Wherever he went, he proclaimed the Kingdom of God, exalted the glory of God, and performed miracles. Considering He was a Jew in a Jewish community, many of the people who witnessed His miracles were Jewish. As a result of His actions, He became known as Messiah among the people. To understand this term, you need to look at the historical context of the term and what the Jews were going through. The Jews went through multiple periods of devastation and oppression and were looking for a person to deliver them from their hardships. This cycle caused beliefs to develop in various forms of eschatology, in which through some great event and with the release of a divine figure, the world would change dramatically and the kingdom of God would reign. This legendary person, the Messiah, “…would establish the kingdom of YHWH by defeating YHWH’s enemies and rebuilding or cleansing the temple” (McMahon 82). Because of Jesus' actions, people began to believe that he was fit for this