Is the core difference between Judaism and Christianity, their definition of "The Messiah" and how many there should be?
The Angel Gabriel with the message of Daniel 9:25-26 didn't seem worthy enough for them to take note of?
The linchpin of Jewish excuses is the words "Messiah" and "Anointed".
Some like to claim "Messiah" can be a title to basically anyone that wants it.
So, let's compare Isaiah 45:1 to Daniel 9:25. At first, it looks like they have a point with "māšîaḥ" but if we look at the Masoretic Text we see a difference. Inflected versus Root.
"Messiah" and "Anointed" have the same Root. But Judaism has a problem because "Messiah" remains the same when Inflected. Isaiah 45:1 has someone that was "Anointed" ...not that the person was "Messiah" like in Daniel 9:25!
This alone is enough to say they can't clown with the word "Messiah" anymore, but then they like to bring up 1 Samuel 16:12-13 ...that's not even the same word. It is missing an important character.
They might realize how monumentally important Daniel 9 was.
The Angel Gabriel with the message of Daniel 9:25-26 didn't seem worthy enough for them to take note of?
The linchpin of Jewish excuses is the words "Messiah" and "Anointed".
Some like to claim "Messiah" can be a title to basically anyone that wants it.
"Someone anointed with oil by a Temple official, or other authority designated by G-d"
They use Isaiah 45:1 as an example:Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
Some claim Christians changed this use of "anointed" from "messiah" ...but that claim falls apart after looking at the dead sea scrolls: http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/isaiah#45:1So, let's compare Isaiah 45:1 to Daniel 9:25. At first, it looks like they have a point with "māšîaḥ" but if we look at the Masoretic Text we see a difference. Inflected versus Root.
"Messiah" and "Anointed" have the same Root. But Judaism has a problem because "Messiah" remains the same when Inflected. Isaiah 45:1 has someone that was "Anointed" ...not that the person was "Messiah" like in Daniel 9:25!
This alone is enough to say they can't clown with the word "Messiah" anymore, but then they like to bring up 1 Samuel 16:12-13 ...that's not even the same word. It is missing an important character.
They might realize how monumentally important Daniel 9 was.