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The 17th century Jewish historian, Raphael Levi, admitted that long ago the rabbis used to read Isaiah 53 in synagogues, but after the chapter caused “arguments and great confusion” the rabbis decided that the simplest thing would be to just take that prophecy out of the Haftarah readings in synagogues. That’s why today when we read Isaiah 52, we stop in the middle of the chapter and the week after we jump straight to Isaiah 54.

What happened to Isaiah 53, you might be wondering? That is exactly what this article is about.

https://www.oneforisrael.org/bible-based-teaching-from-israel/inescapable-truth-isaiah-53/

It’s important to understand we’re not just talking about a Christian interpretation here – the Jewish Sages of ancient times also always interpreted Isaiah 53 to be about the Messiah. However, 1000 years ago, the rabbis started to claim that Isaiah 53 is actually about the Jewish people instead of the Messiah. Their own tradition is a witness against them:

The Talmud itself never attributes Isaiah 53 to the people of Israel as a nation.

Targum Jonathan, a translation originating in Jerusalem from the post-Talmudic era, attributes a messianic character to Isaiah 53.

Tractate Sanhedrin 98 and Sotah 14 attribute Isaiah 53 to the Messiah.

Midrash Rabbah 5:1, Midrash Tanhuma and Midrash Konen attribute Isaiah 53 to the Messiah.

Yalkut Shimoni 4 attributes Isaiah 53 to the Messiah.

The Jewish Prayer Book for the Day of Atonement attributes Isaiah 53 to the Messiah.

The Zohar, a book of Jewish Mysticism, also attributes Isaiah 53 to the Messiah.

Even Rabbi Saadia Gaon, who confronted Christians in debates, did not attribute Isaiah 53 to the people of Israel as a nation, but to a single person.

Rosh Hashanah 31b, "Originally they used to fasten the thread of scarlet on the door of the [Temple] court on the outside. If it turned white the people used to rejoice and if it did not turn white they were sad. They therefore made a rule that it should be fastened to the door of the court on the inside. People, however, still peeped in and saw, and if it turned white they rejoiced and if it did not turn white they were sad. They therefore made a rule that half of it should be fastened to the rock and half between the horns of the goat that was sent [to the wilderness]…For forty years before the destruction of the Temple the thread of scarlet never turned white but remained red."

Yoma 39b, "Our Rabbis taught: During that last forty years before the destruction of the Temple the lot ['For the Lord'] did not come up in the right hand; nor did the crimson-coloured strap become white; nor did the westernmost light shine; and the doors of the Hekal would open by themselves, until R. Johanan b. Zakkai rebuked them, saying: Hekal, Hekal, why wilt thou be the alarmer thyself?

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