For Jewish Readers: Is Jesus the Promised Messiah of Israel?

Truth has nothing to fear from honest examination.

Thank you for taking the time to read this page.

You may have been taught that Jesus is not part of Judaism, that belief in Him is incompatible with being Jewish, or that Christianity has brought centuries of suffering upon the Jewish people.

Those historical wounds are real.

People who claimed the name of Christ have persecuted, expelled, humiliated, and murdered Jewish people. Such acts contradicted Jesus Christ, who commanded His followers to love their neighbors and even their enemies.

We cannot erase that history, and we will not minimize it.

But the sins of people who misused Jesus’ name do not determine whether Jesus Himself is the Messiah.

That question must be answered from the Scriptures.

“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”
— Isaiah 8:20, KJV

The central question is not:

“What have people calling themselves Christians done?”

The central question is:

“What did Moses, the Psalms, and the Prophets say concerning the Messiah—and does Jesus fulfill those Scriptures?”

Jesus and His First Followers Were Jewish

Jesus was not a European founder of a foreign religion.

He was born to a Jewish mother in the land of Israel.

He was circumcised according to the Torah.

He attended Jewish feasts.

He read from the Hebrew prophets in the synagogue.

He referred to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as the living God.

His twelve apostles were Jewish.

The first thousands who believed in Him were Jewish.

The earliest proclamation that Jesus was Messiah began in Jerusalem—not Rome.

Peter preached to his fellow Israelites:

“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
— Acts 2:36, KJV

The word Christ is not Jesus’ surname. It comes from the Greek word meaning Messiah—the Anointed One.

The first believers were not asking Jewish people to abandon the God of Israel.

They were announcing that the God of Israel had fulfilled His promises through Israel’s Messiah.

Judaism Is Not One Uniform System

Jewish people do not all hold identical beliefs.

Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, secular, cultural, and other Jewish communities may understand God, Torah, Messiah, resurrection, atonement, and the world to come differently.

Some expect a personal Messiah descended from David.

Some anticipate a future messianic age of peace and justice without emphasizing one individual Messiah.

Some are uncertain whether God exists.

Some identify deeply as Jewish while practicing little or no religion.

Therefore, this page will not pretend that every Jewish reader believes the same things.

Instead, we will return to the shared foundation:

The Hebrew Scriptures.

What Was the Messiah Expected to Accomplish?

The Hebrew Scriptures reveal several expectations concerning Messiah.

He would:

• Descend from Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, and David
• Be born in Bethlehem
• Rule as King
• Bring righteousness and peace
• Gather and restore Israel
• Bring the knowledge of God to the nations
• Suffer rejection
• Bear the sins of others
• Be cut off
• Rise and reign

Some passages emphasize His victorious reign.

Other passages describe His humiliation, rejection, suffering, and death.

If we consider only the reigning passages, Jesus may appear not to qualify because universal peace has not yet arrived.

If we consider only the suffering passages, we may overlook His promised future kingdom.

The biblical picture contains both:

Messiah first suffers for sin, and afterward He reigns in glory.

The prophets sometimes viewed these events together without explaining the long interval between them.

Must Messiah Bring Worldwide Peace Immediately?

A common Jewish objection is that Jesus cannot be Messiah because the world has not yet experienced universal peace, the complete gathering of Israel, and the full knowledge of God.

Those promises are real.

Isaiah foretold:

“And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares… neither shall they learn war any more.”
— Isaiah 2:4, KJV

Christians believe these promises will be fulfilled when Jesus returns to reign.

But before the glory, the Hebrew Scriptures also describe Messiah suffering, being rejected, pierced, and cut off.

Consider the pattern in Psalm 22:

• The righteous sufferer is mocked.
• His hands and feet are pierced.
• His clothing is divided.
• He is delivered from death.
• The nations ultimately turn to the LORD.

The suffering comes first.

The worldwide kingdom follows.

Isaiah 53 similarly presents a servant who suffers, dies, bears sin, and afterward is exalted.

Zechariah presents Jerusalem mourning over the One who was pierced before describing the LORD’s future reign over all the earth.

Jesus’ first coming fulfilled the suffering work.

His return will fulfill the visible worldwide reign.

Was Messiah Expected to Suffer?

Yes.

The idea of a suffering Messiah was not invented merely to explain Jesus’ crucifixion.

It arises from the Hebrew Scriptures themselves.

Jesus told His disciples after His resurrection:

“Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?”
— Luke 24:26, KJV

He then:

“Beginning at Moses and all the prophets… expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.”
— Luke 24:27, KJV

The message was not that suffering replaced glory.

The message was that Messiah must suffer before entering His glory.

Who Is the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53?

Isaiah 52:13 through Isaiah 53 describes the Servant of the LORD.

Many Jewish interpreters understand the servant corporately as Israel.

Israel is indeed called God’s servant elsewhere in Isaiah, and the Jewish people have suffered terribly among the nations.

That interpretation deserves to be represented honestly.

But we must ask whether every detail of Isaiah 53 fits sinful Israel—or whether the passage points ultimately to one righteous representative who suffers for Israel and the nations.

The Servant is described as:

• Exalted by God
• Rejected and despised
• Personally innocent
• Suffering for the sins of others
• Silent before His oppressors
• Cut off from the land of the living
• Buried with the rich
• An offering for sin
• Justifying many
• Bearing the sins of many
• Alive and exalted after His suffering

Read the words carefully:

“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows…”
— Isaiah 53:4, KJV

“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities…”
— Isaiah 53:5, KJV

“All we like sheep have gone astray… and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
— Isaiah 53:6, KJV

The passage distinguishes between:

“we,” “our,” and “us”

and:

“he” and “him.”

The Servant suffers for the sins of the group speaking.

Can Sinful Israel Be the Innocent Sin-Bearer?

Isaiah repeatedly describes Israel as sinful and in need of forgiveness.

“Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity…”
— Isaiah 1:4, KJV

Isaiah says of the Servant:

“He had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.”
— Isaiah 53:9, KJV

Israel as a nation cannot be described as perfectly innocent or without deceit.

The Servant also suffers voluntarily for the sins of others:

“For the transgression of my people was he stricken.”
— Isaiah 53:8, KJV

Who are “my people” in Isaiah’s prophetic setting?

They are Israel.

The Servant is stricken for Israel’s transgression.

This strongly suggests that the Servant is not merely identical with sinful Israel, but is a righteous individual who represents Israel and bears the sins of others.

The Servant Dies and Yet Lives

Isaiah says:

“He was cut off out of the land of the living…”
— Isaiah 53:8, KJV

He is assigned a grave:

“And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death…”
— Isaiah 53:9, KJV

Yet afterward:

“He shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.”
— Isaiah 53:10, KJV

How can someone be killed, buried, and then prolong His days and see the results of His sacrifice?

Resurrection explains the sequence.

Jesus was executed among criminals but buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathaea, a wealthy man.

He rose from the dead and has seen multitudes from Israel and the nations receive the fruit of His sacrifice.

The Servant Is an Offering for Sin

Isaiah says:

“When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin…”
— Isaiah 53:10, KJV

The language is sacrificial.

The Servant does not merely suffer as an example of perseverance.

His life becomes an offering for sin.

Isaiah concludes:

“By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.”
— Isaiah 53:11, KJV

“He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”
— Isaiah 53:12, KJV

This is the heart of what Jesus accomplished.

He bore sin.

He interceded for transgressors.

He makes sinners righteous before God.

Psalm 22 Describes Crucifixion

Psalm 22 begins with words Jesus spoke from the cross:

“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
— Psalm 22:1, KJV

The sufferer is mocked:

“All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head…”
— Psalm 22:7, KJV

His enemies say:

“He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him…”
— Psalm 22:8, KJV

His body is in extreme distress:

“All my bones are out of joint… my tongue cleaveth to my jaws…”
— Psalm 22:14–15, KJV

His hands and feet are pierced:

“They pierced my hands and my feet.”
— Psalm 22:16, KJV

His garments are divided by lot:

“They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.”
— Psalm 22:18, KJV

These details correspond remarkably with Jesus’ crucifixion.

Yet the psalm does not end in defeat.

It concludes with worldwide worship:

“All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.”
— Psalm 22:27, KJV

Once again, suffering is followed by worldwide victory.

Daniel Predicted Messiah Would Be Cut Off Before the Temple Was Destroyed

Daniel 9 contains a remarkable chronological prophecy concerning Messiah.

It says:

“From the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince…”
— Daniel 9:25, KJV

It then says:

“And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself…”
— Daniel 9:26, KJV

After Messiah is cut off:

“The people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary…”
— Daniel 9:26, KJV

Notice the sequence:

1. Jerusalem is restored.
2. Messiah appears.
3. Messiah is cut off.
4. Jerusalem and the sanctuary are destroyed.

The Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the Second Temple in A.D. 70.

According to the sequence, Messiah had to appear and be cut off before that destruction.

Jesus appeared before A.D. 70.

He was killed—not for His own sins, but for ours.

The city and Temple were then destroyed within the same generation.

If Messiah did not come before the destruction of the Second Temple, how can Daniel’s sequence still be fulfilled?

Messiah Was to Be Born in Bethlehem

Micah prophesied:

“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel…”
— Micah 5:2, KJV

The prophecy continues:

“Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”
— Micah 5:2, KJV

The promised Ruler would come from Bethlehem, the city of David.

Yet His origins are described as reaching back into ancient days.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem and descended from David’s royal line.

Messiah Would Enter Jerusalem on a Donkey

Zechariah foretold:

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee…”
— Zechariah 9:9, KJV

The King would be:

“Just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass…”
— Zechariah 9:9, KJV

Jesus entered Jerusalem in precisely this manner.

The crowds welcomed Him with words from Psalm 118:

“Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the LORD.”
— Psalm 118:26, KJV

He came not first as a conquering military ruler, but lowly and offering salvation.

The Messiah Would Be Rejected

Isaiah described the Servant:

“He is despised and rejected of men…”
— Isaiah 53:3, KJV

Psalm 118 says:

“The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.”
— Psalm 118:22, KJV

Rejection does not disqualify Messiah.

It was foretold.

The rejected stone would ultimately become the chief cornerstone.

Israel Would Look Upon the One Who Was Pierced

Through Zechariah, the LORD says:

“And they shall look upon me whom they have pierced…”
— Zechariah 12:10, KJV

The people then mourn:

“They shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son…”
— Zechariah 12:10, KJV

Notice the striking language:

The LORD says, “They shall look upon me whom they have pierced,” and then speaks of mourning for him.

The passage anticipates a future recognition and national mourning over the One who was pierced.

Christians believe this will be fulfilled when Israel recognizes Jesus as Messiah.

Who Is the Divine Son in Psalm 2?

Psalm 2 speaks of the LORD and His Anointed:

“The kings of the earth set themselves… against the LORD, and against his anointed.”
— Psalm 2:2, KJV

The LORD declares:

“Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.”
— Psalm 2:6, KJV

The King says:

“The LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son…”
— Psalm 2:7, KJV

The psalm ends:

“Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way… Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.”
— Psalm 2:12, KJV

Trust that elsewhere belongs to the LORD is directed toward His royal Son.

Jesus is that promised King.

Who Is David’s Lord in Psalm 110?

David wrote:

“The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.”
— Psalm 110:1, KJV

Messiah is David’s descendant.

Yet David calls Him “my Lord.”

How can David’s future descendant also be David’s Lord?

Jesus asked this very question.

The answer is found in Messiah’s unique identity.

According to His humanity, Jesus descended from David.

According to His eternal identity, He is David’s Lord.

Does Believing in Jesus Mean Believing in Three Gods?

No.

The Hebrew Scriptures declare:

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.”
— Deuteronomy 6:4, KJV

Jesus affirmed this truth.

Biblical believers do not worship three gods.

There is one God.

Yet the Hebrew Scriptures reveal complexity within the identity of the one God.

God speaks of His Spirit.

The Angel of the LORD sometimes speaks as God, bears God’s name, and receives honor, while also being distinguished from God.

The LORD speaks to David’s Lord.

The LORD sends the LORD in passages such as Zechariah.

Isaiah describes a promised Son:

“And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
— Isaiah 9:6, KJV

Christians do not believe that God physically produced a son through a relationship with Mary.

“Son of God” describes Messiah’s unique divine identity and relationship—not physical reproduction.

The eternal Word of God entered human history as Jesus the Messiah.

Can God Appear in Human Form?

The Hebrew Scriptures show God revealing Himself visibly.

The LORD appeared to Abraham:

“And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre…”
— Genesis 18:1, KJV

Jacob said after wrestling with the mysterious Man:

“I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
— Genesis 32:30, KJV

The Angel of the LORD appeared to Moses in the burning bush, yet the text says God spoke to him from the bush.

God is not limited to physical form, but He is able to reveal Himself in a visible and personal way.

The incarnation does not mean that the infinite God ceased filling heaven and earth.

It means that God’s eternal Word truly entered human life to reveal Him and redeem us.

Why Is a Blood Sacrifice Necessary?

The Torah teaches:

“For the life of the flesh is in the blood… for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”
— Leviticus 17:11, KJV

From Passover onward, substitutionary blood sacrifice stands at the center of Israel’s redemption and worship.

On the Day of Atonement, the high priest entered with sacrificial blood.

The innocent victim died in the place of the guilty.

Animal sacrifice could never be God’s final solution because an animal is not morally equal to a human being.

The sacrifices pointed forward to a perfect and willing sacrifice.

Isaiah 53 identifies the Servant as that offering for sin.

Jesus is called:

“The Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
— John 1:29, KJV

How Is Atonement Received Without the Temple?

The Second Temple was destroyed in A.D. 70.

Since then, traditional Judaism has emphasized repentance, prayer, charity, fasting, and righteous deeds rather than animal sacrifice.

Repentance and righteous living are commanded and important.

But the Torah says that God gave sacrificial blood to make atonement.

The destruction of the Temple did not make sin less serious or repeal the need for atonement.

Christians believe the Temple sacrifices ceased because the final sacrifice had already been offered.

Jesus died shortly before the Temple’s destruction.

He fulfilled what the sacrifices pictured.

The book of Hebrews explains:

“For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.”
— Hebrews 10:4, KJV

And:

“But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God.”
— Hebrews 10:12, KJV

The question is not:

“Where is our earthly altar?”

The question is:

“Has God already provided the final sacrifice?”

Did God Promise a New Covenant?

Yes.

Jeremiah prophesied:

“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah.”
— Jeremiah 31:31, KJV

This New Covenant would not be identical to the covenant made when Israel came out of Egypt:

“Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers…”
— Jeremiah 31:32, KJV

Under the New Covenant, God promises:

“I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts…”
— Jeremiah 31:33, KJV

And:

“I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
— Jeremiah 31:34, KJV

Jesus announced this New Covenant at His final Passover meal:

“This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.”
— Luke 22:20, KJV

The New Covenant was promised first to Israel and Judah.

Believing in Jesus does not mean rejecting Israel’s Scriptures.

It means receiving the covenant those Scriptures promised.

Did the Earliest Jewish Believers Abandon the God of Israel?

No.

They continued worshipping the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

They believed God had fulfilled His promises through Jesus.

Peter said:

“The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus…”
— Acts 3:13, KJV

Paul described his hope as:

“Believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets.”
— Acts 24:14, KJV

He said:

“For the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”
— Acts 28:20, KJV

Paul did not believe Jesus was the abandonment of Israel’s hope.

He believed Jesus was its fulfillment.

Does Following Jesus Erase Jewish Identity?

No person should be compelled to deny Jewish ancestry, despise Jewish family, or become ashamed of Jewish heritage.

Paul remained conscious of being an Israelite:

“For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.”
— Romans 11:1, KJV

Faith in Jesus does not make a Jewish person ethnically Gentile.

It does not erase family history.

It does not authorize contempt toward Jewish customs.

But neither heritage nor religious observance can replace personal reconciliation with God.

Moses, David, Isaiah, and the prophets all taught that Israel needed forgiveness, cleansing, circumcision of heart, and faith.

Are Gentile Christians Superior to Jewish People?

No.

Paul warned Gentile believers against pride:

“Boast not against the branches…”
— Romans 11:18, KJV

He continued:

“Be not highminded, but fear.”
— Romans 11:20, KJV

Gentile Christians are not permitted to despise Jewish people.

They have been brought into blessings that came through Israel.

The Scriptures, covenants, prophets, Messiah, and earliest church all came through the Jewish people.

Jesus said:

“Salvation is of the Jews.”
— John 4:22, KJV

Antisemitism is not merely unkind.

It contradicts the spirit and teaching of the New Testament.

Does the New Testament Blame Every Jewish Person for Jesus’ Death?

No.

Jesus was executed by Roman authority.

Certain Jewish leaders opposed Him, while many other Jewish people followed Him, mourned Him, and later believed in Him.

Most importantly, the New Testament teaches that Jesus willingly gave Himself for the sins of the entire world.

Our sins placed Him on the cross.

Jesus said:

“No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself.”
— John 10:18, KJV

No ethnic group carries a unique hereditary guilt for His death.

Every sinner needs the forgiveness His death provides.

Did Jesus Rise From the Dead?

The claim that Jesus is Messiah does not rest only upon comparing prophecies.

It rests upon the historical proclamation that He rose bodily from the dead.

His disciples did not expect the resurrection.

After His crucifixion, they were frightened and discouraged.

Yet shortly afterward, they publicly proclaimed in Jerusalem that Jesus was alive.

They said:

“This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.”
— Acts 2:32, KJV

The risen Jesus appeared to individuals, groups, and more than five hundred people at one time.

The earliest witnesses were Jewish.

They did not gain comfort, wealth, or social acceptance from their testimony.

They accepted persecution because they were convinced that they had seen Him alive.

If Jesus rose, God publicly vindicated His identity and claims.

What About the Claim That the New Testament Was Corrupted?

The New Testament writings circulated among communities across many geographical regions.

They were copied widely and translated early.

No one centralized institution controlled every manuscript.

The fundamental message—that Jesus was crucified, rose from the dead, and was confessed as Messiah and Lord—appears throughout the earliest Christian testimony.

Furthermore, the primary evidence considered on this page comes from the Hebrew Scriptures themselves.

You do not need to begin by assuming the New Testament is true.

Begin by asking whether the portrait of Messiah in Moses, the Psalms, and the Prophets corresponds with Jesus.

Then read the Gospel accounts to see how closely His life matches that portrait.

What Must You Do?

1. Read the Hebrew Scriptures Without Fear

Read Isaiah 52:13 through Isaiah 53:12 slowly.

Ask:

Who is speaking?

Who is the Servant?

Whose sins does He bear?

How does He die and afterward prolong His days?

2. Examine All the Messianic Passages Together

Do not consider only the passages concerning world peace and kingship.

Also examine the passages concerning:

• Rejection
• Suffering
• Piercing
• Death
• Atonement
• Resurrection
• Later exaltation

3. Ask God for Truth

Pray honestly:

“God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, show me whether Jesus is the Messiah. Help me follow Your truth regardless of the cost.”

4. Acknowledge Your Need for Atonement

Jewish heritage cannot erase sin.

Gentile religious identity cannot erase sin.

Every person has broken God’s commandments.

“There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.”
— Ecclesiastes 7:20, KJV

5. Recognize the Sacrifice God Provided

Isaiah says the Servant bore our iniquities.

Jesus gave His life as that sacrifice.

He is the fulfillment of Passover, the sacrifices, and the Day of Atonement.

6. Repent and Believe

Turn from sin, self-righteousness, unbelief, and every tradition that prevents you from following God’s truth.

“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out…”
— Acts 3:19, KJV

7. Receive Jesus as Messiah and Lord

“To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.”
— Acts 10:43, KJV

A Prayer From an Honest Heart

Repeating words cannot save you. God sees the heart. But you may express sincere repentance and faith in words such as these:

God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, I want to know and follow Your truth. I confess that I have sinned and cannot make atonement for myself. I believe that Jesus is the Messiah promised in the Hebrew Scriptures, that He bore my sins, died, and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and place my trust in Him as my Messiah, Lord, and Savior. Forgive me, give me a new heart, fill me with Your Spirit, and teach me to obey Your Word whatever it costs. In the name of Jesus the Messiah, amen.

The power is not in repeating these exact words.

The question is whether you have genuinely turned to God through the Messiah He provided.

What If Believing in Jesus Costs You Relationships?

This may be the most painful concern.

You may fear that family or friends will believe you have betrayed them, abandoned your people, or joined those who historically persecuted Jews.

Following Jesus does not require you to stop loving Jewish people.

It should deepen your love.

It does not require hatred of your family.

It requires loving God above every human relationship.

Jesus said:

“He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me…”
— Matthew 10:37, KJV

Speak gently.

Remain humble.

Do not mock Jewish traditions.

Do not behave as though you have become superior.

But do not reject Messiah merely because following Him may be costly.

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
— Mark 8:36, KJV

Continue Examining the Scriptures

Do not base your eternal destiny merely upon this page.

Read the passages yourself in the Hebrew Scriptures and compare them with the life of Jesus.

Begin with:

• Genesis 3:15
• Genesis 12:1–3
• Genesis 22
• Genesis 49:10
• Deuteronomy 18:15–19
• Psalm 2
• Psalm 16
• Psalm 22
• Psalm 110
• Isaiah 7:14
• Isaiah 9:6–7
• Isaiah 11
• Isaiah 42
• Isaiah 49
• Isaiah 52:13–53:12
• Jeremiah 23:5–6
• Jeremiah 31:31–34
• Daniel 7:13–14
• Daniel 9:24–27
• Micah 5:2
• Zechariah 9:9
• Zechariah 12:10
• Zechariah 13:7
• Malachi 3:1

Then read:

• The Gospel of Matthew
• The Gospel of John
• Acts 2–4
• Romans 9–11
• Hebrews 7–10

As you read, ask:

Why does Isaiah’s righteous Servant suffer for the sins of Israel and others?

How can the Servant die and afterward prolong His days?

Why does Psalm 22 so closely resemble crucifixion?

Why does Daniel place Messiah’s cutting off before Jerusalem and the sanctuary are destroyed?

Why does Micah say Israel’s ruler comes from Bethlehem and has ancient origins?

Who is the One whom Jerusalem will recognize as having been pierced?

Who inaugurated Jeremiah’s promised New Covenant?

Where is God’s final provision for blood atonement now that the Temple is gone?

What explanation best accounts for Jesus’ empty tomb and the transformation of His earliest Jewish followers?

Our Purpose

Our purpose is not to erase Jewish identity, attack Israel, insult Jewish families, or excuse the terrible treatment Jewish people have suffered from those claiming to represent Christianity.

Our purpose is to help every person make sure they are going to Heaven by comparing every belief with the Holy Scriptures.

Jesus was born Jewish.

He lived among the Jewish people.

He fulfilled Israel’s Scriptures.

He bore sin as Isaiah’s suffering Servant.

He was pierced as Zechariah foretold.

He was cut off before the Second Temple was destroyed, as Daniel’s prophecy required.

He rose from the dead.

He inaugurated the promised New Covenant.

He will return as Israel’s victorious King.

He has not rejected the Jewish people.

He invites Jewish and Gentile people alike to receive forgiveness and eternal life.

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
— Romans 1:16, KJV

“And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer…”
— Romans 11:26, KJV

“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”
— 1 John 5:11–12, KJV

Do not reject Jesus because of what others have done in His name. Examine Him through Moses, the Psalms, and the Prophets. Ask the God of Israel to show you whether Jesus is the promised Messiah.