A53696:562
Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews
Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews also concerning the Messiah wherein the promises concerning him to be a spiritual redeemer of mankind are explained and vindicated, his coming and accomplishment of his work according to the promises is proved and confirmed, the person, or who he is, is declared, the whole economy of the mosaical law, rites, worship, and sacrifice is explained : and in all the doctrine of the person, office, and work of the Messiah is opened, the nature and demerit of the first sin is unfolded, the opinions and traditions of the ancient and modern Jews are examined, their objections against the Lord Christ and the Gospel are answered, the time of the coming of the Messiah is stated, and the great fundamental truths of the Gospel vindicated : with an exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said epistle to the Hebrews / by J. Owen ...Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews also concerning the Messiah wherein the promises concerning him to be a spiritual redeemer of mankind are explained and vindicated, his coming and accomplishment of his work according to the promises is proved and confirmed, the person, or who he is, is declared, the whole oeconomy of the mosaical law, rites, worship, and sacrifice is explained : and in all the doctrine of the person, office, and work of the Messiah is opened, the nature and demerit of the first sin is unfolded, the opinions and traditions of the antient and modern Jews are examined, their objections against the Lord Christ and the Gospel are answered, the time of the coming of the Messiah is stated, and the great fundamental truths of the Gospel vindicated : with an exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said epistle to the Hebrews / by J. Owen ...
London: printed by Robert White for Nathaniel Ponder, 1668
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This first they call Messiah Ben Joseph, because he is to be of the Tribe of Ephraim; the other Messiah Ben David, of whom afterwards. Both of them are mentioned together in the Targum on Cant. 4.5. [Greek or Hebrew]; Thy two Deliverers which shall deliver thee, Messiah the Son of David, and Messiah the Son of Ephraim; are like to Moses and Aaron. The same words are repeated again, Chap. 7. v. 3. And in those places alone in the whole series of Targums, is there any mention of this fictitious Messiah; the Author of that Paraphrase on the Canticles being Josephus Caecus, who lived after the finishing of the Talmuds whereof he maketh mention. In other parts of the Targum he appeareth not. But in the Talmud he is frequently brought on the Stage. So Tractat. de F••to T•berna•ul. Distinct. Hachalil Chamesha. It is a Tradition of our Masters, that the Holy Blessed God shall say unto Messiah the Son of David who shall redeem us, (let him do it suddenly in our days) ask ⟨p. 129⟩somewhat of me, and I will give it thee: as Psal. 2. And when he shall hear that Messiah the Son of Joseph is slain, he shall say before the Lord, Lord of the world, I only ask life of thee; for it seems that he shall be much terrified with the death of Ben Joseph. Unto this Messiah they assign all things that are dolorous, and include suffering in them, (which they call [Greek or Hebrew]) that are in the Scripture assigned to the Messiah; especially that Prophecy, Zech. 12. v. 10. They shall look upon me whom they have pierced. And hereby they sufficiently discover the Occasion of the whole figment to have been that before intimated; namely, a necessity of an evasion from those Testimonies of Scripture, and ancient Traditions which assign sorrows and sufferings unto the Messiah, which they will not allow to belong unto the Son of David.
This first they call Messiah Ben Joseph, because he is to be of the Tribe of Ephraim; the other Messiah Ben David, of whom afterwards. Both of them are mentioned together in the Targum on