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To: Zionist Conspirator
In regards to Isaiah 53, how does one respond to this argument...

Israel is never described as sinless. Isaiah 1:4 says of the nation: "Alas sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity. A brood of evildoers, children who are corrupters!" He then goes on in the same chapter to characterize Judah as Sodom, Jerusalem as a harlot, and the people as those whose hands are stained with blood (verses 10, 15, and 21). What a far cry from the innocent and guiltless sufferer of Isaiah 53 who had "done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth!"
106 posted on 05/28/2009 1:19:28 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges
Here is one page that deals with Isaiah 53.

Plus of course the most important point, which no chr*stian understands, is that the Prophets are not a higher form of Revelation than Torah, but lower. No Prophet may overrule the Torah nor shall it ever cease to be valid. Many, many prophecies were uttered in ancient times (always under the Spirit of Prophecy and never face to face as with Moses) but only the ones in we have in the TaNa"KH were canonized by the 'Anshei HaKenesset HaGedolah (the Men of the Great Assembly) because their fulfillment awaits the days of Mashiach. Once Mashiach comes they will have been fulfilled and will no longer be read as Scripture (not that they won't be available for study, but their purpose will have been fulfilled). Any "prophecy" that predicted a higher law than the Torah would never have been canonized.

Chag Shavu`ot sameach!

108 posted on 05/28/2009 1:45:02 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Bachodesh hashelishi letze't Benei-Yisra'el me'Eretz Mitzrayim; bayom hazeh ba'u Midbar Sinai.)
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