A TANACH Answer (ALL of the following scriptures are from the Hebrew Bible)

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1 Messiah & Salvation A TANACH Answer (ALL of the following scriptures are from the Hebrew Bible)

2 Man s basic problem We ALL went astray like sheep, each going his own way. (Isaiah 53:6) All have gone astray. We are all like lost sheep who have wandered away from the LORD who is our Shepherd (Psalm 23:1).

3 A Holy G d "II AM HOLY" (Lev. 11:44). "For You are not a G d who desires wickedness; evil cannot abide with You; wanton men cannot endure in Your sight. You detest all evildoers" (Psalm 5:5)

4 Righteousness of Avraham "And because he (Avraham) put his trust in the LORD, He reckoned it to his merit" (Gen 15:6) "and all our virtues [Hebrew: all our righteousness] like a filthy rag" (Isaiah 64:6).

5 God s Plan of Salvation Gen 3 Garments of Skin Man made solution wasn t acceptable Skin required death of innocent to atone Gen 4 Cain s offering and Abel s offering Able offered blood to atone. The substitute who dies must be perfect and "without blemish. (Lev 1:3)

6 G d s dspromise of a Savior G d promised Avraham that all thefamilies of the earth would be blessed by Avraham s seed (Gen. 12:3). All are sinners all deserve curse Promises is blessing from the seed of Avraham The same promise was renewed to Isaac (Gen. 21:12) and Jacob (Gen. 28:14) Messiah must descend from Avraham, Isaac & Jacob.

7 Birth of Messiah "And you, O Bethlehem of Ephrath, least among the clans of Judah, from you one shall come forth to rule Israel for Me One whose origin is from of old, from ancient times" (Micah 5:2). "Assuredly, my Lord will give you a sign of His own accord! Look, the young woman is with child and about to give birth to a son. Let her name him Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14)

8 Virgin Birth ISA 7:14 Hebrew word is alma literal maiden Non virgin births aren t a sign. Happens all the time. 70 Rabbis translated the Hebrew alma as i virgin i in 100 B.C. when they translated the TANACH into Greek (LXX). Conclusion: Messiah must be born in Bethlehem and be born of a virgin.

9 Death of Messiah Gen 3:15 "And I will put enmity ty( (hatred) ed)between ee you (the serpent) and the women (Eve), and between your seed and her seed; HE shall bruise you on the head, and you shall hllbruise him on the heel. Messiah will be wounded. dd Daniel 9:26 After the sixty two weeks, an anointed one [Heb = Messiah] shall be cut off and shall have nothing Cut off is always understood as death.

10 Time of Messiah s s Death The beginning of this 70 "week" period was when the commandment was given to restore and build Jerusalem (Dan. 9:25). Artaxerxes command to Nehemiahin in 445 BCE(compare Neh. 2:1 8). Verse 26 says He will be CUT OFF after 62 "weeks" (this must be added to the seven "weeks" of verse 25), making a total of 69 "weeks" Total 69 Weeks.

11 69 X 7 total years which equals 483 years add 483 years to 445 BCE When the exact calculation is made, we learn that these 483 years came to an end just prior to the death of Messiah.

12 How Must The Messiah Die? Psalm 22 Note especially verse 17 (verse 16 in many English versions). Zechariah 12:10. Literal Translation "They shall look upon Me whom they have PIERCED" Zechariah 13:6 Sores between yod (Hebrew yod always understood as hand )

13 Why Must The Messiah Die? For 3000 years Isaiah 53 understood as Messianic by Jews. Re interpreted in medieval times. Rabbi Solomon Yitzchaki, a medieval commentator of the Eleventh Centurysaid this, "Since Christians interpret Isaiah 53 as being a prophecy concerning Jesus, we maintain that this is a prophecy concerning the people of Israel." This re interpretation is a knee jerk response

14 Verse Isa53:11 Myrighteous servant makes the many righteous, It is their punishment that he bears. Verse 12 For he exposed himself to death and was numbered among the sinners, whereas he bore the guilt of the many and made intercession for sinners.

15 What Must I Do? What must I do? BELIEVE (Isa 53: 1) Acknowledge you are a sinner Acknowledge Messiah hdied d for your sin Repent of sin by asking forgiveness of Messiah Ask Messiah to become your Lord BELIEVE He will do this.