- The King will Come
Genesis 49:10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Jacob gives his blessing, from God, to his son Judah before he dies. It is a promise that out of the line of Judah a king will come. The first fulfillment of the promise is King David, but the real fulfillment of the promise is King Jesus.
The implication is that one authority, rule and power will come for all the people, and this rule will be forever. One man from Judah will rule for all time and for eternity. There will be a king who will come and bring people into His Kingdom. This authority will not leave the line of Judah until the One comes to whom authority and rule and Kingship belongs, that is, the Messiah.
“Until Shiloh comes” should probably be translated “until he comes to whom it belongs.” In other words, the children of Judah will keep having boys until the One is born to whom all eternal authority belongs. It is Jesus.
The promise to us is that we have, and will eternally have, a King who will rule us for our good, and we have a Kingdom in which we can enjoy the life of God and life with God in an eternally wonderful place. We could not have a better king to rule, protect, provide, and serve with love. We have Jesus; He is our king; and it will never get any better than that. But in fact, it will get better, for One Day all sin and evil that is opposed to a perfectly enjoyable life will be destroyed. “Come, King, Save us.” Or, “Hosanna to the son of David.”