Genesis 49:10 “The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”
John 11:47-52 “Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; 52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.”
_____
To come before Judah lost identity … At the time of Jesus’ arrival the Israelites had lost authority to relegate certain laws God mandated and as a result only part of their judicial system was run by the Sanhedrin. This meant if they deemed someone worthy of capital punishment they had to rely on Pontus Pilate who was serving as the Roman procurator to exact justice for them. Because of disobedience, the Israelites had lost what God had given to them and were unable to fulfill their duties. On the other end of the spectrum are the Mormons who deemed certain privileges were theirs, when clearly they weren’t.
_____
Journal of Discourses 4:49-50 “Some have received the Priesthood and a knowledge of the things of God, and still they dishonor the cause of truth…I say, that there are men and women that I would advise to go to the President immediately, and ask him to appoint a committee to attend to their case; and then let a place be selected, and let that committee shed their blood. We have those amongst us that are full of all manner of abominations, those who need to have their blood shed, for water will not do, their sins are of too deep a dye.” – Jedidiah Morgan Grant, Salt Lake City, September 21, 1856
“But their swords will pierce their own hearts and their bows will be broken, (Psalm 37:16)