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Messiah In Prophecy Scripture
The Final-Mem In Isaiah 9:7 ~ Y'shaYahu 9:6
NOTE: While there is a great deal more material and notes that could be shared on this topic, yet this brief article is just a condensed thumb-nail version of this subject to introduce and make you aware of the main facts of this matter...
Of the various Tanakh/(O.T.) passages that Messianic/Christian Believers in Yeshua/(Jesus) note that are speaking prophetically of Messiah: What one will most often hear today from modern Rabbinic-Judaism is that any Messianic application of those particular verses is incorrect (with a few exceptions of some modern Orthodox sources that will speak of the earliest Judaic commentaries on those verses as indeed referring to Messiah).
The one passage that many are probably most familiar with in this regards, is the Isaiah 53 (Is.52:13-53:12) Haftarah-portion (which is skipped over in the progressive reading in Synagogues today) on the ‘Suffering Servant’, which modern Judaism likens to Israel itself; but which the most ancient Judaic commentaries clearly indicate is speaking of Messiah.
Another portion of Scripture that many are familiar with in these regards is Isaiah 9:6-7 / (Y'shaYahu 9:5-6): “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty EL/(God), The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His Kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of YHVH/(the-LORD) of hosts will perform this.”
The above portion presents a problem for modern Rabbinic Judaism, and so today you’ll hear those who say such things as:
>‘That already happened prior to the time of Isaiah writing, as it is written in the ‘past tense’’.-(However: There is no ‘past-tense’, in that sense, of Hebrew verbs, as they only have a ‘perfect/imperfect’ form, and in this portion we see a idiomatic-Hebrew use called the "Prophetic Perfect", which is where the prophet speaks of seeing future events where they-{events then in the future} have already happened).
>Or they’ll say: ‘That portion refers to King Hezikiah’.-(However on that portion it is clearly indicated in Rabbinic Commentary that the Child spoken of there does NOT refer to Hezikiah. However, the commentary does say: "‘...Sovereign of the Universe! it [the earth] hath fulfilled Thy desire [for songs of praise] on behalf of this righteous man.’ But a heavenly Voice cried out, ‘It is my secret, it is my secret.’ To which the prophet rejoined, ‘Woe to me, woe to me: how long [must we wait]?’..." -{Sanhedrin 94a on the Closed-Mem in Is.9:6/(7)}).
-> Yet another way that we see there is a Rabbinic difficulty with this passage of Scripture in modern times, can clearly be seen with how it is treated in the English translation of: “The Holy Scriptures – JPS / Jewish Publication Society – 1917, 1955”, where for Isaiah 9:5b/(vs. 6 in other Bibles) they do not even translate the text into English, but instead print the transliteration of the Hebrew, and then just put the English in a tiny footnote at the bottom of the page ! – Obviously they were concerned at not just how the Messianic/Christians view this passage as prophetically speaking of Messiah Yeshua/(Jesus) and His Divinity; but are also showing their concern that anyone reading their English Jewish version of Tanakh might likewise come to the same conclusion on this verse!
But there is even more to this passage as well!…
In Hebrew the letter for “M”/(Mem) is always written as an open/medial (מ) letter in Hebrew words, excepting at the end of words where it is always written as a Closed/Final-Mem called a: Mem-Sofit (ם) letter – EXCEPT for the only exception in all of Scripture being in Isaiah 9:6/(7) where the closed/final Mem is used in the middle of a word !..."Of the INCREASE of His government…”. In this one and only case, we see that the closed-Mem appears in the middle of the word “increase/l:marbeh” (לםרבה). While in and of itself, this highly unusual exception in the midst of this remarkable passage speaks for itself, yet early Judaic commentary adds even more interesting observations…
In Judaism, the Closed-Mem is also spoken of as referring to the closed womb of a woman (One example: Bahir 84-85). This then points us to this Child in verses 9:5-6/(6-7) being of a super-natural birth, and also points us back to this verse of Isaiah 7:14:
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His Name ImmanuEl/(El/God with us).”-(See notes below for more discussion on the Hebrew word for virgin/almah, and the word bethulah.).
…This then also speaks to us of the Messianic prophecy in Genesis 3:15: “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her Seed; It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise His heel.”
…The above verse in Genesis since Biblical times has also been considered in Judaism as referring prophetically to Messiah, and to Him having a super-natural birth –(See notes below for more on this).
This is all quite remarkable, and the more so when considering that the Sopherim were led to use the Closed-Mem in this Isaiah 9 portion.
I pray that all Jewish people would come to know their Messiah Yeshua speedily and soon !
Maranatha: We want Mashiach now…AGAIN !
ישוע המשיח הוא יה את-הדבר אלוהי
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Pastor Mark Biltz of El Shaddai Ministries speaks on this subject in his Feb.2nd 2012 audio/video Shabbat message for the Torah portion Yitro/Jethro, on the Haftarah portion in Isaiah; which you can hear here: http://elshaddaiministries.us/torah5773/20130202.html
(NOTE: The following are just a few notes related to this subject from the MNV Study Bible, that show early Rabbinic commentary was in line with the Messianic/Christian understandings of these prophetic Messianic passages; though contrary to what you'll hear said from most of Rabbinic-Judaism today. Besides what has been outlined in this brief article and notes, there is much more that could be said that you can research on your own as you feel led)…
MT1:18 RABBINIC: Various Rabbinic quotes of interest [&: Mat.1:23
note]: R. Tanchuma said in the name of R. Samuel: Eve had
respect to that "seed" which is coming from another place. And
who is this? -This is Messiah, the King. Ber.Rab.23,ed.Warsh.
p.45b.
Is it not written that we may preserve a son from our father,
but "Seed from our Father", This is the seed that is coming
from another place. And who is this? -This is the King
Messiah. -Ber. Rabbah (51, ed. Warsh. p.95a, on Gen.19:32).
MT1:23 NOTE: Often the idea is expressed by those not minded to agree
with the LXX Greek reading, that the word ALMAH in Hebrew
should be translated with a more general meaning of: YOUNG-
MAIDEN. However, besides the various arguments in favor of the
word being translated as VIRGIN, as we see in some of the
following quotes, even inside of 'some' Rabbinic lit. the word
is understood as VIRGIN; example: "Behold, a virgin shall
conceive" -there are some who say that this was made a sign,
because a virgin: "fuit non apta generationi" -Kimchi-[Is.
7:14].; ...Kimchi refutes the above by observing that Hezekiah
was nine years old when his father began to reign, and he must
be at this time at least 13 years of age. In like manner
Kimchi; and Ibn Ezra object to it, and besides his mother could
not be called a virgin. *(See: Kimchi on Isa. vii. 15.) -Gill.
R. Huni in the name of R. Joshua said that this man is the King
Messiah of whom it is said Ps. 2:7, This day have I begotten
Thee. -Tal. Bab.; He (God) heals with the same wounds; so you
will find in Israel, they sinned by a virgin, and were punished
in a virgin, so He comforts them by a virgin according to
Jeremiah 31:21,22.-Turn again O virgin of Israel, etc., A woman
shall compass a man. Joshua ben Levi (in Gen.c.41.) apud
Moses Hadarshan.
The idea that Messiah would have no earthly father is
presented to us by Rabbi B'rekhyah: "The Holy One said to
Israel, 'You have spoken before Me saying, We are orphans and
have no father [Lamentation 5:3]: The Redeemer whom I shall
raise up out of your midst will have no father also, as it is
said, Behold, the man whose name is Branch, and He shall branch
up out of his place [Zechariah 6:12]'". -From the Suffering
Servant of Isaiah, According to Jewish Interpreters, S.Driver
and A.Neubauer, Hermon Press, New York, 1877. -{Messiah, A
Rabbinic And Scriptural Viewpoint, Burt Yellin, Published by:
Congregation Roeh Israel 8556 E. Warren Ave. Denver Co. 80231.
(303)-337-6254}.
Also in his comment on Song of Songs 1:3 Rashi explains that
"`ALAMOT" (the plural of "`ALMAH") means "B'TULOT" ("virgins").
Michael Rydelnik, a Hebrew Christian, writes,
"Cyrus Gordon, a greatly respected Jewish scholar who does not
believe in the virgin birth, holds that the cognate languages
demonstrate that in Isaiah 7:14 ALMAH should be translated
'virgin' (see JOURNAL OF BIBLE AND RELIGION, XXI,2 [April
1953], p. 106)." (THE CHOSEN PEOPLE, June 1987, p. 18)*
The above was taken from: Jewish New Testament Commentary,
written by: David H. Stern. Copyright @ 1992, David H. Stern.
All rights reserved (over 1,000 pages) Published by: Jewish New
Testament Publications Post Office Box 1313, Clarksville,
Maryland 21029, USA Telephone (410) 764-6144 Israel office: 78
Manahat, 96901 Jerusalem, Israel First edition, 5,000 copies
Printed in the United States of America ISBN 965-359-008-1
Library of Congress catalog card number 92-097129
[*] -Material not included in, but related to Stern's
Commentary: *RASHI IN MIKRA'OT G'DOLOT ON IS. 7:14:
...Chizkiyahu nomar va"a (veacherim omrim) sheharei ksheat'
mone shanotav timtze shenolad Chizkiyah lifnei malchut aviv 9
shanim veyesh potrin SHEZE HAOT SHEALMAH HAITA VE'EINA REUYAH
LIVALED.
...Hezekiah and others say that when you count his years you'll
see that Hezekiah was born 9 years before his fathers reign and
there are those who think that the sign is that the girl is
VIRGIN AND CAN'T GIVE BIRTH.
*ON ISAIAH 7:14 [pg. 35]"THE YOUNG WOMAN. Hebrew HA'ALMAH means
an adolescent woman, one of marriageable age. [...] The Hebrew
for 'virgin' is BETHULAH, though ALMAH too sometimes bears this
meaning. (ISAIAH Soncino Books Of The Bible; Editor: Rev.Dr.A.
Cohen M.A. Ph.D., D.H.L. by The Rev. Dr. I. W. Slotki, M.A.,
Litt.D. Revised by Rabbi A. J. Rosenberg The Soncino Press
London - New York @ 1983 ISBN 0-900689-28-5)
*(Cyrus Gordon -Journal of Bible and Religion, vol 21, no.2,p.
106): Ever since the publication of the Revised Standard
Version there has been a storm of debate over the translation
of '`almah' in Isaiah 7:14 as "young woman" instead of the King
James "virgin." The commonly held view that "virgin" is
Christian, whereas "young woman" is Jewish is not quite true.
The fact is that the Septuagint, which is the Jewish
translation made in pre-Christian Alexandria, takes '`almah'
to mean "virgin" here. Accordingly, the New Testament follows
Jewish interpretation in Isaiah 7:14.
*See: HaYerushalayim Tanakh, Koren-Publ., (the official version
of the Knesset btw), at Shir Hashirim 1:3 @ the English
portion, -where it translates the plural of almah as VIRGINS.
MT3:16 RABBINIC: The ideal King to whom Isaiah looks forward will be a
scion of the stock of Jesse (The Messiah) on whom will rest the
Spirit of God....[also Is.9:1-6] -Jewish Encyl.vol.8 pg.506,c1.
(Bereshis Rabba 2 [NOTE: Yesha'yahu/Isaiah 11:2]).
LK1:32 This Aramaic Dead Sea fragment, sigulm 4Q246 from Qumran says:
"[X] shall be great upon the earth. [O King all (people)
shall] make [peace], and all shall serve [Him. He shall
be called the Son of] the [G]reat [God], and by His Name
shall He be hailed (as) the Son of God, and they shall
call Him Son of the Most High."
In both this fragment that is quite like LK.1:32,35, we are
told in both here and Luke that He will be "great"; that He
will be "called" "Son of the Most High" and "Son of God." This
is the first time that the term "Son of God" has been found in
any ancient Israeli text outside of the Bible. Before this
discovery, some scholars had stated that the origin of terms
like these were from Hellenistic usage outside of Israel, and
therefore showed a later usage in Christian development. Now
we know for sure that these terms were indeed a part of
Messianic Judaism's original Jewish heritage.
RABBINIC: For unto us a Son is born, to us a Son is given:
and He shall receive the Torah upon Him to keep It; and His
Name is called from the old, Wonderful, Counselor, ELoha, The
Mighty, Abiding to Eternity, The Messiah, because peace shall
be multiplied on us in His Days. - Targum Jonathan / Is.9:6.
JN14:9 RABBINIC: [On Is.9:6; R. Ibn Ezra:] ...There are some
interpreters who say that 'Wonderful, Everlasting Father' are
Names of God and only 'Prince of Peace' is the Name of the
Child. But according to my view the interpretation is right
(which says): all are the Names of the Child.
NOTE: For a detailed study on “The Divinity Of Messiah, The Tri-Unity Of YHVH Elohim” that you can download (or read online) click here: https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=535413E3C4FE6FAD&resid=535413E3C4FE6FAD%21301
...Or you can read that whole study on FaceBook, beginning with part 1 (of 7), starting here: https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150116115568627
The Final-Mem In Isaiah 9:7 ~ Y'shaYahu 9:6
NOTE: While there is a great deal more material and notes that could be shared on this topic, yet this brief article is just a condensed thumb-nail version of this subject to introduce and make you aware of the main facts of this matter...
Of the various Tanakh/(O.T.) passages that Messianic/Christian Believers in Yeshua/(Jesus) note that are speaking prophetically of Messiah: What one will most often hear today from modern Rabbinic-Judaism is that any Messianic application of those particular verses is incorrect (with a few exceptions of some modern Orthodox sources that will speak of the earliest Judaic commentaries on those verses as indeed referring to Messiah).
The one passage that many are probably most familiar with in this regards, is the Isaiah 53 (Is.52:13-53:12) Haftarah-portion (which is skipped over in the progressive reading in Synagogues today) on the ‘Suffering Servant’, which modern Judaism likens to Israel itself; but which the most ancient Judaic commentaries clearly indicate is speaking of Messiah.
Another portion of Scripture that many are familiar with in these regards is Isaiah 9:6-7 / (Y'shaYahu 9:5-6): “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty EL/(God), The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His Kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of YHVH/(the-LORD) of hosts will perform this.”
The above portion presents a problem for modern Rabbinic Judaism, and so today you’ll hear those who say such things as:
>‘That already happened prior to the time of Isaiah writing, as it is written in the ‘past tense’’.-(However: There is no ‘past-tense’, in that sense, of Hebrew verbs, as they only have a ‘perfect/imperfect’ form, and in this portion we see a idiomatic-Hebrew use called the "Prophetic Perfect", which is where the prophet speaks of seeing future events where they-{events then in the future} have already happened).
>Or they’ll say: ‘That portion refers to King Hezikiah’.-(However on that portion it is clearly indicated in Rabbinic Commentary that the Child spoken of there does NOT refer to Hezikiah. However, the commentary does say: "‘...Sovereign of the Universe! it [the earth] hath fulfilled Thy desire [for songs of praise] on behalf of this righteous man.’ But a heavenly Voice cried out, ‘It is my secret, it is my secret.’ To which the prophet rejoined, ‘Woe to me, woe to me: how long [must we wait]?’..." -{Sanhedrin 94a on the Closed-Mem in Is.9:6/(7)}).
-> Yet another way that we see there is a Rabbinic difficulty with this passage of Scripture in modern times, can clearly be seen with how it is treated in the English translation of: “The Holy Scriptures – JPS / Jewish Publication Society – 1917, 1955”, where for Isaiah 9:5b/(vs. 6 in other Bibles) they do not even translate the text into English, but instead print the transliteration of the Hebrew, and then just put the English in a tiny footnote at the bottom of the page ! – Obviously they were concerned at not just how the Messianic/Christians view this passage as prophetically speaking of Messiah Yeshua/(Jesus) and His Divinity; but are also showing their concern that anyone reading their English Jewish version of Tanakh might likewise come to the same conclusion on this verse!
But there is even more to this passage as well!…
In Hebrew the letter for “M”/(Mem) is always written as an open/medial (מ) letter in Hebrew words, excepting at the end of words where it is always written as a Closed/Final-Mem called a: Mem-Sofit (ם) letter – EXCEPT for the only exception in all of Scripture being in Isaiah 9:6/(7) where the closed/final Mem is used in the middle of a word !..."Of the INCREASE of His government…”. In this one and only case, we see that the closed-Mem appears in the middle of the word “increase/l:marbeh” (לםרבה). While in and of itself, this highly unusual exception in the midst of this remarkable passage speaks for itself, yet early Judaic commentary adds even more interesting observations…
In Judaism, the Closed-Mem is also spoken of as referring to the closed womb of a woman (One example: Bahir 84-85). This then points us to this Child in verses 9:5-6/(6-7) being of a super-natural birth, and also points us back to this verse of Isaiah 7:14:
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His Name ImmanuEl/(El/God with us).”-(See notes below for more discussion on the Hebrew word for virgin/almah, and the word bethulah.).
…This then also speaks to us of the Messianic prophecy in Genesis 3:15: “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her Seed; It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise His heel.”
…The above verse in Genesis since Biblical times has also been considered in Judaism as referring prophetically to Messiah, and to Him having a super-natural birth –(See notes below for more on this).
This is all quite remarkable, and the more so when considering that the Sopherim were led to use the Closed-Mem in this Isaiah 9 portion.
I pray that all Jewish people would come to know their Messiah Yeshua speedily and soon !
Maranatha: We want Mashiach now…AGAIN !
ישוע המשיח הוא יה את-הדבר אלוהי
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Pastor Mark Biltz of El Shaddai Ministries speaks on this subject in his Feb.2nd 2012 audio/video Shabbat message for the Torah portion Yitro/Jethro, on the Haftarah portion in Isaiah; which you can hear here: http://elshaddaiministries.us/torah5773/20130202.html
(NOTE: The following are just a few notes related to this subject from the MNV Study Bible, that show early Rabbinic commentary was in line with the Messianic/Christian understandings of these prophetic Messianic passages; though contrary to what you'll hear said from most of Rabbinic-Judaism today. Besides what has been outlined in this brief article and notes, there is much more that could be said that you can research on your own as you feel led)…
MT1:18 RABBINIC: Various Rabbinic quotes of interest [&: Mat.1:23
note]: R. Tanchuma said in the name of R. Samuel: Eve had
respect to that "seed" which is coming from another place. And
who is this? -This is Messiah, the King. Ber.Rab.23,ed.Warsh.
p.45b.
Is it not written that we may preserve a son from our father,
but "Seed from our Father", This is the seed that is coming
from another place. And who is this? -This is the King
Messiah. -Ber. Rabbah (51, ed. Warsh. p.95a, on Gen.19:32).
MT1:23 NOTE: Often the idea is expressed by those not minded to agree
with the LXX Greek reading, that the word ALMAH in Hebrew
should be translated with a more general meaning of: YOUNG-
MAIDEN. However, besides the various arguments in favor of the
word being translated as VIRGIN, as we see in some of the
following quotes, even inside of 'some' Rabbinic lit. the word
is understood as VIRGIN; example: "Behold, a virgin shall
conceive" -there are some who say that this was made a sign,
because a virgin: "fuit non apta generationi" -Kimchi-[Is.
7:14].; ...Kimchi refutes the above by observing that Hezekiah
was nine years old when his father began to reign, and he must
be at this time at least 13 years of age. In like manner
Kimchi; and Ibn Ezra object to it, and besides his mother could
not be called a virgin. *(See: Kimchi on Isa. vii. 15.) -Gill.
R. Huni in the name of R. Joshua said that this man is the King
Messiah of whom it is said Ps. 2:7, This day have I begotten
Thee. -Tal. Bab.; He (God) heals with the same wounds; so you
will find in Israel, they sinned by a virgin, and were punished
in a virgin, so He comforts them by a virgin according to
Jeremiah 31:21,22.-Turn again O virgin of Israel, etc., A woman
shall compass a man. Joshua ben Levi (in Gen.c.41.) apud
Moses Hadarshan.
The idea that Messiah would have no earthly father is
presented to us by Rabbi B'rekhyah: "The Holy One said to
Israel, 'You have spoken before Me saying, We are orphans and
have no father [Lamentation 5:3]: The Redeemer whom I shall
raise up out of your midst will have no father also, as it is
said, Behold, the man whose name is Branch, and He shall branch
up out of his place [Zechariah 6:12]'". -From the Suffering
Servant of Isaiah, According to Jewish Interpreters, S.Driver
and A.Neubauer, Hermon Press, New York, 1877. -{Messiah, A
Rabbinic And Scriptural Viewpoint, Burt Yellin, Published by:
Congregation Roeh Israel 8556 E. Warren Ave. Denver Co. 80231.
(303)-337-6254}.
Also in his comment on Song of Songs 1:3 Rashi explains that
"`ALAMOT" (the plural of "`ALMAH") means "B'TULOT" ("virgins").
Michael Rydelnik, a Hebrew Christian, writes,
"Cyrus Gordon, a greatly respected Jewish scholar who does not
believe in the virgin birth, holds that the cognate languages
demonstrate that in Isaiah 7:14 ALMAH should be translated
'virgin' (see JOURNAL OF BIBLE AND RELIGION, XXI,2 [April
1953], p. 106)." (THE CHOSEN PEOPLE, June 1987, p. 18)*
The above was taken from: Jewish New Testament Commentary,
written by: David H. Stern. Copyright @ 1992, David H. Stern.
All rights reserved (over 1,000 pages) Published by: Jewish New
Testament Publications Post Office Box 1313, Clarksville,
Maryland 21029, USA Telephone (410) 764-6144 Israel office: 78
Manahat, 96901 Jerusalem, Israel First edition, 5,000 copies
Printed in the United States of America ISBN 965-359-008-1
Library of Congress catalog card number 92-097129
[*] -Material not included in, but related to Stern's
Commentary: *RASHI IN MIKRA'OT G'DOLOT ON IS. 7:14:
...Chizkiyahu nomar va"a (veacherim omrim) sheharei ksheat'
mone shanotav timtze shenolad Chizkiyah lifnei malchut aviv 9
shanim veyesh potrin SHEZE HAOT SHEALMAH HAITA VE'EINA REUYAH
LIVALED.
...Hezekiah and others say that when you count his years you'll
see that Hezekiah was born 9 years before his fathers reign and
there are those who think that the sign is that the girl is
VIRGIN AND CAN'T GIVE BIRTH.
*ON ISAIAH 7:14 [pg. 35]"THE YOUNG WOMAN. Hebrew HA'ALMAH means
an adolescent woman, one of marriageable age. [...] The Hebrew
for 'virgin' is BETHULAH, though ALMAH too sometimes bears this
meaning. (ISAIAH Soncino Books Of The Bible; Editor: Rev.Dr.A.
Cohen M.A. Ph.D., D.H.L. by The Rev. Dr. I. W. Slotki, M.A.,
Litt.D. Revised by Rabbi A. J. Rosenberg The Soncino Press
London - New York @ 1983 ISBN 0-900689-28-5)
*(Cyrus Gordon -Journal of Bible and Religion, vol 21, no.2,p.
106): Ever since the publication of the Revised Standard
Version there has been a storm of debate over the translation
of '`almah' in Isaiah 7:14 as "young woman" instead of the King
James "virgin." The commonly held view that "virgin" is
Christian, whereas "young woman" is Jewish is not quite true.
The fact is that the Septuagint, which is the Jewish
translation made in pre-Christian Alexandria, takes '`almah'
to mean "virgin" here. Accordingly, the New Testament follows
Jewish interpretation in Isaiah 7:14.
*See: HaYerushalayim Tanakh, Koren-Publ., (the official version
of the Knesset btw), at Shir Hashirim 1:3 @ the English
portion, -where it translates the plural of almah as VIRGINS.
MT3:16 RABBINIC: The ideal King to whom Isaiah looks forward will be a
scion of the stock of Jesse (The Messiah) on whom will rest the
Spirit of God....[also Is.9:1-6] -Jewish Encyl.vol.8 pg.506,c1.
(Bereshis Rabba 2 [NOTE: Yesha'yahu/Isaiah 11:2]).
LK1:32 This Aramaic Dead Sea fragment, sigulm 4Q246 from Qumran says:
"[X] shall be great upon the earth. [O King all (people)
shall] make [peace], and all shall serve [Him. He shall
be called the Son of] the [G]reat [God], and by His Name
shall He be hailed (as) the Son of God, and they shall
call Him Son of the Most High."
In both this fragment that is quite like LK.1:32,35, we are
told in both here and Luke that He will be "great"; that He
will be "called" "Son of the Most High" and "Son of God." This
is the first time that the term "Son of God" has been found in
any ancient Israeli text outside of the Bible. Before this
discovery, some scholars had stated that the origin of terms
like these were from Hellenistic usage outside of Israel, and
therefore showed a later usage in Christian development. Now
we know for sure that these terms were indeed a part of
Messianic Judaism's original Jewish heritage.
RABBINIC: For unto us a Son is born, to us a Son is given:
and He shall receive the Torah upon Him to keep It; and His
Name is called from the old, Wonderful, Counselor, ELoha, The
Mighty, Abiding to Eternity, The Messiah, because peace shall
be multiplied on us in His Days. - Targum Jonathan / Is.9:6.
JN14:9 RABBINIC: [On Is.9:6; R. Ibn Ezra:] ...There are some
interpreters who say that 'Wonderful, Everlasting Father' are
Names of God and only 'Prince of Peace' is the Name of the
Child. But according to my view the interpretation is right
(which says): all are the Names of the Child.
NOTE: For a detailed study on “The Divinity Of Messiah, The Tri-Unity Of YHVH Elohim” that you can download (or read online) click here: https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=535413E3C4FE6FAD&resid=535413E3C4FE6FAD%21301
...Or you can read that whole study on FaceBook, beginning with part 1 (of 7), starting here: https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150116115568627
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