We've been over this before almeyda.
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The following undermines the integrity of the New Testament writers themselves.
1. He would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2)
Micah 5:2 states,
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
When the author of Micah mentioned Bethlehem Ephrathah in 5:2, the author was referring to a name, Bethlehem Ephrathah or Bethlehem of the house of Ephrathah (1Chronicles 2:50-51), not a place. Also, this ruler in Israel that the author of Micah mentions is supposed to be a person who saves the children of Israel from the Assyrians (Micah 5:5-15), but the Assyrian power ceased to exist 606 years before Jesus was ever supposedly born! The adversaries of the Hebrews during the time of Jesus were the Romans, not the Assyrians. Thus, this verse couldn’t have been talking about Christ.
2. He would be preceded by a messenger (Isaiah 40:3)
This verse is taken out of context. It isn’t referring to a messenger of the Messiah. It is referring to the Jews being released from Babylonian captivity. Just read the chapters before it and see for yourself. But I’ll give this the benefit of the doubt. Suppose it really was referring to a messenger of the Messiah. Is it that rare that you have heard people claiming that the second Messiah will be coming? No, in fact, every other week I hear of someone claiming that the second Messiah is coming. I doubt this was any different in the past with the first Messiah.
3. He would enter Jerusalem on a donkey (Zechariah 9:9)
This is supposed to be specific? I’ll give Mr. Short the benefit of the doubt that this was referring to Jesus. But donkeys back then were the method of travel like cars are today! What else would Jesus enter Jerusalem on, an elephant, a camel? Saying that someone will enter Jerusalem on a donkey back then is as specific as saying that someone will enter San Diego in a car today.
4. He would be sold for 30 pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12)
Zechariah 11:12 has absolutely nothing to do with Jesus being sold for 30 pieces of silver. It was about Zechariah quitting his job and getting 30 pieces of silver for his wages. It wasn’t at all meant to be a prophecy. Plus, Matthew 27:9 says that this prophecy was fulfilled in Jeremiah, not Zechariah. Yet there is no analogy of someone being sold for 30 pieces of silver in Jeremiah, nor is there one in Zechariah because this verse is taken out of context. Oh, and one more thing, the currency of Jesus’ time were minted coins. Pieces of silver had gone out of circulation 300 years before then!
5. His betrayal money would be thrown into the house of the Lord and then used to buy a potter’s field (Zechariah 11:13)
Again, this part in Zechariah is taken out of context and not meant to be a prophecy. In Zechariah chapter 11, God told Zechariah to throw his wage money (30 pieces of silver) into the potter. God was expressing that 30 pieces of silver was a rip off and to just throw it into the house of the Lord for the potter or the treasury. This chapter isn’t referring to a potter’s field, but a treasury. In fact, the Syriac manuscripts of Zechariah never mention potter but treasury, and it makes perfect sense if you look at the context. Again, Matthew 27:9-10 states that this prophecy came from Jeremiah, not Zechariah. Yet this analogy is nonexistent in Jeremiah, nor is it existent in Zechariah because it is taken out of context. I strongly suspect that if there weren’t a correlation in the 30 pieces of silver, no one would see this as being analogous to Jesus being sold to the slightest.
6. He would be silent before His accusers (Isaiah 53:7)
This chapter is again taken way out of context. He is referring to Israel, not Jesus. In the first verse of Isaiah chapter 53, it says,
Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
In Isaiah, and throughout the Jewish Bible, God's "arm" refers to the physical redemption of Israel from the oppression of other nations (Isaiah 52:8-12, Isaiah 63:12, Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 7:19, Psalms 44:3). For anyone who tries to read the context of what this chapter is saying, it becomes apparent that this chapter is referring to Israel, not Jesus.
7. His hands and feet will be pierced (Psalm 22:16)
This chapter describes the speaker being hunted down and killed rather than being crucified. Many bulls have surrounded Me; strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me. . . For dogs have surrounded Me. . . They pierced My hands and My feet. . . Save Me from the lion’s mouth and from the horns of the wild oxen! Why must I be the one to point out that these correlations aren’t at all correlating? Surely the person who found this apparent prophecy of Jesus’ crucifixion had read the context this verse is in!
8. He would be crucified with thieves (Isaiah 53:12)
Again, Isaiah chapter 53 is referring to Israel, not Jesus.
Dr. Raphael Patai, a noted anthropologist, Biblical scholar and author, writes in his book Messianic Text,"
"... it also must be pointed out that several of these Biblical Messianic prophecies are Messianic only in the light of these later interpretations. At the time of their composition, these passages may have had other meanings. The important prophecies of Deutero-Isaiah about the Suffering Servant for instance, are considered by Jewish as well as Christian scholars as referring to the people of Israel as a whole.
In Isaiah 49:3 the Suffering Servant is explicitly identified with Israel. On this basis, as well as on the basis of certain other features, all the so called "Servant Songs" (Isa.42:1-4 , 49:1-6 , 50:4-9 and 52:13 -53:12) have long been taken to speak of the sufferings of exiled Israel as personified in ‘The Servant of the Lord.’
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