Another claimed prophecy on the list of 365 "prophecies Jesus fulfilled in Isaiah 53" that simply does not exist. At all. Read the passage: "We have all strayed like sheep each of us turning his own way and HaShem inflicted upon him (or, accepted his prayers for) the iniquity of us all." Y'shayahu / Isaiah 53:6. The passage says nothing about anyone being a "sin-bearer", let alone a sin-bearer for all mankind. Y'shayahu / Isaiah 53:6.speaks of the עֲוֹ֥ן / avon (iniquity / impulsive wrongdoing) of "them all" (the gentile nations) being inflicted upon the suffering servant. The word used in Isaiah is not sin-- that would be חֵטְא / cheit (sin). The sentence itself says that the servant suffered due to the iniquity of others --- and yet if it had not been for the servant those who were abusive to the servant would have suffered far more than they did througout history. It is not that the servant "dies for your sins" -- vicarious atonement (e.g., Jesus dying for your sins) is forbidden time and again in the T'nach (bible). Read D'varim / Deuteronomy 24:16 "Fathers shall not be put to death because of sons, nor shall sons be put to death because of fathers; each man shall be put to death for his own transgression." and M'lachim / II Kgs 14:6 "But the sons of the assassins he did not execute, as it is written in the book of the Torah of Moses, which the Lord commanded saying: "Fathers shall not be put to death for sons, nor shall sons be put to death for fathers, but each man shall be put to death for his own sin." and Yirmiyahu / Jeremiah 31:29 [30 in Christian Bibles] "But each man shall die for his iniquity; whoever eats the unripe grapes- his teeth shall be set on edge." Along with these read Y'chezkel / Ezekiel 18 and T'hillim / Psalm Ps 49:7 -- all state clearly that we are responsible for our own sins, no one can die for your sins and human blood (sacrifice) is forbidden -- human blood corrupts the land. Y'shayahu / Isaiah 53 mentions חֵטְא / cheit / sin in verse 12, but not in verse 6 -- yet various Christian translations use that word here, perhaps because so many want to believe that Jesus was without sin, and yet a sin sacrifice and use this famous passage to support that belief. Here, in Y'shayahu / Isaiah 53:6 where iniquity (worse than sin) is mentioned They are being lied to, plain and simple. No one can bear the sins of another individual -- G-d makes that clear time and time and time again in the T'nach (bible). Galatians 1:4 may say that Jesus "died for your sins," but G-d and His bible disagree. Read Micah, chapter 6: With what shall I come before the L-rd, bow before the Most High G-d? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with yearling calves? Will the L-rd be pleased with thousands of rams, with myriad streams of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the L-rd demands of you; but to do justice, to love loving-kindness, and to walk discreetly with your G-d. The voice of the L-rd calls out to the city, and the wisdom of the Torah, the one who sees Your name; hearken to the staff and Who appointed it. Let's repeat -- G-d does NOT want human sacrifice. He does not want the firstborn to be sacrificed for the sins of anyone. G-d wants, no G-d DEMANDS, people who are good, just, kind and those who walk with Him knowing that He would never demand the murder of a human being to atone for the sins of anyone. The whole idea of Christianity's dying god "for their sins" is an insult to Him. Also read T'hillim / Psalm 106: They worshiped their idols, which became a snare for them. They slaughtered their sons and daughters to the demons. They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters whom they slaughtered to the idols of Canaan, and the land became polluted with the blood. And they became unclean through their deeds, and they went astray with their acts. And the L-rd's wrath was kindled against His people and He detested His inheritance. Read the passage again: "We have all strayed like sheep each of us turning his own way and HaShem inflicted upon him (or, accepted his prayers for) the iniquity of us all." Y'shayahu / Isaiah 53:6. Ask yourself: who is speaking? The speaker is saying that he (they) strayed like sheep. Who strayed like sheep? The gentile nations and their kings who did not have moral leaders to keep them "in line" (like a shepherd keeps his flock). We were told the nations: "exclaim about him (G-d's servant), and kings will shut their mouths (in amazement) for they will see that which had never been told to them, and will perceive things they had never heard." Y'shayahu / Isaiah 52:15. They have already admitted that they mistreated the servant because they thought the servant was subhuman: "He was despised and isolated from men, a man of pains and accustomed to illness. As one from whom we would hide our faces; he was despise and we had no regard for him." Y'shayahu / Isaiah 53:3. This fourth and final servant song begins at the end of Y'shayahu / Isaiah 52 with G-d (through Isaiah) speaking at the end of and saying that the nations will be shocked to discover that one they thought was disgusting, subhuman and deserving of all kinds of horrible treatment as a result is in fact the servant of G-d. Starting with Y'shayahu / Isaiah 53 the speaker becomes those gentile nations who are now shocked to discover that the servant they thought was so lowly is in fact G-d's beloved servant. The nations abused the servant -- wounding him and mistreating him, thinking that he deserved it (possibly because they blamed the servant for killing Jesus), and are now shocked to realize that while they abused the servant, killed him, stole his earthly good (homes, money, even paintings) and became wealthy from their evil deeds. The gentile nations will come to realize, as is stated in this verse, that they sinned by inflicting punishment upon Israel. Such oppression is often described as "Hashem's punishment" (see Y'shayahu / Isaiah 10:5 and Chavakuk / Habakkuk 1:12), Shocked with the realization of the servant's identity the gentile nations now acknowledge how punishments that should have happened to them were averted through Israel -- through the prayers of the Jewish nation or its deeds. What do I mean that the iniquities of the nations were averted through Israel (the Jewish people)? Cast your mind back to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in B'reshit / Genesis 18. G-d plans to destroy both cities and all the inhabitants due to their evil ways. Abraham bargains with G-d -- if 50 righteous men can be found will G-d spare the city? G-d agrees. What, says Abraham, if there are 40? G-d agrees. Abraham negotiates to 10 men. If there are 10 righteous men in Sodom and Gomorrah G-d will spare ALL of the inhabitants lives. So it is with the Jewish people, who -- as a righteous remnant (not all Jews through all time) have lived an observant life, following the mitzvot and being good people. It is through the goodness of the suffering servant that the world has survived -- even through all the evils that so many have done to them and to others. Many missionaries will insist that the Jewish people can't be Isaiah's suffering servant (even though Isaiah identifies the Jews as G-d's servant throughout the book). The mistake made is that missionaries look at every individual person who was born Jewish and if they find one that sinned they say "one rotten apple spoils the whole bunch." G-d disagrees. There is a difference between the observant, righteous remnant of Israel (religious Jews following the mitzvot) and people who have cut themselves off from G-d and Judaism by not following His ways. Likewise nowhere in the bible does G-d suggest that people can (or should) be perfect and never sin. We sin, but we repent -- and He forgives. Time and again the prophet Y'shayahu / Isaiah declares that Israel (the Jewish people) are G-d's servant. Y'shayahu / Isaiah 41:8 - 9. "But you, Israel My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, who loved Me, Whom I grasped from the ends of the earth, and from its nobles I called you, and I said to you, "You are My servant"; I chose you and I did not despise you." and Y'shayahu / Isaiah 44:1. "And now, hearken, Jacob (Jacob's name was changed to Israel and Jews are often called "Jacob" and "Israel") My servant, and Israel whom I have chosen. 2. So said HaShem your Maker, and He Who formed you from the womb shall aid you. Fear not, My servant Jacob, and Jeshurun (the Jews) whom I have chosen." and Y'shayahu / Isaiah 44:21 "Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are my servant, O Israel. I have made you, you are my servant; O Israel, I will not forget you." and Y'shayahu / Isaiah 45:4. "For the sake of My servant Jacob, and Israel My chosen one, and I called to you by your name; I surnamed you, yet you have not known Me." and Y'shayahu / Isaiah 49:3 - 7. "And He said to me (Isaiah), "You are My servant, Israel, about whom I will boast. . . This is what HaShem says- the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel- to him who was despised and abhorred by the nations, to the servant of rulers: "Kings will see you and rise up, princes will see and bow down, because of HaShem , who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you." Note one particular phrase in chapter 49 of Isaiah and contrast it with Isaiah 53: Y'shayahu / Isaiah 49:7 "to him (my servant Israel) who was despised and abhorred by the nations" Y'shayahu / Isaiah 53:3 "Despised and rejected by men." and from Jeremiah: Y'rmiyahu / Jeremiah 30:10 " 'So do not fear, O Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, O Israel,' declares HaShem." Here is a translation along with the Artscroll Stone Edition footnotes at the bottom of each response to aid in your understanding of the passage. Y'shayahu / Isaiah 52:13 Behold, My servant will succeed; he will be exalted and become high and exceedingly lofty. 14 Just as multitudes were astonished over you (saying) "His appearance is too marred to be a man's, and his visage to be human, 15 so will the many nations exclaim about him, and kings will shut their mouths (in amazement) for they will see that which had never been told to them, and will perceive things they had never heard. 53:1 Who would believe what we have heard! For whom has the arm of HaShem been revealed? 2 In the past he grew like a sapling or like the root from dry ground; he had neither form nor beauty. We saw him, but without a desirable appearance. 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of pains and accustomed to being sick. As one from whom we would hide our faces; he was despised and we had no regard for him. 4 But in truth it was our ills and he carried our pains -- but we had regarded him diseased, stricken by G-d and afflicted! 5 He was wounded as a result (because of) our rebellious transgressions, and oppressed as a result our iniquities. The chastisement upon him was for our benefit, and through his wounds we were healed. 6 We have all strayed like sheep each of us turning his own way and HaShem inflicted upon him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was persecuted and afflicted but did not open his mouth; like a sheep being led to the slaughter or a ewe that is silent before her shearers, he did not open his mouth. 8 he was removed far away from the land where they lived and a plague came upon them (לָֽמוֹ / lamo) through the transgression of my people (the gentile nations). He submitted to the grave with the wicked and joined with the wealthy in his executions (בְּמֹתָ֑יו / b'motav) 9 He submitted himself to his grave like evil men; and the wealthy (submitted) to his executions for committing no crime and with no deceit in his mouth. 10 HaShem desired to oppress him and He afflicted him; if his physical being would acknowledge guilt he would see offspring and live long days and the desire or HaShem would succeed in his hand. 11. He (he servant) would see (the purpose) and be satisfied with his life's (not immortal soul) distress. With his knowledge My servant will cause the multitudes to be righteous; it is their וַעֲוֹנתָם / iniquities (for impulsive, lustful wrongdoings) that he will carry. 12. Therefore, I will assign him a portion in public and he will divide the mighty as spoils -- in return for having poured out his life for death and being counted among the wicked, for he bore the sin of the many, and prayed for the wicked. Footnotes from Artscroll Stone Edition: Isaiah 52:13 i.e. G-d's servant the people of Israel (Rashi) 52:15 Just as Israel had once been astonishingly degraded, so it will astonish the nations by its exaltedness when the time of redemption arrives. 53:1-3 this is the prophecy foretelling what the nations and their kings will exclaim when they witness Israel's rejuvenation. The nations will contrast their former scornful attitude toward the Jews (vv. 1-3) with their new realization of Israel's grandeur (vv 4-7). 53:5 we brought suffering upon Israel for our own selfish purposes; it was not, as we had claimed, that G-d was punishing Israel for its own evil behavior. 53:6 We sinned by inflicting punishment upon Israel. Such oppression is often described as "Hashem's punishment" (see 10:5, Habakkuk 1:12), for He decreed that it should happen (Abarbanel). 53:8 When Israel's exile is finally ended the nations will marvel that such a generation could have survived the expulsion from "the land of the living, i.e. Israel, that the nations had sinfully inflicted upon it. 53:9 Ordinary Jews chose to die like common criminals, rather than renounce their faith; and wealthy Jews were killed for no reason other than to enable their wicked conquerors to confiscate their riches (Radak). 53:10 That is, Israel. G-d replies to the nations that Israel's suffering was a punishment for its own sins; and when the people realize this and repent, they will be redeemed and rewarded. 53:11 Israel will teach the nations of G-d's righteousness.
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Frank morris
7/29/2017 05:41:04 pm
Again, you showed more facts to show that are messiah did not come, and show to be care full of wolves in sheep's clothing.
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