ch. 24 (cf. 24:1, 25:1, “and after these things”), the verse refers to the return from the Babylonian exile. The added ch. 24 has an Old Testament-Jewish Christian flavor: Jesus is called “star from Jacob,” “a man arises … like the sun of righteousness,” “the branch of God Most High.” Jesus’ kingdom is that of Judah, probably understood in a millenarian way: “Then the sceptre of my kingdom will shine.” From the stem of the root of Judah (Isa 11:1) “a rod of righteousness will arise for the nations
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