Jesus is the Jewish Messiah

I will argue for how Jesus is the Jewish Messiah within the Scriptures and other Jewish writings. We will conduct a series of debates on the deity of Jesus Christ. I will first note some vital details on the sources i will use before i begin. The Septuagint is a translation of the Hebrew Scriptures by Jewish scholars to a Greek translation dating to the 2nd century B.C.E. It should be noted that it is centuries earlier than the Masoretic text which removes messianic references to Jesus. The Talmud is a compilation of commentaries by Jewish rabbis on the Scriptures passed down orally before Christ. The Targums date around the time of Ezra. It cannot then be argued that Christians inserted their own bias into the text. begin presenting my arguments first round. Our first messianic passage will be in Gen. 3:11 "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel." According to targum Pseudo Jonathan, a Jewish commentary says "And it shall be that when the sons of the woman study the Torah diligently and obey its injunctions, they will direct themselves to smite you on the head and slay you; but when the sons of the woman forsake the commandments of the Torah and do not obey its injunctions, you will direct yourself to bite them on the heel and afflict them. However, there will be a remedy for the sons of the woman, but for you, serpent, there will be no remedy. They shall make peace with one another in the end, in the very end of days, in the days of the King Messiah." Thus this verse is interpreted to be messianic by Jews. The Messiah would be born of Bethlehem Micah 5:1 ""But thou Bethlehem Ephratha, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall One come forth unto Me that is to be Ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from old, from Ancient of Days." The targum of Jonathan reads: "And You Bethlehem Ephrath, you who were too small to be numbered among the thousands of the house of Judah, From you shall come forth before Me The Messiah, to exercise dominion over Israel.." Jesus fulfilled this requirement in Matt. 2:1 1. "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.." The Messiah would be born of a virgin. " "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His Name Immanuel" Isaiah 7:14 Rashi, one of the greatest Jewish commentators wrote: ""Behold, the almah shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanu"el." This means that our Creator will be with us. This is the sign: The one who will conceive is a girl (na"arah) who never in her life has had intercourse with any man. Upon this one shall the Holy Spirit have power." (Mikra"ot G"dolot, ad loc.)" Jesus fulfilled this requirement in Matt. 1:20-21 "20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins." The Messiah would be the son of David "I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He said to me, 'You are My Son; Today I have begotten thee. Ask of me and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.' " ".."Our Rabbis taught, the Holy One blessed be He, will say to the Messiah, the Son of David (may He reveal Himself speedily in our days).." Talmud Sukkah 52a, Soncino translation Matthew chapter 1 establishes the legal lineage of Jesus being the descendent of King David. The Messiah would triumphantly enter Jerusalem riding on a donkey to redeem the world according to Jewish tradition. Zech. 9:9 "... your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." The Persian king Shevor asked a Jew in the Talmud Sanhedrin 98a "..Why doesn't your Messiah come riding on a horse? If he lacks one, I'll be glad to provide him with one of my fast horses!" Jesus rode on a donkey John 12:14-15 "14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: 15 "Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey"s colt." The Messiah would suffer for his people "See my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. Just as there were many who were appalled at him - his appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man and his form marred beyond human likeness - so will he sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him. For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand." Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Rabbi R. Elyyah de Vidas comments "The meaning of 'he was wounded for our transgressions, ... bruised for our iniquities' is, that since the Messiah bears our iniquities, which produce the effect of His being bruised, it follows that whoever will not admit that the Messiah suffers for our iniquities must endure and suffer for themselves." Rabbi Rashi applied this passage to be messianic (Baron, Rays of Messiahs Glory, pp. 225-229) The Messiah would be crucified. Psalm 22:16 "Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men have encircled me; they have pierced my hands and feet." Rabbi Nehemiah has affirmed this to be a messianic psalm "..Kaari my hands and feet'- Rabbi Nehemiah says, 'They have PIERCED my hands and feet in the presence of Ahasuerus...'" This was fulfilled in John 19:23-24. As we can see, throughout the Scriptures, Jesus fits the biblical description of the Jewish Messiah.