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Have you ever
wondered why Christians love the Jewish people? I know that there has been
people who said "they were Christians" but have done much wrong to the
Jewish people. Just because someone says they're a Christian doesn't mean
that they really are. For the most part, true Christians love the Jews and
their homeland, the land that God promised to Abraham. I ask myself why do
I love the land of Israel? I have never been there; in the natural, the
land mass doesn't appeal to me but there is something that appeals to my
heart.
I cannot speak for
all Christians, only for my self. So the question to myself is: why do I
love the Jew and the Land of Israel? Why is it that when I read the
Tenakh, I feel a bond with Abraham, Isaac and Joseph and love the stories
of their lives? Why does my heart rejoice in the victories that God gave
to the Israelites as He brought them out of the land of Egypt, with great
signs and wonders? Why am I saddened by God's chastisement upon His chosen
people, for their sins?
Being a Jew or a
Christian is not religion, it is who we are, what we are. Out of all the
faiths and religions of the world, as a Christian I can only relate and
feel a bond to the Jew. I worship the same God, the God of Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob. He alone, is the one true God. As a Christian my spiritual
roots are founded in Judaism, from which the Messiah my Savior came.
So how do I and
the Jew differ?
I'm not speaking of
flesh and blood but of the heart, the spirit of man. Circumcised in the
heart.
As I see it, I can
only point to one major thing and that is the subject of the Messiah.
As a Christian I
believe that the person called Jesus was and is the long awaited Jewish
Messiah.
So you may ask
"why do you believe that this Jesus is the Messiah?"
My answer can only
be: because of what the Scriptures say. These Scriptures I would like to
share with you, taken from the Hebrew Bible the Tenakh or what Christians
call, the Old Testament. Isn't is curious that we have the same Bible;
believe and pray to same God?
* Scriptures
from the Tenakh concerning the Messiah
* Scriptures
that Christians believe to be the fulfillment of Messianic Scriptures
from
the Tenakh.
A Thought for you. All the New Testament writers were Jews.
(The author of this chart is unknown to me)
* The Tenakh
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New Testament
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Prophetic
Scripture
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Subject
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Fulfilled
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And I will put
enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed;
He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the
heel." (Genesis 3:15) |
seed of a
woman |
But when the
fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman,
born under the Law, (Galatians 4:4)
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And I will bless
those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse. And in
you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." (Genesis 12:3)
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descendant
of Abraham |
The book of the
genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (Matthew
1:1) |
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But God said,
"No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his
name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an
everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. (Genesis 17:19)
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descendant of
Isaac |
The
son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah,
the son of Nahor, (Luke 3:34) |
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"I see him, but
not now; I behold him, but not near; a star shall come forth from
Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel, and shall crush through
the forehead of Moab, and tear down all the sons of Sheth. (Numbers
24:17) |
descendant of
Jacob |
To Abraham was
born Isaac; and to Isaac, Jacob; and to Jacob, Judah and his brothers;
(Matthew 1:2) |
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"The scepter
shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his
feet, until Shiloh comes, and to him shall be the obedience of the
peoples. (Genesis 49:10) |
from the
tribe of Judah |
The
son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron,
the son of Perez, the son of Judah, (Luke 3:33) |
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Then it will
come about in that day that the nations will resort to the root of
Jesse, Who will stand as a signal for the peoples; and His resting
place will be glorious. (Isaiah 11:10) |
descendent of
Jesse |
And again,
Isaiah says: "There shall be a root of Jesse; and He who shall rise to
reign over the Gentiles, in Him the Gentiles shall hope.'' (Romans
15:12) |
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"Behold, the
days are coming," declares the LORD, "When I shall raise up for David
a righteous Branch; and He will reign as king and act wisely and do
justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be
saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is His name by which
He will be called, `The LORD our righteousness.'" (Jeremiah 23:5-6)
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descendant of
David |
The book of the
genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (Matthew
1:1) |
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"And My servant
David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd; and
they will walk in My ordinances, and keep My statutes, and observe
them." (Ezekiel 37:24) |
will shepherd
His people |
"`And you,
Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are by no means least among the leaders of
Judah; For out of you shall come forth a Ruler, Who will shepherd My
people Israel.'" (Matthew 2:6) |
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There will be no
end to the increase of His government or of peace, on the throne of
David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with
justice and righteousness from then on and forevermore. The zeal of
the LORD of hosts will accomplish this. (Isaiah 9:7)
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heir to the
throne of David |
"He will be
great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God
will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over
the house of Jacob forever; and His kingdom will have no end." (Luke
1:32-33) |
Thy throne, O
God, is forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of
Thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness;
therefore God, Thy God, has anointed Thee with the oil of joy above
Thy fellows. (Psalms 45:6-7)
"Of old Thou
didst found the earth; and the heavens are the work of Thy hands. Even
they will perish, but Thou dost endure; and all of them will wear out
like a garment; like clothing Thou wilt change them, and they will be
changed. But Thou art the same, and Thy years will not come to an
end." (Psalms 102:25-27) |
anointed and
eternal |
But of the Son
He says, "Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the righteous
scepter is the scepter of His kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness
and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with
the oil of gladness above Thy companions." And, "Thou, Lord, in the
beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are
the works of Thy hands; They will perish, but Thou remainest; and they
all will become old as a garment, and as a mantle Thou wilt roll them
up; as a garment they will also be changed. But Thou art the same, and
Thy years will not come to an end." (Hebrews 1:8-12)
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"But as for you,
Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from
you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth
are from long ago, from the days of eternity." (Micah 5:2)
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born in
Bethlehem |
And Joseph also
went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city
of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and
family of David, in order to register, along with Mary, who was
engaged to him, and was with child.... And she gave birth to her
first-born son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a
manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:4-5,
7) |
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"So you are to
know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and
rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks
and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even
in times of distress. (Daniel 9:25) |
time for His
birth |
Now it came
about in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that
a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first
census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. (Luke 2:1-2)
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"Therefore the
LORD Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child
and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)
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to be born of
a virgin |
Now in the sixth
month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee, called
Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the
descendants of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.... And the angel
said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with
God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bear a son, and
you shall name Him Jesus." (Luke 1:26-27, 30-31) |
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Let the nomads
of the desert bow before him; And his enemies lick the dust. (Psalms
72:9) |
worshipped by
shepherds |
And in the same
region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields, and
keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord
suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around
them; and they were terribly frightened. And the angel said to them,
"Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy
which shall be for all the people; for today in the city of David
there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."... And
it came about when the angels had gone away from them into heaven,
that the shepherds began saying to one another, "Let us go straight to
Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord
has made known to us." (Luke 2:8-15) |
Let the kings of
Tarshish and of the islands bring presents; The kings of Sheba and
Seba offer gifts... So may he live; and may the gold of Sheba be given
to him; And let them pray for him continually; Let them bless him all
day long. (Psalms 72:10, 15)
"And nations
will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising."
(Isaiah 60:3) |
honored by
great kings |
Now after Jesus
was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold,
magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He who has
been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east, and have
come to worship Him."... And they came into the house and saw the
Child with Mary His mother; and they fell down and worshiped Him; and
opening their treasures they presented to Him gifts of gold and
frankincense and myrrh. (Matthew 2:1-11)
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Thus says the
LORD, "A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for
her children, because they are no more." (Jeremiah 31:15)
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slaughter of
children |
Then when Herod
saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and
sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all
its environs, from two years old and under, according to the time
which he had ascertained from the magi. Then that which was spoken
through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, "A voice was heard
in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children;
and she refused to be comforted, because they were no more." (Matthew
2:16-18) |
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When Israel was
a youth I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. (Hosea 11:1)
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flight to
Egypt |
And he arose and
took the Child and His mother by night, and departed for Egypt; and
was there until the death of Herod, that what was spoken by the Lord
through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, "Out of Egypt did I
call My Son." (Matthew 2:14-15) |
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A voice is
calling, "Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make smooth in
the desert a highway for our God. Let every valley be lifted up, and
every mountain and hill be made low; and let the rough ground become a
plain, and the rugged terrain a broad valley; Then the glory of the
LORD will be revealed, and all flesh will see it together; for the
mouth of the LORD has spoken." (Isaiah 40:3-5) |
the way
prepared |
And he came into
all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance
for the forgiveness of sins; as it is written in the book of the words
of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
`Make ready the way of the Lord, make His paths straight. `Every
ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be
brought low; and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough
roads smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'" (Luke
3:3-6) |
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"Behold, I am
going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And
the LORD, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the
messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,"
says the LORD of hosts. (Malachi 3:1) |
preceded by a
forerunner |
And when the
messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the multitudes about
John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed
shaken by the wind?... "This is the one about whom it is written,
`Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your
way before You.'" (Luke 7:24, 27) |
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"Behold, I am
going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great
and terrible day of the LORD. And he will restore the hearts of the
fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their
fathers, lest I come and smite the land with a curse." (Malachi
4:5-6) |
preceded by
Elijah |
"For all the
prophets and the Law prophesied until John. And if you care to accept
it, he himself is Elijah, who was to come." (Matthew 11:13-14)
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"I will surely
tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, `Thou art My Son, today
I have begotten Thee.'" (Psalms 2:7)
Who has ascended
into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who
has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the
ends of the earth? What is His name or His son's name? Surely you
know! (Proverbs 30:4) |
declared the
Son of God |
"He will be
great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God
will give Him the throne of His father David;" (Luke 1:32)
and behold, a
voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I
am well-pleased." (Matthew 3:17) |
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But there will
be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He
treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt,
but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the
other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles. The people who walk in
darkness will see a great light; those who live in a dark land, the
light will shine on them. (Isaiah 9:1-2) |
Galilean
ministry |
and leaving
Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in
the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. This was to fulfill what was
spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The land of Zebulun and
the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles-- "The people who were sitting in darkness saw
a great light, and to those who were sitting in the land and shadow of
death, upon them a light dawned." (Matthew 4:13-16)
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I will open my
mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, which we have
heard and known, and our fathers have told us. We will not conceal
them from their children, but tell to the generation to come the
praises of the LORD, and His strength and His wondrous works that He
has done. (Psalms 78:2-4) |
speaks in
parables |
All these things
Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and He did not speak to
them without a parable, so that what was spoken through the prophet
might be fulfilled, saying, "I will open My mouth in parables; I will
utter things hidden since the foundation of the world." (Matthew
13:34-35) |
...For My house
will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples. " (Isaiah
56:7)
"Has this house,
which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your sight?
Behold, I, even I, have seen it," declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 7:11)
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temple
becomes a house of merchandise instead of prayer |
And He said to
them, "It is written, `My house shall be called a house of prayer';
but you are making it a robbers' den." (Matthew 21:13)
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For zeal for Thy
house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach Thee
have fallen on me. (Psalms 69:9) |
zeal of Jews
for the temple instead of God |
His disciples
remembered that it was written, "Zeal for Thy house will consume me."
(John 2:17) |
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"The LORD your
God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your
countrymen, you shall listen to him." (Deuteronomy 18:15)
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a prophet
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and that He may
send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you... "Moses said, `The Lord God
shall raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; to Him
you shall give heed in everything He says to you.'" (Acts 3:20, 22)
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And on that day
the deaf shall hear words of a book, and out of their gloom and
darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. (Isaiah 29:18)
Then the eyes of
the blind will be opened, And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb will
shout for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness and
streams in the Arabah. (Isaiah 35:5-6) |
blind, deaf,
and lame are healed by the Messiah |
And He answered
and said to them, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard:
the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and
the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the gospel
preached to them." (Luke 7:22)
and said to Him,
"Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?" And
Jesus answered and said to them, "Go and report to John what you hear
and see: the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor
have the gospel preached to them. (Matthew 11:3-5) |
"He will not cry
out or raise His voice, Nor make His voice heard in the street. "A
bruised reed He will not break, And a dimly burning wick He will not
extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. (Isaiah 42:2-3)
He was oppressed
and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; like a lamb that
is led to slaughter, and like a sheep that is silent before its
shearers, so He did not open His mouth. (Isaiah 53:7)
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Messiah will
be meek and mild |
"Behold, My
Servant whom I have chosen; My Beloved in whom My soul is
well-pleased; I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He shall proclaim
justice to the Gentiles. He will not quarrel, nor cry out; Nor will
anyone hear His voice in the streets. A battered reed He will not
break off, And a smoldering wick He will not put out, Until He leads
justice to victory." (Matthew 12:18-20)
"Take My yoke
upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and
you shall find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29) |
"Behold, My
Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have
put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations. (Isaiah
42:1)
Listen to Me, O
islands, and pay attention, you peoples from afar. The LORD called Me
from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me. (Isaiah 49:1)
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will minister
to Gentiles |
MAT 12:18
"Behold, My Servant whom I have chosen; My Beloved in whom My soul is
well-pleased; I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He shall proclaim
justice to the Gentiles... "And in His name the Gentiles will hope." (Matthew
12:18-21)
A light of
revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Thy people Israel. " (Luke
2:32) |
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The Spirit of
the LORD God is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring
good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the
brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives, and freedom to
prisoners; to proclaim the favorable year of the LORD, and the day of
vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn, (Isaiah 61:1-2)
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to bind up
the brokenhearted |
"He has sent Me
to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the
blind, to set free those who are downtrodden, to proclaim the
favorable year of the Lord." (Luke 4:18-19) |
Therefore, I
will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty
with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was
numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the transgressors. (Isaiah 53:12)
And He saw that
there was no man, And was astonished that there was no one to
intercede; Then His own arm brought salvation to Him; And His
righteousness upheld Him. (Isaiah 59:16) |
to intercede
for the people |
who is the one
who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised,
who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. (Romans
8:34)
Hence, also, He
is able to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since
He always lives to make intercession for them. (Hebrews 7:25)
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As the cattle
which go down into the valley, The Spirit of the LORD gave them rest.
So didst Thou lead Thy people, To make for Thyself a glorious name. (Isaiah
63:14)
Thus says the
LORD, "Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where
the good way is, and walk in it; And you shall find rest for your
souls. But they said, `We will not walk in it.'" (Jeremiah
6:16) |
gives rest to
our souls |
"Take My yoke
upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and
YOU SHALL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. For My yoke is easy, and My load
is light." (Matthew 11:29-30) |
He was despised
and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and
like one from whom men hide their face, He was despised, and we did
not esteem Him. (Isaiah 53:3)
"Then He shall
become a sanctuary; But to both the houses of Israel, a stone to
strike and a rock to stumble over, And a snare and a trap for the
inhabitants of Jerusalem." (Isaiah 8:14)
Therefore thus
says the LORD God, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested
stone, A costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. He who
believes in it will not be disturbed." (Isaiah 28:16)
The stone which
the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone. (Psalms
118:22) |
rejected by
His own people, the Jews |
He came to His
own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. (John 1:11)
But they cried
out all together, saying, "Away with this man, and release for us
Barabbas!" (Luke 23:18)
He is the stone
which was rejected by you, the builders, but which became the very
corner stone. (Acts 4:11)
For this is
contained in Scripture: "Behold I lay in Zion a choice stone, a
precious corner stone, And he who believes in Him shall not be
disappointed." This precious value, then, is for you who believe. But
for those who disbelieve, "The stone which the builders rejected, This
became the very corner stone," and, "A stone of stumbling and a rock
of offense"; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the
word, and to this doom they were also appointed. (1 Peter 2:6-8)
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The LORD has
sworn and will not change His mind, "Thou art a priest forever
according to the order of Melchizedek." (Psalms 110:4)
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priest after
the order of Melchizedek |
So also Christ
did not glorify Himself so as to become a high priest, but He who said
to Him, "Thou art My Son, Today I have begotten Thee"; just as He says
also in another passage, "Thou art a priest forever according to the
order of Melchizedek." (Hebrews 5:5-6) |
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Rejoice greatly,
O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold,
your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation,
Humble, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
(Zechariah 9:9) |
triumphal
entry |
And they brought
the colt to Jesus and put their garments on it; and He sat upon it....
And those who went before, and those who followed after, were crying
out, "Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord;"...
And He entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking
all around, He departed for Bethany with the twelve, since it was
already late. (Mark 11:7, 9, 11) |
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"Behold, I am
going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And
the LORD, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the
messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,"
says the LORD of hosts. (Malachi 3:1) |
entered the
temple with authority |
And Jesus
entered the temple and cast out all those who were buying and selling
in the temple, and overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the
seats of those who were selling doves. (Matthew 21:12)
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From the mouth
of infants and nursing babes Thou hast established strength, because
of Thine adversaries, to make the enemy and the revengeful cease. (Psalms
8:2) |
adored by
infants |
But when the
chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He had
done, and the children who were crying out in the temple and saying,
"Hosanna to the Son of David," they became indignant, and said to Him,
"Do You hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes;
have you never read, `Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babes
Thou hast prepared praise for Thyself?'" (Matthew 21:15-16)
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Who has believed
our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? (Isaiah
53:1) |
not believed
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But though He
had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing
in Him; that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which
he spoke, "Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm
of the Lord been revealed?" (John 12:37-38) |
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"Awake, O sword,
against My Shepherd, And against the man, My Associate," Declares the
LORD of hosts. "Strike the Shepherd that the sheep may be scattered;
and I will turn My hand against the little ones." (Zechariah 13:7)
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sheep of the
Shepherd scattered |
Then Jesus said
to them, "You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is
written, `I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock
shall be scattered.'" (Matthew 26:31) |
Even my close
friend, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel
against me. (Psalms 41:9)
For it is not an
enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates
me who has exalted himself against me, Then I could hide myself from
him. But it is you, a man my equal, My companion and my familiar
friend. (Psalms 55:12-13)
"And one will
say to him, 'What are these wounds between your arms?' Then he will
say,' Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.' (Zechariah
13:6) |
betrayed by a
close friend |
"The Spirit of
the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to
the poor." While He was still speaking, behold, a multitude came, and
the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding them; and he
approached Jesus to kiss Him. But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you
betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" (Luke 22:47-48)
And immediately
he went to Jesus and said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed Him. And Jesus
said to him, "Friend, do what you have come for." Then they came and
laid hands on Jesus and seized Him. (Matthew 26:49-50)
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And I said to
them, "If it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not,
never mind!" So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages.
(Zechariah 11:12) |
betrayed for
thirty pieces of silver |
Then one of the
twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, and said,
"What are you willing to give me to deliver Him up to you?" And they
weighed out to him thirty pieces of silver. (Matthew 26:14-15)
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Then the LORD
said to me, "Throw it to the potter, that magnificent price at which I
was valued by them." So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw
them to the potter in the house of the LORD. (Zechariah 11:13)
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betrayal
money used to buy Potter's field |
And the chief
priests took the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put
them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood." And
they counseled together and with the money bought the Potter's Field
as a burial place for strangers. (Matthew 27:6-7) |
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Malicious
witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I do not know. (Psalms
35:11) |
accused by
false witnesses |
And some stood
up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying, "We heard
Him say, `I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three
days I will build another made without hands.'" (Mark 14:57-58)
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He was oppressed
and He was afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth; like a lamb that
is led to slaughter, and like a sheep that is silent before its
shearers, so He did not open His mouth. (Isaiah 53:7)
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silent to
accusations |
And Pilate was
questioning Him again, saying, "Do You make no answer? See how many
charges they bring against You!" But Jesus made no further answer; so
that Pilate was amazed. (Mark 15:4-5) |
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I gave My back
to those who strike Me, and My cheeks to those who pluck out the
beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting. (Isaiah
50:6) |
spat on and
struck |
Then they spat
in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him, (Matthew
26:67)
And they spat on
Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head. (Matthew
27:30) |
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But He was
pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our
iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by
His scourging we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5) |
scourged
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Then he released
Barabbas for them; but after having Jesus scourged, he delivered Him
to be crucified. (Matthew 27:26) |
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Do not let those
who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; neither let those who
hate me without cause wink maliciously. (Psalms 35:19)
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hated without
reason |
"If I had not
done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have
sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well.
But they have done this in order that the word may be fulfilled that
is written in their Law, `They hated Me without a cause.'" (John
15:24-25) |
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But He was
pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our
iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by
His scourging we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5) |
vicarious
sacrifice |
For while we
were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly....
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:6, 8) |
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Therefore, I
will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the booty
with the strong; because He poured out Himself to death, and was
numbered with the transgressors; yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
and interceded for the transgressors. (Isaiah 53:12)
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crucified
with malefactors |
And they
crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
[And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with
transgressors."] (Mark 15:27-28) |
"And I will pour
out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the
Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom
they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an
only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter
weeping over a first-born. (Zechariah 12:10)
For dogs have
surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my
hands and my feet. (Psalms 22:16) |
pierced
through hands and feet |
The other
disciples therefore were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But
he said to them, "Unless I shall see in His hands the imprint of the
nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand
into His side, I will not believe."... Then He said to Thomas, "Reach
here your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand, and put
it into My side; and be not unbelieving, but believing." (John
20:25-27) |
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All who see me
sneer at me; they separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying,
"Commit yourself to the LORD; let Him deliver him; let Him rescue him,
because He delights in him." (Psalms 22:7-8) |
sneered and
mocked |
And the people
stood by, looking on. And even the rulers were sneering at Him,
saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ
of God, His Chosen One." (Luke 23:35) |
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For zeal for Thy
house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach Thee
have fallen on me. (Psalms 69:9) |
was
reproached |
For even Christ
did not please Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those
who reproached Thee fell upon Me." (Romans 15:3) |
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I also have
become a reproach to them; When they see me, they wag their head. (Psalms
109:25) |
people shook
their heads |
And those
passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, (Matthew
27:39) |
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They also gave
me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
(Psalms 69:21) |
given vinegar
for His thirst |
After this,
Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, in order
that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I am thirsty." A jar
full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the
sour wine upon a branch of hyssop, and brought it up to His mouth. (John
19:28-29) |
In return for my
love they act as my accusers; but I am in prayer. (Psalms 109:4)
Ö yet He Himself
bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors. (Isaiah
53:12) |
prayer for
His enemies |
But Jesus was
saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are
doing." And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.
(Luke 23:34) |
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I can count all
my bones. They look, they stare at me; they divide my garments among
them, and for my clothing they cast lots. (Psalms 22:17-18)
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soldiers
gambled for His clothing |
And when they
had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves,
casting lots; and sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him
there. (Matthew 27:35-36) |
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My God, my God,
why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my
groaning. (Psalms 22:1) |
forsaken by
God |
And about the
ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama
sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" (Matthew
27:46) |
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Into Thy hand I
commit my spirit; Thou hast ransomed me, O Lord, God of truth. (Psalms
31:5) |
committed His
Spirit to God |
And Jesus,
crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into Thy hands I commit
My spirit." And having said this, He breathed His last. (Luke 23:46)
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My loved ones
and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar
off. (Psalms 38:11) |
friends stood
afar off |
And all His
acquaintances and the women who accompanied Him from Galilee, were
standing at a distance, seeing these things. (Luke 23:49)
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He keeps all his
bones; not one of them is broken. (Psalms 34:20) |
no bones
broken |
The soldiers
therefore came, and broke the legs of the first man, and of the other
man who was crucified with Him; but coming to Jesus, when they saw
that He was already dead, they did not break His legs;... For these
things came to pass, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "Not a
bone of Him shall be broken." (John 19:32, 33, 36) |
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"And I will pour
out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the
Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom
they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an
only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter
weeping over a first-born. (Zechariah 12:10) |
His side
pierced |
but one of the
soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately there came out
blood and water. (John 19:34) |
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"And it will
come about in that day," declares the Lord God, "That I shall make the
sun go down at noon And make the earth dark in broad daylight. (Amos
8:9) |
Darkness over
the Land |
Now from the
sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. (Matthew
27:45) |
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His grave was
assigned with wicked men, yet He was with a rich man in His death,
because He had done no violence, nor was there any deceit in His
mouth. (Isaiah 53:9) |
buried with
the rich |
And when it was
evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who
himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. This man went to Pilate
and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given
over to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen
cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the
rock; and he rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and
went away. (Matthew 27:57-60) |
For Thou wilt
not abandon my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt Thou allow Thy Holy One to
undergo decay. (Psalms 16:10)
O LORD, Thou
hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I
should not go down to the pit. (Psalms 30:3)
But God will
redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; for He will receive me. Selah.
(Psalms 49:15)
I shall not die,
but live, And tell of the works of the LORD. (Psalms 118:17)
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to be
resurrected |
And he said to
them, "Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who
has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the
place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples and Peter, `He
is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He
said to you.'" (Mark 16:6-7) |
`For I will pour
out water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will
pour out My Spirit on your offspring, and My blessing on your
descendants;' (Isaiah 44:3)
"And it will
come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind;
And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream
dreams, Your young men will see visions. (Joel 2:28)
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sent the Holy
Spirit |
And when He had
said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy
Spirit." (John 20:22)
"but this is
what was spoken of through the prophet Joel: `And it shall be in the
last days,' God says, 'That I will pour forth of My Spirit upon all
mankind; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your
young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;'" (Acts
2:16-17) |
"Incline your
ear and come to Me. Listen, that you may live; And I will make an
everlasting covenant with you, According to the faithful mercies shown
to David. Behold, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a leader
and commander for the peoples. (Isaiah 55:3-4)
Behold, days are
coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the
house of Israel and with the house of Judah,...But this is the
covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,"
declares the LORD, "I will put My law within them, and on their heart
I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
(Jeremiah 31:31) |
Establishes a
new covenant |
for this is My
blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of
sins. (Matthew 26:28)
And in the same
way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup which is
poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood. (Luke 22:20)
But now He has
obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the
mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better
promises... For this is the covenant that I will make with the house
of Israel After those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into
their minds, And I will write them upon their hearts. And I will be
their God, And they shall be My people. (Hebrews 8:6-10)
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Thou hast
ascended on high, Thou hast led captive Thy captives; Thou hast
received gifts among men, even among the rebellious also, that the
LORD God may dwell there. (Psalms 68:18)
The LORD says to
my Lord: "Sit at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies a footstool
for Thy feet." (Psalms 110:1) |
His ascension
to God's right hand |
So then, when
the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and
sat down at the right hand of God. (Mark 16:19)
and that He was
buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the
Scriptures, (1 Corinthians 15:4)
Therefore it
says, "When He ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives,
And He gave gifts to men." (Ephesians 4:8) |
The people who
walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark
land, The light will shine on them. (Isaiah 9:2)
Then it will
come about in that day that the nations will resort to the root of
Jesse, Who will stand as a signal for the peoples; and His resting
place will be glorious. (Isaiah 11:10)
"I permitted
Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I permitted
Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, 'Here am I,
here am I,' To a nation which did not call on My name." (Isaiah
65:1) |
the Gentiles
will seek the Messiah
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For I do not
want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery, lest you be wise
in your own estimation, that a partial hardening has happened to
Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; (Romans
11:25)
"THE PEOPLE WHO
WERE SITTING IN DARKNESS SAW A GREAT LIGHT, AND TO THOSE WHO WERE
SITTING IN THE LAND AND SHADOW OF DEATH, UPON THEM A LIGHT DAWNED." (Matthew
4:16) |
How many scriptures can you give, that prove that Jesus
Christ is not the Messiah?
Scriptures that
thrill my heart.
Zechariah 12:10.
"And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of
Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on
Me whom they have pierced; they will mourn for Him as one mourns for
his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
11. "In that day
there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning at
Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
12. "And the land
shall mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of David by
itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan
by itself, and their wives by themselves;
13. "the family of
the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of
Shimei by itself, and their wives by themselves;
14. "all the
families that remain, every family by itself, and their wives by
themselves.
Zechariah 13:1 "In
that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.
Romans 11:1, 24-27
I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an
Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
24. For if you were
cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted
contrary to nature into a good olive tree, how much more will these, who
are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25. For I do not
desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you
should be wise in your own opinion, that hardening in part has happened to
Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
26. And so all
Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of
Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27. For this is My
covenant with them, when I take away their sins.''
So my friend, these
are the foundation scriptures of my faith in Jesus, as the promised Jewish
Messiah. It is He that I put my trust in, for eternal life.
John 11:25. Jesus
said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in
me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
The Basics
As I understand the
scriptures, the Jewish people as a whole have failed to see that the
coming of the Messiah would be in two stages.
Stage one of His
coming
He would come and be
rejected as a whole by his own nation, their rejection of Him would become
the hope of the Gentiles. God's plan of redemption was for all of mankind
and not just the Jew. To the Jews were committed the oracles of God.
Stage two of His
coming
Messiah will come
and set up His Royal reign from the throne of David, at which time Israel
will realize that Jesus Christ was and is the Messiah, at which point
there will be a national mourning take place throughout all of Israel, as
they repent and accept the King of Kings. Hallelujah!!
Notice the words of
a Jew named Paul, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Rom 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for
Israel is, that they might be saved.
Rom 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God,
but not according to knowledge.
Rom 10:3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and
going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted
themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Rom 10:4 For Christ [is]
the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
"Come soon Lord
Jesus"
May Jerusalem rest
in peace.
In Christ's Service
E.L. Davis
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