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Автор: Jack D. Kilcrease
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(Isa 53:12) by this offering. The Son of Man is also exalted to the divine throne in the same manner as the Servant, who after his sufferings has a “portion with the many” (v. 12). In light of the New Testament’s identification (which we will examine below) and these striking parallels, we must posit that this text is suggesting that the Son of Man is the same person being spoken of in Isaiah 53 as the Servant.

      Kingly Mediation

      The book of Judges also demonstrates the need within Israel for the institution of the monarchy with the oft repeated refrain that “everyone did as he saw fit” (Judg 21:25). If Israel could not receive the law or obey the law, then it must be necessary for the law to be enforced. Deuteronomy emphasizes that the king is subject to the rule of the revealed law of Moses. He must keep his own copy of the law and study it diligently (Deut 17:18–20). The so-called Deuteronomistic history characterizes the rule of any given king as either righteous or unrighteous to the extent that they enforce the worship of the true God. Solomon initially comes off well insofar as he who builds the temple. Early in 1 Kings he is described as an embodiment of divine wisdom. Similarly, Josiah, who is described in 2 Kings as the most righteous of all the later kings (2 Kgs 23:25) is the one who purifies the Israelite cult and nation from idolatry (vv. 24–25).

      Despite God’s initial hostility to the idea of kingship, the author of 1 and 2 Samuel shows that God uses kingship in Israel as a means of mediating both his presence and will to Israel. In fulfilling this vocation, the kingly mediators of Israel are described as uniting and representing God and Israel, much like the prophetic and priestly mediators. David fights the battles of YHWH throughout 1 and 2 Samuel, and thereby disestablishes idolatry and establishes the true cult of YHWH. In this, David becomes a temporal embodiment of the Angel of YHWH, who is as we have seen, the primary agent of Israel’s conquest (Exod 23, 33; Josh 5). In fact, on a number of occasions he is compared to an angel of God (1 Sam 29:9; 2 Sam 14:17, 19:27), although it is not entirely clear from the context whether or not the Angel of YHWH is meant. Nevertheless, such language is highly suggestive.