Shiloh

[JSynon]

Greetings,

I was wondering why Shiloh in Genesis 49:10 is interpreted as Jesus. Could it not be Moses?

 

[In Christ Forever]

Sounds like the Messiah to me. The house of Judah had the scepter untill Christ died on the Cross. When the curtains to the most Holy of Holies was torn in 2, that appears to be the end of Judah's reign and when the scepter left. After God destroyed the Temple, that appears to be the last physical "scepter" in Israel. I am still learning the bible but that is how I viewed it and there is no meaning for the word Shiloh that I could see. Could mean savior or deliverer. Do a word search on sceptre and you will find some interesting verses on it.
Just my view. God bless.

hebrew 1:7 And of the angels He says: "Who makes His angels spirits And His ministers a flame of fire." 8 But to the Son [He says:] "Your throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness [is] the scepter of Your Kingdom.

Genesis 49:10 The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples.

 

[JSynon]

Thanks, I can see the relationship a little better now.

 

[Nazarite]

The word Shiloh found in the KJV and several other English versions in Genesis 49:10 is a transliterated word meaning that it is a Hebrew word that has been carried over into English without translation. In some English versions such as the NIV you have the translation of the word Shiloh which literally means "he whose it is, that which belongs to him, tranquillity" according to the Hebrew Lexicon in Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. So Jesus is the fulfillment of this prophecy in that He is the rightful king of the nation of Israel.

 

[Rafael]

Here is an interesting link about shiloh:

http://users.aol.com/bible12/untshilo.htm

Sjiloh was a city in Ephraim's territory when all the tribes of Israel were at peace. Schechem is another city where they seperated into two kingdoms - north and south, Israel and Judah. Shechem means shoulders and beloved, and is a city on the way to Jerusalem. I think it is all symbolic of peace being brought by the Prince of peaces to the houses of Israel - bringing restoration to them on their way to their eternal home in New Jerusalem which will be a heaven where the streets are paved with gold.

Here's acouple of interesting links on Shechem:

http://www.pbcc.org/sermons/hanneman/1164.html

http://www.trumpetsounds.com/josephstomb.html

 

[LamorakDesGalis]

Greetings,

I was wondering why Shiloh in Genesis 49:10 is interpreted as Jesus. Could it not be Moses?

Basically, "Shiloh" in Genesis 49:10 was seen by many Jews before Jesus came as a title for the Messiah. Moses and the Israelites with him were looking forward to a promised land. The context of Gen 49:10 though argues for a future time of tremendous prosperity. The contextual description points toward the future and not Israel's past in the desert.

There are several interpretative options here, which are brought out by various translations:

NIV The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs* and the obedience of the nations is his.

*NIV alternate {10 Or until Shiloh comes; or until he comes to whom tribute belongs}

NAU Genesis 49:10 "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes*, And (b)to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

*NAU alternate Or Until he comes to Shiloh; or Until he comes to whom it belongs

NET Genesis 49:10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.

The NET text notes on the term is helpful:
tn The Hebrew form hloyvi is a major interpretive problem. There are at least four major options (with many variations and less likely alternatives): (1) Some prefer to leave the text as it is, reading "Shiloh" and understanding it as the place where the ark rested for a while in the time of the Judges (see D. E. Schley, Shiloh [JSOTSup]). (2) By repointing the text others arrive at the translation "until the [or "his"] ruler comes," a reference to a Davidic ruler or the Messiah. (3) Another possibility that does not require emendation of the consonantal text, but only repointing, is "until tribute is brought to him" (so NEB, JPS, NRSV), which has the advantage of providing good parallelism with the following line, "the nations will obey him." (4) The interpretation followed in the present translation, "to whom it [belongs]" (so RSV, NIV, REB), is based on the ancient versions. Again, this would refer to the Davidic dynasty or, ultimately, to the Messiah.


Lamorak Des Galis