isaiah
Messianic prophecy, divine identity, and theological themes explored through the Book of Isaiah.
I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice? Paid Members Public
What The OT Really Teaches Concerning Vicarious Sacrifices Sam Shamoun Muslims oftentimes appeal to certain biblical passages which, on the surface level, seem to deny the importance of blood sacrifices for salvation. For example, appeal is often made to Hosea 6:6 which the Lord Jesus also quoted in Matthew
Early Jewish Monotheism and Divine Plurality Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue our analysis of the extant non-canonical Jewish writings to see what the authors of such works believed about God, principal angels and other heavenly beings. In this article we will be examining certain statements from the writing called Joseph and Aseneth. Before delving into this work
Whose Seed Shall the Messiah See? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The prophet Isaiah spoke of a righteous Servant whom God would exalt after having offered his life as sacrifice in order to make atonement for the sins of God’s people: “Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As
The Messiah in the Jewish Traditions Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Introduction Here we begin a series of articles where we will be looking to specific OT passages concerning God’s promise to raise up a King for his people, a King who would reign forever. We will then proceed to examine such statements in light of the explanation
The Glorious Splendor and Majesty of King Messiah Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We now come to the final part of our discussion. As far as the inspired Christian Greek Scriptures are concerned, the Lord Jesus is the only One that perfectly fulfills all of what passages such as Psalm 21 say concerning the Messiah. For example, the NT affirms that
The Glorious Splendor and Majesty of King Messiah Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this particular article we are going to be examining the Hebrew Bible to see what it has to say concerning the Messiah being crowned with the very splendor and majesty of God Almighty himself. Yahweh – The Gloriously Splendid and Majestic King The Hebrew Scriptures describe Yahweh as
The Son of Man as the Son of David Paid Members Public
Examining the OT Evidence for The Messianic Identity of Daniel’s Heavenly Figure Sam Shamoun Sometime in the sixth century BC the prophet Daniel received visions concerning future events, and in one of those visions he saw a heavenly Being in the likeness of a man coming to rule forever
The Messiah in the Jewish Traditions Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
The Witness of the Old Greek Version of the Hebrew Bible Sam Shamoun We resume our examination of some of the specific Jewish traditions concerning the coming and person of the Messiah. We will be focusing on the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible which was produced by Jews before