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Jonah – Sacrificed for the salvation of the

ship’s crew; for three days he is carried

down into the depths, and then thrown

out upon the land. A typical

foreshadowing of Christ’s death, burial,

and resurrection (Jonah Chapters 1 and 2.

Compare Matthew 12:39, 40 and 1

Corinthians 15:3, 4).

TIME PROPHECIES

Genesis 49:10 – The promised “Messiah,”

here called “Shiloh” (meaning “Peace-

bringer”), would “come” before the

scepter of rulership was finally snatched

forever from the tribe of Judah. History

shows that when Jesus was about twelve

years of age, Archelaus, the king of Judaea,

was removed by the Roman power, and

replaced by Coponius, the Procurator.

Thus the Kingdom of Judah, the last

vestige of the greatness of Israel, was

reduced to the status of a mere province