There always WERE people who had a humbler attitude towards God. That knew that by faith they would be saved. The king and psalmist David was one of them. Jesus came and announced it explicitly.
There were two visions of messiah that were clashing here. One was as a man who would bring Jews to the proud position they thought they deserved. The other was as a heavenly healer.
Yes, exactly! So what I'm asking is, if your vision was the first type, what signs would you be looking for to identify this Messiah?