The Great Mountain Anani as Messiah from David's Line

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Toldot 20:1

It is written (Psalms 121:1): "A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the mountains; from where will my help come?" And it is written (Zechariah 4:7): "Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become level ground." What is the meaning of "Who are you, O great mountain"? This is the King Messiah. And why does it call him "the great mountain"? Because he is greater than the patriarchs, as it is said (Isaiah 52:13): "Behold, My servant shall be brought low; he shall be exalted and lifted up and become exceedingly high." "He shall be exalted" — more than Abraham; "and lifted up" — more than Moses; "and become exceedingly high" — more than the ministering angels. More than Abraham, of whom it is written (Genesis 14:22): "I have lifted up my hand to the Lord." "And lifted up" more than Moses, as it is said (Numbers 11:12): "for you say to me, 'Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a suckling.'" "And become high" more than the ministering angels, as it is said (Ezekiel 1:18): "and their rims were high and awesome." From whom does he come forth? [From Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel] from David, as it is said (1 Chronicles 3:10-24): "And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, [Jotham his son], Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, Amon his son, Josiah his son. And the sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. And the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son, and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister; and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, [Hasadiah], Jushab-hesed — five. And the son of Hananiah: [Pelatiah] and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah. And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, [Bariah], Neariah, and Shaphat — six. And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam — three. And the sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani — seven." And up to here Scripture has specified [for you]. Who is this Anani? This is the King Messiah, as it is said (Daniel 7:13): "I was watching [in the night visions], and behold, with the clouds of heaven [one like a son of man came]." And what is the "seven," that which is written concerning the Messiah? As it is said (Zechariah 4:10): "For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice and see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel — seven; [these are] the eyes of the Lord that range throughout all the earth." Therefore it is said: "Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become level ground" — he of whom it is written (Isaiah 11:4): "and he shall judge the poor with righteousness and decide with equity [for the meek of the earth]."

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