From: Eddie Chumney
To: heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org
Subject: Chapter 6: Yeshua: Our Jewish Messiah
CHAPTER
6
YESHUA:
OUR JEWISH MESSIAH
from
the book by Eddie Chumney
"RESTORING
THE TWO HOUSES OF ISRAEL"
Copies can be purchased for individual or
group study by
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PART
3 of 3
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YESHUA/JESUS WAS A TORAH OBSERVANT JEW
Earlier in the chapter, we saw that Yeshua/Jesus was a Jewish
rabbi. He had students/disciples (talmidim) which learned His
teachings. His teachings came from the Jewish scriptures (TeNaKh). As
a Jewish rabbi, Yeshua/Jesus taught the Torah of the G-d of Israel.
He taught the Torah as an Aggadic rabbi in parables. The Jewish
Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus was a Torah observant Jew and He
taught His followers to be Torah observant. Sin is the transgression
of the Torah. In I John (Yochanan) 3:4 it is written:
"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law
[Torah]:
for sin is the transgression of the law [Torah]."
The Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus was SINLESS.
Therefore, He NEVER transgressed the Torah of the G-d of Israel. In I
Peter (Kefa) 2:21-22 it is written:
"For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ
[Mashiach]
also suffered for us, leaving an example, that ye should
follow
his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his
mouth."
The prophet Isaiah (Yeshayahu) also tells that the Jewish Messiah
(Mashiach) would live a life without sin. In Isaiah (Yeshayahu)
53:1-6, 9-10 it is written:
"Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm
[zeroa] of
the Lord revealed? . He is despised and rejected of men; a
man
of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it
were our
faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely
he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we
did
esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he
was
wounded for our transgressions [sin is the transgression of
the
Torah - I John 3:4], he was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his
stripes we
are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned
every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the
iniquity of us all . And he made his grave with the wicked,
and
with the rich in his death; because he had done no
violence,
neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the
Lord to
bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make
his
soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall
prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall
prosper in
his hand."
In II Corinthians 5:19, 21 is it written:
"To wit, that God was in Christ [Mashiach],
reconciling the
world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto
them; and
hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation . for he
hath
made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might
be
made the righteousness of God in him."
The Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus was sinless. Since sin
is the transgression of the Torah, the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach)
Yeshua/Jesus never transgressed the Torah. The Jewish Messiah
(Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus was a Torah observant Jew. Like any Torah
observant Jewish rabbi, He taught His students (talmidim) to be Torah
observant. In fact, Yeshua/Jesus taught that those who believed in
Him as Messiah (Mashiach) and were Torah observant would be blessed
above those who believed in Him as Messiah (Mashiach) and were not
Torah observant. In Matthew (Mattityahu) 5:17-19, Yeshua/Jesus taught
these words as it is written:
"THINK NOT that I am come to destroy the law [Torah],
or the
prophets [Nevi'im]: I am not come to destroy [to
incorrectly
interpret and teach the Torah], but to fulfill [to
correctly
interpret and teach the Torah]. For verily I say unto you,
Till
heaven and earth pass, one jot [yud which is the smallest
letter
in the Hebrew alphabet] or one tittle [taggim which is the
decoration crowns which are put on various Hebrew letters]
shall
in no wise pass from the law [Torah], till all be
fulfilled.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments,
and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the
kingdom of heaven [malkut shamayim]: but whosoever shall do
and
teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom
of
heaven [malkut shamayim]."
In these verses, the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus
taught that He did not come to destroy the Torah but to fulfill the
Torah. "Destroying the Torah" and "fulfilling the Torah" are Jewish
idioms. An idiom is a slang expression that is understood in the
culture of its day. "Destroying the Torah" is a Jewish idiom that
means to incorrectly interpret and teach the Torah. "Fulfilling the
Torah" is a Jewish idiom that means to correctly interpret and teach
the Torah. Therefore, we can understand from these things that the
Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus was a Torah observant Jew and
He taught His students (talmidim) to be Torah observant.
THE
TORAH IS TRUTH AND LIGHT
The Torah of the G-d of Israel is called truth. In Psalm
(Tehillim) 119:142 it is written:
"Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and thy law
[Torah] is the truth."
The Torah is also called truth in Malachi 2:1, 6-7 as it is
written:
"And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you .
The law
[Torah] of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not
found in
his lips . for the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and
they
should seek the law [Torah] at his mouth: for he is the
messenger of the Lord of hosts."
In these scriptures, we see that the G-d of Israel calls His
Torah truth and it is the priests who are commanded to teach the
Torah of the G-d of Israel to His people. The Jewish Messiah
(Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus is the great High Priest (Cohen HaGadol) of
the G-d of Israel (Hebrews 3:1, 4:14). Being a Torah observant Jew, a
Jewish rabbi and the great High Priest of the G-d of Israel, the
Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus taught His students/disciples
(talmidim) to walk (halacha) in the truth which is the Torah (Psalm
119:142). In John (Yochanan) 8:31-32, Yeshua/Jesus taught His
students/disciples (talmidim) these words as it is written:
"Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him,
If ye
continue in my word [in Jewish thought, Torah is synonymous
with
the Word of G-d], then are ye my disciples [talmidim]
indeed;
And ye shall know the truth [which is the Torah - Psalm
119:142], and the truth [Torah] shall make you free."
In John (Yochanan) 17:17, the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach)
Yeshua/Jesus prayed that his students/disciples (talmidim) would be
sanctified (which means to be holy and set apart) by following the
truth (which is the Torah - Psalm 119:142) as it is written:
"Sanctify [be holy and set apart] them through thy
truth: thy
word [Torah] is truth [Psalm 119:142]."
The Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) came to dwell inside the hearts
of both Jewish (house of Judah) and non-Jewish (house of Israel)
believers in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah (Mashiach) and to write the
Torah of the G-d of Israel upon the hearts of His people. In Hebrews
10:15-16 it is written:
"Whereof the Holy Ghost [Ruach HaKodesh] also is a
witness to
us: for after that he had said before, This is the covenant
that
I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I
will
put my laws [Torah] into their hearts, and in their minds
will I
write them."
The Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) is called the Spirit of truth
(which is the Torah - Psalm 119:142). It is His responsibility to
guide the followers of Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah (Mashiach) in
following the Torah of the G-d of Israel and to testify that
Yeshua/Jesus in the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach). In John (Yochanan)
15:26, 16:13, it is written:
"But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto
you from
the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from
the
Father, he shall testify of me ... Howbeit when he, the
Spirit
of Truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he
shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear,
that
shall he speak: and he will show you things to come."
The Torah is also called a lamp and a light. In Proverbs
(Mishlei) 6:23 it is written:
"For the commandment is a lamp; and the law [Torah] is
light;
and reproofs of instruction are the way of life."
In Psalm (Tehillim) 119:97, 105, David writes that he loves the
Torah because it is a light to him as it is written:
"O how love I thy law [Torah]! It is my meditation all
the day .
thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my
path."
The Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus taught that those who
keep the Torah of the G-d of Israel (which is light) become a light
to the world. In Matthew (Mattityahu) 5:14-16 it is written:
"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on
a hill
cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it
under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all
that
are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that
they
may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is
in
heaven."
The followers of the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus are
called to be children of light (which is the Torah). In Ephesians
5:8 it is written:
"For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light
in the
Lord: walk [halacha] as children of light."
YESHUA/JESUS
TAUGHT THE SHEMA
The Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus taught his
students/disciples (talmidim) that the greatest commandment in the
Torah is the SHEMA. The Hebrew word SHEMA is the Strong's word 8085
in the Hebrew concordance and means "to hear, do and obey." It is the
first word in Deuteronomy (Devarim) 6:4. In Deuteronomy (Devarim)
6:4-5 it is written:
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: And
thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all
thy
soul, and with all thy might."
The G-d of Israel also commanded His people in the Torah to love
your neighbor as yourself. In Leviticus (Vayikra) 19:18 it is written:
"Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against
the children
of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself:
I am
the Lord."
The Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus taught that the SHEMA
is the greatest commandment in the Torah and loving your neighbor as
yourself is the second greatest commandment in the Torah. In Mark
12:28-31 it is written:
"And one of the scribes came, and having heard them
reasoning
together, and perceiving that he had answered them well,
asked
him, Which is the first [greatest] commandment [in the
Torah] of
all? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the
commandments
is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou
shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul,
and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength:
[Deuteronomy
6:4-5] this is the first commandment. And the second is
like,
namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself
[Leviticus
19:18]. There is none other commandment greater than
these."
YESHUA/JESUS
WORSHIPPED
IN
THE SYNAGOGUE ON THE SABBATH
Being a Torah observant Jew, the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach)
Yeshua/Jesus worshipped in a Jewish synagogue every Sabbath. In Luke
4:14-16 it is written:
"And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into
Galilee: and
there went out a fame of him through all the region round
about.
And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
And
he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as
his
custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day,
and
stood up for to read."
It is a Jewish custom to call a reader to read the parasha
(weekly reading) every Sabbath from a raised podium (bema). When he
comes, the reader is regarded as making an aliyah (which means to go
up or to ascend). It is a tremendous blessing for the reader to be
able to read the Jewish Scriptures of the G-d of Israel. In Luke
4:17, the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus followed this Jewish
custom. In Luke 4:17 it is written:
"And there was delivered unto him [he made an aliyah]
the book
of the prophet Isaiah."
Because the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus was a Torah
observant Jew, He worshipped weekly in the Jewish synagogue on the Sabbath.
YESHUA/JESUS KEPT THE
BIBLICAL FESTIVALS
The Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus and His parents kept
the Biblical Festivals found in Leviticus (Vayikra) 23. In Luke
2:41-42, Yeshua/Jesus and His parents kept the Biblical festival of
Passover (Pesach) as it is written:
"Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the
feast of
the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went
up to
Jerusalem after the custom of the feast."
In fact, the last meal that the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach)
Yeshua/Jesus had was a Passover (Pesach) Seder meal. In Luke 22:14-15
it is written:
"And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the
twelve
apostles with him. And he said unto them, With desire I
have
desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer [be
crucified on the tree]."
The Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus kept Sukkot (the Feast
of Tabernacles). The last day of Sukkot is a special day known as
Hoshana Rabbah which means "the great salvation." In the first
century, a special ceremony took place in the Temple (Beit HaMikdash)
on Hoshana Rabbah where there was a circling of the altar seven
times. While circling the altar seven times, special hoshanah prayers
were recited. These prayers include the words, "Save us now; we
implore you!"
Water is a very important aspect of the celebration of Sukkot
(Feast of Tabernacles). During the first century, there was a very
important water pouring ceremony that took place every day during the
seven days of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) except the first day.
This ceremony was known as the Simchat Beit HaShoevah (the rejoicing
at the house of the water-drawing) (Talmud, Sukkot 5). It was with
this setting that the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus was
attending Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) on the last day known as
Hoshana Rabbah. In John (Yochanan) 7:2, 37-38 it is written:
"Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand .In
the last
day, that great day of the feast [Hoshana Rabbah], Jesus
stood
and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me,
and
drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said,
out
of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."
The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) is known as the "season of
our
joy" by the house of Judah (Judaism). During the celebration of
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), Isaiah (Yeshayahu) 12:3 is often
quoted as it is written:
"Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the
wells of
salvation."
Yeshua/Jesus in Hebrew means "salvation." He is the
Jewish
Messiah (Mashiach) and the salvation (Yeshua) of both the house of
Judah (Judaism) and the house of Israel (Christianity).
For a more detailed study of Messiah and the Biblical Festivals,
I would encourage you to read my book, "The Seven Festivals of the
Messiah." In this book, I teach how the G-d of Israel gave the
Biblical Festivals in Leviticus (Vayikra) 23 to teach about the first
and second coming of the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus and
our personal relationship with the G-d of Israel.
YESHUA/JESUS
LIVED AS A JEW
In this section of this chapter of the book, we showed that the
Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus lived as a Jew. He was a
Jewish rabbi. He taught His followers to be Torah observant. The
followers of His teachings were known as students/disciples
(talmidim). The Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus taught His
followers in parables as an aggadic rabbi. He taught that the
greatest commandment in the Torah is the SHEMA (Deuteronomy [Devarim]
6:4-5).
The Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus was a Torah observant
Jew. He worshipped in the Jewish synagogue on the Sabbath. He kept
the Biblical Festivals found in Leviticus (Vayikra) 23. In His adult
life, ministry and teachings, Yeshua/Jesus lived a Jewish lifestyle
as a Torah observant Jew.
In the final sections of this chapter, we will show how the
Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus died a Jew
and will return to rule and reign in the Messianic Age (Athid Lavo)
teaching the Torah of the G-d of Israel to all nations during that
time.
YESHUA/JESUS
DIED A JEW
The Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus died a Jew. He had a
Jewish burial. In John (Yochanan) 19:40, it is written:
"Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in
linen clothes
with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to
bury."
BELIEF
IN THE RESURRECTION
OF
THE DEAD IS JEWISH
In traditional Judaism, there are thirteen articles to
Jewish
faith. One of these articles is a belief in the resurrection of the
dead. The Apostle Paul (Rav Sha'ul) was a Jew and an Israelite from
the tribe of Benjamin (Philippians 3:5). He took a Nazarite vow
(Numbers 6:1-21) in Acts 21:20-26 as a witness and to testify that he
taught Jewish believers (house of Judah) in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah
(Mashiach) to be Torah observant. In I Corinthians 15:1, 3-4, 14, 20,
23 the Apostle Paul (Rav Sha'ul) writes:
"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I
preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein
ye
stand . For I delivered unto you first of all that which I
also
received, how that Christ died for our sins according to
the
[Jewish] Scriptures; And that he was buried [as a Jew], and
that
he rose again the third day according to the [Jewish]
Scriptures
. And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain,
and
your faith is also vain . But now is Christ risen from the
dead,
and become the firstfruits of them that slept . But every
man in
his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that
are
Christ's at his coming."
The Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus was resurrected from
the dead in accordance with the traditional Jewish belief in the
resurrection of the dead.
YESHUA WILL RETURN AT HIS
SECOND COMING
ON
THE MOUNT OF OLIVES
It is Jewish tradition that the Mount of Olives is called the
"mountain of the Messiah." When the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach)
Yeshua/Jesus ascended into heaven following His resurrection from the
dead, He did so from the Mount of Olives. In Acts 1:9-12 it is written:
"And when he had spoken these things, while they
beheld, he was
taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And
while
they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up,
behold, two
men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men
of
Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same
Jesus,
which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in
like
manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Then returned
they
unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet [Olives]."
When the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus returns to the
earth at His second coming as the Kingly Messiah (Messiah ben David),
He will do so by setting His feet on the mount of Olives. In
Zechariah 14:3-4, it is written:
"Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those
nations,
as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall
stand
in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before
Jerusalem
on the east ."
YESHUA WILL TEACH THE TORAH TO THE NATIONS DURING
THE
MESSIANIC AGE
After the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus returns to the
earth at His second coming as the Kingly Messiah (Messiah ben David)
following setting His feet upon the mount of Olives (Acts 1:9-12,
Zechariah 14:3-4), He will rule and reign over all nations teaching
them the Torah during the Messianic age (Athid Lavo) from the city of
Jerusalem (Yerushalayim). In Isaiah (Yeshayahu) 2:2-3, it is written:
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the
mountain
of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the
mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all
nations
shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come
ye,
and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house
of
the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we
will
walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law
[Torah], and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem."
When the Torah is taught to all the nations during the Messianic
Age (Athid Lavo) then the great commission of the Jewish Messiah
(Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus will be fulfilled. The great commission of
Yeshua/Jesus is a commandment for His followers to make
students/disciples (talmidim) of all nations teaching them to
observe all things (the Torah) that He commanded them. In Matthew
(Mattityahu) 28:18-20, it is written:
"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power
is given
unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach
all
nations [the Torah], baptizing [mikvah/immersion] them in
the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
[Ruach
HaKodesh]: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I
have
commanded you [the Torah]: and, lo, I am with you always,
even
unto the end of the world."
During the Messianic age (Athid Lavo), there will be a
Temple
(Beit HaMikdash) in Jerusalem (Yerushalayim). We are told this in
Ezekiel (Yechezekel) chapters 40-48. In these chapters, it also tells
us that during the Messianic Age (Athid Lavo), all the nations will
be keeping the Sabbath, the biblical festivals and the new moon. In
Ezekiel (Yechezekel) 41:1, 42:1, 43:5, 44:1, 46:1, 3, the Sabbath and
new moon will be observed as it is written:
"Afterward he brought me to the temple . Then he
brought me
forth into the utter court . So the spirit took me up, and
brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of
the
Lord filled the house .Then he brought me back the way of
the
gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the
east; and
it was shut . Thus saith the Lord God; The gate of the
inner
court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six
working
days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day
of
the new moon it shall be opened .. Likewise the people of
the
land shall worship at the door of this gate before the Lord
in
the sabbaths and in the new moons."
The worship of the G-d of Israel on the Sabbath and new moon will
also be done during the times of the new heavens and the new earth.
In Isaiah (Yeshayahu) 66:22-23 it is written:
"For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I
will make,
shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed
and
your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one
new
moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all
flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord."
During the Messianic Age (Athid Lavo), the Jewish Messiah
(Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus will instruct all nations to keep the
biblical festivals. In Ezekiel (Yechezekel) 45:21, Passover (Pesach)
and Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzah) will be observed as it is written:
"In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the
month, ye
shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened
bread
shall be eaten."
In addition, during the Messianic Age (Athid Lavo), the G-d of
Israel will require all nations to keep the feast of tabernacles
(Sukkot). In Zechariah 14:16-17 it is written:
"And it shall come to pass, that every one that is
left of all
the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up
from
year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to
keep
the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will
not
come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to
worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall
be no
rain."
Therefore, from these scriptures, we can understand that the
Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus will be teaching the nations
to follow the Torah during the Messianic Age.
YESHUA/JESUS
IS OUR JEWISH MESSIAH
In this chapter, we learned that the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach)
Yeshua/Jesus is the Messiah (Mashiach) of both houses of Israel
(Judaism and Christianity). Yeshua/Jesus was born a Jew. He was
raised by Jewish parents in a Jewish home. He lived a Torah observant
Jewish lifestyle. He was a Jewish rabbi and He taught His
students/disciples (talmidim) to live a Torah observant lifestyle.
Yeshua/Jesus died a Jew. When He returns at His second coming to be
the Kingly Messiah known as Messiah ben David, He will teach the
Torah to the nations from the city of Jerusalem (Yerushalayim).
In order to be fully restored to the G-d of Israel, the house of
Judah (Judaism) and the house of Israel (Christianity) need to
recognize that Yeshua/Jesus is our JEWISH Messiah (Mashiach) and need
to identify with His Jewishness. The house of Judah (Judaism) needs
to accept that Yeshua/Jesus is the promised Messiah (Mashiach) as
foretold in the Jewish scriptures. The house of Israel (Christianity)
needs to more fully identify with the Jewishness of Yeshua/Jesus and
embrace the Jewish roots of faith in Messiah. When these things are
done, the G-d of Israel will bring full restoration to both houses of
Israel. May it be done speedily in our days. Amen.
(End
Part 3 of 3)
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