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The
JewJishness
of
esus
The slippery slope of replacement theology (the false doctrine that the church has replaced Israel) usually begins and ends with
ignoring the Jewishness of Jesus. We only have to look at the very first verse of the New Testament: “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.”
Through God’s covenant made with His servant Abraham, we see precious promises to the natural descendants
of Abraham and to all those who have become partakers of the blessing through Christ. God didn’t choose to come to the Romans or the Greeks or the Egyptians – although God’s bigger plan would mean believing Gentiles from every nation would also become heirs of the promise. But rather it was necessary for Jesus to be made like His brethren –
that is as a Jew. Hebrews 2:17 states:
“Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.”
Jesus was born a Jew. The Bible says Mary was of the tribe of Levi and Joseph was of the tribe of Judah. He was of the house and lineage of King David, and together Mary and Joseph raised Jesus according to the traditions of the Jewish faith. Scripture says He was circumcised on the eighth day and presented at
the Temple in Jerusalem after 40 days, “according to the law of Moses”.
At 12 years of age, Jesus was taught a trade by his father just like other Jewish boys. In Jesus’s case he was taught
Did Jesus observe the Biblical feasts?
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