"Li-shu-'a-te-cha kiv-vi-ti Yah-weh."

Looking for the coming of Jesus

You read that and your mind might go right to the Rapture of the Church and jn part you are right to do so, but am going to look at the Old Testament expectation of Jesus.

"Jesus" is an English rendition (transliteration) of the Greek name Iēsous, which is a translation of his original Hebrew name, Yeshua (Joshua).

In other word, when Mary called her son, she dis not say, "come here Jesus," she would say, "Come here Yeshua."

The first place Jesus's (Yeshua's) name is mentioned in the Bible is in Genesis 49:18.  "I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD." (   "לִישׁוּעָתְךָ קִוִּיתִי יְהוָה׃.")

Notice it is only three Hebrew words, "Li-shu-'a-te-cha kiv-vi-ti Yah-weh."

Breakdown

Li-shu-a-te-cha - "For your salvation"

kiv-vi-ti - "I have waited"

Yah-weh - LORD (all Capital)

In the word "Li-shu-a-te-cha" is the name Yeshua.

L- (לְ): Prefix meaning "to" or "for".

i (י): Possessive suffix indicating "my" (referring to God being my salvation).

shu-'a-t (שׁוּעַת): The root part, representing "salvation" or "deliverance".

-cha (ךָ): Suffix meaning "your". (cha" is pronounced -khah) it is a possessive suffix in Hebrew - salvation belongs unto the LORD.

kiv-vi-ti means to wait with a patient and confidential hope.

Jacob (after he wrestled with God his name was changed to Israel), waited beyond death for the coming of God's salvation, His name is in the word spoken by Jacob on his death bed, Yeshua.

Who did God send in answer to Jacob's prayer?   He send Yeshua.

Balaam

Balaam was forced by God to make a prophecy concerning Messiah (Jesus).

"I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth." (Numbers 24:17 KJVS)

He could not curse Israel, no matter how tempted he was by Balak.  He was not a true prophet in the righteous sense, but God used him nonetheless to speak those words.

Job

Job 19:25-27 KJVS

For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 

26] And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: 

27] Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

"For I know." Job had no doubt about what he believe. The strength of faith is in the object of your belief.  A weak object gives no confidence for strong faith.  A strong, reliable object allows for a rock solid faith.  Abraham believed (aman) God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

David

"I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 

9] Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 

10] For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption." (Psalm 16:8-10 KJVS)

David's confidence that God would raise him from the dead is wrapped up in Messiah's (Jesus's) resurrection.  David had this confidence even though he never saw Jesus.

None of those men saw Jesus physically but their faith was unshakable.

All other those were pre-cross (before the cross), the next one is after the cross

"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." (Titus 2:13 KJVS)

We too have never seen Jesus physically but we wait with eager expectation for His soon return.

Mranatha: “Our Lord, come!” or  better for the Old Testament saints, “Our Lord has come.”