He
chose our heritage for us, the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Psalms
47:4
As
a Gentile I have a special place and love in my heart for the Jewish
people. They are the diamond in the rough that will one day be the
Jewel in their Messiah's Crown. They have been chosen by God to be
his people that he loves with everlasting love and faithfulness
(Jeremiah 31:3) .
Some,
not yet all, are longing for their Messiah to come on the scene. He
is spoken of throughout their Hebrew Bible, the Tenakh. Only One Man
fulfills every prophecy recorded in it and that Man is Yeshua of
Nazareth, Jesus Christ.
I
am surprised that after watching oneforisrael.org it seems the
majority of Jews today believe Jesus was Catholic, or a gentile
Christian despot and persecutor, and are quite amazed to find out he was completely
Jewish. All of his disciples were Jewish. One of them, Matthew,
details Jesus' genealogy from Abraham (Chapter 1:2-16), and his
contemporary, the historian Luke, traces Jesus' Jewish ancestry all
the way back to Adam (Luke 3:23-38)! As one Jewish man quoted, “I
was surprised to find Jesus was more Jewish than I was.”
The
Tenakh speaks of him in astonishing detail in over 800 prophecies.
Many have been fulfilled concerning him and many are yet to be
realized. Many of those prophecies include the restoration of the
Jewish people into a holy and righteous nation with their HaMashiach,
Jesus
Christ, as their Anointed King seated on the rightful throne of his
father David.
The
seed of Abraham has received a special dispensation of the love and grace that has revealed to them their desired Messiah. Hundreds, if not
thousands, of Hebrew men and women are wanting to know this man in
his complete Jewishness. Was he a liar? A lunatic? Or was he the Lord
HaMashiach fulfilled in Jewish Scripture? It's a question worth
pursuing. The answer will amaze and, perhaps, leave you feeling very
joyous. Shalom, and abundant blessings to the children of Abraham.
Ken
