Deuteronomy 33:29

Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.”

From Background Notes [BN] for Mar 19th & 20th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

The real question, however, was "Would God do this again, now, and in our time?"

That's what all the talk about Messiah ultimately meant: God's anointed one, come to save His people. This was, of course, at the very center of the vocation of Jesus of Nazareth. For some time now, he had preached and acted in ways that reminded the people of how God Himself had spoken and acted. All of that was now coming to a crucial climax when the powers of evil and the purposes of God would clash in the great battle waged on the cross. "Behold, the Lamb of God," John the Baptizer had witnessed at the beginning of Jesus' ministry (John 1:29). But Passover had come once more, and this time the lamb would take a human form. In what ways did Jesus make this announcement to his people? In what sense was he their king? [BN,7]

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