Such will be the coming Seed of the woman in His power and glory:—
“The sceptre of Thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness;
Therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”
(Ps. xlv. 6, 7.)
In the ancient Zodiac of Denderah he is called (as in Coptic) Pi-macre, i.e. graciousness, beauty of the appearing or coming forth. The characters under the hind foot read Knem, which means He conquers.
This is He who shall come forth like as an arrow from the bow, “full of grace,” but “conquering and to conquer.”
In all the pictures he is similarly represented, and the arrow in his bow is aimed directly at the heart of the Scorpion.
Thus Aratus sang of Cheiron:—
“'Midst golden stars he stands refulgent now,