A Picture of the Messiah

What does this picture remind you of?

Of course, it reminds you of Jesus - but why?

What makes us believe this is the correct image of our savior?

What makes us believe we know anything at all about what he physically looks like?

Unfortunately, we all try to create our own picture of the messiah. We try to put him inside the box of our own understanding - not just physically, but mentally and spiritually as well.

The Old Testament gives us a progressive messianic view that spans from Genesis to Malachi. Despite that complete picture, the Israelites (like ourselves from time to time) had created their own expectations for the coming messiah that were probably not exactly correct. For the most part, they were looking for a conquering king, which Jesus will be, but wasn't during his first advent.

Next to the book of Isaiah, the book of Zechariah is probably the OT book most quoted in the NT with regards to the fulfilment of the messianic promise in Jesus Christ. It's no wonder, because through the book of Zechariah, we see one of the clearest pictures of the messiah in the Old Testament.

Zechariah was not specifically written to paint a picture of the messiah. It was written in parallel with Haggai to convince the people to finish the work of completing the rebuilding of the temple. Nevertheless, Zechariah painted a beautiful portrait that deserves examination.

To hear more and perhaps paint your own picture of the messiah as he truly was, click on the link below.

Zecharaiah – A Picture of the Messiah
http://www.box.net/shared/kcdam59394