And their nobles shall be of themselves
Or, "his noble One" F4; Jacob's noble One, the Messiah, in whom all the promises centre; and whose incarnation and priesthood are the foundation of all the things above predicted. The Targum interprets these words of him;
``their King shall be anointed from them, and their Messiah shall be revealed from the midst of them.''And so it is applied to him in the Talmud F5, and in other writings of the Jews F6. Kimchi on the place says,
``it is known that the King Messiah shall be of Israel.''He may be called a "noble One", as he is a Nobleman in ( Luke 19:12 ) ; because he descended from illustrious persons; from David king of Israel, and from a race of kings in his line, as the genealogy of Matthew shows. Or, "his glorious One" F7, as it may be rendered; he is glorious in his nature, being the brightness of his Father's glory; glorious in his perfections, which are the same with his divine Father's; glorious in his names and titles, the King and Lord of glory; glorious in his works and worship, which are the same that are ascribed to God the Father; glorious in his office as Mediator, which he has so well performed; glorious when he was raised from the dead, and had a glory given him; and when he ascended on high, and sat down at his Father's right hand, crowned with glory and honour; glorious in the eyes of God, and of all his people; and, when his kingdom shall be in a more glorious condition, he will reign before his ancients gloriously; and when he comes a second time, he will come in exceeding great glory. Or, his "mighty One" F8; Christ is the mighty God, the mighty Mediator, the mighty Saviour; he is the most Mighty, he is the Almighty. Now, as man, his descent was from them, the Israelites; from Abraham, from Jacob, from Judah, from Jesse and David, and from the people of the Jews; see ( Romans 9:4 Romans 9:5 ) ( John 4:20 ) ; and their Governor shall proceed from the midst of them;