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Not long after Titus destroyed the last Temple back in 70AD, some rabbis
got together and decided that Hosea's "calves of our lips" are acceptable
sacrifices in lieu of the God-given system in the covenant that Moses'
people agreed upon with God per the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
and Deuteronomy.
Well; the thing is: the covenant's laws trump rabbinical laws.
• Deut 4:2 …You shall not add anything to what I command you or take
anything away from it, but keep the commandments of the Lord your God
that I enjoin upon you.
• Deut 5:29-30 …Be careful, then, to do as the Lord your God has
commanded you. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left: follow only the
path that the Lord your God has enjoined upon you
• Deut 27:26 . . Cursed is the man who does not uphold the words of this law by
carrying them out.
FAQ: Human sacrifices are illegal under the terms and conditions of the
covenant. How then is it not wrong for a Jew to offer Jesus in lieu of the
covenant's sacrifices?
A: According to 1Pet 1:18-20, Christ was designated to go to the cross
before even one atom of the current cosmos was created into existence, and
according to Deut 5:2-4, Rom 4:15, Rom 5:13, and Gal 3;17, the laws of God
are not retroactive. Ergo: Christ's sacrifice trumps the covenant's sacrifices.
» Note the construction of the passage below; penned something like 700+
years before Christ was born. It's grammatically past tense; which tells me
that Jesus' crucifixion was a done deal before even the first nail was driven
into his hands.
• Isa 53:4-6 . . 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, 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.
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