God`s Messiah in the Old Testament – Expectations of a Coming King

Andrew T. Abernethy (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is associate professor of Old Testament and degree coordinator of the MA in Biblical Exegesis at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.Gregory Goswell (PhD, University of Sydney) is academic dean and lecturer in Old Testament at Christ College, Sydney, Australia.

• ContentsIntroduction1. The Seed, the Star, and the Template in the Pentateuch2. The Need for a King in Judges3. The Book of Ruth and the House of David4. The Heart of Kingship in 1-2 Samuel5. Failure and the Royal Ideal in 1-2 Kings6. Royal Messianic Expectations in Isaiah7. The Death and Rebirth of Kingship in Jeremiah8. The Prince Forecast in Ezekiel9. Kingship for a United Nation in Hosea10. David's Booth in Amos11. Davidic Rule in Micah12. The Sprout, the Divine Shepherd, and the Messenger in Zechariah and Malachi13. The Portrait of David in the Psalter14. Where Is David in the Book of Daniel?15. Kingship and the Temple in 1-2 Chronicles16. Looking Forward to the New TestamentConclusionIndexes