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in the Pshitta version: "he to whom it belongs." This prac-
tically means "the owner of the sceptre and the law," or "he
who possesses the sovereign and legislative authority, and
his is the obedience of nations." Who, then, can this mighty
Prince and great Legislator be? Certainly not Moses, for
he was the first organizer of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and
before him there never appeared a king or prophet in the
tribe of Judah. Decidedly not David, because he was the
first king and prophet descended from Judah. And evidently
not Jesus Christ, because he himself repudiated the idea that
the Messiah whom Israel was expecting was a son of David
(Matt. xxii. 44, 45; Mark xii. 35-37; Luke xx. 41-44). He
has left no written law, and never dreamt of assuming the
royal sceptre; in fact, he advised the Jews to be loyal to
Caesar and pay him tribute, and on one occasion the crowds
attempted to make him a king, but he escaped and hid him-
tically means "the owner of the sceptre and the law," or "he
who possesses the sovereign and legislative authority, and
his is the obedience of nations." Who, then, can this mighty
Prince and great Legislator be? Certainly not Moses, for
he was the first organizer of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and
before him there never appeared a king or prophet in the
tribe of Judah. Decidedly not David, because he was the
first king and prophet descended from Judah. And evidently
not Jesus Christ, because he himself repudiated the idea that
the Messiah whom Israel was expecting was a son of David
(Matt. xxii. 44, 45; Mark xii. 35-37; Luke xx. 41-44). He
has left no written law, and never dreamt of assuming the
royal sceptre; in fact, he advised the Jews to be loyal to
Caesar and pay him tribute, and on one occasion the crowds
attempted to make him a king, but he escaped and hid him-