Who was the first "messiah" / anointed one of the OT?

[miamijoe]

I just want to clarify… I was listening to a Scott Hahn lecture/Bible study on the Gospel of John (Lesson 2 Here (starting at about 25 minutes in.)

He mentioned that Solomon was the first messiah (lower case) or anointed one to be called son of God. Now, it may be the addition of “to be called son of God” that makes his comment about being the first unique, but I always thought that when Samuel anointed Saul and subsequently David, that they were christs/messiahs/anointed ones. I just want to clarify as Dr. Hahn put special emphasis on Solomon in that instance being the first.

Please set my mind straight. I want to make sure I’m teaching my 6th graders straight in my faith formation class (which is all about salvation history/Bible/Old Testament).
Thanks in advance.

 

[stevekehl]

Messaih and Christ both mean annointed one, which Saul, David, and Solomon were. This may be a good analogy, the British have lord as a title of nobility, but it doesn’t mean the same as Lord God. I think that may be a little theologically advanced for 6th graders, good luck though.

 

[Dave_Noonan]

I just want to clarify… I was listening to a Scott Hahn lecture/Bible study on the Gospel of John (Lesson 2 Here (starting at about 25 minutes in.)

He mentioned that Solomon was the first messiah (lower case) or anointed one to be called son of God. Now, it may be the addition of “to be called son of God” that makes his comment about being the first unique, but I always thought that when Samuel anointed Saul and subsequently David, that they were christs/messiahs/anointed ones. I just want to clarify as Dr. Hahn put special emphasis on Solomon in that instance being the first.

Please set my mind straight. I want to make sure I’m teaching my 6th graders straight in my faith formation class (which is all about salvation history/Bible/Old Testament).
Thanks in advance.

You’re correct. First mentioned are the priests, e.g., Lev. 4:3; Saul and David (various places in 1 & 2 Samuel and David in Psalms); and Cyrus (Is 45:1). Various other non-human things in the O.T. are also anointed, e.g., temple furnishings and tools as well as sacrifices.

 

[fisherman_carl]

Each of the Davidic Kings of the OT were a type of Christ, with Jesus Christ being the fulfillment and the one who’s reign will never end. It is God who wanted to be Israel’s King. But, they wanted a human ruler like all the other nations says scripture. So God gave them Saul and he was first anointed as king and he ruled over them like the other nations. But Saul was unfaithful to God so God chose David who was a man after his own heart. But many successors to David were evil and God was not pleased with most of them. God’s will to be Israel’s King was eventually fulfilled in Jesus Christ who became the Messiah and King of Kings. His reign over all mankind will be fulfilled when he comes again.

Son of God
newadvent.org/cathen/14142b.htm

Messiah
newadvent.org/cathen/10212c.htm

 

[Evan]

The people who were anointed (christs) were the priests, the prophets, and the kings. Jesus was the fulfillment of ALL of these.

We too put on Christ that at our baptism we too are anointed priest, prophet, and king and thus become Christian (anointed) by becoming a disciple of THE anointed one, Jesus THE Christ.

 

[Crumpy]

I just want to clarify… I was listening to a Scott Hahn lecture/Bible study on the Gospel of John (Lesson 2 Here (starting at about 25 minutes in.)

He mentioned that Solomon was the first messiah (lower case) or anointed one to be called son of God. Now, it may be the addition of “to be called son of God” that makes his comment about being the first unique, but I always thought that when Samuel anointed Saul and subsequently David, that they were christs/messiahs/anointed ones. I just want to clarify as Dr. Hahn put special emphasis on Solomon in that instance being the first.

Please set my mind straight. I want to make sure I’m teaching my 6th graders straight in my faith formation class (which is all about salvation history/Bible/Old Testament).
Thanks in advance.

I will submit to Scott Hahn, if that is what he said. Saul was annointed a king, and the earliest that anybody is annointed is Aaron, the high priest – by my recollection.

Editorial note: what point are you stretching for with sixth graders? to make them smart enough to go on Jeopardy? Just kidding. I don’t even remember what I was taught in religion class in the sixth grade. I’m not a teacher of any stripe, so I don’t know what is so important about this point.

****In Biblical terms, the Messiah of most importance is Jesus Christ. Again, editorializing, when was JESUS anointed? That seems to be a more important point, to fulfill and prove the prophecies. (But, again, I’m not a bible scholar or a teacher.) ****

 

[miamijoe]

It’s additional material, and also apart of a typology discussion we have. The typology discussion is used throughout our salvation history class. Kids like it as it parallels a puzzle in a way. Gives them another/different reason to enjoy scripture.

 

[rcjones]

It’s additional material, and also apart of a typology discussion we have. The typology discussion is used throughout our salvation history class. Kids like it as it parallels a puzzle in a way. Gives them another/different reason to enjoy scripture.

In that case:
Annointing with oil is a symbol of being filled with the Holy Spirit. It took a symbolic form during that time since the prophet was already filled and everyone knew it. He gave the HS to the king.

So you could ask them to identify the men prior to this who were also filled with the Spirit.
Adam is called the first Son of God

Lu 3:38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

He was also filled with the spirit:
Ge 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

In fact, Luke solves another riddle which pops up in the forum all the time. In Genesis who are the sons of god?

Luke lists them.
36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

Those who say the righteous men were sons of God are correct. Those which were filled by the Spirit were ‘annointed’.