Teacher of Righteousness
Like the Staff, the Teacher is needed by those thirsty for knowledge. In this passage, we also see that the Teacher’s
righteousness is not fully human; because the Law is engraved on his heart by God, his interpretation of the Law is a divine
interpretation.41 God has given the Teacher the power to ‘interpret all the words of his servants the prophets’42 and
then God feeds the Teacher His words by which to prophesy.43 Here, the relationship between God and the Teacher is
inextricably close; like the prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel, the Teacher cannot escape his righteousness, despite the distress it
causes him.44 Moreover, the Teacher is similar to the other prophets in his impetus for making the interpretations. Like Amos,
Ezekiel, and Daniel, the Teacher writes at a time of serious social turmoil. He attempts to solve this turmoil by urging a new
world order.
Evidence throughout this paper seems to show that the Teacher of Righteousness extracts principles to regulate the Community
as God aids him in interpreting scripture. Through these regulations, a proper order is established and the eschaton is realized.
But, the Teacher of Righteousness does not take part in the end of days himself. Instead, he prepares the way for the
eschatological messiahs. He sets the standard for interpretation of scripture which the Priestly Messiah, who takes the Teacherâ
€™s place in interpretation of the Law, relies on at the end of days. The following passage will first help the reader understand
the messianic expectation of the community:
The king is the congregation; and the bases of the statutes are the Books of the Prophets whose saying Israel despised. The star
is the Interpreter of the Law who shall come to Damascus; as it is written, A star shall come forth out of Jacob and a scepter
shall rise out of Israel (Num xxiv, 17). The scepter is the Prince of the whole congregation and when he comes he shall smite all
the children of Seth (Num. xxiv, 17). [CD VII, 15-20]
Here, two messiahs emerge at the end of days: the Interpreter of the law, or Priest-Messiah, and the Prince of the whole
congregation, the Davidic Messiah.47 These figures are also referred to throughout the DSS as the messiahs of Aaron and Israel.
They are not equal counter-parts: the Priest-Messiah has precedence over the Davidic Messiah in all legal matters: ‘As they
teach him so shall he judge’.48 This precedence can be seen in passages from the community rule; ‘When the table has
been prepared for eating, and the new wine for drinking, the Priest shall be the first to stretch out his hand to bless the first-
fruits of the bread and new wine.’49 (End of excerpts)
******************************************************
These two messiahs are the two annointed witnesses or prophets of the Lord in the End Time. One our King and the other, our
High Priestess. And who do they fight according to the Dead Sea scrolls..... the Wicked One and the Wicked Priest.
Whos' the Wicked One, you should know by now ... the Anti-Christ. Who's his cohort in crime and in charge of the 3rd Temple
in Jerusalem, His world headquarters..... the False Prophet. For this False High Priest gets the world to worship and praise the
AC devil and makes them take His MARK.
The Dead Sea Scrolls are definitely a confirming study and discovered on time to start the End Time, and the birth of our NEW
NATION in 1947.
IHS
David.
Part 2