A querist asks, “Regarding Genesis 49:10, is Shiloh a prophecy of Jesus coming, and is the phrase about “the sceptre departing” a reference to the Jews no longer being God’s chosen people after they rejected Jesus as Messiah?<\/p>\n
The text of Genesis 49:10 KJV reads:<\/p>\n
\n“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.<\/strong><\/em>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Genesis 49:10 is definitely a prophecy of the coming of the Messiah. The word “Shiloh” means “place of rest” or “rest-giver” which Christ is (cf. Matthew 11:28). The phrase, “the sceptre shall not depart” refers to the fact that Judah would not produce the scepter of lawgiving and authority “until Shiloh (Christ) come.”<\/p>\n
The gist of Genesis 49:10 is the fact that the son of Jacob called Judah<\/strong> would produce a tribe (Genesis 49:1-2; Genesis 49:8-12). But that tribe would not produce the law of government for God’s people until Christ (who was of the tribe of Judah – Matthew 1:3; Hebrews 7:14; Genesis 49:9; Revelation 5:5) came (see also Numbers 24:17; Isaiah 11:1; Micah 4:2). Until that time, the tribe of Levi<\/strong> would have the responsibility of producing the law of government for God’s people and would be administered through the law of Moses (Exodus 24:1-18; Numbers 3:1-10; Deuteronomy 33:1-5; John 1:17).<\/p>\n
When Shiloh (Christ) came, the people would gather to him (Mark 12:37; John 12:32; cf. Romans 5:18; Hebrews 2:9). Genesis 49:10 is a beautiful prediction of the coming of Christ to become our king, priest, and lawgiver replacing the law of Moses (Hebrews 7:11-17). We are presently (Christian age) under the “perfect law of liberty<\/em><\/strong>” – the law of Christ (Romans 8:2; 1 Corinthians 9:21; Gal. 6:2; James 1:25; James 2:12).<\/p>\n
When we use the American Standard Version of 1901, the latter portion of the text in Genesis 49:10 ASV reads:<\/p>\n
\n“And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.<\/strong><\/em>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The term “peoples” is significant in that it is plural. It foresees the universal reign of Christ over his spiritual kingdom (John 18:36), the church (cf. Genesis 12:3; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 28:14; Psalm 2:8; Daniel 2:44; Micah 4:1-7; Luke 1:31-33; Gal. 3:16; 1 Peter 2:5; Revelation 1:5-6; Revelation 5:9-10). His subjects being made up of both Jews and Gentiles (Acts 2:1-47; Acts 10:1-48; Acts 13:44-48; cf. Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:6; Isaiah 60:1-3; Luke 2:25-32).<\/p>\n
One last observation regarding this text. It’s interesting to note that in Christ’s kingdom, His subjects render “willing” obedience (cf. Romans 6:17) – not “forced” obedience as those subject under worldly kings and kingdoms.<\/p>\n
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