Will Jesus not come back until Israel says "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord" ~ Cross reference of Matthew 23:37 to Psalm 118:6


Matthew 23 is explosive where Jesus takes the Pharisees head-on and lays it hard on them for seven issues he saw in them. I will not get into the details of those 7 issues but I think there might have been a few people like that but Jesus saying that all Teachers, Pharisees, scribes and elders is a bit of a stretch.

That said toward the end in verse 37 Jesus says that he will not return until Israel accepts him as the messiah [or may be god according to Christians]. Not sure if Jesus actually meant this about his coming back after being resurrected but this verse is the adrenalin for evangelicals to convert Jews to Christianity.

Let us see what Psalm 118 is all about and see why Matthew making Jesus quote this verse to seal his decision to not come back unless the Jews accept him is incorrect.

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All Greek Text references are from NIV and Tanakh references are from Chabad.

This post is not intended to offend anyone's faith but for those people who are Seeking the truth of THE ONE TRUE G-D of the universe to who we owe all our love, gratitude & devotion.

My encouragement to you is that you read the whole chapter of Tanakh that the Greek text quotes so you get the context and understand what G-d actually said.

G-d Bless and Seek THE Truth.

Matthew 23:37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’[c]”

Psalm 118:26 Blessed be he who has come in the name of the Lord; we have blessed you in the name of the Lord. 27 The Lord is God, and He gave us light. Bind the sacrifice with ropes until [it is brought to] the corners of the altar.
  • Very true that Psalm 118:26 says "Blessed if he who comes in the name of the Lord" and this is exactly what people said about Jesus when he made his entry into Jerusalem.
  • Let us review Psalm 118 and see if this cross reference is correct.
  • The Author of this psalm is not mentioned but most scholars believe that David wrote it and it was sung during the 3 major festivals when all the males came to the sanctuary to worship G-d.
  • This is such as beautiful Psalm where it talks about how good and kind G-d is and that Israel should trust in G-d.
  • There are several verses that talk about how the writer is being attacked by his enemies but G-d has always been with him and will be with him in trouble.
  • If you read verses 19 & 20 you will see that people are entering through G-d's gates and so Rabbis say that this is how people who came to the sanctuary to worship G-d were welcomed by saying blessed be .....
  • If you see verse 27, you see that these people are bringing the sacrifices to be made on the altar. You can safely say that this is about worshippers coming to the temple and not about Jesus entering Jerusalem.
  • Verse 20 says that "we have blessed you in the name of the Lord" and it is referring to the people who came not one person Jesus.
  • There are a few verses in the Psalm that clearly show that this Psalm was not about Jesus but about the writer and the nation of Israel.
    • Psalm 118:6 The Lord is for me; I shall not fear. What can man do to me? - Romans crucified Jesus
    • Psalm 118:10 All nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord that I shall cut them off. - Jesus was cut off, he never cut of any nations.
    • Psalm 118:17 I shall not die but I shall live and tell the deeds of God. - 3 days after of his triumphant entry he was killed.
    • Psalm 118:18 God has chastised me, but He has not delivered me to death. - Jesus was sinless, why does Jesus have to be chastised?
    • Psalm 118:28 You are my God and I shall thank You; the God of my father, and I shall exalt You. - the write is saying that G-d is his his G-d and the G-d of his father. This clearly

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