Matthew 25:34 - 40 has Jesus talking about how he was abused -- hungry, thirsty, naked. . . to which the people reply that this never happened to Jesus. Ergo he wasn't "afflicted." He is giving a parable -- and replies: "‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’" Sounds nice, although the very next statement speaks of people burning in hell. . . ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!" Matthew 25:41. Jesus seems to discard some people, calling them the least -- they are accursed into hell. No one is "least" and no one is disposable. In no less than 36 places the Torah tells us not to mistreat the stranger in our midst: Lend to the poor and destitute (Mitzvah 526) Sh'mot / Exodus 22:24 Not to press them for payment if you know they don't have it (Mitzvah 527) Sh'mot / Exodus 22:24 Return the collateral to the debtor when needed (Mitzvah 530) D'varim / Deuteronomy 24:13 Not to delay its return when needed (Mitzvah 531) D'varim / Deuteronomy 24:13 Not to lend with interest (Mitzvah 534) Vayikra / Leviticus 25:37 These are just a sampling from the T'nach. . . From Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) -- 1st century CE: The world stands on three things: Torah, the service of G-d, and deeds of kindness. Let your home be wide open, and let the poor be members of your household. Ben Zoma would say: Who is wise? One who learns from every man. As is stated (T'hillim / Psalm 119:99): "From all my teachers I have grown wise, for Your testimonials are my meditation." Thus proving that no man is "least" or "little." The point being that all of us are responsible for our fellow man -- and simply stating that one is afflicted (when one clearly is not) because you "feel" for your fellow man is not a messianic prophecy. What of Y'shayahu / Isaiah 63:8, 9 (why the comma and not a semicolon?). Go back one line for context: "The kind acts of the L-rd I will mention, the praises of the L-rd, according to all that the L-rd bestowed upon us, and much good to the house of Israel, which He bestowed upon them according to His mercies and according to His many kind acts. And He said, "They are but My people, children who will not deal falsely." And He became their Savior. In all their trouble, He did not trouble [them], and the angel of His presence saved them; with His love and with His pity He redeemed them, and He bore them, and He carried them all the days of old.: This is not about Jesus. Isaiah is speaking of G-d and the Jewish people. Isaiah praises G-d for His kind acts. The prophet reminds the Jewish people of all the good that G-d has done for them. "the L-rd bestowed upon us, and much good to the house of Israel, which He bestowed upon them according to His mercies and according to His many kind acts." Y'shayahu / Isaiah 63:7. G-d will save the Jews from exile and worse -- an exile He commanded -- because we are His children. He will redeem us and carry us in the old days. Context, context, context. The missionary list maker who claims these 365 prophecies for Jesus in the T'nach ignores the context continually! It is clear that the prophet Isaiah is not making a prophecy about Jesus in these verses -- he is speaking of G-d and His relationship with His people, the Jews.
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