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CHapter 22U - Guilt-Offering

CHapter 22U - Guilt-Offering

Continued from Chapter 22t 53:10: “If he would offer himself as a guilt-offering” The suffering servant as a guilt-offering Following the initial declaration that it was God’s will for the servant to suffer, the verse is written as a conditional statement. If condition A is satisfied, then the outcome B will occur. That is, the rewards of verse 10 are contingent on the servant’s willingness to offer himself as an asham, “guilt-offering.” In a literal sense the verse says, “If his soul place


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Did Jesus fulfill the role of the asham, "guilt-offering,"?

Did Jesus fulfill the role of the asham, "guilt-offering,"?

Did Jesus fulfill the role of the asham, "guilt-offering," that's used to describe the suffering servant in Isaiah 53:10: "If he would offer himself as a guilt-offering"? Answer: Can it honestly be said that Jesus, who, in his final statement on the cross, is quoted as saying: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34), willingly offered himself as a guilt-offering? The evidence points to the contrary. Yet, because Jesus died at the time of the Passover festival, t


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

This SIngle Verse Is A Conditional Statement You Have Missed

This SIngle Verse Is A Conditional Statement You Have Missed

Continued from Part 20 ISAIAH 53:10 53:10:  “If he would offer himself as a guilt-offering” The suffering servant as a guilt-offering Following the initial declaration that it was God’s will for the servant to suffer, the verse is written as a conditional statement.  If condition A is satisfied, then the outcome B will occur.  That is, the rewards of verse 10 are contingent on the servant’s willingness to offer himself as anasham, “guilt-offering.” In a literal sense the verse says, “If his


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Is It Even Possible For One To Suffer For The Sins of Mankind?

Is It Even Possible For One To Suffer For The Sins of Mankind?

Continued from Part 22 Did Jesus suffer vicariously for the sins of mankind? Jesus is often portrayed as suffering vicariously for the sins of mankind.  No support for such a doctrine is to be found in verse 10.  The verse does not say that the servant offered himself on behalf of others.  Absolutely nothing is said about offering oneself for other people’s sins. The verse says, “If he would offer himself as a guilt-offering,” that is, a figurative expression concerning the servant’s willingn


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz