04-03-2010, 02:54 AM
Ben Masada Wrote:This book, "What the Rabbonim say about Moshiach," you assume it to be talking about Jesus because of your preconditional notions you bring to the book as you read it. For example, when you read Isaiah 53, of course all you have in your mind is Jesus. However, if you focus your attention as you read it, the point is about the Suffering Servant, and Isaiah identifies that Servant with Israel by name, so that we don't have to assume that the Messiah could be an individual. (Isa. 41:8,9; and 44:1,2,21) Besides, if you could use Logic, for the Messiah to be an individual, it would not make sense. The individual is born, lives his span of life and then dies. Are we to expect a Messiah in every generation? It makes no sense. The Messiah does not die, and this is possible only if we think of the collective Messiah in the People of Israel. After all, God promised David that Israel would stay forever as a lamp in Jerusalem. (I Kings 11:36) And Jeremiah compared Israel's permanence as a People before the Lord to the natural laws. (Jer. 31:35,36)
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Patronizing is not a good method to communicate knowledge.[/quote]
if that is how you feel, are you not paying attention to your own words BOLDED ABOVE? if you simply must, patronize away, but don't be hypocritical about it.... <!-- s
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