Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1

Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, v. 1, by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, v. 1 Author: Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg Translator: Theodore Meyer Release Date: November 6, 2009 [EBook #30410] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHRISTOLOGY OF OLD TESTAMENT, V.1 *** Produced by Charles Bowen (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Books) [Transcriber's Note: Images taken from the 1868 edition, found at Books.Google.com., is the source of the text used for this ebook. Unclear or missing punctuation marks were corrected by reference to the 1854 edition of this work. Greek and Hebrew words are transcribed using the Unicode format.] [Pg 1] C L A R K ' S FOREIGN THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY SECOND SERIES. VOL. 1. Hengstenberg's Christology of the Old Testament. VOL. I. EDINBURGH: T. & T. CLARK, 38, GEORGE STREET. LONDON: J. GLADDING. DUBLIN: JOHN ROBERTSON & CO. MDCCCLXVIII. [Pg 2] MURRAY AND GIBB, EDINBURGH, PRINTERS TO HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. [Pg 3] C H R OF I S T O L O G Y T H E O AND A L D , T E S T A M COMMENTARY ON THE MESSIANIC PREDICTIONS BY E. W. HENGSTENBERG, DR. AND PROF. OF THEOL. IN BERLIN. SECOND EDITION, GREATLY IMPROVED. Translated from the German, BY THE R E V . T H E O D O R E M VOLUME I. EDINBURGH: T. & T. CLARK, 38, GEORGE STREET. LONDON: J. GLADDING. DUBLIN: JOHN ROBERTSON & CO. MDCCCLXVIII. [Pg 4] [Pg 5] [Blank page] LIST OF CONTENTS. PAGE [Pg 6] TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE, AUTHOR'S PREFACE, THE MESSIANIC PROPHECIES IN THE PENTATEUCH, THE PROTEVANGELIUM, THE BLESSING OF N OAH UPON SHEM AND JAPHETH, Gen. ix. 18-27, THE PROMISE TO THE PATRIARCHS, Gen. xii. 1-3, THE BLESSING OF JACOB UPON JUDAH, Gen. xlix. 8-10, BALAAM'S PROPHECY , Num. xxiv. 17-19, MOSES' PROMISE OF THE PROPHET, Deut. xviii. 15-19, THE ANGEL OF THE LORD IN THE PENTATEUCH AND BOOK OF JOSHUA, Gen. xvi. 13, Gen. xviii. and xix., Gen. xxxi. 11 seqq., Gen. xxxii. 24, Gen. xlviii. 15, 16, Exod. xxiii. 20, 21, Exod. xxxii. and xxxiii., Joshua v. and vi., THE PROMISE IN 2 SAM. VII., MESSIANIC PSALMS, 2 SAM. XXIII. 1-7, THE SONG OF SOLOMON, MESSIANIC PREDICTIONS IN THE PROPHETS, THE PROPHET H OSEA. General Preliminary Remarks, The Section, Chap. i.-iii., Chap. i.-ii. 3, Chap. ii. 4-25, Chap. iii., THE PROPHET JOEL. General Preliminary Remarks, Chap. i.-ii. 17, On chap. ii. 23, Chap. iii., THE PROPHET AMOS. General Preliminary Remarks, Chap. ix., THE PROPHECY OF OBADIAH, THE PROPHET JONAH, THE PROPHET MICAH. General Preliminary Remarks, Chap. i. and ii., Chap. iii. and iv., Chap. v. 1, H ISTORY OF THE INTERPRETATION. 1. Among the Jews, 2. Among the Christians, The Quotation in Matt. ii. 6, Chap. v. 2-14, Chap. vi. and vii., 7 9 11 14 30 46 57 98 104 115 117 119 122 123 125 126 127 128 130 149 152 159 162 165 184 197 230 273 291 302 325 331 352 363 399 407 413 424 440 479 490 499 504 513 521 [Pg 7] [Pg 7] TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE. The Translator avails himself of his privilege of offering a few prefatory words, chiefly in order to express the deep obligation under which he lies to the Rev. JOHN LAING , Librarian in the New College, Edinburgh, for the valuable assistance which he afforded to him in the translation of this work. Any observation on the work itself or its Author would be superfluous, if not presumptuous, considering the high position which Dr H ENGSTENBERG holds as a Biblical Scholar. High, however, as this position is, the Translator feels confident that it will be raised by the present work, the Author's latest and first; and not only revering Dr H ENGSTENBERG as a beloved Teacher, but being under many obligations to him for proofs of personal kindness and friendship, the Translator sincerely rejoices in this prospect. As regards the translation itself, it was the Translator's aim to bring out fully the Author's meaning. This object, which ought to be the first in every translation, has been kept steadily in view, and preferred to all others. In rendering Dr H ENGSTENBERG 'S translation of Scripture-passages, the expressions in our Authorized Version have, as far as possible, been retained. Wherever the division of the text in the latter differed from that of the original text, it has been added in a parenthesis; an exception in this respect having been made in quotations from the Psalms only, in which this difference is almost constant, the inscriptions not being counted in our English Version, while they are in the Hebrew Text. EDINBURGH, January 1854. [Pg 8] [Pg 9] [Blank page] THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE. The first edition of the Christology, although the impression was unusually large, had been for years out of print. It was impossible that the work could appear a second time in its original form. The first volume of it—written twentyfive years ago—was a juvenile performance, to which the Author himself had become rather a stranger; and the succeeding volumes required references to, and comparisons with, a large number of publications which subsequently appeared. But for the remodelling and revising which these circumstances rendered necessary, the Author could not find leisure, because new tasks were ever and anon presenting themselves to him; and these he felt himself, as it were, involuntarily impelled to undertake. But now he is led to believe that he could no longer delay. A powerful inclination urges him to comment on the Gospel of St John; but he thinks that the right to gratify this inclination must first be purchased by him by answering a call which proceeds from the more immediate sphere of his vocation, and which he is the less at liberty to disregard, as manifold facts give indication that the Christology has not yet completed its course. The Author dislikes to return to regions which have been already visited by him. He prefers the opening up to himself of paths which are new. It cost him therefore, at first, no little struggle to devote himself for years to the work of mere revision and emendation; but very soon, even here, he learned the truth of the proverb: "If there be obedience in the heart, love will soon enter." The arrangement in the present edition differs from that which was adopted in the former. It bears a closer resemblance to that which has been followed in the Commentaries on the Psalms, Revelation, and the Song of Solomon. The work opens with a discussion and commentary on the particular Messianic prophecies, in their historical order and connection. The general investigations with which, in the first edition, the work commenced, are, in the present edition, [Pg 10] to appear in the form of comprehensive treatises, at the close. The latter have thus obtained a more solid foundation; while the objections which might be raised against this arrangement will have force only until the completion of the whole, which, if it please the Lord, will not be very long delayed. The reader will then, of course, be at liberty, before he enters upon the particular portions, to go over, cursorily in the meantime, the closing treatises,—the proper study of which will be appropriate, however, only after he has made himself acquainted with the particular portions of the main body of the work. The matter of the two sections of the first part has been entirely rewritten. That of the two last parts appears more as a revisal only,—so executed, however, that not a single line has been reprinted without a renewed and careful examination. The Author shall take care that the new edition shall not exceed the former one in size. The space intended to be occupied by the enlarged discussions, and by the new investigations, will be gained by omissions. These, however, will be limited to such matters as now clearly appear to be superfluous; so that the old will not retain any value when compared with the new edition. The Author, had he pursued his usual method of representation, would have curtailed many points, particularly the history of the interpretation. But the mode of treating the subject which he had previously adopted, is not without its advantages, and has a certain right to be retained. The former character of the work, in so far as the avoidance of everything properly ascetic is concerned, has been, in the present edition, also retained. Scientific Theology is at present threatened by serious dangers in our Church. Works of an immediately practical interest more and more exclusively occupy the noblest minds, since the problems which present themselves in this field are indeed unfathomable. But the Lord of the Church will take care that an excellent gift, which He has bestowed upon German Christendom especially, shall not, for any length of time, continue to be neglected. If such were to be the case, a more general decay would be gradually brought on; and even those interests would be injured to which at present, with a zeal, noble indeed, but little thoughtful, solid theological learning is sacrificed. "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to Thy name give glory." [Pg 11] THE MESSIANIC PROPHECIES IN THE PENTATEUCH. In the Messianic prophecies contained in Genesis we cannot fail to perceive a remarkable progress in clearness and definiteness. The first Messianic prediction, which was uttered immediately after the fall of Adam, is also the most indefinite. Opposed to the awful threatening there stands the consolatory promise, that the dominion of sin, and of the evil arising from sin, shall not last for ever, but that the seed of the woman shall, at some future time, ov