For 2,000 years Jews have rejected the Christian idea of Jesus as messiah. This is why they were exiled from Palestine. They did not accept and listen to the prophet like Moses. They broke the law.
They claim that
Jesus did not fulfil the messianic prophecies.
Jesus did not embody the personal qualifications of the Messiah.
Biblical verses "referring" to Jesus are mistranslations.
Jewish belief is based on national revelation.
They claim that Jesus Did Not Fulfil the Messianic Prophecies
They claim that he did not Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28). But the temple in Ezekiel is in fact The Church.
Ephesians 2:19-22
19Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
They say that the true Messiah would gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel. What they don’t understand is that Isaiah 43:5-6 is referring to Christ bringing all God’s covenant people of all nations (not just Jews) to himself and presenting them to The Father.
Isaiah 43:5-6
5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east
and gather you from the west.
6 I will say to the north, 'Give them up!'
and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.'
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the ends of the earth-
7 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory
Colossians 1:21-22
21Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behaviour. 22But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—
They claim that he would usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall man learn war anymore."
Isaiah 2:4
4 He will judge between the nations
and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into ploughshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war anymore
First of all there shall be peace without end after the second coming but also, se we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1)
They claim that Jesus has not spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel. As the majority of people in the world today call themselves Christians such a claim is ridiculous.
They claim he hasn‘t fulfilled this. "God will be King over all the world ? on that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9) When he certainly has.
10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
(Philippians 2:10-11)
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They claim that Jesus did not embody the personal qualifications of Messiah
A. Messiah as Prophet
Zionist Jews make the claim that prophecy can only exist in Israel when the land is inhabited by a majority of world Jewry, a situation which has not existed since 300 BCE. This of course is nonsense and furthermore it makes their claim to the Eritz illegitimate too. (Which of course it is.)
They claim that if Jesus was the son of God he couldn’t be the son of David. He was the son of David on his mothers side too.
They claim that Jesus changed the law when he did not.
Matthew 5:17
[ The Fulfillment of the Law ] "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
The idea that Jesus broke the law by healing the blind man on the Sabbath is ridiculous. The fact that the the apostle John mentioned the Pharisees reaction demonstrates that the gospel writer thought they were being ridiculous too.
They also claim certain verses are mistranslated.
A. Virgin Birth
They claim that in Isaiah 7:14 describing an "alma" as giving birth. The word "alma" has always meant a young woman, but Christian theologians came centuries later and translated it as "virgin." This accords Jesus' birth with the first century pagan idea of mortals being impregnated by gods. Of course as the virgin birth is mentioned in all four gospels that were written by people who knew Jesus the claim is also ridiculous. Furthermore an alma is a young woman not married if she was not married then logic would lead us to assume she was a virgin.
B. Suffering Servant
They claim that Isaiah 53 directly follows the theme of chapter 52, describing the exile and redemption of the Jewish people. The prophecies are written in the singular form because the Jews ("Israel") are regarded as one unit. Throughout Jewish scripture, Israel is repeatedly called, in the singular, the "Servant of God" .In fact, Isaiah states no less than 11 times in the chapters prior to 53 that the Servant of God is Israel. When read correctly, Isaiah 53 clearly [and ironically] refers to the Jewish people being "bruised.
Sounds convincing doesn’t it?
Isaiah 53:5
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
According to their version of this by Israel’s wounds, Israel is healed. It makes no sense whatsoever now does it?
Another claim is that Jewish Belief is Based Solely on National Revelation
Isaiah 56:7
7 these I will bring to my holy mountain
and give them joy in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices
will be accepted on my altar;
for my house will be called
a house of prayer for all nations.
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