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Foreword to Book One
Please Note: “The Sixth Principle” is entirely a Jewish
article and thus it contains Hebrew names and terminologies and it may not be
fully understood by non Jewish readers, although the author has translated some
words when they occur for the first time.
“Return again to Me, says HaSHEM (the LORD)” Jeremiah 3:1.
In the Tanach (Old Testament) the Hebrew Word “Shuv” occurs almost 8,000 times and it is translated as follows:
Return - return again - repent - turn back -
be restored again, even restore and be made whole again.
We (
*HaSHEM is Hebrew for “The Name”
and used by orthodox Jews instead of using the Name of the LORD,
“others” may use “Adonai,” which is “LORD.”
As you read this work, please have a Pentateuch Haftorah Haftorah or a Tanach (OT) at hand for reference. For only in Ha Davar Elohim (the Word of G-d) will we find the truth of what He desires to reveal to us.
As the prayer “
“It
is a Tree of Life to them that grasp it, and those that uphold it are made
happy.
Its ways
are pleasant ways and all its paths are Shalom - Peace.”
INDEX:
Part 1 …
Chapter 1… The
Decade of Uncertainty
Chapter 2… The
Prophets
Chapter 3… The
Restoration of
Chapter 4… Greater
Things
Chapter 5… The
Time Factor
Chapter 6… The
Mediator
Chapter 7… The
Return
Chapter 8… The
Kingdom of G-d
Conclusion
Did you know that many Rabbis of blessed
memory, including such Rabbis as
Part 2 … Maimonides & other Rabbis of blessed memory agree
Yeshayahu - Isaiah 53 speaks of Messiah
Part 3 … Rabbi reveals the name of
the Messiah Prominent
Israeli Rabbi, Yitzhak-Kaduri wrote the name
of the Messiah on a small note which was to be opened
after his passing. This is an article from “Israel Today”
and
located on another page.”
Chapter 1
The Decade of
Uncertainty
Since the restoration of
We all know that the global population today
tends to be living in fear, thus the question constantly asked “How is it
all going to end?” This is a good question considering the ongoing threat
of global warfare.
If I have not conveyed enough misery we see
books, radio, and television bombard us with great gloomy predictions of our
future by the many soothsayers including those from a false prophet known as
However, what of that one source that so
clearly describes
In this work I wish to prove that the Torah
and the Tanach is very much the Word of Elohim, both historic and prophetic. In
it we will find no uncertainty, only certainty and a future … a future
for all who will seek it!
With this in mind, we approach the subject
matter of this work “The Sixth Principle.” In the 12th century, a
great Rabbi,
“I believe with perfect faith that ALL the WORDS of the PROPHETS are TRUE.”
Chapter 2
The Prophets
Since we are to affirm our faith, and be able
to accept the words that the prophets spoke were indeed from HaSHEM, we must be
sure they are reliable and true prophets. Let us then establish who is a
prophet?
A prophet is a person who has received Divine
communication and the charge to communicate it to his fellow men. He has no
other knowledge of the future than that which is revealed to him by HaSHEM our
G-d, blessed be His Holy Name! In other things, the prophet’s knowledge
is human and natural, and is accessible to all men. The process by which the
prophets learn the will of G-d is called inspiration. The prophet is an
inspired man; that is, a man endowed with the Ruach (Spirit) of
The prophets were also righteous (Tzadik)
men. Their minds were filled with pure thoughts, and their deeds were noble.
However, they were not sinless, as no man is sinless. The prophets were chosen
by HaSHEM and are therefore men of G-d, because their lives were wholly devoted
to the service of G-d.
What was predicted by revelation by HaSHEM to
the prophets concerning
Therefore, “I believe with perfect
faith that ALL the Words of the prophets are TRUE” for they are the Words
of G-d.
Chapter 3
The Restoration
of Israel
“For out of
Sadly, it was the sins of
“And you (
“Then shall they (
All twelve tribes of
“The hand of HaSHEM was upon me, and
HaSHEM carried me out in the Spirit, and set me down in the midst of the
valley, and it was full of bones; and He caused me to pass them round about,
and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very
dry. And He said unto me: ‘Son of man, can these bones live?’ And I
answered: ‘O HaSHEM G-d, Thou knowest.’ Then He said unto me:
‘Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them: O ye dry bones, hear the
Word of HaSHEM: Thus saith
Here we have read the most graphic
illustration of
How wonderful, that HaSHEM has blessed us, to
live in this time when our G-d, blessed be He, is performing His miracles, as
prophesied. During the many violent incidents since 1948, HaSHEM has kept
Israel from its enemies as promised in the book of Isaiah, that the nation of
Israel would never perish again; “No weapon that is formed against thee
(Israel) shall prosper” (Isaiah 54:17). The prophetic clock is moving to
midnight fast. There is the never-ending crisis with the Palestinians. The
build up of Russian forces and their influence in Muslim lands once part of the
old Soviet states.
We have looked at prophecies that relate to
the dispersion of
Yes … “I believe with perfect faith that ALL the Words of the prophets are true.”
Chapter 4
Greater Things
The range and scope of
At this point, many of my Jewish brethren,
will become unsettled due to the content of the message. However, I ask that
you read it with an open heart, only desiring the truth, the truth of what is
contained in our Tanach!
Our study now takes us to the book of the
prophet Isaiah.
“Who would have believed our report? And to whom is the arm of HaSHEM revealed? For he grew up as a tender plant, and as a root out of the DRY GROUND ... he was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised, and we esteemed him not” Isaiah 53:1-3.
After first reading this prophecy, we find a
mystery. Yet HaSHEM our G-d, blessed be He, is not the “author of
confusion,” for He has given us other Scriptures that will give us a clue
of its meaning. All we have to do is study His Word “in Truth” and
with an open mind. Only then will we find the answer. “Who would have
believed our report?” In other words, who will believe this prophecy?
“And to whom is the arm of HaSHEM revealed?” We find his identity
in the next few verses. It was he who grew up ... “as a tender
plant.” This person would be “tender” with much love and
caring. It says, “As a ROOT out of a dry ground.” It was written
“and there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of JESSE (David's father) and a branch shall grow out of his ROOTS, and the Spirit of HaSHEM shall rest upon Him” Isaiah 11:1-2.
This person would be from the house of
Let us continue with this interesting
prophecy from the book of Isaiah, and seek further clarification of this
person, whom HaSHEM describes “as a tender plant ... out of a dry ground.”
“Surely he hath borne griefs inflicted by US, and suffered sorrows WE have caused: yet WE did esteem him stricken, smitten of G-d, and afflicted. But, he was wounded through OUR transgressions, bruised through OUR iniquities: the chastisement of OUR peace was upon him, and with his wounds (stripes) WE are healed. All WE like sheep have gone astray. WE have turned every one to his own way; and HaSHEM hath caused the iniquity of US ALL to fall upon him” Isaiah 53:4-6.
Without doubt, the house of
“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: as a LAMB which is brought to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. He was taken away from rule and from judgement; and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of my people was he stricken. For he was CUT OFF out of the land of the living; through the transgressions of MY PEOPLE was he stricken. And one made his grave (place of death) among the wicked. And his tomb (resting-place) among the rich … Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great ... because we hath laid open his soul unto death” Isaiah 53:7-9 & 12.
Here we read of his trial, his death
“among the wicked.” - “And with him they crucify two
thieves” (Mark 15:27). His tomb would be “among the rich.” -
“A rich man of Arimathea, named
The Words “He was oppressed, and he was
afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth” could not apply to the house of
“He was CUT OFF out of the land of the living, for the transgressions of MY PEOPLE TO WHOM THE STROKE WAS DUE (stroke being the punishment of death)” Isaiah 53:8 ... Translation from the Hebrew/English Soncino Press Tanach.
Chapter 5
The Time Factor
The “Principles of the Jewish
faith,” says it quite clearly, “I believe with perfect faith in the
coming of the Messiah.” This statement is in the future tense. Let us now
look what HaSHEM, blessed be His Holy Name, said through His chosen prophets,
regarding the timeframe when Mashiach would actually come? I do this, knowing
that “the testimony of HaSHEM is faithful, making wise the simple.”
- “I believe with perfect faith that all the Words of the prophets are
true.”
Let us now turn to the book of the prophet
“Know therefore and understand, that
from the going forth of the commandment to restore and build
Here HaSHEM, blessed be He, through His
chosen prophet
“I believe with perfect faith that ALL
the Words of the prophets are true.” For
“I believe with perfect faith that ALL the Words of the prophets are true!”
Chapter 6
The Mediator
“And I will make an everlasting covenant with you ... Behold, I have made him a witness to the people, a leader and commander of nations” Isaiah 55:3-4.
“Behold, I will send My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me, and HaSHEM, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His Temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith HaSHEM of hosts” Malachi 3:1.
“I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be My salvation unto the end of the earth” Isaiah. 49:6.
Believe the prophets as they speak the Word
of G-d. Believe in the promised Mashiach, Yahushua, for he was promised to
Avraham in Genesis,
“And in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed ... Avraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him” Genesis 12:3 & 18:18.
Until the coming of the Mashiach, only
*At the bottom you can also read studies,
where you will discover that the Rabbis of old, including Rabbi
Chapter 7
The Return
“Behold, One like the Son of man
(Yahushua) came with the clouds of heaven, and came to Ancient of days, and brought
him near before Him. And there was given him dominion, and glory and a kingdom (
“And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and supplications: and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him (Yahushua) as one mourneth for his only son” Zechariah 12:10.
“Then will I (HaSHEM G-d) sprinkle clean water upon you (Israel), and ye shall be clean from all your filthiness (sin) ... a new heart also will I give you, and a new Spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart of your flesh (unfaithfulness), and I will give you a heart of flesh (faith) ... And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave your fathers: and ye shall be My people, and I will be your G-d” Ezekiel 36:25-26 & 28.
In that great and wonderful day, “the
remnant” of Israel shall “look upon me whom they have
pierced” and know that HaSHEM, blessed be He, in His abundant mercy, sent
the Messiah in order to save Israel and the nations. That day,
Yidden, are you part of that remnant? On the
other hand, Gentile reader, are you redeemed by the “blood
Sacrifice” of
“If you will confess with your mouth the
“I believe with perfect faith that ALL
THE WORDS of the prophets are TRUE,” that they are the very Words of
HaSHEM our G-d, blessed be His Holy Name.
Believe and you will find and receive the
Lord. Your heart and eyes shall be opened with joy. “It is a tree of life
to them that grasp it ... all its paths are peace.”
Chapter 8
The Kingdom of G-d
Yahushua went through every city and
Let us now look at what is meant by
“the
1. We are told
through
“The G-d of heaven shall set up a Kingdom, which shall never be destroyed, and the Kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever” Daniel 2:44.
2. The Kingdom will be upon earth, and will take possession of all the kingdoms of the world:
“HaSHEM shall be king over all the earth” Zechariah 14:9. “The kingdoms of this world are become the Kingdom of our LORD and of His Messiah, and he shall reign forever and ever” Revelation 11:15.
3. The Kingdom to be set up will be the ancient
“Wilt thou at this time restore again
the
If we would look back into the history of
mankind, to find just one man, among all nations, whose character would be
blameless and without sin, whose influence and message was the most enduring,
the majority of the world’s thinking people, including all Messianic
Yidden, would designate Yahushua (from the linage of King David) as the
Moshiach of Israel!
Why did I reject him for so long, and why do
we Jews reject Messiah?
Most of my Jewish brethren have not and will
not recognise Yahushua as Mashiach because we Jews have suffered, and many
crimes have been committed against
In the freedom that HaSHEM has given us, we
must choose between good and evil, eternal life or not. This is your choice
NOW. Let us make recompense and accept
The author is, and always will be a Jew, a
Messianic Jew, believing the G-d of my fathers, Avraham,
I thank HaSHEM that He chose to send Yahushua
Ha Mashiach to bring Salvation to “the Jew first and also to the
Gentiles” (Romans 2:10). The apostle
“G-d has not rejected His people, may it
never be, for I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Avraham of the tribe of
HaSHEM our G-d, blessed be His Holy Name, has
kept His promise even whilst
“ …and yet for all that (sin and
rejecting Ha Mashiach), when they (
Thus, let us glorify HaSHEM our G-d and thank
Him for His ANOINTED ONE, Yahushua our Mashiach in all our Synagogues, for
… It is Jewish to BELIEVE!
Conclusion to Part 1 – The
Sixth Principle
“
So far we have dealt with the prophets, the
restoration of Israel, and G-d’s protection over His people and the land,
as well as G-d’s promise of greater things in the coming of the Mashiach,
his life and death for our sin, his resurrection, so that we may be “born
anew” spiritually. We have dealt with his glorious return, soon to
happen, to set up his Father’s Kingdom on earth.
We know from events in the world today, that
we are in fact in the “latter days.” In these days, almost anything
is allowed by society (moral decay). There are wars in every sector of the
world, and weather changes plague the globe. Former friends of
In prophecy, we can see all things of the
past, present and future. All we have to do is seek HaSHEM’s Word in
truth, to fully “Know ... Believe ... and Understand ... that all the
Words of the prophets are true.” HaSHEM our G-d, blessed be He, gave us
His Word, the Torah, and the Tanach, so that we may know His Word and believing
in Him, we shall understand it.
In the freedom that HaSHEM gave us, we have
to choose between good and evil, eternal life in the Kingdom of G-d, or not.
This is your choice NOW. Our heavenly Father has given us His truth, by the
means of His Word, through the prophets, and His Words endure forever. You have
reason to believe our G-d.
“
“Return again unto Me, saith HaSHEM” Jeremiah 3:1.
PART TWO - vital
The Sixth Principle is followed by an article
by this author covering some of the writings of Maimonides of which great note
should also be taken for he states that Yeshayahu – Isaiah chapter 53 -
clearly speaks about the Moshiach! And
we should ask, what do other Rabbis of blessed memory say this chapter speaks
about? “Is it the suffering servant of the Children of Israel, or is it
the Moshiach?” Listen to what Rambam and Rabbi
Part Two
What do the Rabbis of Old say is the Subject of …
Yeshayahu - Isaiah Chapter 53?
What do some of the famed Rabbis of blessed memory speak about
Yeshayahu 53
Many, including Rambam agree that this chapter speaks about Moshiach!
This page will cover some of the words spoken
and written by Rabbis of blessed memory and of whom we have all read and
studied their written works. But what did they have to say about what is
considered in Judaism as one of the most controversial chapters in the Tanach
all because of Christianity?
That much loved prayer “
“It is a Tree of Life to them that
grasp it, and those that uphold it are made happy. Its ways are pleasant ways
and all its paths are Shalom - Peace.”
Amnos (Amos) 8:11 has the following wonderful
words. It is a prophecy, a prophecy the author hopes to see fulfilled soon!
“‘Behold, days are coming,’
declares the Lord HaSHEM (the LORD), ‘when I will send a hunger into the
land; not a hunger for bread, nor a thirst for water, but (a hunger) to hear
the-Words of HaSHEM.’”
Introduction
In the 12th century,
“I believe with perfect faith that ALL
the WORDS of the PROPHETS are TRUE.”
Since we are to affirm our faith, that the
prophets spoke the Word of HaSHEM, our Elohim (the LORD our G-d), we must be sure
they are reliable and true prophets. Let us then establish who is a prophet.
A prophet is a person who has received Divine
communication and the charge to communicate it to his fellow men. He has no
other knowledge of the future than that which is revealed to him by Elohim,
blessed be He! In other things, the prophet’s knowledge is human and
natural, as is accessible to all men. The process by which the prophets learn
the will of Elohim is called inspiration. The prophet is an inspired man; that
is, a man endowed with the Ruach (Spirit) of Elohim the Almighty.
The prophets were also righteous men. Their
minds were filled with pure thoughts and their deeds were noble. However, they
were not sinless, as no man is without sin. The prophets were chosen by Elohim
and are therefore men of Elohim, because their lives were devoted in serving
Elohim.
Therefore, “I believe with perfect
faith that ALL the Words of the prophets are TRUE” for they are the Words
of Elohim.
Part One
“Who is this?”
“Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of HaSHEM been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 53:1-3.
For Jewish followers of Moshiach, this
chapter is well known; however, most of Yisroel (Jews) do not read this
passage. Recently, over one hundred Israelis were handed a small booklet and
were asked, “Who do you think this describes, who is this?” Those
who agreed to read it, when finished, conceded that they did not now to whom it
referred. However, others thought was some sort of Christian literature that
described “
The question needs to be asked, why is this
chapter so unknown amongst Yisroel? The truth is it is never read in the
Synagogue. We only read the Torah, (Five Books of Moshe) and Haftorah (selected
readings from the books of the prophets) as prescribed by the Rabbis of old.
Yeshayahu 53 is not part of these readings. The truth is 99.5% of Yisroel do
not even have a Tanach, the majority only have a copy of the Pentateuch
Haftorah, which contains the Sabbath Torah Parashat (weekly readings) and
Haftorah readings. The Pentateuch Haftorah does not contain Yeshayahu 53, thus,
how can Yisroel ever read the prophecies about Moshiach? When it is presented,
as described above, it is shrugged off, or some rabbinic interpretation is
quoted.
Part Two
What do the Rabbis of Old Say …
About Yeshayahu (Isaiah) chapter
53?
Early interpretations or targums (ancient
paraphrases on Scriptural texts) see Yeshayahu chapter 53 as referring to an
individual servant, the Moshiach, who would suffer. Rabbi
“Behold my servant Messiah shall prosper; he shall be high and increase, and be exceeding strong: as the House of Yisroel looked to him through many days, because their countenance was darkened among the peoples, and their complexion beyond the sons of men. (Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 53, ad locum).”
The Babylonian Talmud states the following:
“What is his (Moshiach’) name? The Rabbis said: His name is “the leper scholar,” as it is written, “Surely he hath borne our grief and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him a leper, smitten of Elohim and afflicted.” (Sanhedrin 98b).
As an explanation of
“He is speaking of the
The Zohar, 2nd volume, Exodus
Parashat Vayakhel, 214a, in his interpretation also points to the Messiah:
“There is in the garden of Eden a palace
named the Palace of the Sons of Sickness. This palace the Moshiach enters and
he summons every pain and every chastisement of Yisroel. All these come and
rest upon him. And had he not thus lightened them upon himself, there had been
no man able to bear Yisroel’s chastisements for the transgression of the
Torah: as it is written, “Surely our sickness he carried.” (
Without doubt the early sages expected the
Moshiach to fulfil Yeshayahu’s prophecy. Only in the Middle Ages was a
completely new viewpoint presented and this obviously was mostly due to the
hideous persecution of the Children of Yisroel by those who called themselves
“Christians,” but who were obviously not. This new interpretation
was popularised by a rabbi who would have a massive influence on future
theology, his name was Rashi (
Their objections to Rashi’s viewpoint
were threefold, holding on to the following.
First. They showed the consensus of ancient opinion.
Second. They pointed out that the text is grammatically in the singular tense throughout. For example, “He was despised and rejected … he was pierced for our (plural) transgressions … he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,” etc.
Third. They noted that verse 8 would present difficulties to those who interpret this passage as referring to the nation of Yisroel, for it reads”
“By oppression and judgement, he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people was he stricken.”
The question is, when was Yisroel, Elohim
forbid, ever “cut off from the land of the living”? Obviously,
never, for Elohim has clearly promised that Yisroel will live forever:
“Thus says HaSHEM, who gave the sun for
a light by day and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by
night, which divides the sea when the waves roar; HaSHEM of hosts is his name:
If those ordinances depart from before me, says HASHEM, then the seed of
Yisroel shall also cease from being a nation before Me for ever. HaSHEM said;
“If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched
out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Yisroel for all that they
have done, says HaSHEM.” Yirmyahu (
In addition, it is impossible to say that
“for the transgressions of My people he was stricken” since
“My people” clearly means Yisroel. If verse 8 refers to Yisroel,
then it should be saying that Yisroel is stricken for Yisroel, because of
Yisroel’s sins. How can the sin-bearer and the sinner be the same?
Likewise, how can Yisroel be the servant, the one who “had done no violence,
nor any deceit in his mouth”? (Verse 9). Yisroel has now ever “been
without sin, the Scriptures describes the sins of Yisroel all too well,
Yirmyahu (
It “distorts the passage from its natural meaning” and that Yeshayahu chapter 53 “was given of Elohim as a description of the Moshiach, whereby, when any should claim to be Moshiach, to judge by the resemblance or non-resemblance to it whether he were the Moshiach or not.”
Sadly, many Rabbis today persist in citing
Rashi as the definitive word on how to interpret the servant in Yeshayahu 53,
yet dismiss the valuable teachings of the many other great sages, especially
As you go through the proposed list of people
in this passage, ask yourself: which one was totally blameless throughout his
life? Which one died for the sins of others? What do I think? Are you willing
to dismiss the Moshiach as the one whom Yeshayahu foretold? Then ask yourself
again,” “why is this passage omitted from our regular Synagogue
readings, and then only after the time of Rashi?”
Do not allow that part of Orthodox “
“Behold my servant Messiah shall prosper; he shall be high and increase, and be exceeding strong: as the House of Yisroel looked to him through many days, because their countenance was darkened among the peoples, and their complexion beyond the sons of men. (Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 53, ad locum).”
Midrash Rabbah - on
“He is speaking of the
Sadly, we keep on rejecting our Messiah
because of what certain parts of the Church has done to Yisroel over the
centuries; however, we need to understand the differential between what is
called the Church and the Faithful Followers of the Messiah. The Scripture
states that Yahushua left “us an example, that you should follow his
steps.” Thus, those that behave in any other way than Messiah had
instructed his followers in the Scriptures, such as “Love your
neighbour”, “Love your enemies,” “those who live by the
sword will die by it,” etc …
“But love your enemies, do good to them,
and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be
great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the
ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not
judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be
condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”
Thus, the crusaders, Inquisitions, the Popes
and all those who claimed to be “Christians,” if they did not
uphold these laws and commandments, they were not followers of Messiah or the
LORD our G-d! Thus, we must not blame the true followers of
Conclusion
Over one million Jews around the world have
proclaimed the suffering servant of Yeshayahu chapter 53 to be Yahushua the
Messiah, this includes Yeshiva educated rabbis, men who know Torah, men who
have come to know the Moshiach, who came at the time of the
Should you wish to obtain further information
about our Moshiach, please feel free to contact the author.
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Yeshayahu 53 Hebrew Version
מיהו
הנושא של
ישעיהו
פרק נ"ג?
שימו
לב:
מאמר זה מכיל
את שמו של הקדוש
ברוך הוא!
הזמן הגיע
שאנו (ישראל)
נשוב להשתמש
בשם הקדוש מכל
משום שהתורה
אומרת שזהו "שם
זיכרון
לעולם". עלינו
לזכור כי
המשנה מעודדת
אותנו להשתמש
בשמו של הקדוש
ברוך הוא!
התפילה
האהובה כל-כך,
"עץ חיים",
אומרת...
"עֵץ-חַיִּים
הִיא
לַמַּחֲזִיקִים
בָּהּ וְתֹמְכֶיהָ
מְאֻשָּׁר.
דְּרָכֶיהָ
דַרְכֵי-נֹעַם
וְכָל-נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ
שָׁלוֹם.."
עמוס
ח': י"א נותן
לנו את המילים
היפות הבאות.
זוהי נבואה,
נבואה אותה
מקווה הכותב
לראות מתגשמת
בקרוב!
"הִנֵּה
יָמִים
בָּאִים,
נְאֻם
אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה
וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי
רָעָב,
בָּאָרֶץ
לֹא-רָעָב
לַלֶּחֶם
וְלֹא-צָמָא
לַמַּיִם
כִּי אִם-לִשְׁמֹעַ
אֵת דִּבְרֵי
יְהוָה"
מבוא
במאה ה12,
ניסח רבי משה
בן-מימון
(הרמב"ם, 1204-1138) את
"שלושה עשר
העיקרים"
המבוססים
בקפידה על דברי
התורה/תנ"ך.
הבה ונבחן את
ה"עיקר
השישי".
"אני
מאמין באמונה
שלמה שכל דברי הנביאים אמת"
משום
שעלינו
להצהיר את
אמונתנו,
שהנביאים דברו
את דבר יהוה
אלהינו, עלינו
להיות בטוחים
שהם נביאים
אמיתיים
ומהימנים. הבה
ונבחן, אם כן, מיהו
נביא.
נביא הוא
אדם שקיבל מסר
אלוהי ואת
האחריות להעביר
מסר זה לבני
האדם. אין לו
ידע נוסף
בנוגע לעתיד
מעבר למה שנתגלה
לו על ידי
אלוהים, ברוך
הוא! בנושאים
אחרים, ידע
הנביא הוא
אנושי וטבעי,
כשל כל בני
האדם. התהליך
בו לומד הנביא
את רצון
אלוהים נקרא השראה.
הנביא הוא אדם
בעל השראה;
כלומר, אדם שעליו
נחה רוחו של
אל-שדי.
הנביאים
היו גם אנשים
צדיקים. מוחם
היה מלא במחשבות
טהורות
ומעשיהם היו
נאצלים. עם
זאת, הם לא היו
חסרי-חטא, כפי
שאין אדם
שאינו חוטא.
הנביאים
נבחרו על-ידי
אלוהים,
ולפיכך הם
אנשי אלוהים,
משום שחייהם
הוקדשו
לעבודת
אלוהים.
יהוה
אלהים, יתברך
שמו הקדוש,
ניבא את
חטאיהם של
ישראל ואת
ההתפזרות
בגולה העתידה
לבוא. הוא
גילה לנביאים
פרטים אודות
המשיח ושיבת
ציון (ארץ ישראל/ירושלים).
כיום, מדינת
ישראל
(חילונית, לא רוחנית)
התבססה שנית
בארץ.
לפיכך,
"אני מאמין
באמונה שלמה שכל
דברי הנביאים
אמת" משום שהם
דבר אלוהים.
חלק
א'
"מי
זה?"
"מִי
הֶאֱמִין
לִשְׁמֻעָתֵנוּ
וּזְרוֹעַ יְהוָה
עַל-מִי
נִגְלָתָה :
וַיַּעַל
כַּיּוֹנֵק
לְפָנָיו
וְכַשֹּׁרֶשׁ
מֵאֶרֶץ
צִיָּה
לֹא-תֹאַר לוֹ
וְלֹא הָדָר
וְנִרְאֵהוּ
וְלֹא-מַרְאֶה
וְנֶחְמְדֵהוּ
: נִבְזֶה
וַחֲדַל
אִישִׁים אִישׁ
מַכְאֹבוֹת
וִידוּעַ
חֹלִי
וּכְמַסְתֵּר
פָּנִים
מִמֶּנּוּ
נִבְזֶה
וְלֹא חֲשַׁבְנֻהוּ"
ישעיהו
נ"ג: א'-ג'
ישעיהו
נ"ג הוא פרק
מרתק, עם זאת,
איננו קוראים
פרק זה בבתי
הכנסת.
לאחרונה,
ניתנה ליותר
ממאה ישראלים
חוברת קטנה,
והם נשאלו, "על
מי אתה חושב
שקטע זה מדבר,
מיהו העבד
הסובל? אלו
שהסכימו
לקרוא,
בסיימם, נאלצו
להודות שאינם
יודעים במי
מדובר. לעומת זאת,
אחרים חשבו
שהיתה זו
ספרות נוצרית
המתארת את
"ישו המשיח
הנוצרי". כאשר
נאמר להם שזה
עתה הם קראו
קטע מן התנ"ך,
מספר ישעיהו
פרק נ"ג למעשה,
היו כאלה
שנפגעו וברחו
משם, אחרים
אמרו שהיה זה
קשה מדי
להבנה, בעוד
מספר תלמידי
ישיבה אמרו
שהרבנים שלהם
לימדו אותם,
שקטע זה מתאר
את ישראל כעבד
הסובל וזהו
אכן הפירוש
הרבני לפרק.
עם זאת, לחז"ל,
כדוגמת
הרמב"ם, הייתה
דעה אחרת כאשר
דיברו על פרק
נ"ג והם אמרו זאת
במפורש, כפי
שנגלה בעוד
זמן מה.
נשאלת
השאלה, מדוע
פרק זה אינו
ידוע כמעט
ולעולם לא
נקרא בבתי
הכנסת. אנו
קוראים את
התורה ואת
ההפטרה כפי
שקבעו חז"ל
בלבד. עם זאת,
ישעיהו נ"ג
אינו חלק
מהקטעים
שנקראים. האמת
היא שחוץ
מחומש עם
הפטרות, ל99.5%
מהיהודים אין
אפילו ספר תנ"ך.
וכולנו
יודעים
שהחומש עם
ההפטרות לא מכיל
את פרק נ"ג של
ישעיהו,
לפיכך, כיצד
יכולים אנו אי
פעם לקרוא את
הנבואות אודות
המשיח? כאשר
מועלה הנושא,
כפי שמתואר
לעיל, ההתייחסות
אליו היא
כלאחר יד.
פרק
ב'
מה
אומרים חז"ל...
על
ישעיהו נ"ג?
פירושים
או תרגומים
עתיקים רואים
את ישעיהו נ"ג
כמתייחס לעבד
מיוחד, המשיח,
אשר יסבול עבור
חטאי ישראל.
"כִּי
נִגְזַר
מֵאֶרֶץ
חַיִּים
מִפֶּשַׁע עַמִּי
נֶגַע לָמו"ֹ (פסוק ח')
רבי
יונתן בן
עוזיאל,
תלמידו של הלל
הידוע, אשר חי
בסוף ימי הבית
השני החל את
תרגומו לפרק זה
כדלקמן:
"הא
יצלח עבדי
משיחא יראם
ויסגיא ויתקף
(וינטל) לחדא :
כמא דסברו ליה
בית ישראל
יומין סגיאין
דהוה חשוך
ביני עממיא
חזויהון
וזיויהון מבני
אינשא"
(רוצה
לומר: הנה
יצלח עבדי
המשיח ירום
ונשא וגבה
מאוד : כשבית
ישראל הביטו
אליו מזה ימים
רבים משום
שחשך משחור
תואר פניהם
בקרב הגויים וגוון
פניהם כהה
יותר
מבני-אנוש)
התלמוד
הבבלי קובע את
הדברים הבאים:
"ורבנן
אמרי: חיוורתא
דבי רבי שמו
שנאמר (ישעיה
נ"ג) אכן
חליינו הוא
נשא
ומכאובינו
סבלם, ואנחנו חשבנהו
נגוע מכה
אלהים ומענה"
(רוצה
לומר: וחכמים
אומרים מצורע
של בית רבי שמו,
שנאמר (ישעיה
"ג): "אָכֵן
חֳלָיֵנוּ
הוּא נָשָׂא
וּמַכְאֹבֵינוּ
סְבָלָם
וַאֲנַחְנוּ
חֲשַׁבְנֻהוּ
נָגוּעַ
מֻכֵּה
אֱלֹהִים וּמְעֻנֶּה".)
(סנהדרין
צ"ח ב')
כהסבר
על רות ב': י"ד,
קובע מדרש
רבא:
"ד"א
מדבר במלך
המשיח · גשי הלום· קרובי
למלכות · ואכלת מן
הלחם · זה לחמה
של מלכות · וטבלת
פתך בחומץ · אלו
היסורין · שנאמר
(ישעיה נ"ג)
והוא מחולל
מפשעינו..."
ספר
הזוהר כרך ב',
שמות פרשת
"ויקהל", דף
רי"ב עמוד א'
בפירושו,
מצביע גם כן
על המשיח:
"בגנתא
דעדן אית
היכלא חדא
דאקרי היכלא
דבני מרעין,
כדין משיחא
עאל בההוא
היכלא וקארי
כל מרעין כל
כאבין כל
יסוריהון
דישאל ייתון,
וכלהו אתיין
עליה, ואלמלא
דאיהו אקיל
מעלייהו דישראל
ונטל עליה לא
הוה בר נש
דיכל למסבל
יסוריהון
דישראל על
עונשי
דאורייתא
הה"ד אכן
חלינו הוא נשא
וגו'."
(רוצה
לומר: בגן עדן
יש ארמון אחד
הנקרא ארמון החולים,
אז המשיח נכנס
אל הארמון
ההוא וקורא, כל
המחלות כל
המכאובות וכל
היסורים של
ישראל יבואו
נא, וכולם
באים עליו,
ולולא הקל מעל
ישראל והטילם
על עצמו לא יהיה
בן אדם אשר
יוכל לסבול
יסורי ישראל
בגלל כובד
העונשים
הכתובים
בתורה, וזה
הוא שכתוב "אָכֵן
חֳלָיֵנוּ
הוּא נָשָׂא"
וגו'.)
אין ספק
כי חז"ל מימי
קדם ציפו
שהמשיח ימלא
את נבואת
ישעיהו. רק
באמצע ימי
הביניים
הוצגה דעה
חדשה לגמרי
אשר אני מאמין
כי נוצרה בגלל
רדיפות
ה"נוצרים" את
ישראל. פרשנות
חדשה זו הפכה
לנפוצה על ידי
רש"י (רבי שלמה
יצחקי – 1105-1040).
רש"י גרס שהפסוקים
אודות ה"עבד"
בישעיהו,
מתייחסים לגורל
הקולקטיבי של
ישראל כאומה,
ולא לגורלו של
המשיח. למרות
תורתו של רש"י,
אשר נותרה
התוראה המקובלת
עד ליום הזה,
חכמים אחרים
באותה תקופה,
ואף בתקופה
מאוחרת יותר, ובכללם
הרמב"ם, הבינו
את הסתירות
שבהשקפותיו
של רש"י ודבקו
בפרשנויות
המשיחיות
המקוריות של
החכמים שקדמו
להם.
הרבנים
הללו העלו
שלוש
התנגדויות
להשקפתו של
רש"י:
|
ראשית. |
הם
הצביעו על
הקונצנזוס
הקיים בנוגע
להשקפה הקדומה. |
|
שנית. |
הם
הדגישו
שהטקסט כולו
נכתב מבחינה
דקדוקית בלשון
יחיד. לדוגמא:
"לא תואר לו…נבזה…והוא
מחולל
מפשעינו…כשה
לטבח יובל"
וכו'. |
|
שלישית. |
הם
ציינו כי
פסוק ח' מעלה
קושי בפני מי
שמפרש את
הקטע
כמתייחס לעם
ישראל, כי
הפסוק אומר: |
"מֵעֹצֶר
וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט
לֻקָּח
וְאֶת-דּוֹרוֹ
מִי יְשׂוֹחֵחַ:
כִּי נִגְזַר
מֵאֶרֶץ
חַיִּים
מִפֶּשַׁע עַמִּי
נֶגַע לָמוֹ"
נשאלת
השאלה האם העם
היהודי "נכרת
אי פעם מארץ
החיים"? חס
וחלילה! מובן
שלא! אלוהים
הבטיח שעם
ישראל יחיה
לנצח:
"כֹּה אָמַר
יְהוָה נֹתֵן
שֶׁמֶשׁ
לְאוֹר יוֹמָם
חֻקֹּת
יָרֵחַ
וְכוֹכָבִים
לְאוֹר לָיְלָה
רֹגַע הַיָּם
וַיֶּהֱמוּ
גַלָּיו יְהוָה
צְבָאוֹת
שְׁמוֹ :
אִם-יָמֻשׁוּ
הַחֻקִּים
הָאֵלֶּה
מִלְּפָנַי
נְאֻם-יְהוָה
גַּם זֶרַע
יִשְׂרָאֵל
יִשְׁבְּתוּ
מִהְיוֹת
גּוֹי
לְפָנַי
כָּל-הַיָּמִים
: כֹּה אָמַר
יְהוָה
אִם-יִמַּדּוּ
שָׁמַיִם מִלְמַעְלָה
וְיֵחָקְרוּ
מוֹסְדֵי-אֶרֶץ
לְמָטָּה
גַּם-אֲנִי
אֶמְאַס
בְּכָל-זֶרַע
יִשְׂרָאֵל
עַל-כָּל-אֲשֶׁר
עָשׂוּ
נְאֻם-יְהוָה"
ירמיהו
ל"א :ל"ה-ל"ז.
באופן
דומה לא ניתן
לייחס את פסוק
ח' לעם ישראל.
שהרי כתוב: "מִפֶּשַׁע
עַמִּי נֶגַע
לָמוֹ" וברור
ש"עמי"
פירושו עם
ישראל. אם
נניח שפסוק זה
מתייחס לעם
ישראל, נסיק
שישראל מוכה
ונגוע למען
ישראל, בגלל
חטאו של
ישראל. וברור
שאין זה
הגיוני. כיצד
יוכלו החוטא
והאדם הנושא
את החטא על
עצמו להיות
זהים? כמו כן,
כיצד יוכל עם
ישראל להיות
העבד אשר
"לֹא-חָמָס
עָשָׂה, וְלֹא
מִרְמָה
בְּפִיו".
(פסוק ט') ? עם
ישראל איננו
ולא היה מעולם
חף מחטא -
התנ"ך מלא
וגדוש
בדוגמאות
מחטאי העם, ירמיהו
כתב ספר שלם
על אי הציות
של עם ישראל
ועל העונש
שיבוא כתוצאה.
רבי משה
כהן איבן
קריספין
מקורדובה, שחי
במאה הארבע עשרה,
אמר לגבי
הפרשנות
הגורסת
שישראל הוא
העבד, שהיא:
"מסלפת
ומעוותת את
משמעותו
הטבעית של הקטע."
ושישעיהו נ"ג:
"ניתן
מאלוהים
כתיאור של
המשיח, ושעל
פיו יבחן כל
מי שיטען
להיותו המשיח,
וייקבע אם הוא
אכן המשיח על
פי היותו דומה
או לא דומה
לתיאור הזה."
למרות כל
הנאמר לעיל,
עד היום
מתעקשים
רבנים רבים
לצטט את רש"י
כסמכות
הסופית
והמוחלטת לגבי
פרשנות
הנוגעת
לזהותו של
העבד בישעיהו
נ"ג. אחרים
מודים
בחולשתה של
השקפה זו,
וגורסים שהקטע
מתייחס לדמות
אישית. בדרך
כלל הם מזהים את
נושא הפרק עם
הנביא ישעיהו
עצמו, או עם
כורש מלך פרס.
יש המציינים
את יחזקאל, או
את ירמיהו,
משה, איוב, או
אפילו אישים
אחרים לא
ידועים בני
דורו של
ישעיהו -
כדמות שעליה
מדבר הנביא.
בסקירת
רשימת האישים
המופיעה לעיל,
עולה השאלה:
מי מהם היה חף
מפשע לחלוטין
במהלך חייו?
מי מהם מת
עבור חטאי
אחרים? ומה
דעתכם בעניין?
האם תהיו
מוכנים לדחות
את המשיח
כדמות שעליה ניבא
הנביא? חשבו
שוב על השאלה:
מדוע הושמט הקטע
הזה מקריאת
הכתובים
הקבועה בבתי
הכנסת מזמנו
של רש"י ועד
היום?
אל תתיר
ל"כנסיה
הנוצרית"
הפגנית
להשפיע על בינתך,
עלינו לדחות
את פירושו של
רש"י ולדבוק
בפרשנויות של
גדולי חז"ל.
זכרו, רבי
יונתן בן
עוזיאל החל את
תרגומו הארמי
לישעיהו נ"ג
כדלקמן:
"הא
יצלח עבדי
משיחא יראם
ויסגיא ויתקף
(וינטל) לחדא :
כמא דסברו ליה
בית ישראל
יומין סגיאין
דהוה חשוך
ביני עממיא
חזויהון
וזיויהון מבני
אינשא"
(רוצה
לומר: הנה
יצלח עבדי
המשיח ירום
ונשא וגבה
מאוד : כשבית
ישראל הביטו
אליו מזה ימים
רבים משום
שחשך משחור
תואר פניהם
בקרב הגויים וגוון
פניהם כהה
יותר
מבני-אנוש)
ומדרש
רבא – על רות ב':
י"ד.
"ד"א
מדבר במלך
המשיח · גשי הלום· קרובי
למלכות · ואכלת מן
הלחם · זה לחמה
של מלכות · וטבלת
פתך בחומץ · אלו
היסורין · שנאמר
(ישעיה נ"ג)
והוא מחולל
מפשעינו..."
מדוע לא
קוראים עוד את
ישעיהו נ"ג
בבתי הכנסת? פשוט
מאוד, עלינו
להאשים את
ה"נוצרים"
בכך. מדוע
שאנו,
היהודים, נרצה
לקרוא אותו
ושהוא יסמל
אפילו במידת
מה את המשיח
של הגויים,
שנקרא "JESUS CHRIST"
? שם
אשר אני, כותב
המאמר, מתעב.
האם לא רדפו
ועינו אותנו
וטבחו בנו
בשמו של ה"CHRIST"?
אנו נרדפנו
מאז זמנו של
אותו פגן,
הקיסר קונסטנטין,
שהוא המייסד
האמיתי של
"הכנסייה
הרומית-קתולית
הקדושה".
הרדיפות
הגיעו
מ"כנסיות נוצריות"
כביכול רבות,
כולל הכנסייה
שיסד מרטין
לותר, אשר כתב את
הספר הנורא "THE JEWS
לסיום
קיימים
כמיליון
יהודים ברחבי
העולם, היודעים
מיהו העבד
הסובל שעליו
מדבר ישעיהו
בפרק נ"ג,
ביניהם ניתן
למצוא רבנים
בוגרי ישיבות,
אנשים יודעי
תורה, אנשים
אשר הגיעו
להכרה ולהבנה
של הפרק ושל
המשיח עליו
מדובר. כותב
המאמר, יהודי
חרדי, גילה את
האמת ב1977. גיליתי
שכה רבים
מגדולי חז"ל
אכן צדקו!
Thus, what do the some of the famed Rabbis of blessed memory have to
say about Yeshayahu 53
Many, including Rambam agree that this chapter certainly spoke about
our blessed Moshiach!
Also Read: Rabbi reveals the name of the Messiah - Prominent Israeli Rabbi,
Yitzhak-Kaduri wrote the name of the Messiah
on a small note which was to be opened after his passing. This was sourced from
an article of “Israel Today” written around Sukkot 2008.
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