in the history of the jews, when (and why) was the idea of a messiah first declared and became law?

Answer 1

Not sure on this one, but traditionally the Messiah was a war leader. It is possbily the equivelent of Field Marshal. I would say that the search for a new Messiah started as soon as the first Roman troops took possession of Israel. However, the title is probably much older than that.

As far as Jewish expectations of a war leader Messiah is concerned, I would have to say that possibly the first Leader of Modern Israel fits the bill a lot better than some nomadic proffet talking about the kingdom of heaven.

Luck

Answer 2

The prophecy of the Messiah dates back to the time of Isaiah. The prophecy can be found in Isaiah 9:6 which reads, " For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. " Also Micah 5:2 states, "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. "

Jesus Christ is the only Messiah the world has ever known and His birthplace was in Bethlehem as was prophesied. This was never made into a part of the Judaic law.

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