ra19 Messiah/Meshiach means "anointed one", thus
THE
TITLE ALLUDES
TO THE PRACTICE OF POURING
OR SMEARING VERY EXPENSIVE OIL
ON SOMEONE CHARGED WITH A DIVINE OFFICE:
a king,
like Sha'ul, or Daweedeweedeweed, or Shlomo;
a priest,
like AHARON & HÌS sòns, who were consecrated to "do G d's 'work'";
a prophet,
like YESHAYAHU OR ELISHA, who bore a special relationship with 'G d',
an intimacy that comes with being designated "G d's Special Representative" on earth!
The principal task of such a messiah, who was popularly believed to be a des-cendant of King Daweedeweedeweed,
was to rebuild David's Kingdom & reestablish the nation of Israel!
Thus, to càll oneself the 'real' messiah at a time like the Roman Occupational Might wàs tantamount to declaring war on Rome?!
Indeed, that day would come when these angry bands of peasant gangs wóuld fòrm thé bàckbone
òf an apocalyptic 'essenic/chassidic' army òf extremely fanatic zealous revolutionaries that wóuld fòrce
the Romans & their evil allies to flee from YERUSHALAYIM in utter humiliation!
In those early days of the occupation, however, the bandits were usually
still little MORE than a ridiculous nuisance?
Still,
they needed
to be stopped
one way or another;
someone or something hàd to restore òrder
in the countryside!
TITLE ALLUDES
TO THE PRACTICE OF POURING
OR SMEARING VERY EXPENSIVE OIL
ON SOMEONE CHARGED WITH A DIVINE OFFICE:
a king,
like Sha'ul, or Daweedeweedeweed, or Shlomo;
a priest,
like AHARON & HÌS sòns, who were consecrated to "do G d's 'work'";
a prophet,
like YESHAYAHU OR ELISHA, who bore a special relationship with 'G d',
an intimacy that comes with being designated "G d's Special Representative" on earth!
The principal task of such a messiah, who was popularly believed to be a des-cendant of King Daweedeweedeweed,
was to rebuild David's Kingdom & reestablish the nation of Israel!
Thus, to càll oneself the 'real' messiah at a time like the Roman Occupational Might wàs tantamount to declaring war on Rome?!
Indeed, that day would come when these angry bands of peasant gangs wóuld fòrm thé bàckbone
òf an apocalyptic 'essenic/chassidic' army òf extremely fanatic zealous revolutionaries that wóuld fòrce
the Romans & their evil allies to flee from YERUSHALAYIM in utter humiliation!
In those early days of the occupation, however, the bandits were usually
still little MORE than a ridiculous nuisance?
Still,
they needed
to be stopped
one way or another;
someone or something hàd to restore òrder
in the countryside!
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