A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ (Volume 2, V. 2) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...world is by no means conceived of as resting only on power, but frequently in such wise, that he is a light to the Gentiles (Isa. xlii. 6, xlix. 6, li. 4; Enoch xlviii. 4; Luke ii. 32. Conip. especially the already mentioned passages of the Sibyllines, iii. 710-726). An Israelite being unable to conceive of a arpeveiv 9em otherwise than in the form of the temple worship and the observance of the law, it is in truth self-evident, that these are not to cease in the Messianic kingdom. In fact this is at least the prevailing view.63 Hence after the destruction of the temple the daily prayer of the Israelite is for the restoration of the sacrificial ritual ('"Hta ).64 In this glorious future kingdom not only the dispersed 62 Sometimes this future glory is also represented under the figure of a feast (miyD), which God prepares for the righteous. See Eisenmenger, Entdecktes Judenthum, ii. 872-889. Corrodi, Kritische Geschichle des Chiliasmus, i. 329 sqq. Bertholdt, De Chiistologia Judaeorum, pp. 196-199. Hamburger, ReaLEnc. p. 1312 sqq. (art. "Zukunftsmahl"). Comp. Matt viii. 11; Luke xiii. 29. 63 For farther particulars, see Weber, System, p. 359 sqq. Castelli, II Messia, p. 277 sqq. 64 Shemoneh Esreh, 17th Berachah (see above, p. 87). Comp. also the Passover liturgy, Pesachim x. 6, members of the nation, but also all deceased Israelites are to participate. They will come forth from their graves to enjoy, with those of their fellow-countrymen who are then living, the happiness of Messiah's kingdom.65 The eschatological expectations of many terminate with this hope of a kingdom of glory in Palestine, seeing its duration is conceived of as everlasting. As Old Testament prophecy had promised to the people of Israel that they should dwell in the...