Text: Ezekiel 21:27
OT Text Referred to: Genesis 49:10
Subject: to whom it belongs shall come
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment
Anchor Text: Gen 49:10 — The Scepter Shall Not Depart
Significance: Ezekiel 21:27 (MT 21:32) declares that the crown and turban will be overturned "until he comes whose right it is" (עַד בֹּא אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַמִּשְׁפָּט, ad bo asher-lo hammishpat), a phrase widely recognized as alluding to Genesis 49:10's "until Shiloh comes" (עַד כִּי־יָבֹא שִׁילֹה, ad ki-yavo shiloh). Both texts envision a future figure to whom royal authority rightly belongs. Ezekiel applies this messianic expectation to the contemporary crisis: Zedekiah's crown is being removed, and the Davidic monarchy is suspended "until" the rightful ruler appears. The allusion transforms the immediate political catastrophe of 586 BC into a prophetic pointer toward the eschatological Davidic king.
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Text: Genesis 49:10
OT Text Referred to: Ezekiel 21:27
Subject: To Whom It Belongs Shall Come
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment
Anchor Text: Gen 49:10 — The Scepter Shall Not Depart
Significance: Ezekiel 21:27 echoes Genesis 49:10 through the phrase עַד־בֹּא אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הַמִּשְׁפָּט ("until the arrival of him to whom the right of judgment belongs"), which closely parallels עַד כִּי־יָבֹא שִׁילֹה ("until Shiloh comes"), widely understood as "until he comes whose it is." Both texts employ שֵׁבֶט (shevet, "scepter/staff") language in connection with Judah's royal authority: Jacob promises the scepter will not depart from Judah, while Ezekiel pronounces its temporary removal as judgment on the "profane and wicked prince" (Zedekiah), declaring the crown and turban stripped away until the rightful sovereign arrives. Ezekiel thus transforms Jacob's promise of enduring Judahite kingship into an eschatological hope -- the current dynasty is judged and dismantled, but the underlying promise to Judah stands, awaiting its ultimate claimant.