One of the central themes of biblical prophecy is the promise of a future age of perfection characterized by universal peace and recognition of G-d. (Isaiah 2:1-4, 32:15-18, 60:15-18; Zephaniah 3:9; Hosea 2:20-22; Amos 9:13-15; Micah 4:1-4; Zechariah 8:23, 14:9; Jeremiah 31:33-34)
Specifically, the Tanakh says he will:
1) Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28).
וְכָרַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ בְּרִ֣ית שָׁל֔וֹם בְּרִ֥ית עוֹלָ֖ם יִהְיֶ֣ה אוֹתָ֑ם וּנְתַתִּים֙ וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י אוֹתָ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֧י אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁ֛י בְּתוֹכָ֖ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃
I will make a covenant of friendship with them—it shall be an everlasting covenant with them—I will establish them and multiply them, and I will place My Sanctuary among them forever.
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וְהָיָ֤ה מִשְׁכָּנִי֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָיִ֥יתִי לָהֶ֖ם לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים וְהֵ֖מָּה יִֽהְיוּ־לִ֥י לְעָֽם׃
My Presence shall rest over them; I will be their God and they shall be My people.
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וְיָֽדְעוּ֙
And when My Sanctuary abides among them forever, the nations shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel.
2) Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6).
אַל־תִּירָ֖א כִּ֣י אִתְּךָ־אָ֑נִי מִמִּזְרָח֙ אָבִ֣יא זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖ב אֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃
Fear not, for I am with you: I will bring your folk from the East, Will gather you out of the West;
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אֹמַ֤ר לַצָּפוֹן֙ תֵּ֔נִי וּלְתֵימָ֖ן אַל־תִּכְלָ֑אִי הָבִ֤יאִי בָנַי֙ מֵרָח֔וֹק וּבְנוֹתַ֖י מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃
I will say to the North, “Give back!” And to the South, “Do not withhold! Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth—
3) 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)
וְשָׁפַט֙ בֵּ֣ין הַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְהוֹכִ֖יחַ לְעַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְכִתְּת֨וּ חַרְבוֹתָ֜ם לְאִתִּ֗ים וַחֲנִיתֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת לֹא־יִשָּׂ֨א ג֤וֹי אֶל־גּוֹי֙ חֶ֔רֶב וְלֹא־יִלְמְד֥וּ ע֖וֹד מִלְחָמָֽה׃ (פ)
Thus He will judge among the nations And arbitrate for the many peoples, And they shall beat their swords into plowshares And their spears into pruning hooks: Nation shall not take up Sword against nation; They shall never again know war.
4) Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: “God will be King over all the world – on that day, God will be One and His Name will be One” (Zechariah 14:9).
וְהָיָ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִהְיֶ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶחָ֖ד וּשְׁמ֥וֹ אֶחָֽד׃
And the LORD shall be king over all the earth; in that day there shall be one LORD with one name.
If an individual fails to fulfill even one of these conditions, then he cannot be the Messiah.
Because no one has ever fulfilled the Bible’s description of this future King, Jews still reasonably await the coming of the Messiah. All past Messianic claimants, including Jesus of Nazareth, Bar Cochba and Shabbtai Tzvi have been rejected.
Christians counter that Jesus will fulfill these in the Second Coming. Jewish sources show that the Messiah will fulfill the prophecies outright; in the Tanakh no concept of a second coming exists.
An Eligibility Requirements For The Messiah
•He must be Jewish — Deut. 17:15 prohibits us setting a non-Jew as a king over us. See also Gen. 49:10 (“The scepter shall not depart from Judah….”).
•He must be descended from David and Solomon — I Chron. 17:11-12, 22:9-10; Ps. 89:29-38; Jer. 33.17; 2 Sam. 7:12-16.
•That line will be through the father since the Torah teaches that families registered their ancestry by their “fathers’ household.” Num. 1:18.
•Rambam (Maimonedes) adds that the Messiah will resolve the numerous rabbinic disputes on Jewish law that came up over the past 2000 years or so after the Roman exile. Mishna Torah, Hilchos Melachim 11:4.
But more important is the fact that the Messiah must bring about the Messianic Era which would include:
1 . World-wide belief in the G-d of Abraham — Isa. 11:9, 40:5; Zeph. 3:9.
2 . World-wide peace — Isa. 2:4, 11:6; Micah 4:3.
3 . Relocation of all Jews to Israel, gathered from the four corners of the earth — Deut. 30:3-4; Isa. 11:12, 27:12-13.
4 . The Temple will be rebuilt — Micah 4:1. And
5 Resurrection of the Dead (and resettlement into Israel) — Isa. 26:19.
Rambam points out that some of these events, and other events must happen within the Messiah’s lifetime. According to Rambam the Messiah in his lifetime must: a) cause all Jews to become observant; b) repair issues that divide us on halachic questions; c) fight the wars of Israel, d) rebuild the Temple, and e) gather in the exiles. Hilchos Melachim 11:4. If the Messiah fulfilled some miracles but not all, before dying, we cannot regard him to be the Messiah, and instead view him as a test or our own will. Hilchos Melachim 11:5 (ואם לא הצליח עד כה או נהרג, בידוע שאינו זה שהבטיחה עליו תודה … ולא העמידו הקדוש ברוך הוא אלא לנסות בו רבים) (“But if he did not succeed in all this or was killed, he is definitely not the Moshiach promised in the Torah… and G-d only appointed him in order to test the masses….”) There are certainly other attributes and signs that might indicate that one is or is not the Messiah, but without bringing about the Messianic Age, it doesn’t matter if he performed miracles, rode a Donkey into the Old City, or suffered in any kind of manner for any length of time. The righteous among us produce miracles daily, and many of them suffer daily for the sins of other Jews who deserve puninshment in this world for certain sins, but who might lose faith if he was punished as he deserved. See Talmud Bavli, Brachos 5a. And, lets be honest, for the right fee, anyone can ride a donkey into the Old City. The bottom line we expect from the Messiah is that he deliver the Messianic Era; anything less won’t work.
Jewish Views On Messiah And Resurrection Of Dead
Malachi 3:1
Behold, I am sending My messenger to clear the way before Me, and the Lord whom you seek shall come to His Temple suddenly. As for the angel of the covenant that you desire, he is already coming.
Moshiach will come suddenly even though if we don’t deserve it yet. A day of redemption will be in the world that people from the nations will want convert to Judaism and want to do mitzvah (commandments).Nations will want to reconnect themselves for 40 years with Jewish nation and its chosen people by Hashem- Jewish people. Daniel 12:2
ו ְרַ בִּ֕ים מִיּ ְשֵׁנ ֵ֥י אַדְמַת־ﬠָפָ֖ר י ָקִ֑יצוּ אֵ֚לֶּה לְחַיּ ֵ֣י עוֹלָ֔ם ו ְאֵ֥לֶּה לַחֲרָ פ֖וֹת לְדִרְ א֥וֹן
עוֹלָֽם׃ )ס(
Many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to eternal life, others to reproaches, to everlasting abhorrence. At the outset of days of Moshiach,Moshe and Aharon and his children will be resurrected in order to teach people the proper path.In addition all Jewish people who were righteous and died in exile will come back to the life and behold the goodness the Jewish people will receive including the rebuilding of Brit HaMikdash.Then will be general resurrection which will occur in the of the sixth millennium.The second resurrection will follow Messianic epoch which will last either 40 years, 70 years or three generations.Some rabbis suggest that will be resurrected of the same appearance of physical body and soul and some rabbi pointing out that souls will be resurrected into complete new bodies, we won’t recognize them physically. Which is why if someone will want to marry their former spouse they will need to do kidushin again.
Then people of nations will see one nation of Gog Maggog initiating war against Jewish nation.Those who became new converts will give up and join Gog Maggog against Jewish people.This will happen 40 years after converts joined Jewish people.
Every Jew who is left will be surrounded by 950 spiritual swords to protect them.In the six thousandth year the world as we know it is destroyed and a completely new world is born, a world that is completely spiritual.
A concluding thoughts:
People were taught when they were younger that when Moshiach comes the world will suddenly be completely different, money will grow on trees and every Jew will have a thousand slaves, etc. They are waiting for a big shofer to sound, for truth to be undeniable revealed and suddenly all their problems will go away. That is the misunderstanding.
It is clear from many midrashim and many sources that this is not the case. Not only from the Pirkei Heichalos but other sources as well. Like the Rambam says it’s a big mistake that people make when they think there will be drastic changes when Moshiach comes, rather עולם כמנהגו ילך the world will continue as is. There are a few things that Moshiach will accomplish during his years of reigning:
1) Bring people to recognize Hashem
2) Build the Bais Hamikdash
3) Bring peace in the world (which will come after overcoming the army of Gog Umagog).
These things don’t happen instantaneously but could take a nice number of years. So the essence of redemption is not money growing on treesand having a ‘good life’, rather the essence of redemption is recognizing Hashem and clearly understanding that there is nothing else in this world besides for Him. Those who are already connected to this truth experience the beauty of redemption during that time and even beforehand, but it is likely to take time until Moshiach finishes the job of bringing everyone to this awareness and thereby rectifying the world, in preparation for the true drastic change of the world which will only happen in the year 6000.
Genealogical And Scriptural Qualifications Of The Messiah
Was Jesus of Nazareth a Messiah?
Messiah will be of the tribe of Judah
Genesis 49:10
לֹֽא־י ָס֥וּר שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק מִבֵּ֣ין רַ גְלָ֑יו ﬠַ֚ד כִּֽי־י ָבֹ֣א שילה ]שִׁיל֔וֹ[ ו ְל֖וֹי ִקְּהַ֥ת ﬠַמִּֽים׃
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet; So that tribute shall come to him And the homage of peoples be his. Tribal lineage goes through the human biological fathers!
Numbers 1:18
ו ְאֵ֨ת כָּל־הָﬠֵדָ֜ה הִקְהִ֗ילוּ בְּאֶחָד֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנ ִ֔י ו ַיּ ִתְי ַֽלְד֥וּ ﬠַל־מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית
אֲבֹתָ֑ם בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שֵׁמ֗וֹת מִבֶּ֨ן ﬠֶשְׂרִ ֥ים שָׁנ ָ֛ה ו ָמַ֖ﬠְלָה לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃
and on the first day of the second month they convoked thewhole community, who were registered by the clans of their ancestral houses—the names of those aged twenty years and over being listed head by head. The kingly line only goes through the sperm of the human biological father not the mother.
כִּ֣י ׀ י ִמְלְא֣וּ י ָמֶ֗יךָ ו ְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ אֶת־אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ ו ַהֲקִימֹתִ֤י 7:12-16 Samuel 2
אֶֽת־ז ַרְ ﬠֲךָ֙ אַחֲרֶ ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר י ֵצֵ֖א מִמֵּﬠֶ֑יךָ ו ַהֲכִינֹתִ֖י אֶת־מַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃
When your days are done and you lie with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own issue, and I will establish his kingship.
ה֥וּא י ִבְנ ֶה־בַּ֖י ִת לִשְׁמִ֑י ו ְכֹנ ַנ ְתִּ֛י אֶת־כִּסֵּ֥א מַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹ ﬠַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish his royal throne forever.
אֲנ ִי֙ אֶהְי ֶה־לּ֣וֹ לְאָ֔ב ו ְה֖וּא י ִהְי ֶה־לִּ֣י לְבֵ֑ן אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּהַ֣ﬠֲוֺת֔וֹ ו ְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו֙ בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט אֲנ ָשִׁ֔ים
וּבְנ ִגְﬠֵ֖י בְּנ ֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃
I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to Me. When he does wrong, I will chastise him with the rod of men and the affliction of mortals;
ו ְחַסְדִּ֖י לֹא־י ָס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר הֲסִרֹ֙תִי֙ מֵﬠִ֣ם שָׁא֔וּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲסִרֹ֖תִי מִלְּפָנ ֶֽיךָ׃
but I will never withdraw My favor from him as I withdrew it from Saul, whom I removed to make room for you.
ו ְנ ֶאְמַ֨ן בֵּיתְךָ֧ וּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ ﬠַד־עוֹלָ֖ם לְפָנ ֶ֑יךָ כִּֽסְאֲךָ֔ י ִהְי ֶ֥ה נ ָכ֖וֹן ﬠַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
Your house and your kingship shall ever be secure before you; your throne shall be established forever.”
Seed that proceeds out of a man’s body is Sperm. Kingly line only goes through the sons never the daughters.ו ְהָי ָ֗ה כִּֽי־מָלְא֤וּ י ָמֶ֙יךָ֙ לָלֶ֣כֶת ﬠִם־אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ ו ַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤י 17:11-14 Chronicles 1
אֶֽת־ז ַרְ ﬠֲךָ֙ אַחֲרֶ ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר י ִהְי ֶ֖ה מִבָּנ ֶ֑יךָ ו ַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖י אֶת־מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃
When your days are done and you follow your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingship.
ה֥וּא י ִבְנ ֶה־לִּ֖י בָּ֑י ִת ו ְכֹנ ַנ ְתִּ֥י אֶת־כִּסְא֖וֹ ﬠַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
He shall build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.
אֲנ ִי֙ אֶֽהְי ֶה־לּ֣וֹ לְאָ֔ב ו ְה֖וּא י ִֽהְי ֶה־לִּ֣י לְבֵ֑ן ו ְחַסְדִּי֙ לֹא־אָסִ֣יר מֵֽﬠִמּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲסִיר֔וֹתִי
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי ָ֖ה לְפָנ ֶֽיךָ׃
I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to Me, but I will never withdraw My favor from him as I withdrew it from your predecessor.
ו ְהַֽﬠֲמַדְתִּ֛יהוּ בְּבֵיתִ֥י וּבְמַלְכוּתִ֖י ﬠַד־הָעוֹלָ֑ם ו ְכִסְא֕וֹ י ִהְי ֶ֥ה נ ָכ֖וֹן ﬠַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
I will install him in My house and in My kingship forever, and his throne shall be established forever.”
Kingly line through Solomon Forever
הִנּ ֵה־בֵ֞ן נוֹלָ֣ד לָ֗ךְ ה֤וּא י ִהְי ֶה֙ אִ֣ישׁ מְנוּחָ֔ה ו ַהֲנ ִח֥וֹתִי 22:9-10 Chronicles 1
ל֛וֹ מִכָּל־אוֹי ְבָ֖יו מִסָּבִ֑יב כִּ֤י שְׁלֹמֹה֙ י ִהְי ֶ֣ה שְׁמ֔וֹ ו ְשָׁל֥וֹם ו ָשֶׁ֛קֶט אֶתֵּ֥ן ﬠַל־י ִשְׂרָ אֵ֖ל
בְּי ָמָֽיו׃
But you will have a son who will be a man at rest, for I will give him rest from all his enemies on all sides; Solomon will be his name and I shall confer peace and quiet on Israel in his time.
הֽוּא־י ִבְנ ֶ֥ה בַ֙י ִת֙ לִשְׁמִ֔י ו ְהוּא֙ י ִהְי ֶה־לִּ֣י לְבֵ֔ן ו ַאֲנ ִי־ל֖וֹ לְאָ֑ב ו ַהֲכִ֨ינוֹתִ֜י כִּסֵּ֧א מַלְכוּת֛וֹ
ﬠַל־י ִשְׂרָ אֵ֖ל ﬠַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
He will build a House for My name; he shall be a son to Me and I to him a father, and I will establish his throne of kingship over Israel forever.’
ו ַיּ ִבְחַ֡ר י ְהו ָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵי֩ י ִשְׂרָ אֵ֨ל בִּ֜י מִכֹּ֣ל בֵּית־אָבִ֗י לִהְי֨וֹת 28:4-7 Chronicles 1
לְמֶ֤לֶךְ ﬠַל־י ִשְׂרָ אֵל֙ לְעוֹלָ֔ם כִּ֤י בִֽיהוּדָה֙ בָּחַ֣ר לְנ ָגִ֔יד וּבְבֵ֥ית י ְהוּדָ֖ה בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑י
וּבִבְנ ֵ֣י אָבִ֔י בִּ֣י רָ צָ֔ה לְהַמְלִ֖יךְ ﬠַל־כָּל־י ִשְׂרָ אֵֽל׃
The LORD G-d of Israel chose me of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah to be ruler,and of the family of Judah, my father’s house; and of my father’s sons, He preferred to make me king over all Israel;
וּמִכָּ֨ל־בָּנ ַ֔י כִּ֚י רַ בִּ֣ים בָּנ ִ֔ים נ ָ֥תַן לִ֖י י ְהו ָ֑ה ו ַיּ ִבְחַר֙ בִּשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בְנ ִ֔י לָשֶׁ֗בֶת ﬠַל־כִּסֵּ֛א
מַלְכ֥וּת י ְהו ָ֖ה ﬠַל־י ִשְׂרָ אֵֽל׃
and of all my sons—for many are the sons the LORD gave me—He chose my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
ו ַיֹּ ֣אמֶר לִ֔י שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בִנ ְךָ֔ הֽוּא־י ִבְנ ֶ֥ה בֵיתִ֖י ו ַחֲצֵרוֹתָ֑י כִּי־בָחַ֨רְ תִּי ב֥וֹ לִי֙ לְבֵ֔ן ו ַאֲנ ִ֖י
אֶֽהְי ֶה־לּ֥וֹ לְאָֽב׃
He said to me,‘It will be your son Solomon who will build My House and My courts, for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a father to him.
ו ַהֲכִינוֹתִ֥י אֶת־מַלְכוּת֖וֹ ﬠַד־לְעוֹלָ֑ם אִם־י ֶחֱז ַ֗ק לַﬠֲשׂ֛וֹת מִצְוֺתַ֥י וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י כַּיּ֥וֹם
הַזֶּֽה׃
I will establish his kingdom forever, if he keeps firmly to the observance of My commandments and rules as he does now.’
Kingly line only through the sons Forever
2. Chronicles 13:5
הֲלֹ֤א לָכֶם֙ לָדַ֔ﬠַת כִּ֞י י ְהו ָ֣ה ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י י ִשְׂרָ אֵ֗ל נ ָתַ֨ן מַמְלָכָ֧ה לְדָו ִ֛יד ﬠַל־י ִשְׂרָ אֵ֖ל
לְעוֹלָ֑ם ל֥וֹ וּלְבָנ ָ֖יו בְּרִ ֥ית מֶֽלַח׃ )ס(
Surely you know that the LORD G-d of Israel gave David kingship over Israel forever—to him and his sons—by a covenant of salt.
הִנּ ֵ֨ה י ָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נ ְאֻם־י ְהו ָ֔ה ו ַהֲקִמֹתִ֥י לְדָו ִ֖ד צֶ֣מַח צַדִּ֑יק 23:5 Jeremiah
וּמָ֤לַךְ מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ ו ְהִשְׂכִּ֔יל ו ְﬠָשָׂ֛ה מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בָּאָֽרֶ ץ׃
See, a time is coming—declares the LORD—when I will raise up a true branch of David’s line. He shall reign as king and shall prosper, and he shall do what is just and right in the land.
בְּי ָמָיו֙ תִּוּ ָשַׁ֣ע י ְהוּדָ֔ה ו ְי ִשְׂרָ אֵ֖ל י ִשְׁכֹּ֣ן לָבֶ֑טַח ו ְז ֶה־שְּׁמ֥וֹ אֲ ֽשֶׁר־י ִקְרְ א֖וֹ י ְהו ָ֥ה ׀
צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ )ס(
In his days Judah shall be delivered and Israel shall dwell secure. And this is the name by which he shall be called: “The LORD is our Vindicator.”
בַּיּ ָמִ֤ים הָהֵם֙ וּבָﬠֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא אַצְמִ֥יחַ לְדָו ִ֖ד צֶ֣מַח צְדָקָ֑ה 33:15-18 Jeremiahו ְﬠָשָׂ֛ה מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בָּאָֽרֶ ץ׃
In those days and at that time, I will raise up a true branch of David’s line, and he shall do what is just and right in the land.
בַּיּ ָמִ֤ים הָהֵם֙ תִּוּ ָשַׁ֣ע י ְהוּדָ֔ה ו ִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם תִּשְׁכּ֣וֹן לָבֶ֑טַח ו ְז ֶ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־י ִקְרָ א־לָ֖הּ י ְהו ָ֥ה
׀ צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ )ס(
In those days Judah shall be delivered and Israel shall dwell secure. And this is what she shall be called: “The LORD is our Vindicator.”
כִּי־כֹ֖ה אָמַ֣ר י ְהו ָ֑ה לֹֽא־י ִכָּרֵ ֣ת לְדָו ִ֔ד אִ֕ישׁ יֹשֵׁ֖ב ﬠַל־כִּסֵּ֥א בֵֽית־י ִשְׂרָ אֵֽל׃
For thus said the LORD: There shall never be an end to men of David’s line who sit upon the throne of the House of Israel.
ו ְלַכֹּהֲנ ִים֙ הַלְו ִיּ ִ֔ם לֹֽא־י ִכָּרֵ ֥ת אִ֖ישׁ מִלְּפָנ ָ֑י מַﬠֲלֶ֨ה עוֹלָ֜ה וּמַקְטִ֥יר מִנ ְחָ֛ה
ו ְעֹ֥שֶׂה־זֶּ֖בַח כָּל־הַיּ ָמִֽים׃ )ס(
Nor shall there ever be an end to the line of the Leviticus priests before Me, of those who present burnt offerings and turn the meal offering to smoke and perform sacrifices.
לֹא־אֲחַלֵּ֥ל בְּרִ יתִ֑י וּמוֹצָ֥א שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י לֹ֣א אֲשַׁנּ ֶֽה׃ 89:35-38 Psalms
I will not violate My covenant, or change what I have uttered.
אַ֭חַת נ ִשְׁבַּ֣ﬠְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁ֑י אִֽם־לְדָו ִ֥ד אֲכַזֵּֽב׃
I have sworn by My holiness, once and for all; I will not befalse to David.
ז ַ֭רְ עוֹ לְעוֹלָ֣ם י ִהְי ֶ֑ה ו ְכִסְא֖וֹ כַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ נ ֶגְדִּֽי׃
His line shall continue forever, his throne, as the sun before Me,
כְּ֭י ָרֵ חַ י ִכּ֣וֹן עוֹלָ֑ם ו ְﬠֵ֥ד בַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַק נ ֶאֱמָ֥ן סֶֽלָה׃
as the moon, established forever, an enduring witness in the sky.”Selah.
No King Can Come From Jeconiah’s Line (also called Coniah/Jehoiakim)
הַﬠֶ֨צֶב נ ִבְז ֶ֜ה נ ָפ֗וּץ הָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙ כָּנ ְי ָ֔הוּ אִ֨ם־כְּלִ֔י אֵ֥ין 22:28-30 Jeremiah
חֵ֖פֶץ בּ֑וֹ מַדּ֤וּﬠַ הֽוּטֲלוּ֙ ה֣וּא ו ְז ַרְ ע֔וֹ ו ְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּ ﬠַל־הָאָ֖רֶ ץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־י ָדָֽעוּ׃
Is this man Coniah A wretched broken pot, A vessel no one wants? Why are he and his offspring hurled out, And cast away in a land they knew not?
אֶ֥רֶ ץ אֶ֖רֶ ץ אָ֑רֶ ץ שִׁמְﬠִ֖י דְּבַר־י ְהו ָֽה׃ )ס(O land, land, land, Hear the word of the LORD!
כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר י ְהו ָ֗ה כִּתְב֞וּ אֶת־הָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙ ﬠֲרִ ירִ ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר לֹא־י ִצְלַ֣ח בְּי ָמָ֑יו כִּי֩ לֹ֨א
י ִצְלַ֜ח מִזַּרְ ע֗וֹ אִ֚ישׁ יֹשֵׁב֙ ﬠַל־כִּסֵּ֣א דָו ִ֔ד וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל ע֖וֹד בִּיהוּדָֽה׃
Thus said the LORD: Record this man as without succession, One who shall never be found acceptable; For no man of his offspring shall be accepted To sit on the throne of David And to rule again in Judah.
לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר י ְהו ָ֗ה ﬠַל־י ְהֽוֹי ָקִים֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ י ְהוּדָ֔ה לֹא־י ִֽהְי ֶה־לּ֥וֹ 36:30 Jeremiah
יוֹשֵׁ֖ב ﬠַל־כִּסֵּ֣א דָו ִ֑ד ו ְנ ִבְלָתוֹ֙ תִּֽהְי ֶ֣ה מֻ שְׁלֶ֔כֶת לַחֹ֥רֶ ב בַּיּ֖וֹם ו ְלַקֶּ֥רַ ח בַּלָּֽי ְלָה׃
Assuredly, thus said the LORD concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah: He shall not have any of his line sitting on the throne of David; and his own corpse shall be left exposed to the heat by day and the cold by night.
Messiah must be a direct descendant from David and Solomon through his human biological father.
Jesus of Nazareth didn’t qualify, he had a virgin birth. Even if he didn’t have a virgin birth the genealogy in Matthew 1 goes through Jeconiah, whose line was disqualified from kingship as part of Elohim’s curse (Jeremiah 22:30,36:30) and in Luke 3 the genealogy doesn’t go through Solomon as required but his brother Nathan (II Samuel 7:12-14, I Chronicles 17:11-14, 22:9-10, 28:4-6). Jesus of Nazareth is the most definitely not the Jewish Messiah.
Rambam, Laws of Kings and their Wars 11:5:
If a king will arise from the House of David who diligently contemplates the Torah and observes its mitzvot as
prescribed by the Written Law and the Oral Law as David, his
ancestor, will compel all of Israel to walk in (the way of the Torah) and rectify the breaches in its observance, and fight the wars of G-d, we may, with assurance, consider him Mashiach. If he succeeds in the above, builds the Temple in its place, and gathers the dispersed of Israel, he is definitely the Mashiach. He will then improve the entire world,
motivating all the nations to serve G-d together, as Tzephaniah 3:9 states: ‘I will transform the peoples to a purer language that they all will call upon the name of G-d and serve Him with one purpose. If he did not succeed to this degree or was killed, he surely is not the redeemer promised by the Torah. Rather, he should be considered as all the other proper and complete kings of the Davidic dynasty who died.
So we need one flesh-and-blood human who, before dying,
does the following:
- Gets Jews to keep the Torah
- Fights wars of G-d
- Builds the Temple
- Gathers the dispersed Jews
The timeline after that is a lot more open-ended.
But somebody who got the first two bullet points and then died before any of the other ones, we can’t say “well they hit the Messiah checklist, and other points will happen later.”
Someone’s only the Messiah if they hit all four. Jesus of Nazareth didn’t qualify, he had a virgin birth. Even if
he didn’t have a virgin birth the genealogy in Matthew 1 goes through Jeconiah, whose line was disqualified from kingship as part of Elohim’s curse (Jeremiah 22:30,36:30) and in Luke 3 the genealogy doesn’t go through Solomon as required but his brother Nathan (II Samuel 7:12-14, I Chronicles 17:11-14, 22:9-10, 28:4-6). Jesus of Nazareth is the most definitely not.
Additional information:
Jesus did not descend from Jeconiah / יןִכָ הוֹיְ י)Y’hoyachin)….
In the two conflicting lineages given for Joseph one goes
through Jeconiah. Per Christians Joseph was not Jesus’ biological father, thus Jesus had no rights to any tribe Judah or any other tribe. Joseph was not Jesus’ biological father so the curse had nothing to do with Jesus one way or another. If Joseph was a descendant of Jeconiah, the curse is still on
Joseph too, per the Hebrew Bible who never states it was lifted. If the curse was lifted it might mean that Joseph had the correct lineage, as would his biological sons through Mary but not Jesus (who was not his biological son). And “no” lineage does not transfer via adoption. And “no” the mother’s lineage by birth doesn’t matter either as long as she is Jewish.If the curse was actually lifted, as the Rabbinic
literature discusses, then it shows that many things atone even for curses from G-d. This means that there was no need for a “last and final” sacrifice a blood sacrifice (aka Jesus).
This invalidates the entire basis of Christianity that Jesus had
to die for your sins. So it should be immaterial to a Christian
whether Jeconiah was forgiven or not. Judaism 101 says if we repent, G-d forgives. The Talmud (Sanhedrin 37 and 38) discuss whether or not the Babylonian Exile could atone as does repentance. For one thing, a person who might have been condemned to death prior to the exile was not killed. In the case of Jeconiah the Rabbis were divided on how much of one’s sins are atoned through repentance in exile so there was no conclusion that Jeconiah’s “curse” was lifted by his repentance in exile. Did Jeconiah’s repentance in exile wipe away G-d’s curse as the missionaries insist? Nowhere in the Hebrew Bible is there an account of the curse being lifted,
and it would have been mentioned if it were, since this is such an important matter. The discussion in the Talmud is a debate and there is no firm conclusion as to whether or not the curse was lifted. Other rabbinic sources referenced by missionariesto “prove” that the curse was lifted are all from stories, not from “facts.”Along with the Talmud missionaries will quote from Pesikta d’Rav Kahana and Vayikra (Leviticus) Rabbah.
Both are aggadic midrash (homily, stories meant to make a moral point, not literal theology). So missionaries want to point to homily stories as if it proves something…In M’lachim
Beit / 2 Kings 25 Jeconiah was freed from Babylonian prison.
Shealtiel, his grandson, was the first Resh Galuta / Exilarch…. The Jewish leader in exile. The Jews in Babylon had a Jewish ruler who was a Davidic heir. Since they were in exile this person couldn’t be a king — so they were called
the אָלוּתָגּ ישׁ ֵר, Resh Galuta (head of the exile), or “Exilarch.”
There was an exilarch until as late as the 15th century CE when the last one was deposed. The last recorded Exilarch, Shalom, (1365 – 1401 CE) was deposed by the Tartar King Tamberlane. They were all descendants of Jeconiah. In Israel there was a comparable role called the יאִשָׂ נ / Nasi / Prince.
This office ended much more quickly than the Exilarch. Gamaliel VI was the last nasi. He died in 425 CE
and Emperor Theodosius II wouldn’t allow a successor.
Davidic heirs keep their “family trees.” The late Rebbe, head of the Chabad, was a Davidic heir. There are a lot of them who are known including myself. There are descendants alive today… Yet not one has fulfilled the messianic prophecies. The lineage is a requirement, but far from the only one. Finally having the right lineage is just a requirement it is not a guarantee. In every generation there are thousands of Davidic heirs and to date none have fulfilled the messianic prophecies…
Uniting Jewish People Through Zeal for Torah and
Commandments: A Path to Messiah and Judgment
In the vibrant tapestry of Jewish identity, the Torah stands as
the central thread, a divine guide that shapes the lives of and the observance of its commandments, or mitzvot, is not merely a cultural practice; it is a profound spiritual calling that has the potential to unite Jewish people across the globe.
This unity, rooted in a shared commitment to divine principles,
can ultimately bring forth the Messiah and usher in a period of
judgment that aligns with the ultimate aspirations of the
Jewish people.
The Power of Zeal for Torah
Zeal for the Torah is characterized by an unwavering
commitment to understanding and living by its teachings. It
encompasses a passion for learning, a dedication to practicing the mitzvot, and a fervent desire to create a world
that reflects the values embedded within the sacred texts.
This zeal can manifest in various forms: through intense study sessions in yeshivas, communal gatherings where individuals share insights and interpretations, or through
personal reflection and application of Torah principles in
everyday life.
When individuals engage with the Torah with fervor and enthusiasm, they not only enrich their own spiritual lives but
also inspire those around them. The contagious nature of spiritual zeal can bridge gaps between individuals and communities, fostering a sense of belonging and collective purpose. By encouraging more people to embrace this passion, Jewish communities can cultivate an environment where the Torah is revered, studied, and practiced, thereby reinforcing their commitment to the commandments.
Mitzvot as a Unifying Force
The commandments serve as a framework for Jewish life,
guiding behavior, establishing moral standards, and nurturing
a sense of community. Each mitzvah carries profound
significance, providing both spiritual elevation and practical
benefits. When Jewish individuals come together to perform
mitzvot, they create an atmosphere of unity that transcends differences in background, observance, and belief.
For example, communal celebrations of Shabbat, festivals, and life-cycle events offer opportunities for collective
observance. These gatherings not only strengthen interpersonal relationships but also reinforce the shared identity of the Jewish people. Moreover, acts of kindness and charity (tzedakah) echo the Torah’s call for social justice,further solidifying communal bonds. By emphasizing the importance of mitzvot and encouraging communal
participation, Jewish leaders and educators can reignite the
spirit of unity and shared purpose that is essential for the realization of messianic aspirations.
The Messianic Vision
The belief in the coming of the Messiah is a cornerstone of
Jewish faith. It embodies the hope for redemption, the restoration of justice, and the ultimate fulfillment of divine promises. However, this vision is not merely a passive expectation; it requires active participation from the Jewish people. The Torah teaches that the actions of individuals can
impact the collective fate of the community. Therefore, the
zeal for Torah and mitzvot must be coupled with a desire for
justice and compassion, creating a world ready for the arrival
of the Messiah.
As Jewish people deepen their commitment to the Torah and
its commandments, they align themselves with the values that the Messiah represents: peace, righteousness, and divine justice. This alignment not only prepares the individual spiritually but also creates a communal atmosphere that is conducive to the messianic era. When Jewish communities
wholeheartedly embrace their spiritual legacy, they embody
the values that the Messiah will ultimately champion.
The Role of Judgment in the Messianic Era
Judgment, within the context of Jewish belief, is not only a
mechanism of divine assessment but also an opportunity for
growth, repentance, and transformation. It is through
judgment that individuals and communities are called to
reflect on their actions and their alignment with the divine will.
The messianic era, marked by divine judgment, will serve as a clarification of moral standards, rewarding righteousness and rectifying injustice.
To prepare for this era of judgment, Jewish people must
cultivate a culture of self-examination and accountability. By fostering an environment where individuals are encouraged to engage in teshuvah (repentance) and seek personal growth, communities can create a robust spiritual foundation. This
foundation will not only facilitate individual transformation but
also strengthen communal ties, paving the way for a collective readiness for the Messiah’s arrival.
Conclusion
The journey towards the Messiah and the impending judgment is not a solitary one; it is a communal endeavor that
calls for collective zeal for the Torah and its commandments.
By nurturing a passion for learning, encouraging the
observance of mitzvot, and fostering a culture of accountability, Jewish people can unite in their shared purpose. This unity, grounded in a commitment to divine principles, has the potential to not only prepare the Jewish community for the messianic era but also to fulfill the aspirations of a world seeking justice, peace, and
righteousness. In this pursuit, the Jewish people can be a beacon of hope, embodying the very essence of the Torah and its transformative power.
The 7 Prophesies Of The Last Moshiach
The concept of Moshiach is taught in the Tanach, and clearly teaches all the following criteria must be fullfilled for any person to be seen as Moshiach.
1 Moschiach will reign as King of Israel and gather all Jews from exile back to Israel. Jews will flood to Israel.
ו ְ שָׁ֨ב י ְהֹו ָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ אֶת־שְׁבוּתְךָ֖ ו ְרִ חֲמֶ֑ךָ ו ְ שָׁ֗ב ו ְקִבֶּצְךָ֙ :30:3 Deuteronomy
then the Lord your G-d מִכׇּ ל־הָ֣ﬠַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר הֱפִֽיצְךָ֛ י ְהֹו ָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ שָֽׁמָּה׃
will restore your fortunesaOthers “captivity.”and take you backin love. He will bring you together again from all the peoples where the Lord your G-d has scattered you. Isaiah 11:11,12
ו ְהָי ָ֣ה׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יוֹסִ֨יף אֲדֹנ ָ֤י שֵׁנ ִית֙ י ָד֔וֹ לִקְנ֖וֹת אֶת־שְׁאָ֣ר ﬠַמּ֑וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר י ִ שָּׁאֵר֩
In מֵֽאַשּׁ֨וּר וּמִמִּצְרַ ֜י ִם וּמִפַּתְר֣וֹס וּמִכּ֗וּשׁ וּמֵﬠֵילָ֤ם וּמִשִּׁנ ְﬠָר֙ וּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔ת וּמֵֽאִיּ ֵ֖י הַיּ ָֽם׃
that day, my Lord will apply His hand again to redeeming the other partfI.e., the part outside the Holy Land; lit. “the rest that will remain.” of His people from Assyria—as also from Egypt, Pathros, Nubia, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coastlands.
ו ְנ ָ שָׂ֥א נ ֵס֙ לַגּוֹי ִ֔ם ו ְאָסַ֖ף נ ִדְחֵ֣י י ִ שְׂרָ אֵ֑ל וּנ ְפֻצ֤וֹת י ְהוּדָה֙ י ְקַבֵּ֔ץ מֵאַרְ בַּ֖ע כַּנ ְפ֥וֹת
הָאָֽרֶ ץ׃ He will hold up a signal to the nations And assemble the banished of Israel, And gather the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of 32:37 ,30:3 the earth. Jeremiah: כִּ֠י הִנּ ֵ֨ה י ָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נ ְאֻם־י ְהֹו ָ֔ה
ו ְ֠שַׁבְתִּ֠י אֶת־שְׁב֨וּת ﬠַמִּ֧י י ִ שְׂרָ אֵ֛ל ו ִֽיהוּדָ֖ה אָמַ֣ר י ְהֹו ָ֑ה ו ַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֗ים אֶל־הָאָ֛רֶ ץ
אֲשֶׁר־נ ָתַ֥תִּי לַאֲבוֹתָ֖ם ו ִֽירֵ שֽׁוּהָ׃
For days are coming—declares the Lord —when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah, said the Lord; and I will bring them back to the land that I gave their fathers, and they shall possess it.הִנ ְנ ִ֤י מְקַבְּצָם֙ מִכׇּ ל־הָ֣אֲרָ צ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִדַּחְתִּ֥ים
שָׁ֛ם בְּאַפִּ֥י וּבַחֲמָתִ֖י וּבְקֶ֣צֶף גָּד֑וֹל ו ַהֲשִֽׁבֹתִים֙ אֶל־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה ו ְהֹשַׁבְתִּ֖ים
לָבֶֽטַח׃ See, I will gather them from all the lands to which I have banished them in My anger and wrath, and in great rage; and I will bring them back to this place and let them 36:24 ,11:17 dwell secure. Ezekiel: לָכֵ֣ן אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנ ָ֣י י ֱהֹו ִה֒
ו ְקִבַּצְתִּ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָ֣ﬠַמִּ֔ים ו ְאָסַפְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִן־הָ֣אֲרָ צ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נ ְפֹצוֹתֶ֖ם בָּהֶ֑ם
ו ְנ ָתַתִּ֥י לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־אַדְמַ֥ת י ִ שְׂרָ אֵֽל׃ Yet say: Thus said the Lord G-d: I will gather you.e., the exiles. from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the Land of Israel. ו ְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙
מִן־הַגּוֹי ִ֔ם ו ְקִבַּצְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִכׇּ ל־הָאֲרָ צ֑וֹת ו ְהֵבֵאתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶל־אַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃ I will
take you from among the nations and gather you from all the countries, and I will bring you back to your own land….however Jesus was not King and Jews didn’t flock to Israel.
2.The Holy Temple in Jerusalem will be rebuilt. Isaiah 2:2-3,ו ְהָי ָ֣ה׀ בְּאַחֲרִ ֣ית הַיּ ָ מִ֗ים נ ָכ֨וֹן י ִֽהְי ֶ֜ה הַ֤ר בֵּית־י ְהֹו ָה֙ :66:20 ,60:7 ,56:6-7
In the days to בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הֶהָרִ ֔ים ו ְנ ִ שָּׂ֖א מִגְּבָע֑וֹת ו ְנ ָהֲר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו כׇּ ל־הַגּוֹי ִֽם׃
come, The Mount of the Lord’s House Shall stand firm above the mountains And tower above the hills; And all the
ו ְֽהָלְכ֞וּ ﬠַמִּ֣ים רַ בִּ֗ים ו ְאָֽמְרוּ֙ לְכ֣וּ׀ .nations Shall gaze on it with joy
ו ְנ ַﬠֲלֶ֣ה אֶל־הַר־י ְהֹו ָ֗ה אֶל־בֵּית֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י י ַﬠֲקֹ֔ב ו ְיֹרֵ ֙נוּ֙ מִדְּרָ כָ֔יו ו ְנ ֵלְכָ֖ה בְּאֹרְ חֹתָ֑יו
And the many peoples כִּ֤י מִצִּיּוֹן֙ תֵּצֵ֣א תוֹרָ ֔ה וּדְבַר־י ְהֹו ָ֖ה מִירוּשָׁלָֽ ִם׃
shall go and say:
“Come, Let us go up to the Mount of the Lord, To the House of the G-d of Jacob; That He may instruct us in His ways, And that we may walk in His paths.” For instruction shall come forthaI.e., oracles will be obtainable. from Zion,
וּבְנ ֵ֣י הַנּ ֵ כָ֗ר הַנּ ִ לְו ִ֤ים.The word of the Lord from Jerusalem
ﬠַל־י ְהֹו ָה֙ לְשָׁ֣רְ ת֔וֹ וּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם י ְהֹו ָ֔ה לִֽהְי֥וֹת ל֖וֹ לַﬠֲבָדִ֑ים כׇּ ל־שֹׁמֵ֤ר
As for the foreigners Who attach שַׁבָּת֙ מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ וּמַחֲז ִיקִ֖ים בִּבְרִ יתִֽי׃
themselves to the Lord,To minister to Him, And to love the name of the Lord, To be His servants—All who keep the sabbath and do not profane it,And who hold fast to My
ו ַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞ים אֶל־הַ֣ר קׇ דְשִׁ֗י ו ְ שִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית תְּפִלָּתִ֔י —covenant
עוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧ם ו ְז ִבְחֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָ צ֖וֹן ﬠַֽל־מִז ְ בְּחִ֑י כִּ֣י בֵיתִ֔י בֵּית־תְּפִלָּ֥ה י ִ קָּרֵ ֖א
I will bring them to My sacred mount And let לְכׇ ל־הָﬠַמִּֽים׃
them rejoice in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices Shall be welcome on My altar; For My House shall be called A house of prayer for all peoples.”
כׇּ ל־צֹ֤אן קֵדָר֙ י ִ קָּ֣בְצוּ לָ֔ךְ אֵילֵ֥י נ ְבָי֖וֹת י ְ שָֽׁרְ ת֑וּנ ֶךְ י ַﬠֲל֤וּ ﬠַל־רָ צוֹן֙ מִז ְ בְּחִ֔י וּבֵ֥ית
All the flocks of Kedar shall be assembled for תִּפְאַרְ תִּ֖י אֲפָאֵֽר׃ you, The rams of Nebaioth shall serve your needs; They shall be welcome offerings on My altar, And I will add glory to My glorious House. Ezekiel 37:26-27, Malachi 3:4, Zechariah
ו ְכָרַ תִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ בְּרִ ֣ית שָׁל֔וֹם בְּרִ ֥ית עוֹלָ֖ם י ִהְי ֶ֣ה אוֹתָ֑ם וּנ ְתַתִּים֙ :14:20-21
I will make a ו ְהִרְ בֵּיתִ֣י אוֹתָ֔ם ו ְנ ָתַתִּ֧י אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁ֛י בְּתוֹכָ֖ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃
covenant of friendship with them—it shall be an everlasting covenant with them—I will establish a meaning of Heb. uncertain. them and multiply them, and I will place Myו ְהָי ָ֤ה מִשְׁכָּנ ִי֙ ﬠֲלֵיהֶ֔ם ו ְהָי ִ֥יתִי לָהֶ֖ם .Sanctuary among them forever ”.My PresencebLit. “dwelling place לֵאלֹהִ֑ים ו ְהֵ֖מָּה י ִהְיוּ־לִ֥י לְﬠָֽם׃ shall rest over them; I will be their G-d and they shall be My
ו ְﬠָֽרְ בָה֙ לַֽיהֹו ָ֔ה מִנ ְחַ֥ת י ְהוּדָ֖ה ו ִירֽוּשָׁלָ֑ ִם כִּימֵ֣י עוֹלָ֔ם וּכְשָׁנ ִ֖ים .people
Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem shall be קַדְמֹנ ִ יֹּ ֽת׃ pleasing to the Lord as in the days of yore and in the years
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא י ִֽהְי ֶה֙ ﬠַל־מְצִלּ֣וֹת הַסּ֔וּס קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַיהֹו ָ֑ה ו ְהָי ָ֤ה הַסִּירוֹת֙ .of old
In that day, even the bells on בְּבֵ֣ית י ְהֹו ָ֔ה כַּמִּז ְרָ קִ֖ים לִפְנ ֵ֥י הַמִּז ְ בֵּֽחַ׃
the horses shall be inscribed “Holy to the Lord.” The metal pots in the House of the Lord shall be like the basins
ו ְ֠הָי ָ֠ה כׇּ ל־סִ֨יר בִּירוּשָׁלַ֜ ִם וּבִיהוּדָ֗ה קֹ֚דֶשׁ לַיהֹו ָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת ;before the altar
וּבָ֙אוּ֙ כׇּ ל־הַזֹּ֣בְחִ֔ים ו ְלָקְח֥וּ מֵהֶ֖ם וּבִשְּׁל֣וּ בָהֶ֑ם ו ְלֹֽא־י ִֽהְי ֶ֨ה כְנ ַﬠֲנ ִ֥י ע֛וֹד
indeed, every metal pot in בְּבֵית־י ְהֹו ָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃
Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holy to the Lord of Hosts. And all those who sacrifice shall come and take of these to boil [their sacrificial meat] in; in that day there shall be no more traders to sell ritually pure vessels. in the House of the Lord of Hosts.…..the Temple was still not yet rebuilt.
3. World wide peace and an end to all wars. Universal disarming of weapons. Micah 4:1-4, Hoseah 2:20, Isaiah
ו ְהָי ָ֣ה׀ בְּאַחֲרִ ֣ית הַיּ ָ מִ֗ים י ִ֠הְי ֶ֠ה הַ֣ר בֵּית־י ְהֹו ָ֤ה נ ָכוֹן֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ :60:18 ,2:1-4
.aFor vv. 1–3 cf. Isa הֶהָרִ ֔ים ו ְנ ִ שָּׂ֥א ה֖וּא מִגְּבָע֑וֹת ו ְנ ָהֲר֥וּ ﬠָלָ֖יו ﬠַמִּֽים׃
2.2–4.In the days to come, The Mount of the Lord’s House shall stand Firm above the mountains; And it shall tower above the hills. The peoples shall gaze on it with joy,
ו ְֽהָלְכ֞וּ גּוֹי ִ֣ם רַ בִּ֗ים ו ְאָֽמְרוּ֙ לְכ֣וּ׀ ו ְנ ַﬠֲלֶ֣ה אֶל־הַר־י ְהֹו ָ֗ה ו ְאֶל־בֵּית֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י י ַﬠֲקֹ֔ב
ו ְיוֹרֵ ֙נוּ֙ מִדְּרָ כָ֔יו ו ְנ ֵלְכָ֖ה בְּאֹֽרְ חֹתָ֑יו כִּ֤י מִצִּיּוֹן֙ תֵּצֵ֣א תוֹרָ ֔ה וּדְבַר־י ְהֹו ָ֖ה מִירוּשָׁלָֽ ִם׃
And the many nations shall go and shall say:
“Come,
Let us go up to the Mount of the Lord, To the House of the G-d of Jacob;That He may instruct us in His ways, And that we may walk in His paths.” For instruction shall come forthbI.e., oracles will be obtainable. from Zion, The word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
ו ְ שָׁפַ֗ט בֵּ֚ין ﬠַמִּ֣ים רַ בִּ֔ים ו ְהוֹכִ֛יחַ לְגוֹי ִ֥ם ﬠֲצֻמִ֖ים ﬠַד־רָ ח֑וֹק ו ְכִתְּת֨וּ חַרְ בֹתֵיהֶ֜ם
לְאִתִּ֗ים ו ַחֲנ ִיתֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ לְמַז ְמֵר֔וֹת לֹֽא־י ִ שְׂא֞וּ גּ֤וֹי אֶל־גּוֹי֙ חֶ֔רֶ ב ו ְלֹא־י ִלְמְד֥וּן ע֖וֹד
מִלְחָמָֽה׃ ,Thus He will judge among the many peoples And arbitrate for the multitude of nations, However distant; And they shall beat their swords into plowshares more exactly, the iron points with which wooden plows were tipped. And their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not take up Sword against nation;
;They shall never again knowdCf. Judg. 3.2. war
ו ְי ָ שְׁב֗וּ אִ֣ישׁ תַּ֧חַת גַּפְנ֛וֹ ו ְתַ֥חַת תְּאֵנ ָת֖וֹ ו ְאֵ֣ין מַחֲרִ ֑יד כִּי־פִ֛י י ְהֹו ָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת דִּבֵּֽר׃
But every man shall sit Under his grapevine or fig tree With no one to disturb him. For it was the Lord of Hosts who spoke. ו ְכָרַ תִּ֨י לָהֶ֤ם בְּרִ ית֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם
הַה֔וּא ﬠִם־חַיּ ַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ ו ְﬠִם־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔י ִם ו ְרֶ ֖מֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָ֑ה ו ְקֶ֨שֶׁת ו ְחֶ֤רֶ ב
וּמִלְחָמָה֙ אֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר מִן־הָאָ֔רֶ ץ ו ְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖ים לָבֶֽטַח׃ In that day, I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground; I will also banishkLit. “break.” bow, sword, and war from the land. Thus I will let them lie down in safety
הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָז ָ֔ה י ְ שַֽׁﬠְי ָ֖הוּ בֶּן־אָמ֑וֹץ ﬠַל־י ְהוּדָ֖ה ו ִירֽוּשָׁלָֽ ִם׃ The word that
Isaiah son of Amoz prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
ו ְהָי ָ֣ה׀ בְּאַחֲרִ ֣ית הַיּ ָ מִ֗ים נ ָכ֨וֹן י ִֽהְי ֶ֜ה הַ֤ר בֵּית־י ְהֹו ָה֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הֶהָרִ ֔ים ו ְנ ִ שָּׂ֖א
מִגְּבָע֑וֹת ו ְנ ָהֲר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו כׇּ ל־הַגּוֹי ִֽם׃ ,In the days to come The Mount of the Lord’s House Shall stand firm above the mountains And tower above the hills; And all the nations.Shall gaze on it with joy
ו ְֽהָלְכ֞וּ ﬠַמִּ֣ים רַ בִּ֗ים ו ְאָֽמְרוּ֙ לְכ֣וּ׀ ו ְנ ַﬠֲלֶ֣ה אֶל־הַר־י ְהֹו ָ֗ה אֶל־בֵּית֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י י ַﬠֲקֹ֔ב
ו ְיֹרֵ ֙נוּ֙ מִדְּרָ כָ֔יו ו ְנ ֵלְכָ֖ה בְּאֹרְ חֹתָ֑יו כִּ֤י מִצִּיּוֹן֙ תֵּצֵ֣א תוֹרָ ֔ה וּדְבַר־י ְהֹו ָ֖ה מִירוּשָׁלָֽ ִם׃
And the many peoples shall go and say:
“Come,
Let us go up to the Mount of the Lord, To the House of the G-d of Jacob; That He may instruct us in His ways, And that we may walk in His paths.”For instruction shall come forthaI.e., oracles will be obtainable. from Zion, The word of the Lord from Jerusalem
ו ְ שָׁפַט֙ בֵּ֣ין הַגּוֹי ִ֔ם ו ְהוֹכִ֖יחַ לְﬠַמִּ֣ים רַ בִּ֑ים ו ְכִתְּת֨וּ חַרְ בוֹתָ֜ם לְאִתִּ֗ים ו ַחֲנ ִיתֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙
לְמַז ְמֵר֔וֹת לֹא־י ִ שָּׂ֨א ג֤וֹי אֶל־גּוֹי֙ חֶ֔רֶ ב ו ְלֹֽא־י ִלְמְד֥וּ ע֖וֹד מִלְחָמָֽה׃
Thus He will judge among the nations And arbitrate for the many peoples, And they shall beat their swords into plowshares more exactly, the iron points with which wooden plows were tipped. And their spears into pruning hooks: Nation shall not take up Sword against nation; They shall never again knowcCf. Judg. 3.2. war. לֹא־י ִ שָּׁמַ֨ע ע֤וֹד
חָמָס֙ בְּאַרְ צֵ֔ךְ שֹׁ֥ד ו ָ שֶׁ֖בֶר בִּגְבוּלָ֑י ִךְ ו ְקָרָ ֤את י ְשׁוּﬠָה֙ חוֹמֹתַ֔י ִךְ וּשְׁﬠָרַ ֖י ִךְ תְּהִלָּֽה׃
The cry “Violence!” Shall no more be heard in your land, Nor “Wrack and ruin!” Within your borders. And you shall name your walls “Victory””.And your gates “Renown…obviously war exists still, and many wars are fought in the name of Jesus.
4. Moschiach reigns as King and all Jews will follow commandments of the Torah. Ezekiel 37:24, Deuteronomy
ו ְﬠַבְדִּ֤י :26-27 :36 ,11:19-20 Jeremiah 31:32, Ezekiel ,30:8-10
דָו ִד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ ﬠֲלֵיהֶ֔ם ו ְרוֹﬠֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד י ִהְי ֶ֣ה לְכֻלָּ֑ם וּבְמִשְׁפָּטַ֣י י ֵלֵ֔כוּ ו ְחֻקּוֹתַ֥י י ִ שְׁמְר֖וּMy servant David shall be king over them; there ו ְﬠָשׂ֥וּ אוֹתָֽם׃shall be one shepherd for all of them. They shall follow My rules and faithfully obey My laws.
ו ְאַתָּ֣ה תָשׁ֔וּב ו ְ שָׁמַﬠְתָּ֖ בְּק֣וֹל י ְהֹו ָ֑ה ו ְﬠָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־כׇּ ל־מִצְוֺתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוּ ְ ךָ֖
הַיּֽוֹם׃ You, however, will again heed the Lord and obey all His commandments that I enjoin upon you this day
ו ְהוֹתִֽירְ ךָ֩ י ְהֹו ָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ בְּכֹ֣ל׀ מַﬠֲשֵׂ֣ה י ָדֶ֗ךָ בִּפְרִ ֨י בִטְנ ְךָ֜ וּבִפְרִ ֧י בְהֶמְתְּךָ֛ וּבִפְרִ ֥י
אַדְמָתְךָ֖ לְטֹבָ֑ה כִּ֣י׀ י ָשׁ֣וּב י ְהֹו ָ֗ה לָשׂ֤וּשׂ ﬠָלֶ֙יךָ֙ לְט֔וֹב כַּאֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֖שׂ ﬠַל־אֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃
And the Lord your G-d will grant you abounding prosperity inall your undertakings, in the issue of your womb, the offspringof your cattle, and the produce of your soil. For the Lord will again delight in your well-being, as He did in that of your ,fathers
כִּ֣י תִשְׁמַ֗ע בְּקוֹל֙ י ְהֹו ָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֤ר מִצְוֺתָיו֙ ו ְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו הַכְּתוּבָ֕ה בְּסֵ֥פֶר הַתּוֹרָ ֖ה
הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י תָשׁוּב֙ אֶל־י ְהֹו ָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכׇ ל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכׇ ל־נ ַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ since you will
be heeding the Lord your G-d and keeping His commandments and laws that are recorded in this book of the Teaching—once you return to the Lord Lord your G-d with all your heart and soul
לֹ֣א כַבְּרִ ֗ית אֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּרַ ֙תִּי֙ אֶת־אֲבוֹתָ֔ם בְּיוֹם֙ הֶחֱז ִיקִ֣י בְי ָדָ֔ם לְהוֹצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶ ץ
מִצְרָ ֑י ִם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֜מָּה הֵפֵ֣רוּ אֶת־בְּרִ יתִ֗י ו ְאָנֹכִ֛י בָּﬠַ֥לְתִּי בָ֖ם נ ְאֻם־י ְהֹו ָֽה׃ It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers, when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, a covenant which they broke, though I espousedl Meaning of Heb. uncertain; compare 3.14. them—declares the Lord
ו ְנ ָתַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ לֵ֣ב אֶחָ֔ד ו ְר֥וּחַ חֲדָשָׁ֖ה אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּקִרְ בְּכֶ֑ם ו ַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜י לֵ֤ב הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ מִבְּשָׂרָ ֔ם
ו ְנ ָתַתִּ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לֵ֥ב בָּשָֽׂר׃ I will give them one heart and put a new
spirit in them;cHeb. “you.” I will remove the heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh
לְמַ֙ﬠַן֙ בְּחֻקֹּתַ֣י י ֵלֵ֔כוּ ו ְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י י ִ שְׁמְר֖וּ ו ְﬠָשׂ֣וּ אֹתָ֑ם ו ְהָיוּ־לִ֣י לְﬠָ֔ם ו ַאֲנ ִ֕י אֶהְי ֶ֥ה
לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ that they may follow My laws and faithfully observe My rules. Then they shall be My people and I will be their G-d
ו ְנ ָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ לֵ֣ב חָדָ֔שׁ ו ְר֥וּחַ חֲדָשָׁ֖ה אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּקִרְ בְּכֶ֑ם ו ַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜י אֶת־לֵ֤ב הָאֶ֙בֶן֙
מִבְּשַׂרְ כֶ֔ם ו ְנ ָתַתִּ֥י לָכֶ֖ם לֵ֥ב בָּשָֽׂר׃ And I will give you a new heart andput a new spirit into you: I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh
ו ְאֶת־רוּחִ֖י אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּקִרְ בְּכֶ֑ם ו ְﬠָשִׂ֗יתִי אֵ֤ת אֲשֶׁר־בְּחֻקַּי֙ תֵּלֵ֔כוּ וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֥י תִּשְׁמְר֖וּ
ו ַﬠֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ and I will put My spirit into you. Thus I will cause you to follow My laws and faithfully to observe My rules…all Jews are not embracing Torah and certainly not following the commandments.
5.Moshiach must be from the Tribe of Judah and a direct descendant of King David and King Solomon. Genesis 49:10, 2 Samuel 7:12-14, 1 Chronicles 22:9-10, Numbers
לֹֽא־י ָס֥וּר שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק מִבֵּ֣ין רַ גְלָ֑יו ﬠַ֚ד כִּֽי־י ָבֹ֣א שִׁילֹ֔ה ו ְל֖וֹ :1:1-18
,The scepter shall not depart from Judah י ִ קְּהַ֥ת ﬠַמִּֽים׃
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet; So that tribute shall come to himbShiloh, understood as
shai loh “tribute to him,” following Midrash; cf. Isaiah 18.7. Meaning of Heb. uncertain; lit. “Until he comes to Shiloh.” And the homage of peoples be his.
כִּ֣י ׀ י ִמְלְא֣וּ י ָמֶ֗יךָ ו ְ שָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ אֶת־אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ ו ַהֲקִימֹתִ֤י אֶֽת־ז ַרְ ﬠֲךָ֙ אַחֲרֶ ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר י ֵצֵ֖א
מִמֵּﬠֶ֑יךָ ו ַהֲכִינֹתִ֖י אֶת־מַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃ When your days are done and you lie with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own issue, and I will establish his kingship
ה֥וּא י ִבְנ ֶה־בַּ֖י ִת לִשְׁמִ֑י ו ְכֹנ ַנ ְ תִּ֛י אֶת־כִּסֵּ֥א מַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹ ﬠַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ He shall build
a house for My name, and I will establish his royal throne forever
אֲנ ִי֙ אֶֽהְי ֶה־לּ֣וֹ לְאָ֔ב ו ְה֖וּא י ִֽהְי ֶה־לִּ֣י לְבֵ֑ן אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּהַ֣ﬠֲוֺת֔וֹ ו ְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו֙ בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט אֲנ ָ שִׁ֔ים
וּבְנ ִגְﬠֵ֖י בְּנ ֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to Me. When he does wrong, I will chastise him dI.e., only as a human father would.with the rod of men and the affliction of mortals;-d
הִנּ ֵ ה־בֵ֞ן נוֹלָ֣ד לָ֗ךְ ה֤וּא י ִֽהְי ֶה֙ אִ֣ישׁ מְנוּחָ֔ה ו ַהֲנ ִיח֥וֹתִי ל֛וֹ מִכׇּ ל־אוֹי ְבָ֖יו מִסָּבִ֑יב כִּ֤י
שְׁלֹמֹה֙ י ִֽהְי ֶ֣ה שְׁמ֔וֹ ו ְ שָׁל֥וֹם ו ָ שֶׁ֛קֶט אֶתֵּ֥ן ﬠַל־י ִ שְׂרָ אֵ֖ל בְּי ָמָֽיו׃ But you will have a son who will be a man at rest, for I will give him rest from all his enemies on all sides; SolomonaHeb. Shelomoh. will be his name and I shall confer peacebHeb. shalom. and quiet on.Israel in his time
הֽוּא־י ִבְנ ֶ֥ה בַ֙י ִת֙ לִשְׁמִ֔י ו ְהוּא֙ י ִֽהְי ֶה־לִּ֣י לְבֵ֔ן ו ַאֲנ ִי־ל֖וֹ לְאָ֑ב ו ַהֲכִ֨ינוֹתִ֜י כִּסֵּ֧א מַלְכוּת֛וֹ
ﬠַל־י ִ שְׂרָ אֵ֖ל ﬠַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ He will build a House for My name; he shall be a son to Me and I to him a father, and I will establish his ’.throne of kingship over Israel forever
ו ַי ְדַבֵּ֨ר י ְהֹו ָ֧ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֛ה בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר סִינ ַ֖י בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹﬠֵ֑ד בְּאֶחָד֩ לַחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנ ִ֜י בַּשָּׁנ ָ֣ה
הַשֵּׁנ ִ֗ית לְצֵאתָ֛ם מֵאֶ֥רֶ ץ מִצְרַ ֖י ִם לֵאמֹֽר׃ On the first day of the second
month, in the second year following the exodus from the land of Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, saying
שְׂא֗וּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֙ כׇּ ל־ﬠֲדַ֣ת בְּנ ֵֽי־י ִ שְׂרָ אֵ֔ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר
שֵׁמ֔וֹת כׇּ ל־ז ָכָ֖ר לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃ Take a census of the whole Israelite community by the clans of aI.e., its tribes.its ancestral houses,-a listing the names, every male, head by head
מִבֶּ֨ן ﬠֶשְׂרִ ֤ים שָׁנ ָה֙ ו ָמַ֔ﬠְלָה כׇּ ל־יֹצֵ֥א צָבָ֖א בְּי ִ שְׂרָ אֵ֑ל תִּפְקְד֥וּ אֹתָ֛ם לְצִבְאֹתָ֖ם
אַתָּ֥ה ו ְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ ,You and Aaron shall record them by their groups from the age of twenty years up, all those in Israel who are able to bear arms
ו ְאִתְּכֶ֣ם י ִהְי֔וּ אִ֥ישׁ אִ֖ישׁ לַמַּטֶּ֑ה אִ֛ישׁ רֹ֥אשׁ לְבֵית־אֲבֹתָ֖יו הֽוּא׃ Associated
with you shall be a man from each tribe, each one the head of his ancestral house
ו ְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ שְׁמ֣וֹת הָֽאֲנ ָ שִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר י ַֽﬠַמְד֖וּ אִתְּכֶ֑ם לִרְ אוּבֵ֕ן אֱלִיצ֖וּר
בֶּן־שְׁדֵיאֽוּר׃ These are the names of the men who shall assist you: From Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur
לְשִׁמְע֕וֹן שְׁלֻמִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־צוּרִ ֽישַׁדָּֽי׃ From Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai
לִֽיהוּדָ֕ה נ ַחְשׁ֖וֹן בֶּן־ﬠַמִּינ ָדָֽב׃ From Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab
לְי ִ֨שָּׂשכָ֔ר נ ְתַנ ְאֵ֖ל בֶּן־צוּﬠָֽר׃ From Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar.
לִז ְבוּלֻ֕ן אֱלִיאָ֖ב בֶּן־חֵלֹֽן׃ From Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon.
לִבְנ ֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף לְאֶפְרַ ֕י ִם אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע בֶּן־ﬠַמִּיה֑וּד לִמְנ ַ שֶּׁ֕ה גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל
בֶּן־פְּדָהצֽוּר׃ :From the sons of Joseph from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzurלְבִ֨נ ְי ָמִ֔ן אֲבִידָ֖ן בֶּן־גִּדְעֹנ ִֽי׃ From Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni.
לְדָ֕ן אֲחִיﬠֶ֖ז ֶר בֶּן־ﬠַמִּֽישַׁדָּֽי׃ From Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
לְאָשֵׁ֕ר פַּגְﬠִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־ﬠׇ כְרָ ֽן׃ From Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran.
לְגָ֕ד אֶלְי ָסָ֖ף בֶּן־דְּעוּאֵֽל׃ From Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel.
לְנ ַ֨פְתָּלִ֔י אֲחִירַ ֖ע בֶּן־ﬠֵינ ָֽן׃ From Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.
אֵ֚לֶּה )קריאי( ]קְרוּאֵ֣י[ הָﬠֵדָ֔ה נ ְ שִׂיאֵ֖י מַטּ֣וֹת אֲבוֹתָ֑ם רָ אשֵׁ֛י אַלְפֵ֥י י ִ שְׂרָ אֵ֖ל
הֵֽם׃ Those are the elected of the assembly, the chieftains of their ancestral tribes: they are the heads of the contingents of Israel.
ו ַ יּ ִ קַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה ו ְאַהֲרֹ֑ן אֵ֚ת הָאֲנ ָ שִׁ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נ ִ קְּב֖וּ בְּשֵׁמֹֽת׃*)בספרי ספרד
ואשכנז בְּשֵׁמֽוֹת( So Moses and Aaron took those men, who were designated by name
ו ְאֵ֨ת כׇּ ל־הָﬠֵדָ֜ה הִקְהִ֗ילוּ בְּאֶחָד֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנ ִ֔י ו ַ יּ ִ תְי ַֽלְד֥וּ ﬠַל־מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית
אֲבֹתָ֑ם בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שֵׁמ֗וֹת מִבֶּ֨ן ﬠֶשְׂרִ ֥ים שָׁנ ָ֛ה ו ָמַ֖ﬠְלָה לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃ and on the first day of the second month they convoked the whole community, who were registered by the clans of their ancestral houses—the names of those aged twenty years and over being listed head by head…Genealogy is only passed from father to son in Tanach.
The Christian Bible says he didn’t have a father from the Tribe of Judah-Ezekiel 46:1-4:
כֹּה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנ ָ֣י י ֱהֹו ִה֒ שַׁ֜ﬠַר הֶחָצֵ֤ר הַפְּנ ִימִית֙ הַפֹּנ ֶ֣ה קָדִ֔ים י ִהְי ֶ֣ה סָג֔וּר שֵׁ֖שֶׁת י ְמֵ֣י
הַֽמַּﬠֲשֶׂ֑ה וּבְי֤וֹם הַשַּׁבָּת֙ י ִ פָּתֵ֔חַ וּבְי֥וֹם הַחֹ֖דֶשׁ י ִ פָּתֵֽחַ׃ Thus said the Lord G-d: The gate of the inner court which faces east shall be closed on the six working days; it shall be opened on the sabbath day and it shall be opened on the day of the new moon.
וּבָ֣א הַנּ ָ שִׂ֡יא דֶּ֩רֶ ךְ֩ אוּלָ֨ם הַשַּׁ֜ﬠַר מִח֗וּץ ו ְﬠָמַד֙ ﬠַל־מְזוּז ַ֣ת הַשַּׁ֔ﬠַר ו ְﬠָשׂ֣וּ הַכֹּהֲנ ִ֗ים
אֶת־עֽוֹלָתוֹ֙ ו ְאֶת־שְׁלָמָ֔יו ו ְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲו ָ֛ה ﬠַל־מִפְתַּ֥ן הַשַּׁ֖ﬠַר ו ְי ָצָ֑א ו ְהַשַּׁ֥ﬠַר לֹא־י ִ סָּגֵ֖ר
ﬠַד־הָﬠָֽרֶ ב׃ The prince shall enter by way of the vestibule outside the gate, and shall attend at the gatepost while the priests sacrifice his burnt offering and his offering of well-being; he shall then bow low at the threshold of the gate and depart. The gate, however, shall not be closed until eveningו ְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ ﬠַם־הָאָ֗רֶ ץ פֶּ֚תַח הַשַּׁ֣ﬠַר הַה֔וּא בַּשַּׁבָּת֖וֹת וּבֶחֳדָשִׁ֑ים לִפְנ ֵ֖י י ְהֹו ָֽה׃
The common peopleaI.e., those other than the priests, the Levites, and the prince; lit. “the people of the land.” shall worship before the Lord on sabbaths and new moons at the entrance of the same gate.
The true Moshiach to come will offer HaShem burnt sacrifices of six lambs on the Sabbath and new moons in the 3rd temple.. where does that leave your jesus? HaShem does not accept human sacrifices!! It is an abomination to him.Deuteronomy 12:30-31:
הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֗ פֶּן־תִּנּ ָ קֵשׁ֙ אַחֲרֵ יהֶ֔ם אַחֲרֵ ֖י הִשָּׁמְדָ֣ם מִפָּנ ֶ֑יךָ וּפֶן־תִּדְרֹ֨שׁ לֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֜ם
לֵאמֹ֗ר אֵיכָ֨ה י ַﬠַבְד֜וּ הַגּוֹי ִ֤ם הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֶת־אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם ו ְאֶﬠֱשֶׂה־כֵּ֖ן גַּם־אָֽנ ִי׃ beware of being lured into their ways after they have been wiped out before you! Do not inquire about their gods, saying, “How did those nations worship their gods? I too will follow those”practices.
לֹא־תַﬠֲשֶׂ֣ה כֵ֔ן לַיהֹו ָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּי֩ כׇ ל־תּוֹﬠֲבַ֨ת י ְהֹו ָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׂנ ֵ֗א ﬠָשׂוּ֙ לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם
כִּ֣י גַ֤ם אֶת־בְּנ ֵיהֶם֙ ו ְאֶת־בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם י ִ שְׂרְ פ֥וּ בָאֵ֖שׁ לֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶֽם׃ You shall not act thus toward the Lord your G-d, for they perform for their gods every abhorrent act that the Lord detests; they even offer up their sons and daughters in fire to their gods.
6. Moschiach will rule Israel and the whole world will put down all other religions and the world will reconize and serve the One true Lord of Israel. Zechariah 3:9, 8:23, 14:9-16, Isaiah 45:23, 66:23, Jeremiah 31:33, Ezekiel
כִּ֣י׀ הִנּ ֵ֣ה הָאֶ֗בֶן אֲשֶׁ֤ר נ ָתַ֙תִּי֙ 3:9 Psalms 86:9, Zephaniah ,38:23
לִפְנ ֵ֣י י ְהוֹשֻׁ ֔ﬠַ ﬠַל־אֶ֥בֶן אַחַ֖ת שִׁבְﬠָ֣ה ﬠֵינ ָ֑י ִם הִנ ְנ ִ֧י מְפַתֵּ֣חַ פִּתֻּ חָ֗הּ נ ְאֻם֙ י ְהֹו ָ֣ה
For mark well this צְבָא֔וֹת וּמַשְׁתִּ֛י אֶת־ﬠֲוֺ֥ן הָאָֽרֶ ץ־הַהִ֖יא בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃
stone which I place before Joshua, a single stone with seven eyes.gMeaning of Heb. uncertain. The stone apparently symbolizes the G-d-given power of the future Davidic ruler; see below 4.6–7. I will execute its engraving—declares the Lord of Hosts—and I will remove that country’s guilt in a single day.
כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ י ְהֹו ָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֒ בַּיּ ָ מִ֣ים .obviously this hasn’t happened…
הָהֵ֔מָּה אֲשֶׁ֤ר י ַחֲז ִ֙יקוּ֙ ﬠֲשָׂרָ ֣ה אֲנ ָ שִׁ֔ים מִכֹּ֖ל לְשֹׁנ֣וֹת הַגּוֹי ִ֑ם ו ְֽהֶחֱז ִ֡יקוּ בִּכְנ ַף֩אִ֨ישׁ י ְהוּדִ֜י לֵאמֹ֗ר נ ֵֽלְכָה֙ ﬠִמָּכֶ֔ם כִּ֥י שָׁמַ֖ﬠְנוּ אֱלֹהִ֥ים ﬠִמָּכֶֽם׃
Thus said the Lord of Hosts: In those days, ten men from nations of every tongue will take hold—they will take hold of every Jew by a corner of his cloak and say, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that G-d is with you.”
ו ְהָי ָ֧ה י ְהֹו ָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ ﬠַל־כׇּ ל־הָאָ֑רֶ ץ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא י ִהְי ֶ֧ה י ְהֹו ָ֛ה אֶחָ֖ד וּשְׁמ֥וֹ אֶחָֽד׃
And the Lord shall be king over all the earth; in that day there shall be one Lord with one name.fI.e., the Lord alone shall be worshiped and shall be invoked by His true name.
י ִסּ֨וֹב כׇּ ל־הָאָ֤רֶ ץ כָּֽﬠֲרָ בָה֙ מִגֶּ֣בַע לְרִ מּ֔וֹן נ ֶ֖גֶב י ְרֽוּשָׁלָ֑ ִם ו ְֽרָ אֲמָה֩ ו ְי ָ שְׁבָ֨ה תַחְתֶּ֜יהָ
לְמִשַּׁ֣ﬠַר בִּנ ְי ָמִ֗ן ﬠַד־מְק֞וֹם שַׁ֤ﬠַר הָֽרִ אשׁוֹן֙ ﬠַד־שַׁ֣ﬠַר הַפִּנּ ִ֔ים וּמִגְדַּ֣ל חֲנ ַנ ְאֵ֔ל ﬠַ֖ד
י ִקְבֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ Then the whole country shall become like the Arabah,gI.e., shall be depressed like the Jordan Valley. hI.e., from the northern border of the Kingdom of Judah (1 Kings 15.22; 2 Kings 23.8) to the southern border (Josh. 15.32; 19.7).from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem.-h The latter, however, shall perch high up where it is, and -ishall be inhabited-i from the Gate of Benjamin to the site of the Old Gate, down to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.
ו ְי ָ֣שְׁבוּ בָ֔הּ ו ְחֵ֖רֶ ם לֹ֣א י ִֽהְי ֶה־ע֑וֹד ו ְי ָ שְׁבָ֥ה י ְרוּשָׁלַ֖ ִם לָבֶֽטַח׃ Never again
shall destruction be decreed, and Jerusalem shall dwell secure.
ו ְזֹ֣את׀ תִּהְי ֶ֣ה הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר י ִ גֹּ֤ף י ְהֹו ָה֙ אֶת־כׇּ ל־הָ֣ﬠַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צָבְא֖וּ
ﬠַל־י ְרוּשָׁלָ֑ ִם הָמֵ֣ק׀ בְּשָׂר֗וֹ ו ְהוּא֙ עֹמֵ֣ד ﬠַל־רַ גְלָ֔יו ו ְﬠֵינ ָיו֙ תִּמַּ֣קְנ ָה בְחֹֽרֵ יהֶ֔ן וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ
תִּמַּ֥ק בְּפִיהֶֽם׃ As for those peoples that warred against Jerusalem, the Lord will smite them with this plague: Their flesh shall rot away while they stand on their feet; their eyes shall rot away in their sockets; and their tongues shall rot away in their mouths.
ו ְהָי ָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא תִּהְי ֶ֧ה מְהֽוּמַת־י ְהֹו ָ֛ה רַ בָּ֖ה בָּהֶ֑ם ו ְהֶחֱז ִ֗יקוּ אִ֚ישׁ י ַ֣ד רֵ ﬠֵ֔הוּ
ו ְﬠָלְתָ֥ה י ָד֖וֹ ﬠַל־י ַ֥ד רֵ ﬠֵֽהוּ׃ In that day, a great panic from the Lord shall fall upon them, and everyone shall snatch at the hand of another, and everyone shall raise his hand against everyone else’s handו ְגַ֨ם־י ְהוּדָ֔ה תִּלָּחֵ֖ם בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑ ִם ו ְאֻסַּף֩ חֵ֨יל כׇּ ל־הַגּוֹי ִ֜ם סָבִ֗יב ז ָהָ֥ב ו ָכֶ֛סֶף וּבְגָדִ֖ים
לָרֹ֥ב מְאֹֽד׃ Judah shall join the fighting in Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the nations round about—vast quantities of gold, silver, and clothing—shall be gathered in
ו ְכֵ֨ן תִּהְי ֶ֜ה מַגֵּפַ֣ת הַסּ֗וּס הַפֶּ֙רֶ ד֙ הַגָּמָ֣ל ו ְהַחֲמ֔וֹר ו ְכׇ ֨ל־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר י ִֽהְי ֶ֖ה
בַּמַּחֲנ֣וֹת הָהֵ֑מָּה כַּמַּגֵּפָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ The same plague shall strike the horses, the mules, the camels, and the asses; the plague shall affect all the animals in those camps
ו ְהָי ָ֗ה כׇּ ל־הַנּוֹתָר֙ מִכׇּ ל־הַגּוֹי ִ֔ם הַבָּאִ֖ים ﬠַל־י ְרוּשָׁלָ֑ ִם ו ְﬠָל֞וּ מִדֵּ֧י שָׁנ ָ֣ה בְשָׁנ ָ֗ה
לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺת֙ לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ י ְהֹו ָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת ו ְלָחֹ֖ג אֶת־חַ֥ג הַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃ All who survive of all those nations that came up against Jerusalem shall make a pilgrimage year by year to bow low to the King Lord of Hosts and to observe the Feast of Booths.
בִּ֣י נ ִ שְׁבַּ֔ﬠְתִּי י ָצָ֨א מִפִּ֧י צְדָקָ֛ה דָּבָ֖ר ו ְלֹ֣א י ָשׁ֑וּב כִּי־לִי֙ תִּכְרַ ֣ע כׇּ ל־בֶּ֔רֶ ךְ תִּשָּׁבַ֖ע
כׇּ ל־לָשֽׁוֹן׃ ,By Myself have I sworn From My mouth has issued truth, A word that shall not turn back: To Me every knee shall bend, Every tongue swear loyalty
ו ְהָי ָ֗ה מִֽדֵּי־חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ בְּחׇ דְשׁ֔וֹ וּמִדֵּ֥י שַׁבָּ֖ת בְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹ י ָב֧וֹא כׇ ל־בָּשָׂ֛ר לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֥ת לְפָנ ַ֖י
אָמַ֥ר י ְהֹו ָֽה׃ ,And new moon after new moon And sabbath after sabbath, All flesh shall come to worship Me said the Lord—. כִּ֣י זֹ֣את הַבְּרִ ֡ית אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶכְרֹת֩ אֶת־בֵּ֨ית י ִ שְׂרָ אֵ֜ל אַחֲרֵ ֨י
הַיּ ָ מִ֤ים הָהֵם֙ נ ְאֻם־י ְהֹו ָ֔ה נ ָתַ֤תִּי אֶת־תּֽוֹרָ תִי֙ בְּקִרְ בָּ֔ם ו ְﬠַל־לִבָּ֖ם אֶכְתְּבֶ֑נּ ָ ה ו ְהָי ִ֤יתִי
לָהֶם֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים ו ְהֵ֖מָּה י ִֽהְיוּ־לִ֥י לְﬠָֽם׃ But such is the covenant I will make with the House of Israel after these days—declares the Lord: I will put My Teaching into their inmost being and inscribe it upon their hearts. Then I will be their G-d, and they shall be My people. ו ְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּי֙ ו ְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּ֔י ו ְנ֣וֹדַﬠְתִּ֔י לְﬠֵינ ֵ֖י גּוֹי ִ֣ם רַ בִּ֑ים
ו ְי ָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנ ִ֥י י ְהֹו ָֽה׃ Thus will I manifest My greatness and My holiness, and make Myself known in the sight of many nations. And they shall know that I am the Lord. כׇּ ל־גּוֹי ִ֤ם׀ אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ﬠָשִׂ֗יתָ י ָב֤וֹאוּ׀ו ְי ִ שְׁתַּֽחֲו֣וּ לְפָנ ֶ֣יךָ אֲדֹנ ָ֑י ו ִ֖יכַבְּד֣וּ לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃ All the nations You have madewill come to bow down before You, O Lord, and they will pay honor to Your name. כִּֽי־אָ֛ז אֶהְפֹּ֥ךְ אֶל־ﬠַמִּ֖ים שָׂפָ֣ה
בְרוּרָ ֑ה לִקְרֹ֤א כֻלָּם֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם י ְהֹו ָ֔ה לְﬠׇ בְד֖וֹ שְׁכֶ֥ם אֶחָֽד׃ For then I will make the peoples pure of speech, So that they all invoke the Lord by name And serve Him with one accord.g
7. The Last Moshiach will re-establish Sacrifices to Hashem!
ו ְﬠָשָׂ֤ה הַנּ ָשִׂיא֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא בַּﬠֲד֕וֹ וּבְﬠַ֖ד כָּל־ﬠַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶ ץ פַּ֖ר45:22 Ezekiel
חַטָּֽאת׃
On that day, the prince shall provide a bull of sin offering on behalf of himself and of the entire population;”
ו ְשִׁבְﬠַ֨ת י ְמֵֽי־הֶחָ֜ג י ַﬠֲשֶׂ֧ה עוֹלָ֣ה לַֽיהו ָ֗ה שִׁבְﬠַ֣ת פָּ֠רִ ים45:23 Ezekiel
ו ְשִׁבְﬠַ֨ת אֵילִ֤ים תְּמִימִם֙ לַיּ֔וֹם שִׁבְﬠַ֖ת הַיּ ָמִ֑ים ו ְחַטָּ֕את שְׂﬠִ֥יר ﬠִזִּ֖ים לַיּֽוֹם׃
and during the seven days of the festival, he shall provide daily—for seven days—seven bulls and seven rams, without blemish, for a burnt offering to the LORD, and one goat daily for a sin offering.
An Eligibility Requirements For The Messiah
•He must be Jewish — Deuteronomy 17:15 prohibits us setting a non-Jew as a king over us. See also Genesis 49:10 (“The scepter shall not depart from Judah….”).
•He must be descended from David and Solomon — I Chronicles 17:11-12, 22:9-10; Psalms 89:29-38; Jeremiah 33.17; 2 Samuel 7:12-16.
•That line will be through the father since the Torah teaches that families registered their ancestry by their “fathers’ household.”Numbers 1:18.
•Rambam (Maimonedes) adds that the Messiah will resolve the numerous rabbinic disputes on Jewish law that came up over the past 2000 years or so after the Roman exile. Mishna Torah, Hilchos Melachim 11:4.
•According to Jewish law a Jewish anointed king (moshiach) must be a fourth generation born Jew from a Jewish mother. He must also be from an unbroken Jewish paternal line to Sollomon. He must also be from the tribe of Judah whichexcludes a paternal side convert. But more important is the fact that the Messiah must bring about the Messianic Era which would include:
1 . World-wide belief in the G-d of Abraham — Isaiah 11:9, 40:5; Zephaniah 3:9.
2 . World-wide peace — Isaiah 2:4, 11:6; Micah 4:3.
3 . Relocation of all Jews to Israel, gathered from the four corners of the earth — Deuteronomy 30:3-4; Isaiah 11:12, 27:12-13.
4 . The Temple will be rebuilt — Micah 4:1.
5. Resurrection of the Dead (and resettlement into Israel) — Isaiah 26:19.
6.Bring all Jews to Israel.
7. Fight the wars of G-d and eliminate all idolators. Afterward there will be world peace forever.
8. He must dedicate The Temple as prophecized in Ezekiel. He must be annointed by a Sanhedrin led by a qualified Prophet. This Prophet is Elijah, who never died. Rambam points out that some of these events, and other events must happen within the Messiah’s lifetime. According to Rambam the Messiah in his lifetime must: a) cause all Jews to become observant; b) repair issues that divide us on halachic questions; c) fight the wars of Israel, d) rebuild the Temple, and e) gather in the exiles. Hilchos Melachim 11:4. If the Messiah fulfilled some miracles but not all, before dying, we cannot regard him to be the Messiah, and instead view
ואם לא( 11:5 him as a test or our own will. Hilchos Melachim.
הצליח עד כה או נהרג, בידוע שאינו זה שהבטיחה עליו תודה … ולא
But if he did not“( )העמידו הקדוש ברוך הוא אלא לנסות בו רבים
succeed in all this or was killed, he is definitely not the Moshiach promised in the Torah… and G-d only appointed him in order to test the masses….”) There are certainly other attributes and signs that might indicate that one is or is not the Messiah, but without bringing about the Messianic Age, it doesn’t matter if he performed miracles, rode a Donkey intothe Old City, or suffered in any kind of manner for any length of time. The righteous among us produce miracles daily, and many of them suffer daily for the sins of other Jews who deserve puninshment in this world for certain sins, but who might lose faith if he was punished as he deserved. See Talmud Bavli, Brachos 5a. And, let’s be honest, for the right fee, anyone can ride a donkey into the Old City. The bottom line we expect from the Messiah is that he deliver the Messianic Era; anything less won’t work. Everyone in the world will acknowledge he is the Messiah because everyone will have prophesy. If even one person does not believe he is the messiah, then he is not the messiah. Is Messiah Ben David considered a magical character? No not at all. Contrary to popular opinion Messiah Ben David is not a superpowered person, miracle worker, deity, or any angelic being.
The Messiah Ben David is not magical or supernatural. Therefore the person of Moshiach Ben David is not considered a magical character. Messiah Ben David is the person who does the following:
1 Brings all remaining Jews to Israel.
2 Fights the wars of G-d and wins.
3 Fights against idolworshipers.
4 Fights against those that seek to eliminateIsrael.
5 Builds and Dedicates the Temple as per the prophesy of Ezekiel. He is the Prince of Peace.
6 He does all of this within his lifetime.
The Prophet Elijah will anoint legitimate Messiah.The Malachi 3:22-24 in context it is preceed by a warning to obey the Torah and a reminder that Elijah The Prophet who never died will return to anoint the legitimate messiah (who is a human being) so that he can dedicate the Eternal Temple ofG-d. The great day of G-d is a reference to the gift of Prophecy allhumans will receive at this point because of the existence of the Temple. The following speaks further on the restoration of the courts. The Judges will not think themselves above their children (children can means students) and the children (students) will turn and listen to their teachers and follow the law.
The Messiah only needs to do the following things to be The Messiah:
• He must be a human man. Not a woman, a man. Only a man can be annointed a King under Jewish law. Queens may rule but they are not annointed. The proper translation for Queen is “head princess”. The concept of a Queen equal to a King does not exists under Jewish Law.
• He is born of a Jewish mother that has been Jewish for at least four generations on both sides. This makes him a Jewish born person without ancestral flaw on his mother’s side.
• He is born Jewish of a Jewish father from an unbroken Jewish paternal line to Sollomon. This Jewish paternal line must be Jewish for at least four preceeding generations on both sides. This makes him a Jewish person who is of The tribe of Judah and rhe royal lineage of David through Sollomon.
• He bings all Jews to Israel.
• Establish World Peace after eliminating all idolworshipers and all those who seek to destroy the Jewish people.
• Rebuild The Temple at The command of The Prophet Elijah.
• Bring the offerings of “The Prince of Peace” as prophesized in Ezekiel upon being told to by Elijah The Prophet.
• Defeats all idol worshipers in a war and establishes universal monotheism and permanent world peace.
• He then needs to wait until he is annointed by Elijah The Prophet. Then he is The Messiah.
A Religion In Times Of The Messiah
It could be said that the only form of religion will be JewishMonotheism applied in various different ways. This will allow for Israelite and Gentile to keep their individual nature and still share in the goodness of G-d. There will be three systems ofreligious practice during the messianic era. All three will be founded in the monotheistic principles and theology of the Jewish Torah.
1. The 613 comandments for Jews, who will all live in Israel.
2. The 7 laws of the sons of Noach for those non-Jews who live outside of Israel. Each nation/person outside of Israel will be free to live in any way that does not conflict with these 7 laws.
3. The 7 laws of Noach plus the special laws that apply to a Ger-Toshav (non-Jewish resident of Israel).
Sources:
Personal Instruction from the following:
2013-2016 Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Goldstein TZL, Former Rosh
Hayeshiva (Dean) of Diaspora Yeshiva.
2012–2013 Rabbi Abraham Breinwein TZL. Former Chief Rabbi (Rebbe) of Streten Hasidim in Jerusalem and one of the most promiment scholars of the Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) method of Kabbalah .
1993-2012 Rabbi Akiva Greenberg TZL. Former Posek in America and Israel (Arbitror of Jewish Law).
When Do Jews Expect Arrival of Messiah
In the next decade there are two major times that are most auspicious times. 2023 and 2030. These years follow sabbatical years, and those are linked with the time of thesalvation at the End of Days as per the book of Daniel and in tradition.
How Jewish Messiah Will Prove He is Messiah and Has Line to King David?
There are signs of who Mashiach is, in the Talmud and codified by Maimonides (Laws of Kings chapters 11 & 12, especially 11:4). Whoever fulfills them does not need an ancient family tree scroll to prove anything further. Whereas even someone with such a document still has toprove the criteria. So the qualified one will become known as the actual messiah. He is destined to be from Judean Governor Zerubbabel (from the Book of Ezra) who is descended from many greats including Kings David, Solomon, Hezekiah and Josiah.
The commentary of Metsudos David, on Haggai 2:23 & Zechariah 6:12, is one of the sources for this.
Partial quote from Maimonides, Laws of Kings, chapter 11. “…If a king will arise from the House of David who diligently contemplates the Torah and observes its commandments as prescribed by the Written Law and the Oral Law as David, his ancestor, will compel all of Israel to walk in (the way of the Torah) and rectify the breaches in its observance, and fight the wars of G-d, we may, with assurance, consider him Mashiach. If he succeeds in the above, builds the Temple in its place, and gathers the dispersed of Israel, he is definitely the Mashiach. He will then improve the entire world, motivating all the nations to serve God together, as Zephaniah 3:9 states: ‘I will transform the peoples to a purer language that they all will call upon the name of God and serve Him with one purpose.’ If he did not succeed to this degree or was killed, he surely is not the redeemer promised by the Torah…”
What prophecies which must be fulfilled in order to identify the Messiah?
Mishnei Torah: Laws of kings and their wars. by Maimonedes. The messiah is not identified through prophecies or miracles. Rather he is defined as “The Messiah”, meaning the legitimate king of Israel prophecized in Ezekiel by fulfilling three laws regarding monarchial restoration successfully. Maimonedes states that someone who does the first two can be assumed to be a potential Messiah, he then continues on and states that only someone who does all three can be saidto be The Moshiach. The point is that to be The Moshiach you have to EARN the title. The thing is that to be The Messiah all of ithas to be done in ONE lifetime.
He must be a Jew by birth from a Jewish Mother. His Father is from The Tribe of Judah and he is a descendant of King David through his son Solomon on his father’s side through an unbroken Jewish paternal line.
He is an observant Jew who follows Jewish law and believes in The Torah and all of Jewish theology, both Written and Oral. He rules the land of Israel and is the legitimate leader of the nation of Israel via the conquest of Israel.
After these things come to pass.
• He brings all the Jewish people back to Israel.
• He leads the Jewish armies, fighting the wars of G-d thus eliminating all idol worshipers – false religions all who would harm Israel.
• He rebuilds The Temple, re-establishes The Sanhedrin at the command of Elijah The Prophet who has returned and confirms him as king. (The Prophet Malachi last verses.) Then he is The Messiah and not before. He must do all of the above in one lifetime without dying. Judaism is passed down from the mother, one may be technically a Jew, but not Jewish. Jewish in this case means a belived in The Tradition of The Prophets. Jewish Doctrine states that The Messiah must do three things within his lifetime to be considered The Messiah.
1. Bring all the Jews to Israel.
2. Establish “Shalom.” This includes world peace along with an end to all conflict of any type as well as no more idol worship.
3. Complete the Physical third temple. Jesus did not do any of these. Therefore he is not The Messiah under the tradition of The Prophets. (Judaism,). According to the Prophetic Tradition, The Messiah is a humanmale from an uninterrupted father to son line from the house of David through Sollomon and the Tribe of Judah.
According to Christian Doctrine Jesus had a non-Jewish father. Therefore he does not qualify as the messiah under the biological requirement either. All Jewish kings are called messiah (anointed). This is different from The Messiah which means The Annointed and refers to a specific Messiah. Jesus never was a king over any physical are of the world. A high priest as well as levites are also called messiah (annointed) in Judaism (again not The Messiah) because they were initially annointed with oil. Jesus was not a levite or of the Priestly class. Some, but not all Prophets are called annointed in scripture and they are only considered as such under Jewish Doctrine when specifically reffered as such in scripture. Even then it is usually a temporary or unique situation such as Moses triple status as temporay high priest, king, and head prophet.
According to Christian Doctrine Jesus was not a prophet, but rather a manifestation of deity.
Conclusion:
Christian Doctrine and Jewish Doctrine have mutually exclusive definitions of what The Messiah is. To belive one is to exclude the other. It is possible to be a Jew who is a christian, but it is not possible to be Jewish and be Christian. Judaism and Christianity are incompatible.
Jewish Sources:
Mishnei Torah, Laws of Kings compiled by Rambam (Maimonedes).
Christian theology sources:
Chtistian theology Verified with the local christian clergy of Jerusalem. Catholic/Armenian/Protestant/Eastern Orthodox.
14 Final Messianic Prophesies To Take Place
1. Divine Retribution G-d will take revenge from those who harmed Israel. Isaiah 18:1
2. Vengeance from Esau
That revenge be taken against Edom and “Batsra” e.g. Bosrah. Isaiah 34:6
3. The Salvation and Redemption of Israel and the ingathering of the exiles Isaiah 11:11-12Isaiah 26:1, Isaiah 35:1,2, Isaiah 49:8, Isaiah 51:12, Isaiah 60;1,Isaiah 65:8, Isaiah 66:1
4. The Ten Tribes Will Return Isaiah 24:14
5. Coming out of Egypt as a Prototype The Future Redemption will be similar in many aspects to the Redemption from Egypt. Isaiah 51:9, Isaiah 11:11
6. There is a time limit after which Redemption has to come, deserved or notIsaiah 34:8, Isaiah 35:8, 41:28
7. That the Redemption will occur a very long time after the Exile. Isaiah 49:14
8. The Return of Prophecy. In the time of Redemption Divine Presence and Prophecy will once again be found amongst the Israelites. Isaiah 11:9, Isaiah 14:5, Isaiah 18:4, Isaiah 60:1
9. Wayward Jews will Return to Judaism. Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 59:20, Isaiah 60:21. Messiah son of David A king from the House of David will rule and be recognized as descended from David. He will possess wisdom and judgement. Isaiah 11:1-4, Isaiah 42:1
11. No More Exile. After the final redemption there will be no additional exile. G-d will change human nature. Isaiah 51:22, Isaiah 52:1,Isaiah 60:18
12. Jerusalem will Teach the World. After the final Redemption most of those nations who remain will accept the God of Israel and turn to Zion for instruction. Isaiah 22:2-4, Isaiah 18:1, Isaiah 19:113. There will be universal peace. Isaiah 65:25, Isaiah 2:4, Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 19:23
14. Resurrection of the Dead. Daniel 12:2
Additions To 14 Last Prophesies:
Gog is listed in 1-Chronicles 5:4 as a sub-clan of the tribe of Reuben. Magog is listed in Genesis as a part of the sons of Yaphet. The Gematria (Numerical Value in Hebrew) of Gog and Magog is 70 and 70 represents all of the nations of the earth (Midrash Tanchuma, Korach 12). Perhaps it should be interpreted figuratively as the peoples hostile to Israel and its Creator and the war to destroy them. The Rosh is listed as a sub clan of the tribe of Benjamin in Bereishit 46. The ancient book of Jasher has Tubal as the people east of the Volga River. Meshech, a son of Yaphet in Bereishit, is believed to the founder of a settlement on the Volga that is now known as Moscow.
Incidentally, the family name of the current Pope (Francis, officiating since 13 march, 2013) name is [Jorge] Bergoglio. Which could be interpreted as ” of the Sons of Gog”. There is a source (Midrash Tanchuma, Korach 12) from the Sages that says what you say i.e. that Gog and Magog represent all the nations of the earth.At least one other source (Abarbanel) assumes that the forces of Edom (Esau) will be synonymous with those of Gog and Magog.
As far I understand the sources:
1. First of all the Israelites lead by Messiah son of Joseph and Ephraim and allied with Judah will fight against Edom and defeat them. This will be followed by the Union of Judah and Joseph, etc. The Messiah son of David then appears. He helps Messiah son of Joseph complete the defeat Edom.
2. Gog and Magog come after this. Messiah son of Joseph may be killed by Gog and Magog – the most likely but it could be he is not killed at all. Messiah son of David leads Israel in defeating Gog and Magog. After that the Messiah son of David will rule over all the earth. It would seem from this that in effect Gog and Magog will have somehow represented all the anti-Israelite nations who will have remained after the wars against Edom.
3. The Messiah son of David will rule over all mankind. At the beginning this may be more by way of nature but evolve in a spiritual direction. Messiah son of David will rule over mankind with the help of his Israelite subjects. There are 70 sons and grandsons of Jacob who went down to Egypt. These became 70 Tribes and clans of the Tribes. These parallel the 70 nations of the word. It may be that each of the nations will be guided by one of the 70 sons of Jacob. Gog of Reuben may became the supervisor of Gog and Magog son ofJaphet. Similarly Tarshish was another one of the sons of Japhet (Genesis 10:4) and Tarshish is the name of an entity (great-grandson) in the Tribe of Benjamin (1-Chronicles 7:10).