{i} promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people; Jesus of Nazareth (regarded by Christians as the fulfillment of the Messianic prophecies in the Old Testament); any expected deliverer; name of an oratorio by Handel
Messiah is a Hebrew word It means "anointed one " It is the equivalent of the N T word "Christ" which also means "anointed " Jesus, as the messiah, was anointed by God (Matt 3: 16) to carry out His three-fold ministry of Prophet, Priest, and King As the messiah He has delivered the Christian from the bonds of sin and given to him eternal life In that sense, messiah means deliverer, for He has delivered us The Messiah was promised in the O T in the seed of the woman (Gen 3: 15)
Hebrews did not crown their kings, they anointed them The term messiah literally means anointed one and it refers either to a mundane Hebrew king, or the apocalyptic king at the end of time The Hebrews called their kings messiahs because the Hebrew word for king sounds like the name of Molech, a pagan deity
(Hebrew - annointed, as a prince - an heir apparent) 1) according to Jewish tradition, a prince who would occupy the throne of David and lead the Jewish nation to become a world power Early Christian theologians quickly noted the similarity in meaning between Messiah and Christ and reached the conclusion that Jesus, being a Messiah, must also have been a Christ
It is a Hebrew term which means "the Anointed One" Its Greek equivalent is Christos (Christ) Christians affirm that Jesus Christ was God's Messiah, anointed and sent to save human beings from their sin Orthodox Jews still look for the coming of a future Messiah to usher in a Golden Age, or a Messianic Age
Hebrew for "anointed one," a kingly, prophetic, or priestly figure envisioned during and after the Babylonian exile as savior of the Jewish people who would restore their political/religious autonomy Applied by Christians to Jesus ("Christ" is the Greek equivalent of "messiah") and by Jews throughout history to a handful of leaders (e g , Simon bar Kokhba, 132-135 C E , Shabbatai Zevi, 1626-1676 C E )
Hebrew for "anointed " It could be applied to various officials, including priests, but came to refer especially to the King who was descended from David (As part of the ritual when a king was enthroned, his head was anointed with oil ) In the period after the Exile, when there was no longer a king in Judah, the "messiah" came to mean an ideal figure who would restore the kingdom of Israel in the future See also Christ (the Greek translation of Messiah)
Hebrew for "anointed one" or "chosen one;" from the 2nd century BCE, it referred to one who would deliver Israel from her enemies and restore her to prominence in the world Jewish apocalyptic writings have applied this title in diverse ways, while Christianity tied it directly to Jesus of Nazareth See also Christ
A Hebrew term meaning "anointed one," designating a king or priest of ancient Israel who had been consecrated by having his head smeared with holy oil, marking him as set apart for a special role King David is the model of Yahweh's anointed ruler; all his descendants who ruled over Judah were Yahweh's messiahs (2 Sam 7: 1-29; Ps 89: 3-45) After the end of the Davidic monarchy (587 b c e ), various Hebrew prophets applied the promises made to the Davidic dynasty to a future heir who would eventually restore the kingdom of David (Pss 2, 110; Dan 9: 25-26) Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the promised Messiah (Christ) as expressed in Peter's "confession" (Matt 16: 13-20; Mark 8: 27-30; Luke 9: 18-22; etc )
the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer any expected deliverer
either 1 in Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth regarded as the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible, or 2 king of the Jews: in the Hebrew Bible, an anointed king who will lead the Jews back to the land of Israel and establish justice in the world
  Hebrew for "anointed " It could be applied to various officials, including priests, but came to refer especially to the King who was descended from David (As part of the ritual when a king was enthroned, his head was anointed with oil ) In the period after the Exile, when there was no longer a king in Judah, the "messiah" came to mean an ideal figure who would restore the kingdom of Israel in the future See also Christ (the Greek translation of Messiah)
If you refer to someone as a messiah, you mean that they are expected to do wonderful things, especially to rescue people from a very difficult or dangerous situation, or that they are thought to have done these things. People saw Mandela as their messiah. In Judaism, the expected king of the line of David who will deliver the Jews from foreign bondage and restore Israel's golden age. The term used for the messiah in the Greek New Testament, christos, was applied to Jesus, who is accepted by Christians as the promised redeemer. Messiah figures also appear in various other religions and cultures; Shiite Muslims, for example, look for a restorer of the faith known as the mahdi, and Maitreya is a redeeming figure in Buddhism