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NASB | Isaiah 9:6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 9:6 For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Is 25:1; 40:9-11; Matt 28:18; Luke 2:11] |
Bible Question: In recent reseach regarding the reasons that today's Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah, I found a statement that really confused me. According to the Temple Foundation website, Jews believe that Messiah is still to come and that he will be 100 percent man not God/Man. They find the idea of God taking on human flesh repugnant. They also state that no where in the OT does it say that Messiah will be God. Is this true? I have read and re-read many messianic prophecies (Psalms, Isaiah, etc.) What am I missing? I know there is a verse or verses that support that Messiah will be God but I am not finding them. I know that Christ was the only one to totally fulfill all the Messianic prophecies- and the only one who could. What is our response (as Christians) to the idea that Messiah will be 100 percent man? Any help would be appreciated! |
Bible Answer: I would just like to add a little something here myself. I recently had a conversation with a Jewish Rabbi. My question was exactly yours. "Why do Jews reject Jesus?" Some of the answer was, to say it frankly, repugnant, but I would like to share some things I learned from my conversation. I am sure you would find it interesting. I brought up the passage in Isaiah 53, in it, it describes someone who will suffer so terribly for the sins of his people, and not because of himself. I asked, "who is Isaiah 53 talking about?" the answer was that the person suffering here, is not "one" person, but instead, represents the entire Jewish race. I really had a problem with that. That doesn't make sense! How could the Jewish people suffer for the sins of "my people", if they are the "my people"? How would it be that they suffered, but not because of themselves? A contradiction! That belief also is in error because it takes glory away from God, and instead, makes it look like the Jewish people will save themselves. I also brought up Psalm 22, you know, the part that said, "...they pierced my hands and feet". The response from the Rabbi was that we Christians changed the wording of the Bible and that the original Hebrew text reads, "...like a lion, they are at my hands and feet". Well, lets look at this, in the original Hebrew, the word that was used for "like a lion" could be translated as either "like a lion", "they pierced", or "they gouged". The two words are strikingly similar in appearance in the original Hebrew text. The only difference between the word translated “like a lion,” and the one rendered “they pierced” is in the length of the upright vowel stroke on the latter word. The two might easily be confused. Incidentally, when a lion, the animal is talked about elsewhere in Psalms, and in the Old Testament, a different word is used, so if he was describing a lion in Psalm 22, he would have used that same word that he used in other passages. So, why would the author suddenly use a different word when he reached Psalm 22? He did so, because he was in fact describing a "piercing", rather than an animal. Also, in the Hebrew text, "they are at" is mysteriously missing, that is because they added those words to make sense of their translation. So, if you mistook the word, and you were honest, you would read, "...like a lion my hands and my feet", does that make sense? Or, if you took notice that the word lion was spelled differently than other instances of the word "lion", and you really knew your Hebrew, the translation would be "...they pierced my hands and my feet." These are only the two things I brought up to the Rabbi. But another thing to consider is that one of the main reasons Jews so ardently rejectd Jesus when he came is due to the fact that the majority of them misinterpreted scripture. Specifically, that of the book of Daniel. Daniel talks about one who will put an end to animal sacrifices, and create a new covenant. They interpret this to be an individual who is evil. They failed to recognize that Daniel was prophecying about the coming Messiah, who in fact, did put an end to Animal sacrifices. They also mostly believe that the Messiah will come with a sword, and destroy their enemies. So, when Jesus came, meek, and humble, they laughed at him. But as we Christians know it, Jesus did in fact come with a sword, just as he said he would. Anyway, there are numerous other reasons, but I hope this info helps. John- |
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