּל הַמַּאֲמִין בִּי לֹא יִשְׁכֹּן בַּחֹשֶׁךְ.