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Four popular claims tested in context
…peal to four passages: the prophet like Moses in Deuteronomy 18; the Servant and Kedar in Isaiah 42; the promised Comforter in John 14–16; the Hebrew word maḥămaddîm in Song of Solomon 5:16. Some presentations add other verses, but these are among the most recognisable arguments.…
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A forensic reading of Christ's Olivet Discourse
…on language can refer to the Messiah, to Israel, and to a faithful remnant within Israel. Isaiah is particularly important: "For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name." —Isaiah 45:4 "And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out…
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The divine identity of Jesus across the Gospels
…es not begin only in John's Gospel. Mark opens by joining the promise of a messenger with Isaiah's announcement that the LORD Himself is coming: "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepa…
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Christianity, Islam and the verdict of the evidence
…ressions locate him within Israel, and Acts applies the promise directly to Jesus Christ. Isaiah 42 mentions Kedar, but Kedar is among the peoples summoned to rejoice. It is not thereby transformed into the Servant who gives them reason to sing. Matthew identifies the gentle, Spi…
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