Prophecies of Yeshua as manifestation of Messiah

• God is One, beyond beginning or end, Source of all

• Word of God flows from spiritual to material realm - Voice of Creator speaks to universe of space and time

• Arm of God reaches out to embrace creation - Spirit of Messiah shows us the Way, the Truth, the Life

• this redeeming Right Hand touches our world whenever HaShem appears or speaks through Word/Voice/Spirit/Messiah

Let's explore some prophecies that relate to embodiment of the Word of God, the Spirit of Messiah, in Yeshua. Scripture contains many layers of meaning, so please be open to concurrent levels of understanding:

• פשט - Peshat - simple, literal

• רמז - Remez - hint, allusion, suggestion, type

• דרש - Drash - inquiry, insight, connection, application

• סוד - Sod - secret, mystical

These four aspects of Torah form the acronym:

פרדס

PARDeS

orchard, garden

בראשית א:א

Genesis 1:1

בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת...

"In beginning God created Alef-Tav..."

• Alef-Tav is the first-last letter of the Hebrew language (like A-Z in English or Alpha-Omega in Greeek)

• this is the Word through which God spoke all into existence

• this is the Word that was incarnated in Yeshua

• please see blog "את" for more on this

בראשית א:ב

Genesis 1:2

וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ

וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל-פְּנֵי תְהוֹם

וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל-פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם

"And the earth was tohu vavohu,

and darkness upon the face of the deep;

and the Spirit of God hovering upon the face of the waters."

• Jewish sages comment that the gematria (numeric value) of:

"וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל-פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם"

"and the Spirit of God hovering upon the face of the waters"

220+77+728+100+140+95=1,360

1+3+6+0=10

1+0=1

• is equal to:

"זוהי רוחו של המלך המשיח"

"this is the Spirit of the King the Messiah"

28+220+330+95+354=1,027

1+0+2+7=10

1+0=1

בראשית א:כו

Genesis 1:26

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים

נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ

כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ

"And God said,

'Let us make man in our image,

as our likeness'"

• Us = God+angels, God+heavens&earth, God+Spirit/Word???

בראשית ב:ז

Genesis 2:7

וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם

עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה

וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים

וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה

"And HaShem God formed the man

dirt from the land,

and blew into his nostrils the breath of life,

and man became a living soul."

• body from earth, Life from God

• Adam - formed by union of matter (dirt from land) with spirit (נשמה breath of life)

• Yeshua - formed by union of matter (seed of woman) with spirit (רוח הקודש the Holy Spirit)

בראשית ג:טו

Genesis 3:15

וְאֵיבָה אָשִׁית בֵּינְךָ וּבֵין הָאִשָּׁה

וּבֵין זַרְעֲךָ וּבֵין זַרְעָהּ 

הוּא יְשׁוּפְךָ רֹאשׁ

וְאַתָּה תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ עָקֵב

"And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he will crush your head, and you will bruise his heel.”

• her seed זרעה - seed of a woman

• Messiah to be injured by serpent and will ultimately overcome this adversary who promotes evil and death

בראשית יא:ז

Genesis 11:7

הָבָה נֵרְדָה

וְנָבְלָה שָׁם שְׂפָתָם

אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ אִישׁ שְׂפַת רֵעֵהוּ

"Come, let Us go down

and there confuse their language,

so that they will not understand one another's speech."

• Us = God+angels, God+Spirit/Word??

• Please compare the reverse of this rift in communication to when the Holy Spirit integrates language in Acts 2:6:

וְכַאֲשֶׁר הָיָה הַקּוֹל הַהוּא

הִתְאַסֵּף כָּל הָעָם

וְנָבוֹךְ

כִּי אִישׁ אִישׁ מֵהֶם שָׁמַע אוֹתָם

מְדַבְּרִים בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹתֵיהֶם

"And when that sound occurred,

all the people gathered

and were perplexed,

because every one of them heard them

speaking in their own tongues."

בראשית יב:ג

Genesis 12:3

וַאֲבָרְכָה מְבָרְכֶיךָ

וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ אָאֹר

וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה

"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 will be blessed.”

• God promises to bless all nations through Avram

• Yeshua fulfills this promise

בראשית כב

Genesis 22

• Akeda (Binding of Yitschak)

• Yitzchak trusts and submits to will of his father, carries his own wood up the hill, is spared from sacrifice by substitutionary death of ram, not seen again until meets his bride in Genesis 24

• Olah (burnt offering, entirely ascending) - about faith, drawing near, God's provision

• The three matzot at Passover Seder can represent Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov. The middle matzah is broken in two. The larger half (afikomen) is hidden, discovered by children, then enjoyed for dessert. Yeshua was buried, is risen, and will reappear as Messiah awaited by Jews and Christians who are together in the Word of God.

בראשית לב:כה

Genesis 32:25

וַיִּוָּתֵ֥ר יַעֲקֹ֖ב לְבַדּ֑וֹ

וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק אִישׁ֙ עִמּ֔וֹ

עַ֖ד עֲל֥וֹת הַשָּֽׁחַר

"And Jacob was left alone;

and a man wrestled with him

until the break of dawn."

• a man as representative of God

• Yeshua lived life on earth as a man representing God

בראשית מח

Genesis 48

• Yosef rejected, thought to be dead, then saves

• Yosef not initially recognized by his brothers when dressed in foreign attire and speaking a different language

• Yosef received with joy by his family when they finally recognize him

בראשית נ:כ

Genesis 50:20

וְאַתֶּ֕ם חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָלַ֖י רָעָ֑ה

אֱלֹהִים֙ חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ לְטֹבָ֔ה

לְמַ֗עַן עֲשֹׂ֛ה כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה

לְהַחֲיֹ֥ת עַם־רָֽב

"But as for you, you thought evil against me,

but God thought it for good,

in order to do as it is today,

to give life to many people."

• brothers selling Yosef seemed bad, but God worked it for good

שמות יב

Exodus 12

• Pesach lamb for a family for a night

• Yeshua Lamb for entire world for all time

• deliverance from slavery and death

• passage through blood to life in family of God

ויקרא י:טז-יז

Leviticus 10:16-17

וְאֵ֣ת שְׂעִ֣יר הַֽחַטָּ֗את

דָּרֹ֥שׁ דָּרַ֛שׁ מֹשֶׁ֖ה

וְהִנֵּ֣ה שֹׂרָ֑ף

וַ֠יִּקְצֹף עַל־אֶלְעָזָ֤ר וְעַל־אִֽיתָמָר֙

בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ם

לֵאמֹֽר׃

מַדּ֗וּעַ לֹֽא־אֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־הַֽחַטָּאת֙ בִּמְק֣וֹם הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ

כִּ֛י קֹ֥דֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים הִ֑וא

וְאֹתָ֣הּ נָתַ֣ן לָכֶ֗ם

לָשֵׂאת֙ אֶת־עֲוֺ֣ן הָעֵדָ֔ה

לְכַפֵּ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

"And then about the goat of sin offering,

Moses inquired diligently,

and behold it had already been burned!

And he was angry with Elazar and Itamar,

Aaron’s remaining sons,

saying,

'Why did you not eat the sin offering in the holy place?

For it is most holy,

and He has given it to you

to bear the guilt of the congregation

and to make atonement for them before HaShem.'"

• between דָּרֹ֥שׁ דָּרַ֛שׁ is midpoint of the Torah in word count

• inquiring deeply into the goat (or lamb) of God that bears our sin is central to our relationship with Scripture

• we are called to consume the offering which God provides to bear our guilt and make atonement; partaking of the Word fills us with the Holy Spirit

במדבר כד:יז

Numbers 24:17

אֶרְאֶנּוּ וְלֹא עַתָּה

אֲשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְלֹא קָרוֹב

דָּרַךְ כּוֹכָב מִיַּעֲקֹב

וְקָם שֵׁבֶט מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל

“I see him, but not now; 

I behold him, but not near;

A star will come forth from Jacob, 

A scepter will rise from Israel"

דברים יח:טו

Deuteronomy 18:15

נָבִיא מִקִּרְבְּךָ

מֵאַחֶיךָ

כָּמֹנִי

יָקִים לְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ 

אֵלָיו תִּשְׁמָעוּן

“A prophet from among you,

from your brothers,

like me,

HaShem your God will raise up for you;

to him you will listen."

• in this verse Moses speaks to the people of Israel

• both Moses and Yeshua communicated directly with God

• both Moses and Yeshua served roles of prophet, priest, leader, teacher

• Word of God spoke through Moshe and lived among us as Yeshua

דברים כט:ג

Deuteronomy 29:3

וְלֹֽא־נָתַן֩ יְהוָ֨ה לָכֶ֥ם

לֵב֙ לָדַ֔עַת

וְעֵינַ֥יִם לִרְא֖וֹת

וְאָזְנַ֣יִם לִשְׁמֹ֑עַ

עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה

"Yet Hashem has not given

you a heart to understand

or eyes to see

or ears to hear;

unto this day."

• Moshe (like Yeshua) exhorts the Israelites to truly see and hear the wonders and Word of God

שמואל ב ז:טז

2 Samuel 7:17

וְנֶאְמַ֨ן בֵּיתְךָ֧ וּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛

עַד־עוֹלָ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ

כִּֽסְאֲךָ֔ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֖וֹן עַד־עוֹלָֽם

"And your house and your kingdom will be faithful

forever before you;

your throne will be established forever."

• Words from God to prophet Natan for King David

• Yeshua's eternal kingship begins in souls of followers of Word of God

מלכים א יח:כא

1 Kings 18:21

וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֗ם וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙

עַד־מָתַ֞י אַתֶּ֣ם פֹּסְחִים֮ עַל־שְׁתֵּ֣י הַסְּעִפִּים֒

אִם־יְהוָ֤ה הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֔יו

וְאִם־הַבַּ֖עַל לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו

וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָֽר

"Elijah approached all the people and said,

'How long will you keep passing between the two opinions?

If HaShem is God, follow Him,

and if Baal, follow him!'

And the people did not answer him a word."

• Elijah's offering accepted - consumed

• sacrifices from 850 false prophets rejected

• Yeshua accepted - raised

• Elijah asks the people to choose between the majority and the truth

ישעיה א:יח

Isaiah 1:1

לְכוּ־נָ֛א

וְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖ה

יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה

אִם־יִֽהְי֨וּ חֲטָאֵיכֶ֤ם כַּשָּׁנִים֙

כַּשֶּׁ֣לֶג יַלְבִּ֔ינוּ

אִם־יַאְדִּ֥ימוּ כַתּוֹלָ֖ע

כַּצֶּ֥מֶר יִהְיֽוּ

"'Go please,

let us realize,'

says HaShem.

'If your sins will be like crimson,

they will become white as snow;

if they become red as scarlet,

they will be like wool.'"

• we are cleansed by and for contact with the Divine

ישעיה ו:ז-ט

Isaiah 6:7-10

וַיַּגַּע עַל-פִּי וַיֹּאמֶר

הִנֵּה נָגַע זֶה עַל-שְׂפָתֶיךָ

וְסָר עֲו‍ֹנֶךָ

וְחַטָּאתְךָ תְּכֻפָּר

וָאֶשְׁמַע אֶת-קוֹל אֲדֹנָי אֹמֵר

אֶת-מִי אֶשְׁלַח

וּמִי יֵלֶךְ-לָנוּ

וָאֹמַר

הִנְנִי שְׁלָחֵנִי

וַיֹּאמֶר

לֵךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ לָעָם הַזֶּה

שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ וְאַל-תָּבִינוּ

וּרְאוּ רָאוֹ וְאַל-תֵּדָעוּ

הַשְׁמֵן לֵב-הָעָם הַזֶּה

וְאָזְנָיו הַכְבֵּד

וְעֵינָיו הָשַׁע 

פֶּן-יִרְאֶה בְעֵינָיו

וּבְאָזְנָיו יִשְׁמָע

וּלְבָבוֹ יָבִין

וָשָׁב

וְרָפָא לוֹ

"He touched my mouth and said,

'Behold, this has touched your lips,

and your iniquity will be removed

and your sin atoned for.'

And I heard the voice of the Lord saying,

'Whom will I send,

and who will go for us?

Then I said,

'Here I am! Send me.'

And he said,

'Go and tell this people:

Hear hearing, but do not understand,

and see seeing, but do not know.

make the heart of this people fat,

and make their ears heavy,

and shut their eyes,

lest they see with their eyes,

and hear with their ears,

and understand with their heart

and return,

and be healed'"

• seraph touches Isaiah's lips with a coal from God's altar which cleanses his sin

• Voice of God speaks for "Us" (Us = God+Spirit/Word/Voice?) about the people not understanding

• Yeshua refers to Isaiah 6:9-10 in all 4 gospels (Matthew 13:14, Mark 4:12, Luke 8:10, John 12:40) as prophecy fulfilled by Jewish leaders hearing but not understanding him, seeing but not knowing him

ישעיה ז:יד

Isaiah 7:14

לָכֵן יִתֵּן אֲדֹנָי הוּא לָכֶם אוֹת

הִנֵּה הָעַלְמָה הָרָה

וְיֹלֶדֶת בֵּן

וְקָרָאת שְׁמוֹ עִמָּנוּ אֵל

"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign:

Behold, the maiden is pregnant

and is giving birth to a son,

and you will call his name God with us.

• Almah עלמה is pregnant - same root as Olam עולם - world, eternity

• the word Harah הרה pregnant is closely related to the word Torah תורה

• God with us Immanu El עמנו אל

• nearly identical language is used in birth prophecies of forefathers of the three major monotheistic religions (please see Concept #3 in Oven of Achnai blog for more on this)

ישעיה ט:א

Isaiah 9:1

הָעָם֙ הַהֹלְכִ֣ים בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ רָא֖וּ א֣וֹר גָּד֑וֹל

יֹשְׁבֵי֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ צַלְמָ֔וֶת א֖וֹר נָגַ֥הּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

"The people walking in darkness have seen great light;

on those who dwell in land of shadow of death light has shined."

ישעיה ט:ה

Isaiah 9:5

כִּי-יֶלֶד יֻלַּד-לָנוּ

בֵּן נִתַּן-לָנוּ

וַתְּהִי הַמִּשְׂרָה עַל-שִׁכְמוֹ

וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ

פֶּלֶא יוֹעֵץ

אֵל גִּבּוֹר

אֲבִי-עַד

שַׂר-שָׁלוֹם

"For a child has been born to us,

son has been given to us,

and the government has been upon his shoulder;

and his name has been called

wonderful counsellor

mighty God

everlasting Father

prince of peace."

ישעיה יא:א-ב

Isaiah 11:1-2

וְנָחָה עָלָיו רוּחַ יְהוָה

רוּחַ חָכְמָה וּבִינָה

רוּחַ עֵצָה וּגְבוּרָה

רוּחַ דַּעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהוָה

"The Spirit of HaShem will rest on Him, Spirit of wisdom and understanding, Spirit of counsel and strength, Spirit of knowledge and the fear of HaShem. "

ישעיה יב:ג

Isaiah 12:3

וּשְׁאַבְתֶּם־מַ֖יִם בְּשָׂשׂ֑וֹן

מִמַּעַיְנֵ֖י הַיְשׁוּעָֽה

"and you will draw water with joy;

from the wellsprings of salvation"

• Messiah our living water flowing from Source of salvation

ישעיה כט:יג-יד

Isaiah 29:13-14

וַיֹּאמֶר אֲדֹנָי

יַעַן כִּי נִגַּשׁ הָעָם הַזֶּה

בְּפִיו וּבִשְׂפָתָיו כִּבְּדוּנִי

וְלִבּוֹ רִחַק מִמֶּנִּי

וַתְּהִי יִרְאָתָם אֹתִי מִצְוַת אֲנָשִׁים מְלֻמָּדָה

לָכֵן הִנְנִי יוֹסִף לְהַפְלִיא אֶת-הָעָם-הַזֶּה

הַפְלֵא וָפֶלֶא

וְאָבְדָה חָכְמַת חֲכָמָיו

וּבִינַת נְבֹנָיו תִּסְתַּתָּר

And the Lord said,

“Because this people draw near me,

and with their mouth and with their lips honor me,

but their heart is far from me,

and their reverence of me is a taught commandment of men;     

Therefore behold I will proceed to amaze this people,

wonder of wonders;

and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,

and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden.”

• sounds a lot like what Yeshua said to the Jewish leaders

• obviously neither Isaiah nor Yeshua are anti-Semitic

ישעיה מ:ג

Isaiah 40:3

ק֣וֹל קוֹרֵ֔א בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר

פַּנּ֖וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה

יַשְּׁרוּ֙ בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה מְסִלָּ֖ה לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ

"A voice calls out in the desert:

'Prepare the way of HaShem,

Make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God!"

• All four gospels quote this passage to identify Yochanan the Immerser (John the Baptist)

ישעיה מב:א

Isaiah 42:1

הֵן עַבְדִּי אֶתְמָךְ-בּוֹ

בְּחִירִי רָצְתָה נַפְשִׁי

נָתַתִּי רוּחִי עָלָיו

מִשְׁפָּט לַגּוֹיִם יוֹצִיא

"Behold my servant whom I uphold,

my chosen in whom my soul delights;

I have put my Spirit on him,

he will bring forth judgment to the nations."

• Messiah is servant bringing knowledge of God to the world

ישעיה מד:ו

Isaiah 44:6

כֹּה-אָמַר יְהוָה מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל

וְגֹאֲלוֹ יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת 

אֲנִי רִאשׁוֹן וַאֲנִי אַחֲרוֹן

וּמִבַּלְעָדַי אֵין אֱלֹהִים

"Thus says HaShem, the King of Israel

and his (Israel's) Redeemer, HaShem of hosts:

'I am the first and I am the last,

And beside me there is no God'"

• God speaks as King and Redeemer

ישעיה מד:כב

Isaiah 44:22

מָחִ֤יתִי כָעָב֙ פְּשָׁעֶ֔יךָ

וְכֶעָנָ֖ן חַטֹּאותֶ֑יךָ

שׁוּבָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י

כִּ֥י גְאַלְתִּֽיךָ

"I have wiped away like a thick cloud your sins,

and like a fog your transgressions;

return to Me,

for I have redeemed you."

• the good news of Yeshua

• fulfillment of blood sacrifice required for purity by Torah

• personal invitation to enter presence of God

ישעיה מח:טז

Isaiah 48:16

קִרְבוּ אֵלַי

שִׁמְעוּ-זֹאת

לֹא מֵרֹאשׁ בַּסֵּתֶר דִּבַּרְתִּי

מֵעֵת הֱיוֹתָהּ שָׁם אָנִי

וְעַתָּה אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה שְׁלָחַנִי וְרוּחוֹ

"Come near to me,

hear this;

I have not spoken in secret from the beginning;

from the time that it was, there am I;

and now the Lord HaShem has sent me and His Spirit."

• someone who has existed from the beginning is sent by God with the Holy Spirit

ישעיה מט:ה-ו

Isaiah 49:5-6

וְעַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה

יֹצְרִ֤י מִבֶּ֙טֶן֙ לְעֶ֣בֶד ל֔וֹ

לְשׁוֹבֵ֤ב יַֽעֲקֹב֙ אֵלָ֔יו

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לא [ל֣וֹ] יֵאָסֵ֑ף

וְאֶכָּבֵד֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה

וֵאלֹהַ֖י הָיָ֥ה עֻזִּֽי

"And now has said HaShem

He who formed me from the womb to be His servant

to return Jacob to Himself,

and Israel will be gathered to Him;

and I have been honored in the sight of HaShem,

My God has been my strength.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר

נָקֵ֨ל מִֽהְיוֹתְךָ֥ לִי֙ עֶ֔בֶד

לְהָקִים֙ אֶת־שִׁבְטֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב

ונצירי [וּנְצוּרֵ֥י] יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהָשִׁ֑יב

וּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙ לְא֣וֹר גּוֹיִ֔ם

לִֽהְי֥וֹת יְשׁוּעָתִ֖י עַד־קְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ

"And He said:

'It is too little that you should be My servant

to raise up the tribes of Jacob

and to return the besieged of Israel;

I will also make you a light of nations,

that My salvation may reach the ends of the earth.'"

• God forms His servant from womb to return Israel to Him and to be light to the nations

ישעיה נב:ז

Isaiah 52:7

מַה-נָּאווּ עַל-הֶהָרִים רַגְלֵי מְבַשֵּׂר

מַשְׁמִיעַ שָׁלוֹם

מְבַשֵּׂר טוֹב

מַשְׁמִיעַ יְשׁוּעָה

אֹמֵר לְצִיּוֹן

מָלַךְ אֱלֹהָיִךְ

"How beautiful upon the mountains are feet of a herald,

announcing peace;

heralding good news,

announcing salvation;

saying to Zion, '

Your God has reigned!'"

• Yeshua's message of personal peace and salvation from spiritual death is very good news!

ישעיה נג

Isaiah 53

• the arm of HaShem

• root from dry ground

• righteous servant suffering from our sin

• like lamb to slaughter Isaiah 53:7:

נִגַּשׂ וְהוּא נַעֲנֶה

וְלֹא יִפְתַּח-פִּיו

כַּשֶּׂה לַטֶּבַח יוּבָל

וּכְרָחֵל לִפְנֵי גֹזְזֶיהָ נֶאֱלָמָה

וְלֹא יִפְתַּח פִּיו

"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."

• God ordained Yeshua’s oppression and bearing guilt

• his soul נַפְשׁ֔וֹ will see seed זֶרַע - not necessarily his own biological seed which would be זַרְעוֹ - please note that זֶרַע seed is used figuratively also in Isaiah 57:4 זֶרַע שָׁקֶר seed of deception

• Yeshua is resurrected and eternally alive so his days are prolonged

• the will of God succeeds in his hand Isaiah 53:10:

וַיהוָ֞ה חָפֵ֤ץ דַּכְּאוֹ֙

הֶֽחֱלִ֔י אִם־תָּשִׂ֤ים אָשָׁם֙ נַפְשׁ֔וֹ

יִרְאֶ֥ה זֶ֖רַע

יַאֲרִ֣יךְ יָמִ֑ים

וְחֵ֥פֶץ יְהוָ֖ה בְּיָד֥וֹ יִצְלָֽח

"And HaShem desired his oppression,

made him ill if his soul will place guilt,

he will see seed,

he will prolong days,

and the desire of HaShem will succeed in his hand."

ישעיה נד:ה

Isaiah 54:5

כִּי בֹעֲלַיִךְ עֹשַׂיִךְ

יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ

וְגֹאֲלֵךְ קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל

אֱלֹהֵי כָל-הָאָרֶץ יִקָּרֵא

"For your husbands are your makers,

HaShem of hosts is his name;

and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,

He will be called the God of all the earth."

• divine nature of Messiah/Redeemer

ישעיה נו:ז-ח

Isaiah 56:7-8

 כִּי בֵיתִי בֵּית-תְּפִלָּה יִקָּרֵא

לְכָל-הָעַמִּים

נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה מְקַבֵּץ נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל

עוֹד אֲקַבֵּץ עָלָיו

לְנִקְבָּצָיו

"'... for My house will be called a house of prayer

for all peoples.'

declares the Lord HaShem who gathers the dispersed of Israel,

'Yet others I will gather to it,

to those who are already gathered.'"

• Yeshua came first to the Jews then to the Gentiles

ישעיה סא:א

Isaiah 61:1

רוּחַ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה עָלָי

יַעַן מָשַׁח יְהוָה אֹתִי

לְבַשֵּׂר עֲנָוִים

שְׁלָחַנִי לַחֲבֹשׁ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי-לֵב

לִקְרֹא לִשְׁבוּיִם דְּרוֹר

וְלַאֲסוּרִים פְּקַח-קוֹחַ

"The Spirit of the Lord HaShem is upon me;  because HaShem has anointed me to announce good news to the humble; He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim freedom to captives and opening of eyes to those who are bound"

• Yeshua opens eyes to more fully understand the healing, freeing Word of God

ישעיה סא:י

Isaiah 61:10

שׂוֹשׂ אָשִׂישׂ בַּיהוָה

תָּגֵל נַפְשִׁי בֵּאלֹהַי

כִּי הִלְבִּישַׁנִי בִּגְדֵי-יֶשַׁע

מְעִיל צְדָקָה יְעָטָנִי 

כֶּחָתָן יְכַהֵן פְּאֵר

וְכַכַּלָּה תַּעְדֶּה כֵלֶיהָ

"I will greatly rejoice in HaShem,

my soul will be joyful in my God;

for He has clothed me with garments of salvation,

he has covered me with a robe of righteousness,

as a bridegroom decks himself with splendor,

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels."

ירמיה ב:יג

Jeremiah 2:13

כִּֽי־שְׁתַּ֥יִם רָע֖וֹת עָשָׂ֣ה עַמִּ֑י

אֹתִ֨י עָזְב֜וּ

מְק֣וֹר מַ֣יִם חַיִּ֗ים

לַחְצֹ֤ב לָהֶם֙ בֹּאר֔וֹת

בֹּארֹת֙ נִשְׁבָּרִ֔ים

אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָכִ֖לוּ הַמָּֽיִם

"For My people have done a twofold wrong;

they have left Me,

the Source of living waters,

to dig for themselves wells,

broken wells,

that will not hold the water."

• Yeshua is the well from God that holds living water

ירמיה ו:י

Jeremiah 6:10

עַל־מִ֨י אֲדַבְּרָ֤ה

וְאָעִ֙ידָה֙ וְיִשְׁמָ֔עוּ

הִנֵּה֙ עֲרֵלָ֣ה אָזְנָ֔ם

וְלֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּ לְהַקְשִׁ֑יב

הִנֵּ֣ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה הָיָ֥ה לָהֶ֛ם לְחֶרְפָּ֖ה

לֹ֥א יַחְפְּצוּ־בֽוֹ

"To whom will I speak,

and testify that they will hear?

Behold their ear is blocked

and they will not be able to listen;

behold the Word of HaShem has become for them an insult,

they will not desire it."

• their ear uncircumcised/inattentive/blocked עֲרֵלָ֣ה אָזְנָ֔ם – cannot listen

• Word an object of scorn for them

• did not desire/rejected Word made flesh in Yeshua

ירמיה ט:כה-כו

Jeremiah 9:25-26

הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה

וּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔י עַל־כָּל־מ֖וּל בְּעָרְלָֽה...

• days coming – HaShem will appoint all who are circumcised

• Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab – uncircumcised

• all house of Israel – uncircumcised of heart

• Israel as if uncircumcised - blocked from recognizing Yeshua as manifestation of Messiah

ירמיה לא:ל-לב

Jeremiah 31:30-32

הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים

נְאֻם-יְהוָה

וְכָרַתִּי אֶת-בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל

וְאֶת-בֵּית יְהוּדָה

בְּרִית חֲדָשָׁה

לֹא כַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר כָּרַתִּי אֶת-אֲבוֹתָם

בְּיוֹם הֶחֱזִיקִי בְיָדָם

לְהוֹצִיאָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם

אֲשֶׁר-הֵמָּה הֵפֵרוּ אֶת-בְּרִיתִי

וְאָנֹכִי בָּעַלְתִּי בָם

נְאֻם-יְהוָה

כִּי זֹאת הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר אֶכְרֹת אֶת-בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל

אַחֲרֵי הַיָּמִים הָהֵם

נְאֻם-יְהוָה

נָתַתִּי אֶת-תּוֹרָתִי בְּקִרְבָּם

וְעַל-לִבָּם אֶכְתְּבֶנָּה

וְהָיִיתִי לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִים

וְהֵמָּה יִהְיוּ-לִי לְעָם

"Behold, the days are coming,”

says HaShem,

“that I will make with the house of Israel,

and with the house of Judah,

a new covenant;

not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers

in the day that I took them by the hand

to bring them out of the land of Egypt;

My covenant which they broke,

although I was their husband,”

says HaShem.

“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel

after those days,”

declares HaShem,

“I will put my Torah in their inward parts,

and write it in their hearts;

and I will be their God,

and they will be My people."

ירמיה לג:ג

Jeremiah 33:3

קְרָא אֵלַי וְאֶעֱנֶךָּ

וְאַגִּידָה לְּךָ גְּדֹלוֹת וּבְצֻרוֹת

לֹא יְדַעְתָּם

"Call to Me and I will answer you,

and I will tell you great and mighty things,

which you have not known."

ירמיה לג:ו

Jeremiah 33:6

הִנְנִי מַעֲלֶה-לָּהּ אֲרֻכָה וּמַרְפֵּא

וּרְפָאתִים

וְגִלֵּיתִי לָהֶם עֲתֶרֶת שָׁלוֹם וֶאֱמֶת

"Behold, I am bringing to her restoration and cure,

and I will heal them,

and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth."

יחזקאל יא:יט-כ

Ezekiel 11:19-20

וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ לֵ֣ב אֶחָ֔ד

וְר֥וּחַ חֲדָשָׁ֖ה אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם

וַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜י לֵ֤ב הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ מִבְּשָׂרָ֔ם

וְנָתַתִּ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לֵ֥ב בָּשָֽׂר

לְמַ֙עַן֙ בְּחֻקֹּתַ֣י יֵלֵ֔כוּ

וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י יִשְׁמְר֖וּ וְעָשׂ֣וּ אֹתָ֑ם

וְהָיוּ־לִ֣י לְעָ֔ם

וַאֲנִ֕י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים

"And I will give them one heart

and I will put a new spirit inside you;

and I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh

and I will give them a heart of flesh,

that they will walk in My statutes

and keep My ordinances and do them;

and they will be My people

and I will be their God."

יחזקאל יז:ו

Ezekiel 17:6

וַיִּצְמַ֡ח

וַיְהִי֩ לְגֶ֨פֶן סֹרַ֜חַת שִׁפְלַ֣ת קוֹמָ֗ה

לִפְנ֤וֹת דָּֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו

וְשׇׁרָשָׁ֖יו תַּחְתָּ֣יו יִהְי֑וּ

וַתְּהִ֣י לְגֶ֔פֶן

וַתַּ֣עַשׂ בַּדִּ֔ים

וַתְּשַׁלַּ֖ח פֹּרֹֽאות

"And he sprouted,

and became a spreading vine of low stature,

to turn his tendrils to Him,

and his roots will be under him;

and it became a vine,

and produced boughs,

and released fruit."

• seed planted in fertile soil grows into spreading vine

• Yeshua is rooted Vine growing tendrils turning to God and yielding fruit

יחזקאל יז:כג

Ezekiel 17:23

בְּהַ֨ר מְר֤וֹם יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ

וְנָשָׂ֤א עָנָף֙

וְעָ֣שָׂה פֶ֔רִי

וְהָיָ֖ה לְאֶ֣רֶז אַדִּ֑יר

וְשָׁכְנ֣וּ תַחְתָּ֗יו כֹּ֚ל צִפּ֣וֹר כׇּל־כָּנָ֔ף

בְּצֵ֥ל דָּלִיּוֹתָ֖יו תִּשְׁכֹּֽנָּה

"On the mountain of the height of Israel I will plant him,

and he will bear branches

and produce fruit,

and become a great cedar;

and every bird of every feather will dwell under it,

in the shade of his tendrils they will dwell."

• Yeshua provides home for all on mountain of God

יחזקאל לו:כו

Ezekiel 36:26

וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ לֵ֣ב חָדָ֔שׁ

וְר֥וּחַ חֲדָשָׁ֖ה אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם

"And I will give you a new heart,

and a new spirit I will put inside you"

• Yeshua brings inner transformation through Word and Spirit

יחזקאל לו:כח-כט

Ezekiel 36:28-29

וִישַׁבְתֶּ֣ם בָּאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם

וִהְיִ֤יתֶם לִי֙ לְעָ֔ם

וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים

וְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִכֹּ֖ל טֻמְאֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם

וְקָרָ֤אתִי אֶל־הַדָּגָן֙

וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י אֹת֔וֹ

וְלֹא־אֶתֵּ֥ן עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם רָעָֽב

"And you will dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers;

and you will be My people

and I will be your God.

And I will save you from all your uncleanness;

and I will call the grain

and I will make it abundant,

and I will not bring famine upon you."

• God provides spiritual home & cleansing & nourishment through Yeshua

חושע יא:א

Hosea 11:1

כִּי נַעַר יִשְׂרָאֵל וָאֹהֲבֵהוּ

וּמִמִּצְרַיִם קָרָאתִי לִבְנִי

"When Israel was a child I loved him,

and from Egypt I called My son."

• Yeshua/Messiah/Word who calls God's children out of "Egypt" of sin and death is himself called from Egypt in Matthew 2:14-15:

וְיוֹסֵף קָם, לָקַח אֶת הַיֶּלֶד וְאֶת אִמּוֹ בַּלַּיְלָה וּבָרַח לְמִצְרַיִם;

וְהָיָה שָׁם עַד מוֹת הוֹרְדוֹס,

לְמַעַן יִתְמַלֵּא מַה שֶּׁנֶּאֱמַר מֵאֵת יְהוָֹה בַּנָּבִיא, לֵאמֹר:

מִמִּצְרַיִם קָרָאתִי לִבְנִי

"Yosef arose and took the boy and his mother in the night and fled to Egypt.

And he was there until the death of Herod,

in order to fulfill what was spoken from HaShem by the prophet saying

'from Egypt I called my son.'"

עמוס ט:יא

Amos 9:11

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא

אָקִ֛ים אֶת־סֻכַּ֥ת דָּוִ֖יד הַנֹּפֶ֑לֶת וְגָדַרְתִּ֣י אֶת־פִּרְצֵיהֶ֗ן וַהֲרִֽסֹתָיו֙ אָקִ֔ים

וּבְנִיתִ֖יהָ כִּימֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם

"In that day

I will establish again the fallen booth of David; I will establish their breaches and its ruins and I will build it as in the days of old."

• we are the rebuilt dwelling place of God

• when the Word enters, the Spirit fills us

מיכה ה:א

Micah 5:1

וְאַתָּה בֵּית-לֶחֶם אֶפְרָתָה

צָעִיר לִהְיוֹת בְּאַלְפֵי יְהוּדָה

מִמְּךָ לִי יֵצֵא לִהְיוֹת מוֹשֵׁל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל

וּמוֹצָאֹתָיו מִקֶּדֶם

מִימֵי עוֹלָם

“But you, Beit-Lechem Ephratah,

though you are little among the thousands of Judah,

from you he will come forth for me to be ruler in Israel;

and his origins are from ancient time,

from days of eternity.”

• divine nature of Messiah with origins in eternity

• Yeshua as bread of life comes out of בֵּית-לֶחֶם=Beit-Lechem=Bethlehem=house of bread

חגי ב:ז

Haggai 2:7

וְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם

וּבָ֖אוּ חֶמְדַּ֣ת כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם

וּמִלֵּאתִ֞י אֶת־הַבַּ֤יִת הַזֶּה֙ כָּב֔וֹד

אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת

"I will shake all the nations,

and the precious of all the nations will come;

and I will fill this house with glory,

said HaShem of Hosts."

זכריה ח:כב

Zechariah 8:23

כֹּה-אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת

בַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּה

אֲשֶׁר יַחֲזִיקוּ עֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים מִכֹּל לְשֹׁנוֹת הַגּוֹיִם

וְהֶחֱזִיקוּ בִּכְנַף אִישׁ יְהוּדִי

לֵאמֹר

נֵלְכָה עִמָּכֶם

כִּי שָׁמַעְנוּ אֱלֹהִים עִמָּכֶם

“Thus said HaShem of hosts,

‘In those days

ten men from the nations of every language,

will take hold of the garment of a Jew,

saying,

“We will go with you,

for we have heard that God is with you.”

• Yeshua is that Jew!

• All nations have much to learn about God from Jews

זכריה ט:ט

Zechariah 9:9

גִּילִי מְאֹד בַּת-צִיּוֹן

הָרִיעִי בַּת יְרוּשָׁלִַם

הִנֵּה מַלְכֵּךְ יָבוֹא לָךְ

צַדִּיק וְנוֹשָׁע הוּא

עָנִי וְרֹכֵב עַל-חֲמוֹר

וְעַל-עַיִר בֶּן-אֲתֹנוֹת

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!

Behold, your king comes to you;

He is just and endowed with salvation;

Humble and riding on a donkey,

On a colt, a foal of a donkey."

זכריה ט:יז

Zechariah 9:17

כִּ֥י מַה־טּוּב֖וֹ וּמַה־יָפְי֑וֹ דָּגָן֙ בַּֽחוּרִ֔ים

וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ יְנוֹבֵ֥ב בְּתֻלֽוֹת

"For how good and how beautiful he is;

grain of young men

and new wine that will make virgins flourish."

• grain - bread of life - body of Yeshua

• new wine - cup of new covenant - blood of Yeshua

זכריה יב:י

Zechariah 12:10

וְשָׁפַכְתִּי עַל-בֵּית דָּוִיד

וְעַל יוֹשֵׁב יְרוּשָׁלִַם

רוּחַ חֵן וְתַחֲנוּנִים

וְהִבִּיטוּ אֵלַי אֵת אֲשֶׁר-דָּקָרוּ

וְסָפְדוּ עָלָיו

כְּמִסְפֵּד עַל-הַיָּחִיד

וְהָמֵר עָלָיו

כְּהָמֵר עַל-הַבְּכוֹר

“I will pour upon the house of David

and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

Spirit of grace and of supplication;

and they will look to me whom they pierced;

and they will eulogize him,

as eulogizing an only son,

and they will weep bitterly over him

as weeping bitterly for the firstborn."

זכריה יג:א

Zechariah 13:1

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא

יִֽהְיֶה֙ מָק֣וֹר נִפְתָּ֔ח

לְבֵ֥ית דָּוִ֖יד

וּלְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם

לְחַטַּ֖את וּלְנִדָּֽה

"In that day

a fountain will be open

to the House of David

and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem

for cleansing from sin and impurity."

• fountain - source of living water - Messiah - Yeshua - cleanses spiritually

זכריה יג:ו

Zechariah 13:6

וְאָמַ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו

מָ֧ה הַמַּכּ֛וֹת הָאֵ֖לֶּה בֵּ֣ין יָדֶ֑יךָ

וְאָמַ֕ר

אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֻכֵּ֖יתִי בֵּ֥ית מְאַהֲבָֽי

"And one will say to him,

'What are those wounds amongst your hands?'

And he will say,

'Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.'"

• context is ביום ההוא "in that day" fountain will be opened for cleansing people of God

• spoken by someone who says he a worker of the soil

מלאכי ב:ו

Malachi 2:6

תּוֹרַת אֱמֶת הָיְתָה בְּפִיהוּ

וְעַוְלָה לֹא-נִמְצָא בִשְׂפָתָיו

בְּשָׁלוֹם וּבְמִישׁוֹר הָלַךְ אִתִּי

וְרַבִּים הֵשִׁיב מֵעָו‍ֹן

"The Torah of truth was in his mouth,

and injustice was not found in his lips;

he walked with Me in peace and uprightness,

and he turned many back from iniquity."

• Messiah speaks the Word of truth and leads many to relationship with God

תהילים ב:ו-ז

Psalms 2:6-7

וַ֭אֲנִי נָסַ֣כְתִּי מַלְכִּ֑י עַל־צִ֝יּ֗וֹן

הַר־קָדְשִֽׁי׃

אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה אֶֽ֫ל חֹ֥ק

יְֽהוָ֗ה אָמַ֘ר אֵלַ֥י

בְּנִ֥י אַ֑תָּה

אֲ֝נִ֗י הַיּ֥וֹם יְלִדְתִּֽיךָ׃

"'And I have set My king on Zion,

My holy mountain!' Let me tell of the decree,

HaShem said to me,

'You are My son;

I have fathered you this day.'"

• refers to Messiah as the Son of God

תהילים טז:י-יא

Psalms 16:10-11

כִּי לֹא-תַעֲזֹב נַפְשִׁי לִשְׁאוֹל

לֹא-תִתֵּן חֲסִידְךָ לִרְאוֹת שָׁחַת

תּוֹדִיעֵנִי אֹרַח חַיִּים

שֹׂבַע שְׂמָחוֹת אֶת-פָּנֶיךָ

נְעִמוֹת בִּימִינְךָ נֶצַח

"For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;

You will not allow Your holy one to see the pit.

You will make known to me the path of life,

in Your presence is fullness of joy;

in Your right hand there are pleasures forever."

• Yeshua was raised from the grave, ascended to the right hand of God, and as the living Word shows us the way of eternal life

תהילים כב

Psalm 22

• portrays both David and Yeshua as scorned & suffering, yet trusting & praising God

תהילים לג:ו

Psalms 33:6

בִּדְבַר יְהוָה

שָׁמַיִם נַעֲשׂוּ

וּבְרוּחַ פִּיו

כָּל-צְבָאָם

"By the Word of HaShem

the heavens were made;   and by the breath of His mouth

all their host."

• John 1:3 portrays Yeshua as incarnation of the Word of God:

הַכֹּל עַל-יָדוֹ נִהְיָה

וּבִלְעָדָיו

אַף לֹא אֶחָד נִהְיָה אֲשֶׁר נִהְיָה

"Everything was made through his hands,

and without him,

not even one thing was made that has been made."

תהילים סט:כא

Psalms 69:21

וַיִּתְּנוּ בְּבָרוּתִי רֹאשׁ

וְלִצְמָאִי יַשְׁקוּנִי חֹמֶץ

"And they gave me poison in my food;  and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink."

תהילים עח:א-ג

Psalms 78:1-3

הַאֲזִינָה עַמִּי תּוֹרָתִי

הַטּוּ אָזְנְכֶם לְאִמְרֵי-פִי

אֶפְתְּחָה בְמָשָׁל פִּי

אַבִּיעָה חִידוֹת מִנִּי-קֶדֶם

אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ וַנֵּדָעֵם

וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ-לָנוּ

"Listen, O my people, to my Torah;

incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

I will open my mouth in a parable;

I will utter riddles concerning ancient times.

Of that which we have heard and known;

and our fathers have told us."

• prophecy that Messiah will express deep truths in parables

תהילים פה:יא

Psalms 85:11

חֶֽסֶד־וֶאֱמֶ֥ת נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ

צֶ֖דֶק וְשָׁל֣וֹם נָשָֽׁקוּ

"Loving-kindness and truth meet;

justice and peace kiss."

• God's truth and justice require covering for sin

• God's love and Shalom provide what we lack

תהילים קב:יב

Psalms 103:12

כִּרְחֹק מִזְרָח מִמַּעֲרָב

הִרְחִיק מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת-פְּשָׁעֵינוּ

"As far as the east is from the west; so far has He removed our transgressions from us."

תהילים קי:א

Psalms 110:1

נְאֻם יְהוָה לַאדֹנִי

שֵׁב לִימִינִי

עַד-אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ

"HaShem says to my lord, 'Sit at My right hand; until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.'"

• God speaks to David's lord

תהילים קי:ד

Psalms 110:4

נִשְׁבַּ֤ע יְהוָ֨ה וְלֹ֥א יִנָּחֵ֗ם

אַתָּֽה־כֹהֵ֥ן לְעוֹלָ֑ם

עַל־דִּ֝בְרָתִ֗י

מַלְכִּי־צֶֽדֶק

"HaShem has sworn and will not regret,

'You are a priest forever;

I give you My Word,

My king of righteousness (Melki-Tzedek) .'"

• Word of God is eternal priest and king

תהילים קטז:יג

Psalms 116:13

כּוֹס־יְשׁוּע֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֑א

וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא

"I raise the cup of salvation;

and call upon the name of HaShem."

• Yeshua proclaimed cup of new covenant and salvation in his blood

תהילים קיח:יד

Psalms 118:14

עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ 

וַיְהִי-לִי לִישׁוּעָה

"My strength and the song of HaShem,

and he has become my salvation."

• Messiah is the song of God and our strength and salvation

תהילים יח:כב

Psalms 118:22

אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים  

הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה

"The stone which the builders rejected

has become the corner stone."

• please see blog "the Stone the builders rejected" for more on this

תהילים יח:כו

Psalms 118:26

בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה

"Blessed is he who comes in the name of HaShem"

• all who know God through Word and Spirit recognize and welcome Messiah!

משלי ח:כג

Proverbs 8:23

מֵעוֹלָם נִסַּכְתִּי

מֵרֹאשׁ

מִקַּדְמֵי-אָרֶץ

"I was anointed from eternity,

from the beginning,

from before the earth."

משלי ח:כז

Proverbs 8:27

בַּהֲכִינוֹ שָׁמַיִם

שָׁם אָנִי   

בְּחֻקוֹ חוּג עַל-פְּנֵי תְהוֹם

"When He established the heavens,

I was there;

when He inscribed a sphere on the face of the deep,"

משלי ל:ד

Proverbs 30:4

מִ֤י עָלָֽה־שָׁמַ֨יִם וַיֵּרַ֡ד

מִ֤י אָֽסַף־ר֨וּחַ בְּחָפְנָ֡יו

מִ֤י צָֽרַר־מַ֨יִם בַּשִּׂמְלָ֗ה

מִ֭י הֵקִ֣ים כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ

מַה־שְּׁמ֥וֹ

וּמַֽה־שֶּׁם־בְּ֝נ֗וֹ

כִּ֣י תֵדָֽע

"Who has ascended heaven and come down?

Who has gathered the wind in His hands?

Who has wrapped the waters in His garment?

Who has established all the ends of the earth?

What is His name

and what is His son’s name?

That you will know."

קהלת יב:א

Ecclesiastes 12:1

וּזְכֹר אֶת-בּוֹרְאֶיךָ

בִּימֵי בְּחוּרֹתֶיךָ 

"And remember your Creators

in the days of your youth"

• Creators = God+parents, God+earth, God+Spirit/Word???

דניאל ט:כד-כז

Daniel 9:24-27

• seventy "weeks" related to restoring Temple and Jerusalem

• mentions "one anointed, a prince" but does not say "the Messiah"

• Jews believe this was fulfilled with rebuilding and destruction of second Temple

• some Christians base a construct of end times on this, but doing so seems to require tweaking of translation and history to make events and timing fit

• overall seems unclear whether this passage prophesies Yeshua

דניאל יב:ג

Daniel 12:3

וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִים יַזְהִרוּ

כְּזֹהַר הָרָקִיעַ

וּמַצְדִּיקֵי הָרַבִּים

כַּכּוֹכָבִים לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד

"Those who have insight will shine brightly

like the brightness of the expanse of heaven,

and those who lead the many to righteousness,

like the stars forever and ever."

Who is Messiah?

The Messiah, the promised anointed savior, is not referred to directly by this name anywhere in the Tanakh. Since the time of creation, the Spirit of God hovers over the face of the waters. The Creator speaks to us through His Word. Jews who do not recognize Yeshua still await human manifestation of Messiah.

Since the time of Yeshua, translation and interpretation of Tanakh became biased. Earlier Rabbinic views recognized the Spirit of Messiah existing before the material universe and prophecies of Messiah Ben Yosef, the suffering servant. The original followers of Yeshua were Jews rooted in Torah. But then Christianity merged with pagan customs and became a separate religion with different holidays and without Jewish understanding of scripture.

Let's compare the Bible to a home. The Tanakh (OT) is the land and ground floor. The Brit Chadashah (NT) is the second floor built on this foundation. Judaism tends to obscure the stairway, while Christianity often seems like the second floor floating in space.

Yet the truth of Yeshua, the Word made flesh, transcends separation between religions.

We need genuine Jewish understanding of Jesus! Yeshua performed many miracles expected of Messiah plus predicted his own death, resurrection, and return. His message and impact shine light to the nations.

Do we want to focus on traditions of men which divide us or on the spiritual reality which unites God's children? Jews and Christians have much to learn from each other as we join together in the Word of God.