The Messiah

Question 1

What does Messiah mean?

Answer 1

The one who has been anointed

Question 2

In the Old Testament who was anointed reserved for?

Answer 2

• Kings, who were appointed by God and anointed in his name

Question 3

How were they anointed?

Answer 3

By the pouring of olive oil - a public sign of having been chosen by God for kingship

Question 4

Where did the notion of a Messiah come from?

Answer 4

• the hope that one day in the future a new king of Israel, from the house of David, would come from God and rule over a renewed people of God

Question 5

Who did people believe the messiah would be?

Answer 5

• some believed he would be a divine figure

- others suggested that it would be a man especially chosen by God

Question 6

For Christians Christ is the Messiah and Jesus admits it himself when?

Answer 6

John 4:25-26 woman said she knew that that the messiah was coming and when he come he will explain everything to them
- then Jesus declared “i who speak to you am he”

Question 7

How is John 4:25-26 important?

Answer 7

It suggests that Jesus was the fulfillment of God’s redemption plan and so is properly seen as the foundation of Christian belief