Pensamento Judaico sobre Isaías 18:7

And our sages have yet another view in the Midrashim, namely, that this assurance materializes only after the coming of the redeemer, the assurance being that even though the kingdom may cease from his tribe for a certain period, after Messiah comes it will never cease from his seed. "Until Shiloh shall come" is understood, in this context, as "when Shiloh shall come." This is mentioned in Genesis Rabbah (99:10) and in Yelamdeinu, viz.: "'The staff shall not depart from Judah' — this is the throne of kingdom, as it is written (Psalms 45:7): 'Your throne, O G-d, is for ever and ever.' 'And the sceptre from between his feet' — when there comes the one of whom it is written (Isaiah 28:3): 'The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet.' 'Until Shiloh shall come' — when there comes the one to whom the kingdom belongs. 'And his is the blunting of the peoples' — when there comes the one who blunts the teeth of all the nations of the world, as it is written (Micah 7:16): 'They shall lay their hands on their mouths, their ears shall be deaf.'" It is clear from their words that the assurance does not take effect until after the coming of the redeemer. And they expounded similarly (Genesis Rabbah 97): "'The staff shall not depart from Judah' — this is Messiah, the son of David, who is destined to subjugate the kingdoms, as it is written (Psalms 2:9): 'You shall break them with a rod of iron.' 'And the sceptre from between his feet' — these are the inhabitants of Yavetz. 'Until Shiloh shall come' — all the peoples of the world are destined to bring a gift to Messiah, the son of David, as it is written (Isaiah 18:7): 'In that time a present shall be brought to the L-rd of hosts.'"