Who Were The Samaritans

Where did they come from Why did the Jews hated them How could the woman at the well say to Jesus- “Our Father Jacob who gave us the well??

Who Were The Samaritans

Published 20260301 -:- Revised 20260302

Caution! possible spelling mistakes - Scriptures from Modern King James (MKJV) unless noted otherwise.

 
AIM
I would like to look at where did the Samaritans come from? Do they have any relationship to Israel or the Jews? And why did the Jews despise them as we can see in the gospels?
 
Reason
The reason we need to ask this is, do you remember in John chapter 4 where Jesus was at the well? And the woman of Samaria said to Jesus, John 4:12 “Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well” She is a Samaritan, so how does she claim any relationship to Jacob?
 
Revision
First and foremost we need to acknowledge that Israel the United Kingdom under David and Solomon split into Two Separate Kingdoms and it was God’s plan and purpose. Refer 1Kings 12:21-24! After the death of Solomon they divided into, The House of Judah, the Southern Kingdom with the royal line of David. And the House of Israel, the Northern Kingdom, who retained the name Israel! And they broke away and followed the line of Jeroboam. 1Ki 11:31 “And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten pieces for yourself. For so says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you” Also 1Ki 12:24 “So says Jehovah, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers the sons of Israel. Each man return to his house. For this thing is from Me." So as of 931 BC. We have two Distinctively Separate Kingdoms! The House of Judah and their capital city was Jerusalem. And The House of Israel and their capital city was Samaria!
 
Where Were The Samaritans Located?
To answer that question the best thing to do is check a few maps curtesy of eSword. References as shown: -

LEFT is "eSword/Graphics Viewer/ESV Maps/‘Map 33-ISRAEL and Judah in 2 Kingdoms.’ You will notice that Israel the Northern Kingdom is only a fraction bigger in area than the Southern Kingdom of Judah."

RIGHT is "eSword/Graphics Viewer/ESV Maps/‘Map I-Israel under the Maccabees.’ NB Samaria is in the same location Israel was but only half the area. Judah is in its original location but only a quarter of its original area."

The two kingdoms split after the death of King Solomon in about 931 BC. The Assyrians captured Israel and EVERY SINGLE PERSON was removed from Israel and transported to Assyria in 723 BC. [Refer 2Kings 17 verses 6 to 23, 2Ki 17:18 "Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only."]

And the Maccabean revolt ran from 167 to 142 BC. You will see from scripture that the Samaritans were moved into the recently vacated land of Israel very soon after 723 BC. And they were still in that area of land at the time of Christ in 33 AD, which totals some 750 plus years. So that answers the question “Where Were The Samaritans Located?” Next question “Where Did The Samaritans Come From?”
 
So Where Did The Samaritans Come From?
If we go to Second Kings chapter 17 we find a very clear account of who they were and how they got to Samaria in the first place. By all means read it all for yourself to get the full story. I have briefed it down for you.
 
Hoshea Reigns in Israel
Let’s read ..2Kings 17: verse 1 “In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, nine years. :2 “And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, etc. etc. Then in verse 5 “And the king of Assyria went up into all the land. And he went up to Samaria and besieged it three years. :6 “In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria. And he placed them in Halah, and in Habor by the river Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.”
 
At this point in history Israel is then referred to as, The Lost Ten Tribes! NOT Lost to God! But lost to Historical and biblical record. Here are a couple of wall charts you can refer to:- “Adams Synchronized Chronological Chart of History”, and go to 721 BC, and it says, [Carried away by Shalmaneser into Assyria NEVER TO RETURN, HENCE CALLED “THE LOST TRIBES”. THE END OF THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL 721.] Or you can refer to [eSword/Graphics Viewer/Timeline/Chart 13. 810-690 BC], and at the right end of the chart read the info in the yellow areas. One says, “The Ten Tribes Of Israel Lost”. So don’t let people confuse you by telling you that the Jews are Israel! They are part of the 12 tribes of Israel! But the Jews are not the Kingdom or Nation of Israel. That’s why the Jews of modern day Israel cause so much confusion, because preachers grab prophecies about ‘Israel’ and try to fit modern day Israel into those prophecies.

 
Exile Because of Idolatry
Lets get back to the reading in 2Ki 17: verses 7 to 17 speaks of all the evil that Israel did which culminated in Jehovah saying, “I have had enough! You are being deported!” Or words to that effect. Then in verses 18 to 23 God gives us a brief recap of the history of the Northern Kingdom Israel. How it was “torn” from the house of David, given to Jeroboam and they did not keep the commandments of Jehovah their God. And The Southern Kingdom Judah seemed to be just as bad! Yet Jehovah spared Judah for the meantime, but removed “all the seed of Israel” to the land of Assyria. Note the underlined phrases in this passage below.
 
2Ki 17:18 “So Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and turned them away from His face; not one was left, only the tribe of Judah by itself. :19 Also Judah did not keep the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes which Israel made. :20 And Jehovah rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until He had cast them out of His sight. :21 For He tore Israel from the house of David. And they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. And Jeroboam drove Israel away from following Jehovah, and made them sin a great sin. :22 For the sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did. They did not depart from them :23 until Jehovah turned away Israel from His face, as He had said by all His servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria until this day.”
 
Assyria Resettles Samaria
Assyria now has a vast peace of vacant land, good for farming, so what do they do with it? These days we bring in labourers on a work visa from overseas, for a protracted time, we call them ‘FI-FOs’, fly-in-fly-out. If you go back to say the 1950’s we brought out to Australia hundreds of migrants for the Snowy Mountain Hydro Electric Scheme. So Assyria did the same, it brought in forced labour, but they had ‘Lion’ problems! Read on….
 
2Ki 17:24 “And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the sons of Israel. And they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities. :25 And it happened at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they did not fear Jehovah. And Jehovah sent lions among them, who killed them. :26 And they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the manner of the God of the land. And He has sent lions among them, and, behold, they kill them because they do not know the way of the God of the land. :27 And the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Cause one of the priests whom you removed from there to go there. And they shall go and live there, and he shall teach them the way of the God of the land. :28 And one of the priests whom they had removed from Samaria came and lived in Bethel. And he taught them how they should fear Jehovah.”
 
I find this is very interesting, that a priest who had been captured amongst the Northern Kingdom of Israel was brought back to Samaria to teach those in Samaria how to worship Jehovah? Really?? Israel had supposedly stoped worshiping Jehovah some 210 years beforehand? So the Samaritans feared Jehovah, BUT continued to worship their own gods!
 
2Ki 17:29 “And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived. :30 And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, ..Cuth made Nergal, ..Hamath made Ashima, :31 ..Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their sons with fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim. :32 So they feared Jehovah, and made to themselves, of the lowest of them, priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places. :33 They feared Jehovah and served their own gods, according to the custom of the nations whom they removed from there. :34 Until this day they do according to their former ways. They do not fear Jehovah, neither do they do according to their statutes, or according to their ordinances, or according to the Law and commandment which Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob, whom He named Israel.”
 
Recap Of Israel’s Decline
In verses 35 to 40 God is speaking of His covenant with Israel, but they didn’t listen! Then God speaks of the Samaritans, “And it happened, these nations [The five nations of Samaria]. 2Ki 17:41 “And it happened, these nations feared Jehovah, and they served their graven images, both their sons and their sons' sons, as their fathers did, they do until this day.” So we have established from scripture, where the Samaritans come from! And it’s pretty obvious that they had NO relation to the House of Israel, who had been exiled to Assyria before the Samaritans arrived! And the Samaritans arrived in about 721 BC. Next question; “Is there any relationship between the Samaritan and the Jews?”

 
Are The Samaritans Related To The Jews?
Remember at the start, the woman of Samaria said in John 4:12 “our father Jacob” So how does she claim any relationship to Jacob? Maybe there was some intermarriage during the 750 years that the Samaritans lived in close relationship to the Jews of Judah? [Meaning say, 723 BC to 33 AD, some 750 years]. To find out I did a ‘word searches’, for Samaritan, Samaria etc. [I found the odd few in 2 Kings chapter 17, which I have quote above. They are in reference to the transition of the land from the House of Israel to the Samaritans.] But when I did the search for ‘Samaritan or Samaria’ the first one I found was in 1Kings 13:32. And I followed them through to 2Chronicals 28:15. (And except for the odd few), all the other verses were in reference to the Northern Kingdom of Israel and their capital city, which was Samaria. Also these verses were before Israel where exiled to Assyria.
 
Chronological Order
So I thought lets look at a timeline and find, which Major, and Minor Prophets etc. were recording their account of history during the time that the Samaritans and Jews were neighbours? And I found all the other references to ‘Samaritan or Samaria’ only appeared in the following books. In chronological order they are, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Obadiah, Ezra and Nehemiah. BUT Amos and Hosea are writing before the exile of Israel so they’re only speaking of the capital of Israel i.e. Samaria! And Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Obadiah don’t speak of any intermarriage of the Jews to Samaritans? I have also done a word search in the Apocrypha and Josephus for the words, ‘Samaritan, Samaria, wives and woman’, and found ZIP? And if you can recall any such events in scripture, the Apocrypha, Josephus or whatever, by all means let me know please, I would love to hear from you.
 
So the Samaritans arrived in about 721 BC. Then 117 years later in 604 BC. Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon conquered Judah and over the next 20 years transported people from Judah to Babylon. So during that first 117 years that the Jews and the Samaritans were neighbours I don’t recall any friendly relations between the two nations? Not in any way that would produce a large proportion of intermarriage between the two nations? And in 1 Kings chapter 11 it speaks of King Solomon who had “strange wives”! So it wasn’t the done thing to take a foreigner to wife. Also don’t forget that when Nebuchadnezzar marched in; a large proportion of the Samaritans were original from the region of Babylon. So the Samaritans would probably have willingly submitted to Nebuchadnezzar?

So in answer to the question, “Are The Samaritans Related To The Jews?” Well during that 117-year span, that was not likely to have happened on a large enough scale that the Samaritan woman in John chapter 4 could claim any relation ship to Jacob! So far up to this point in history, in 604 BC. the Samaritans are not likely to be related to the Jews!
 
Why Did The Jews Despise The Samaritans?
Well have you heard of “THE LEFT BEHIND”? Well here is a new meaning for that phrase. After 604 BC., the Jews left behind in Judah would probably have seen the true colours of the Samaritans. Because if the Samaritans did receive some basic freedoms under the Babylonians; then the Jews would have grudgingly taken note. But that is just speculation. But after the seventy years, in 536 BC. Cyrus sent Zerubbabel back to Jerusalem with 42360 Jews to rebuild the Temple. (That was not ALL the Jews from Babylon, only some of them). But when they returned to Jerusalem, it does appear that there was some friction between the two nations. If we go back to the Chronological book search, we didn’t look at Ezra and Nehemiah. Starting from Ezra we find references to ‘Samaria’. And we find these verses refer to a conglomerate bunch of people including as they refer to themselves in; Ezra 4:10 “And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria”. So lets just refer to them all as Samaritans.
 
The Background History
The background is that the prophecy of the seventy years exile of the Jews to Babylon was now over. Cyrus king of Persia conquered the Babylonians and hence ruled the world. Refer Ezra 1:1 “And in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, so that the Word of Jehovah by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, Jehovah stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also in writing, saying, :2 So says Cyrus king of Persia, Jehovah, the God of Heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.” Ezra chapter 1 continues with a detailed list of all the temple items that were sent back to Jerusalem. Chapter two lists all those who returned to Jerusalem. Ezr 2:2 “Which came with Zerubbabel:..” Then chapter 3 is all about setting up the temple. Chapter 4 is where the fun begins and all those funny underlined names.
 
NB: According to, “Adams Synchronized Chronological Chart of History”, Zerubbabel returned to Jerusalem in 536 BC. Ezra was sent back to Jerusalem, “in the 7^th year of Artaxerxes I” in 458 BC. That is some 78 years later? Which is important when we get to the subject of “Strange Wives”. So the book of Ezra is an account of all the ‘SNAFU’ with building the Temple long before Ezra arrived on the scene! Ezra doesn’t get a mention until Ezra chapter 7:1 “Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah… Ezra 7:6 “This Ezra went up from Babylon…” Now to the details of the SNAFU! (Situation Normal All Fowled Up).
 
Ezra 4:1 “And when the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the sons of the captivity built the temple to Jehovah, the God of Israel, :2 then they came to Zerubbabel and to the chief of the fathers, and said to them, Let us build with you, for we seek your God, even as you. And we have sacrificed to him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.” [VERY interesting? Is this in reference to when that loan priest was sent back to, “teach them how to FEAR Jehovah”? Refer 2 Kings 17:28] Lets continue in verse :3 “But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said to them, You have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God. But we ourselves together will build to Jehovah, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us. :4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building. :5 And they hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. :6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.” Take NOTE the Jews call them selves “the fathers of Israel”? This is where the confusion with Judah and Israel begins. Remember Israel the Ten Tribes NEVER Came back.
 
The Letter to King Artaxerxes
I have also given you the Strong’s number for each of the ‘funny’ names I have underlined, listed below. Generally the names are of Assyrian, Persian, Samaritan or Babylonian origin. Verifying they were most probably those who were relocated by the Assyrians. (And this part, because of the ‘funny’ names it is easier to keep it in the KJV)
Ezr 4:7 “And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam,H1312 Mithredath,H4990 Tabeel,H2870 and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. :8 RehumH7348 the chancellor and ShimshaiH8124 the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: :9 Then wrote RehumH7348 the chancellor, and ShimshaiH8124 the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites,H1784 the Apharsathchites,H671 the Tarpelites,H2967 the Apharsites,H670 the Archevites,H756 the Babylonians,H896 the Susanchites,H7801 the Dehavites,H1723 and the Elamites,H5962” [Like I said these names are mostly of Assyrian origin, i.e. they are the Samaritans, which this next verse confirms.] Ezr 4:10 “And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.” The rest of Ezra chapter 4 speaks of the letter to Artaxerxes and the resulting HOLT to the work on the Temple. So you could well imagine there was NO love lose between the Jews and the Samaritans!
 
Ezra 4:17 “The message the king sent to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and to the rest Beyond the River, Peace! And now” etc. etc verse 20 said yes the Jews have been a rebellious bunch etc. Ezra 4:21 “Now make a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not built until the decree shall be given from me. :22 And take heed that you do not fail to do this. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings? :23 And when the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they hurried to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them stop by force and power. :24 Then the work of the house of God at Jerusalem ceased. So it ceased to the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.” You could imagine the anger and frustration the Jews must have felt because of that. So it is no wonder the Jews have SCRATCHED the Samaritans OFF their Christmas list!
 
Eventually after more threats and letters King Darius sent back a scathing letter to the Samaritans, to this effect, Leave the Jews alone and let them finish the temple. Then when it is done you Samaritans must supply the Jews with ANYTHING they need for the worship of their God!!! Ezra 6:9 “And that which they have need of, both young bulls and rams and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of Heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the choice of the priests at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail,” So the temple was finished and the Samaritans had their noses rubbed in it! This is defiantly setting a paten for friction between the Jews and the Samaritans!
 
Strange Wives
Well I have a strange wife! We met in our church and I was told by one of the elders, “she is an Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove!” I soon found out what that meant. Now this issue of Strange Wives crops up in Ezra chapter 9 and continues through to the end of chapter 10. So it is after Ezra arrived, which was some 78 years after Zerubbabel came back with his team of 42360. This was long enough for Jewish men to find, “Strange Wives”?
 
Ezra 9:1 “And at the end of these things, the rulers came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands. But they are doing according to their abominations, those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. :2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons. So the holy seed has mixed themselves with the people of those lands. Yes, the hand of the leaders and overseers has been chief in this sin.” But note! There is no mention of Samaritan wives? Which is one of the original questions, “Are The Samaritans Related To The Jews?” Obviously not! Of all those who had taken strange wives, there were some 118 names mentioned. And they all had to discard their wives and children. These men that had married ‘strange wives’ had obviously been in Judah for many years to have raised families. And it would be heart breaking to be forced to separate. The next question that comes to mind is, “where did those wives and children go?” Could it be that they have gone to Samaria? And through them we might find a blood link from the Jews to the Samaritans? Only God knows?
 
Then Rebuilding The Walls Of Jerusalem
The short story is that Nehemiah was the cupbearer for King Artaxerxes, a trusted position. Nehemiah had received bad news that Jerusalem was in a mess, which was a downer for him, and that caught the attention of the King! But Nehemiah’s quick prayer to the God of Heaven put him in the Kings good books. So the King commissioned Nehemiah to go back to Jerusalem in about 445BC. with the Kings authority to fix things! Which created more friction between the Samaritans and the Jews. Refer Nehemiah 4:1 “But it happened when Sanballat heard that we built the wall, he was angry and greatly displeased, and mocked the Jews. :2 And he spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they make an end in a day? Will they bring to life the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?” This time the Samaritans come out with an army!
 
New Testament
So it was obvious that the die was cast some 500 years before Jesus arrived in history. Like it said in John chapter 4:9 “Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, (Jesus), How do you, being a Jew, ask a drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? For the Jews do not associate with Samaritans.” So in answer to the question, “Why Did The Jews Despise The Samaritans?” Is it any wonder? Because the Samaritans had a history of being the worst neighbours you could imagine. We can look at all the references to the Samaritans in the New Testament and see the derogatory inference that was made.
 
The first verse we have is about the ‘Good Samaritan’ in Luke 10:33 “But a certain traveling Samaritan came upon him, and seeing him, he was filled with pity.” This was Jesus having a good dig at the snooty attitude of the priests and Levites!
 
Luke 17:11 “And as He went to Jerusalem… through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.” Jesus cleansed ten lepers, but only one came back, Luk 17:16 "And he fell down on his face at His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan.  :17 ..Jesus said, Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?” This shows that the Samaritans were not all nasty types.
 
John chapter 4 verses 1 to 45 is the story of the Samaritan woman at the well, spoken of above. Have a read for yourself, John 4:4 “And it was necessary for Him to go through Samaria," but it is best summed up in verse 9. John 4:9 “Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, How do you, being a Jew, ask a drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? For the Jews do not associate with Samaritans.” All of it seems to be in appropriately degrading language about the Samaritans.
 
Heres a short one; John 8:48 “Then the Jews.. said to Him, Do we not say…you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
 
Act 1:8, is interesting wording! Remember in Mark 14 Peter had denied Christ three times, so he was on a real downer! Then in Mark 16 some of Jesus disciples found the tomb empty, but an angle told them this, Mar 16:7 “But go tell His disciples and Peter that He goes before you into Galilee…” Stating clearly, don’t forget Peter!! Well Acts 1:8 is much the same. It is at The Ascension and Jesus is telling His disciples they will receive power to preach to ALL the world. But He says it in such a way as to say, “and in Samaria”! As though to say, don’t forget them! Act 1:8 “But you shall receive power, the Holy Spirit coming upon you. And you shall be witnesses to Me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” So Jesus obviously wants the Samaritans included in the gospel kingdom.
 
But there are other references to the Samaritans through out Acts that seem to indicate that those of the early church had softened and wormed up to the Samaritans as Jesus had taught them to do. So I hope that gives you a collection of passages you can now study to figure out, “Why Did The Jews Despise The Samaritans?” Next question why did the woman at the well claim, “Our Father Jacob gave us the well?”
 
How Could The Samaritans Claim Jacob As Father?
This is still the unsolved riddle? Earlier when I was doing my searching through Josephus I stubbled across this gem of information. And it answer the question when the Samaritan woman said to Jesus in John 4:20 “Our fathers worshiped in this mountain…” ie. Mount Gerizzim? Now look at what I found in Josephus.
 
Refer; “eSword Reference Library/Antiquities of the Jews (Flavius Josephus)/Book 18 Chapter 4.
“(12) Since Moses never came himself beyond Jordan, nor particularly to Mount Gerizzim, and since these Samaritans have a tradition among them, related here by Dr. Hudson, from Reland, who was very skillful in Jewish and Samaritan learning, that in the days of Uzzi or Ozis the high priest, 1 Chronicles 6:6; the ark and other sacred vessels were, by God’s command, laid up or hidden in Mount Gerizzim, it is highly probable that this was the foolish foundation the present Samaritans went upon, in the sedition here described.”
 
Very interesting indeed, because it shows that the Samaritans had a strong belief in the worship and reverence of God, as far as they could understand. Add to that, the story in 2Kings 17:24 to 28. When the Samaritans first arrived, verse 25 “…that they did not fear Jehovah. And Jehovah sent lions among them, who killed them” So the king of Assyria sent a priests back, from the captives of Israel; “And he taught them how they should fear Jehovah”. But later verses say they feared Jehovah, but they still worshiped other Gods? BUT The LIONS didn’t come back!!! So they must have got something right. Whatever that priest taught them some 750 years before Christ, he made a lasting impression on them. So it makes you wonder how did God view the Samaritans? Jesus tells us in John 4:35 “…Lift up your eyes, and see the fields, that they are white unto harvest already.” We have other stories of foreigners who have come into the kingdom of God during the Old Testament times.
 
Ruth, she said to Naomi, Ruth 1:16 “And Ruth said, Do not beg me to leave you…For where you go, I will go. Where you stay, I will stay. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.”
Uriah the Hittite in 2 Samuel chapter 11. David tried to get Uriah to go home and sleep with his wife Bathsheba. But Uriah sighted the rules of uncleanliness in Deu 23:9 to 14 “When the army goes forth against your enemies, then keep yourself from every wicked thing.” So to sleep with his wife would be an unrighteous act in time of war.
Naaman in 2Ki 5:17 “And Naaman said…For your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Jehovah. :18 …when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, may Jehovah pardon your servant in this thing.” Do your own search you will probably find dozens of them. And let me know who you find in scripture.
 
Our father Jacob?
Lest just read a bit…John 4:5 “Then He came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. :6  And Jacob's well was there. Jesus, therefore, being wearied with His journey, sat thus upon the well.” Eventually the woman arrived and said, John 4:12 “Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well..” Again it’s very interesting coming from a Samaritan? So I did a search for the phrase, “fatherG3962” in the context as used by the Samaritan woman in John 4:12, “our father Jacob”, and in verse 20 “Our fathers worshipped in this mountain”. In both cases it is the same word number, not two different words like you would expect ‘father Jacob but no direct relation’; as opposed to, ‘Our fathers form whom we are related’. But the same word fits both meanings.
 
If you go to Thayer’s you will find a lengthy list of the various uses of that word. I have picked out only a few definitions, which seem to shed some light on the way the woman was referring to Jacob.
 
Father: Thayer Definition:  Word Number G3962 πατήρ patēr
1b) a more remote ancestor, the founder of a family or tribe, progenitor of a people, forefather: so Abraham is called, Jacob and David … 1b1) fathers, i.e. ancestors, forefathers, founders of a nation… 2a) the originator and transmitter of anything …2c) a title of honour  …2c1) teachers, as those to whom pupils trace back the knowledge and training they have received
 

So the woman was basically using the term “father”, for both Jacob and her own ancestors as a title of honour. Much the same way we use the term, “God father” as a stand in spiritual father at a child’s christening. Or as used in the classical Hollywood movie, “The God father”.

CONCLUSION
The history of the Holy Land is as such. After Solomon in 931 BC. The United Kingdom of Israel split into TWO separate kingdoms. The House of Israel in the north, The House of Judah in the south, ref 1Ki 11:31. In 723 BC Assyria conquered Israel and transported EVERY person, ref 2Ki 17:18 , to the Land of the Medes ref 2Kings 17:6. The Ten tribes of The House of Israel became LOST to history ref 2Ki 17:23. Assyria repopulated the land of Israel with slaves from FIVE other conquered nations, ref 2Ki 17:24. So the land of 'Lost Israel', became known as Samaria! Therefore there is NO possibility that Israel could have intermarried with the Samaritans! Judah remained untouched until 604 BC when Babylon conquered Judah and over twenty years took some as slaves to Babylon.

In 534 BC God’s 70 years punishment of Judah ended, so SOME Jews returned to Jerusalem and Judah ref Ezra 2:1. Over the next 78 years the Temple and the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt. All this time under the harassment of the Samaritans. Refer Ezra chapters 4,5 &6, re Temple. Refer Nehemiah chapters 2 to 6, re Wall. During the years 723 BC to 33AD, some 756 years there seems no likelihood that the Jews would have intermarried with the Samaritans! John 4:9 “For the Jews do not associate with Samaritans.” So it’s ridiculous to believe the Samaritans are related to Israel or Judah! We are left with the Samaritan woman who said to Jesus in John 4:12 “..our father Jacob, who gave us the well,”?? It has been shown that the Samaritans have had some rudimentary understanding of the Jewish faith, enough that they have looked back at Jacob as a revered, adopted father. So much so that Jesus could say to his disciples in reference to the Samaritans, John 4:35 “..Lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are white to harvest already.”
 
Well I had fun putting that together and I hope you found that interesting.
If you can add anything to this I would be VERY interested to hear from you, please send me your thoughts.
 
GBY (God Bless Ya!) Yours Adrian
 
Here are some of my other talks I have published that you might find of interest: -
Rebuilding The Temple Of Jerusalem
Temple of God Verses the Temple
British Israel ‘Explained in 10 Minutes - Lesion 0.01
The Lies In The Bible
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Parts 1-8
REVELATION - What Might God DO Next

British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 8

We look at Christ’s “Once and for all sacrifice”! Then find out what the role of Jesus Christ is during the millennium and into eternity???
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 8:
The Eternal Role Of Christ

Caution! possible spelling mistakes - Scriptures from Modern King James (MKJV) unless noted otherwise.

Published 20260104 -:- Revised 20260721--p

Aim
I want to search through the scriptures to find any reference comparing Melchizedek and Jesus. Then a quick search of the scriptures and any prophecies referring to the time Christ was on earth, just to see what the world knew of Him during the thirty-three years He was here.

Others In The Set
This is Part 8 of 8 lesions. You can download any of the individual lesions by clicking the links below: -

British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 1: - David’s Royal Line - First Mention

British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 2: - Israel DEMANDS A King!
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 3: - God Tells David His Long Term BIG PLAN
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 4: - Confirmation in Prophecy Of David’s Continuous Royal Line
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 5: - The Decline Of David’s Line
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 6: - British Israel Becomes A Faith Message
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 7: - Melchizedek And Jesus
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 8: - The Eternal Role Of Christ

Or you can download the full set with this link: -
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Parts 1-8

Revision
In Part 1 I looked at the covenant promise to Abraham of an everlasting throne and royal line from his seed, and the Promised Land. Part 2 we saw that Israel ‘Demanded’ God to give them a king, with first Saul the ‘rotten egg', and then finally how David comes to power. Part 3 we focused on what I called ‘God’s BIG Plan’, and the promise of an everlasting family lineage of David to rule over Israel. BUT Israel will be permanently moved to a new location? Part 4 we did a quick search for scriptural conformation of the promises to David. Part 5 we looked at The Decline Of David’s Line. Part 6 we investigated why the belief in the continued royal line of David ‘Becomes A Faith Message’. Part 7 we looked at the comparison of Melchizedek and Jesus. Then searched scriptures just to see what the world knew of Jesus during the thirty-three years He was here.

Jesus High Priest and King
For more about Melchizedek we can go to Hebrews. Paul speaks at length all through Hebrews building a mental picture for us of the perfection of Christ and His supreme sacrifice culminating with chapter 10 “Christ's Sacrifice Once for All”. It is a lengthy read but when was the last time you read through the whole of Hebrews? Get yourself a cupper and put it on audio for 10-15 minutes.

Some highlights are, Paul speaks of the priesthood office of Aaron then shows the higher priesthood role of Christ starting in Hebrews 4:15 “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” Then in Hebrews 5:5 “So also Christ did not glorify Himself to be made a high priest, but He who said to Him, "You are My Son, today I have begotten You." :6 As He says also in another place, "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek." :7 For Jesus, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong cryings and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared, :8 though being a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. :9 And being perfected, He became the Author of eternal salvation to all those who obey Him, :10 being called by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek;” Paul also makes similar comparison references of Jesus to Melchizedek in Hebrews chapter 6 through to chapter 7.

Paul speaks of the perfection required of the priesthood and that Christ has achieved that perfection. In that Christ has entered into the hole of holies in heaven itself and offered His own blood on the alter in heaven. Hebrews 10:10 “By this will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. :12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right of God, :13 from then on expecting until His enemies are made His footstool. :14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are sanctified.”

Therefore Christ’s role as High Priest is now finished! It is the fulfilment of Daniel 9:24 “Seventy weeks are decreed as to your people and as to your holy city, to finish the transgression and to make an end of sins, and to make atonement for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy.” As I said Christ’s role as High Priest is effectively finished or completed and it is now eternally ongoing. So lets look at His role as King!

The Eternal Kingship Of Jesus

God confirms His covenant with Christ that He would have an everlasting kingship in several passages; let’s look at a few.

Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be on His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. :7 There is no end of the increase of His government and peace on the throne of David, and on His kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on, even forever. The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts will do this.”

Isa 16:5 “And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle (or it’s the house) of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.”

Isa 22:22 “And the key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. :23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.”

Jer 23:5 “Behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and act wisely, and shall do judgment and justice in the earth. :6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely. And this is His name by which He shall be called, JEHOVAH, OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.”

Jer 33:14 “Behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that I will establish the good thing which I have spoken to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. :15 In those days, and at that time, I will cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up to David. And He shall do judgment and righteousness in the land. :16 In those days Judah shall be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely. And this is the name with which she shall be called, JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.”

Eze 34:22 “therefore I will save My flock, and they shall no more be a prey. And I will judge between lamb and lamb. :23 And I will set up one Shepherd over them, and He shall feed them, My servant David. He shall feed them, and He shall be their Shepherd. :24 And I Jehovah will be their God, and My servant David a ruler among them. I Jehovah have spoken.”

Jesus as King and High Priest in the Revelation

We have a couple of different lines of thought we need to address. Do we believe in the pre-tribulation rapture or do we go straight into the Second Advent? This is really important if we read Revelation chapter 20 verses 4-5 shown below! Because in verse 4 it speaks of all those who went through the Great tribulation, and they are those who are seated on thrones, and they rule and reign with Christ during the thousand years! The “CLINCHER” is, in verse 4, they are called THE FIRST RESURRECTION! So how can we have a pre-tribulation rapture; which includes the died in Christ "being raised"; and that ‘rapture’ supposedly happens some seven years before the first resurrection???? Personally, I believe we go straight into the Second Advent! I have done a few different talks on this subject if you’re interested; for example, IS There A RAPTURE? Anyway, let's look at Revelation.

We can skip through the various verses starting with revelation chapter 5, John is in the throne room of God and the Lamb receives the sealed book/scrolled. Rev 5:9 “And they sang ..You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for You were slain and ..redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every ..nation. :10 And You made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign over the earth. :11 And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels ..:12 saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.” So Christ the ‘Lamb’ is worthy!

Rev 11:15 “And the seventh angel sounded. And there were great voices in Heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ. And He will reign forever and ever.”

Rev 12:5 “And she bore a son, a male, who is going to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.” Then Satan was kicked out of heaven; Rev 12:10 “And I heard a great voice saying in Heaven, Now has come the salvation and power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ…”

Rev 17:14 “These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them. For He is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those with Him are the called and elect and faithful ones.”

Rev 19:11 “And I saw Heaven opened. And behold, a white horse! And He sitting on him was called Faithful and True. And in righteousness He judges and makes war. :15 And out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, so that with it He should strike the nations. And He will shepherd them with a rod of iron. ..:16 And He has on His garment, and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”

The Thousand Years Reign Of Christ

Revelation chapter 20 gives us a very clear and brief agenda as to what happens during the 1000 years. Rev 20:1 “..an angel ..having the key of the bottomless pit ..:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, ..serpent, ..the Devil, ..Satan, and bound him a thousand years, :3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, ..that he should deceive the nations no more ..till the thousand years ..be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Then the start of the millennial kingdom is established! Rev 20:4 “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. :5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. THIS IS THE FIRST RESURRECTION. :6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.” During the thousand years Christ RULES with a rod if iron. The whole world must live in harmony and come to worship annually, OR pay the penalty! As in Zechariah chapter 14 verses 17-18. But after a thousand years of life without Satan meddling in thing, the thousand years is finished. Then even after a thousand years of possible plenty, people by the millions still chose to rebel and side with Satan! Then as in Rev 20:4 above, ‘Satan must be loosed a little season’. Then in only 4 verses there is a very short war and Satan is cast into the lake of fire forever and ever.

The Great White Throne

Eternity starts; Revelation 20 verses 11-15 describe this scene. But what Kingship part does Christ play in this picture? If you read through it you will find ALL, ‘great and small’ are raised and come before God the father! Rev 20:15 “And if anyone was not found having been written in the Book of Life, he was cast into the Lake of Fire.” So Jesus is your Defence Attorney with His lamb’s book of life as His Affidavit on your behalf!

Christ’s Role Into Eternity

For Christ’s role through eternity we can pick out the key phrases and list them here below then summarize at the end.

Rev 21:6 KJV “And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.”

Rev 21:9 “And one of the seven angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, Come here, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife.” [That’s us; we are Lamb’s wife]

Rev 21:22 KJV “And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.” [Partnership between God and the Lamb]

Rev 21:23 “And the city had no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they might shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.” [Again Partnership between God and the Lamb]

Rev 22:1 “And he showed me a pure river of Water of Life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.” [Again Partnership, joint rule from the same throne of God and the Lamb]

Rev 22:3 “And every curse will no longer be; but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His servants will serve Him.” [Again, joint rule from the same throne of God and the Lamb. And we serve Him]

Rev 22:13 KJV “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.”

Rev 22:16 KJV “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”

Summing Up

You can see from that last verse that Christ brought David into existence and became the ‘offspring of David’, a full circle! Also we see that God and the Lamb, (Christ), are joint partners throughout eternity. God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Conclusion

It has been a lengthy study and I hope you have enjoyed it, and I am glad you have stayed with me to the end. I have tried to make it as interesting and entertaining as can be reasonable. We can see that God started with Abram, renamed him to Abraham, gave him a huge block of land and blessed him with a son and heir, Isaac. From whom God produced a nation and a company of nations. Then He established a kingdom and a royal family line, which would last for Eternity!

As Jesus has said in Revelation 21:6 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.” And in Revelation 22:16 “I am the root and the offspring of David,” Jesus was involved with the whole plan from beginning to end! And with Him in charge there was NO Way the plan could fail!

GBY (God Bless Ya!)

Yours Adrian Deacon

Here are some of my other talks that you might find interesting: -

IS There A RAPTURE?

Who Will Reign With Christ [The RAPTURED Won't]

A Thief In The Night - English

Lies In The Bible Part 2

The Lies In The Bible

British Israel ‘Explained in 10 Minutes - Lesion 0.01

BRITISH ISRAEL – National Promises

 

British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 7

Compare Melchizedek and Jesus roles as King & High Priest Then look at the gospels to see what the world expected when Christ was here? 
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 7:
Melchizedek And Jesus

Caution! possible spelling mistakes - Scriptures from Modern King James (MKJV) unless noted otherwise.

Published 20260104 -:- Revised 20260721--p

Aim
I want to search through the scriptures to find any reference comparing Melchizedek and Jesus. Then a quick search of the scriptures and any prophecies referring to the time Christ was on earth, just to see what the world knew of Him during the thirty-three years He was here.

Others In The Set

This is Part 7 of 8 lesions. You can download any of the individual lesions by clicking the links below: -

British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 1: - David’s Royal Line - First Mention
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 2: - Israel DEMANDS A King!
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 3: - God Tells David His Long Term BIG PLAN
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 4: - Confirmation in Prophecy Of David’s Continuous Royal Line
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 5: - The Decline Of David’s Line
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 6: - British Israel Becomes A Faith Message
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 7: - Melchizedek And Jesus
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 8: - The Eternal Role Of Christ

Or you can download the full set with this link: -
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Parts 1-8

Revision

In Part 1 I looked at the covenant promise to Abraham of an everlasting throne and royal line from his seed, and the Promised Land. Part 2 we saw that Israel ‘Demanded’ God to give them a king, with first Saul the ‘rotten egg', and then finally how David comes to power. Part 3 we focused on what I called ‘God’s BIG Plan’, and the promise of an everlasting family lineage of David to rule over Israel. BUT Israel will be permanently moved to a new location? Part 4 we did a quick search for scriptural conformation of the promises to David. Part 5 we looked at The Decline Of David’s Line. Part 6 we investigated why the belief in the continued royal line of David ‘Becomes A Faith Message’

The Order of Melchizedek

Melchisedec is a very interesting bloke, as you can see his name has two different spellings, depending on what version of the bible your reading; and if you are in the Old or New Testament? For example he is ‘Melchizedek’ in MKJV in both Old and New Testament? He is also ‘Melchizedek’ in the KJV OldT’? BUT he is ‘Melchisedec’ in the KJV NewT’? And I haven’t even bothered with all the other 50 or more translations I have on eSword! So tip-toe through the bible carefully when looking for him. He is also very interesting because he first appears in Geneses chapter 14, then the apostle Paul makes reference to him in Hebrews chapters 5, 6 and 7 as a type and shadow of Christ. Let’s check him out.

Gen 14:18 “And Melchizedek the king of SalemH8004 brought forth bread and wine. And he was the priest of the most high God. :19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of Heaven and earth. :20 And blessed be the most high God, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all.” The key point of interest is that word Salem. From Strong’s word number, “H8004; שָׁלֵם; shâlêm; shaw-lame'; From Strong’s “The same as H8003; peaceful; Shalem, an early name of Jerusalem: - Salem.” So Melchizedek was BOTH king and High Priest of the most high God! Which foreshadows the role that Christ will fulfil at his Second Advent as King of this earth, and He will reign from Jerusalem, (Salem), and he is already fulfilling the role as eternal High Priest now in heaven, which we will look into later!

King And High Priest

The duel roll of both king and high priest was not uncommon in many ancient cultures. If you look up King and Priest cultures, Google will tell us of various cultures, both ancient and recent. It speaks of, ‘king-priests of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley’. You can find king-priests in Assyrian, Babylonian, Medo-Persian and in some periods of the Greek and Roman cultures. All of these cultures the Israelites and Jews were familia with. But it was never allowed or accepted in the nation of Israel. So it is interesting that there are prophesies in the bible that speak of Israel having a King-Priest in the future. Just a thought, England split from the Church of Rome? The Pope is Head of the Church of Rome? England established their King as Head of the Church of England? Well if the British Israel belief is correct, the throne of England is the throne of David? Then when Christ returns He will take that throne, correct? Which would be the fulfilment of Luke 1:32. He will then enrich or elevate the existing title of 'King and Head of the Church' to “King and High Priest! I think that is quite interesting!

Melchizedek is also mentioned in Psalm 110:1 “A Psalm of David. Jehovah said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I place Your enemies as Your footstool. :2 Jehovah shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion; rule in the midst of Your enemies. :3 Your people shall be willing in the day of Your power, in holy adornment from the womb of the morning: You have the dew of Your youth. :4 Jehovah has sworn, and will not repent, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. :5 The Lord at Your right hand shall strike through kings in the day of His wrath.” NB the wording at the start; ‘Jehovah said to my Lord’, or in other translations, ‘The Lord said to My Lord’. It is a classic verse that most commentaries speak of being Jehovah God speaking to Messiah Christ! Let’s check a few commentaries.

[CN from C.S. Scofield on Psalms 110:1] “(2) This Psalm announces the eternal priesthood of Messiah--one of the most important statements of Scripture (Psa 110:4).”

[CN from TSK on Psalms 110:1] “am 2962, B.C. 1042 (Title), This Psalm was probably composed by David after Nathan's prophetic address; and, from the grandeur of the subject and the sublimity of the expressions, it is evident that it can only refer, as the ancient Jews fully acknowledged, to the royal dignity, priesthood, victories, and triumphs of the MESSIAH.”

[CN from ‘The Pulpit Commentary’ on Psa 110:4] “The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent. "A fresh revelation" (Cheyne). David, admitted into the councils of the Most High, has been made aware that the Messiah is, by God’s decree, to be both King and Priest. God has "sworn" this, and will certainly not draw back from his oath. Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Not, like ordinary priests, a priest for a few years, or for a lifetime, but a priest forever and ever (לעולם)—seeing "he ever liveth to make intercession for us" (Heb 7:25). And a priest "after the order of Melchizedek." Not, that is, after the order of Aaron, who was a priest and nothing more, but after that of Melchizedek, the elder priesthood, which combined the offices of priest and king (see Heb 5:6-10; Heb 7:1-10, Heb 7:20-28).”

Prophecies Of Christ From Just The Gospels

Let’s look to see if there were any prophesies about Christ mentioned or eluded to in just the gospels. To see if they would give us a rough idea of what the world expected to see happen at that time in history. And it was world wide because the ‘wise men’ from the east picked up on something from the stares! Therefore this was external to the close nit Jewish world. So God was making His announcement world wide in the stares for all to see if they had eyes to see. What the sign in the stars was; is still to this day a subject of speculation? But it is only mentioned in Matthew, I’ll brief it down; you can look it up for details, and we will just skim through the rest of the scriptures.

Matthew 2:1 “..in the days of Herod the..wise men came ..to Jerusalem, :2 saying, Where is He who is born king of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east...”! So Herod gathers his cronies, he demanded where Christ should be born. They quoted Micah 5:2 and said in Mat 2:6 "And you, Bethlehem, in ..Judah, ..For out of you shall come a Governor who shall rule My people Israel." So the information was there in the prophets. Also there was a timeline for them in the book of Daniel chapter 9:24, the Seventy weeks! So the whole of the priesthood should have known when Christ was to appear. [Summary Christ to be King and have Rulership].

Christ’s Conception Announced

Gabriel’s Announcement: - Briefly Gabriel told Mary she is the one! Refer Luke 1:31 “..You shall conceive ..bear a son ..call His name JESUS. :32  He shall be great ..Son of the Highest. And the Lord God shall give Him the throne of His father David. :33  And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end." [Summary everlasting Kingship over House of Jacob/Israel from the throne of David!]

Joseph Mary’s Husband To Be:- Joseph had to be told that all was ok. Mat 1:20 “..the angel of the Lord appeared ..saying, Joseph, ..For that in her is fathered of the Holy Spirit. :21 ..you shall call His name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins. :22 ..spoken of the LORD by the prophet, saying, :23 "Behold, the virgin shall conceive in her womb, and will bear a son. And they will call His name Emmanuel," which being interpreted is, God with us.”

[Summary Jesus is saviour also God with Us!]

Mary and Elizabeth: - In Luke 1:39-56 we have Mary and Elizabeth meeting with a joyful praise and worship time! [Summary No major prophetic announcements].

Christ’s Birth

The Shepherds In The Field: - Luke 2:11 “For to you is born today, in the city of David, a Savior, ..Christ the Lord.”

Jesus Presented At The Temple: - in Luke 2:25 “And behold ..Simeon. :27 ..he came by the Spirit into the temple ..as the parents brought in the child Jesus..:28  ..he received Him in his arms and blessed God, and said, :30  For my eyes have seen Your Salvation  :32  a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of Your people Israel. :34  And Simeon blessed ..and said to Mary ..this One is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against :35 (yea, a sword shall pierce through your own soul also), so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

Anna The Prophetess: - Luk 2:36 “..a prophetess, Anna …:38 And she coming in at that instant gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of Him to all those in Jerusalem eagerly expecting redemption.”

[Summary Jesus the Savior, A light to the Nation, He is the glory of Israel, and of a revealing.].

So far we have some glorious things prophesied about Jesus but the key things I’m looking for are those regarding His kingship. And we have only found them in Matthew 2 and Luke 1. And except for when Jesus was 12 years old, He seemed to live a life of obscurity until His baptism at 30 years of age.

John Baptist Know and Expected To See The Messiah

Joh 1:35 “..John stood with two of his disciples. :36  And looking upon Jesus as He walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God"! So John was given the revelation as to Christ’s role! The two disciples of John followed Jesus. One of them, Andrew, went to get his brother Simon Peter and said in John 1:41 “..We have found the Messiah (which is, being translated, the Christ).”

[Summary John received revelation Jesus was the Christ and Lamb of God; and Andrew accepted that and ran with it!].

Messengers from John the Baptist

In Matthew 11, John was in prison, he sent two of his disciples to ask Jesus, ‘Are you the one or do we look for another?’

Mat 11:4 “Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John again those things which you hear and see: :5 the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel proclaimed to them.” Jesus was effectively telling John that the Messiah was to be identified by these ‘signs’! And that Jesus was fulfilling them as prophesied in Isa 29:18, Isa 30:4-6, Isa 35:4-6, Isa 61:1-2, Eze 36:1-38 and Eze 37:1-28; just to name a few!

[Summary Jesus was the fulfilment of the role of the Messiah at the right time and the right place!]

Caiaphas The High Priest’s Prophecy

This is very interesting because it shows that God can even use an evil High Priest to achieve what God wants done!

John 11:49 “And one of them, Caiaphas, being the high priest of that year, said to them, You do not know anything at all, :50 nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation perish. :51 And he did not speak this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;”

In summery ‘the prophecies of Christ from just the gospels’ haven’t given me the results I was looking for, namely His role as King and High Priest? There are probably some others that I haven’t found and if you can think of some please let me know in the comments thanks so that I can update this article for you. If we can now go to Part 8; British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 8: - The Eternal Role Of Christ, we can hunt through the scriptures see what He will be doing during the Revelation, the Millennium and through to eternity. Then I’ll give you my short conclusion to tie all eight lesions together.

GBY (God Bless Ya!)

Yours Adrian Deacon

Here are some of my other talks that you might find interesting: -

IS There A RAPTURE?

Who Will Reign With Christ [The RAPTURED Won't]

A Thief In The Night - English

Lies In The Bible Part 2

The Lies In The Bible

British Israel ‘Explained in 10 Minutes - Lesion 0.01

BRITISH ISRAEL – National Promises