Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies Quotes

“Even the Jewish Sages recognized and admitted that Psalm 22 was a prophetic psalm about the Messiah. In fact, Rashi explains verse 27 as referring: “To the time of redemption, to the days of the Messiah”
― Eitan Bar, Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies

“That description is remarkably similar to the one in Zechariah 12, verse 10: “When they look on me, on Him whom they have pierced” as well as to the description in Isaiah 53 where the Messiah is said to be “pierced for our transgressions” (Isaiah 53:5).”
― Eitan Bar, Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies

“For example, in Exodus 21:33 or in 2 Chronicles 16:14. However, seeing as this description of boring holes in the Messiah’s hands and feet sounded a little too much like Jesus for the rabbis, they decided to shorten the letter VAV ( ו ) to become the letter YUD  ( י ). Any person who reads any ancient version of the Old Testament, such as the Septuagint or the Dead Sea Scrolls, will see for themselves that the original text doesn’t say “like a lion”, but rather “they have bored / pierced.” The Dead Sea Scrolls, dated hundreds of years before the time of Jesus or as in the New Testament, were written at least 1,200 years prior to the Masoretic text.”
― Eitan Bar, Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies

“For the past millennia, all Hebrew bibles say: “Like a lion are my hands and feet.” Or, in other words: my hands and my feet are like those of a lion. It doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense, does it? 1,000 years ago, the Masoretes who made the “Masoretic text” that Israelis all use today, changed one single letter in this verse: They shortened the letter VAV ( ו ) into the letter YUD  ( י ). Originally, the text actually read: “They have mined (bore a hole) in my hands and feet,” Meaning, they have pierced my hands and my feet. The original Hebrew word means to mine or bore, to make a hole or dig a pit.”
― Eitan Bar, Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies

“This Midrash understands that David described the future suffering and death of the Messiah, son of David. Evil people surrounded Him, as dogs encircle their prey. “For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; Like a lion are my hands and feet” (Psalm 22:16).”
― Eitan Bar, Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies

“Napoléon wrote during his last days: “Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires, but on what did we rest the creations of our genius? On force! Jesus”
― Eitan Bar, Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies