Jewish hatred of Jesus
Was there an organized Jewish
conspiracy against the life and ministry of our Savior - the Lord
Jesus Christ?
Let the Scriptures speak for
themselves!
". . . of the Jews: Who
both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have
persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to
fill up their sin alway: For the wrath is come upon them to the
uttermost."
I Thessalonians 2:14-16
In the earthly life and
ministry of our Lord, He encountered much opposition as He traveled
throughout the ancient land of Palestine in doing the work that His
Father sent Him to do. During the first century the land of Palestine
where Jesus lived and ministered was divided into three Roman
provinces. They were Galilee to the north where Jesus lived as a child
and began His ministry; Samaria located in central Palestine where He
ministered to the woman at the well in John chapter 4; and Judea to
the south where He encountered most of His opposition from the
leadership of the Jewish nation and was eventually illegally tried,
falsely convicted and crucified as a result of the scheming efforts of
the Jews and their manipulation of the Roman civil authorities.
In the Gospel of John the
Apostle records the masterful discourse of Jesus that He gave
concerning His equality with God and His manifestation as being the
living bread sent down from heaven (chapters 5-6). After giving this
discourse and seeing the open anger of the Jews in response to His
message, He left Judea where Jewish Phariseeism was in total control,
and returned to Galilee which offered Him more personal safety. John
records:
"After these things
Jesus walked in Galilee: For He would not walk in Jewry, because the
Jews sought to kill Him."
(7:1, 11:53-54)
The Jewish leadership, which
included Scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees, Chief Priests and the
Sanhedrin heckled and taunted the Lord Jesus as He conducted His
teaching and healing ministry among the people. Their purpose was to
catch Him in heresy and blasphemy and eventually use it as evidence
against Him at His trial (Luke 20:19-26).
"... of the Jews: Who
both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have
persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to
fill up their sin alway: For the wrath is come upon them to the
uttermost."
I Thessalonians 2:14-16
Reasons Why the Jews
Crucified Jesus
1. He claimed
Kingship - John 18:33-37; John 19:12-22
2. Telling the
truth - Luke 4:21-29, John 8:40
3. Healing on
the Sabbath - Matthew 12:9-14, John 5:16
4. Envy -
Matthew 27:18, Mark 15:10
5. Blasphemy -
(A) Forgiving sins - Matthew 9:1-3, Mark 2:1-7 (B) Claiming equality
with God - Matthew 26:59-66, Mark 14:61-64, John 10:25-33; 19:7
Jewish Accusations Against
Jesus Christ
Genesis 3:15
1. Keeper of bad
company - Matthew 9:10-11
2. Of poor,
common-stock - Mark 6:3
3. Laborer -
Mark 6:3
4. Possessed of
Beelzebub - Mark 3:22
5. From the
wrong neighborhood - John 7:41, 52
6. A deceiver
and hypocrite - John 7:10-13
7. Unlearned -
John 7:14-15
8. Had a
persecution complex - John 7:20
9. Demon
possessed--full of the devil - John 7:20, 10:20, 8:48, 52
10. Provoker to anger
- John 7:23
11. A divider of the
people - John 7:43
12. Unpopular, not
recommended by rulers, unrecognized by leaders - John 7:45-49 (v. 48)
13. False prophet -
John 7:50-52
14. Liar, falsifier -
John 8:13
15. A bastard - John
8:19
16. Had suicidal
tendencies - John 8:22
17. A half-breed -
John 8:48
18. Dishonorable -
John 8:49
19. Boaster, false
representative of God, impostor, self-made man - John 8:53
20. Ungodly, or cometh
not from God - John 9:13-16
21. A sinner - John
9:13-16
22. Crazy, insane -
John 10:20
23. Perplexing,
causing doubt - John 10:22-24
24. A blasphemer -
John 10:31-33
The Jews Killed Jesus Christ
(v. 18, I Thessalonians
2:14-15)
Jewish Hatred and Murder
Attempts
on the Life of Jesus Christ
1. Matthew 2:16
- As a child Herod tried to kill Him.
2. Matthew
12:14, Mark 3:6 - Pharisees held a council with the Herodians to
discuss destroying Jesus because He healed a man on the Sabbath day.
3. Luke 4:28-30
- Attempted to throw Him off the hill because of His sermon.
4. John 5:16 -
The Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill Him for healing the
impotent man on the Sabbath day.
5. John 5:18 -
Jews sought to kill Jesus because He claimed equality with God.
6. John 7:30-32
- The Jewish plot to arrest Jesus with intent to kill Him for claiming
He was from God.
7. John 7:25 -
It was common knowledge that the Jews sought to kill Jesus.
8. John 7:40-44
- Some people desired to arrest Jesus with intent to kill Him.
9. John 8:59 -
Jews attempted to kill Jesus by stoning Him for claiming that He was
God.
10. John 10:31 - The
Jews again attempt to kill Jesus by stoning for claiming His Deity.
11. John 10:39 - The
Jews sought to take Jesus for proving His Deity.
12. John 11:47 - The
chief priests and Pharisees plot against Jesus.
13. John 11:53-54 -
The Jews make a determined effort to kill Jesus.
14. John 11:55-57 -
The Jews sought Jesus even at the Passover Feast.
15. John 12:9-11 - The
Jews even desire to kill Lazarus because of their hatred for Jesus.
16. John 18:3, 10, 12
- Jesus was arrested by Jewish soldiers.
17. John 18:13-14 -
Jesus was tried by Jewish leaders who had already decided on his
guilt.
18. John 18:36 - Jesus
acknowledges that it was the Jews who would kill Him.
19. John 18:38-40,
19:1-7, 12-15 - The Jews are adamant in their desire to kill Jesus.
20. John 19:11 - Jesus
acknowledges a lesser and a greater sin in those who condemned Him to
death.
21. John 19:16-18 -
The Jews led Jesus away to be crucified.
The Talmud
The Talmud is a vast literary
work written by Jewish Rabbis that contains civil and religious law.
It is not a part of the inspired sacred Scripture. The Palestinian
Talmud was written in the 3rd century AD, while the Babylonian Talmud
was written around 500 AD. It contains discussions concerning every
aspect of Jewish life and thought. The Talmud was written by Jewish
Rabbis who were men of 'perverse minds and destitute of the truth'.
Concerning the names of
Jesus,
the Talmud refers to Him as:
1. Immach Schemo
Vezikro which means, "May His name and memory be blotted
out."
2. Otho Isch =
"That man"
3. Peloni =
"A certain one"
4. Naggar Bar
Naggar = "The carpenter son of a carpenter"
5. Ben Charsch
etaim = "The son of a wood worker"
6. Talui =
"The one who was hanged"
Concerning Christ Himself,
the Talmud accuses Him of
being:
1. Illegitimate
2. Possessed by
the soul of Esau and being Esau himself.
3. A fool and
insane
4. A conjurer
and a magician
5. An idolater
6. A seducer
7. Crucified For
His crimes
8. Buried in
Hell
9. Wrongfully
worshipped
10. An idol
The Talmud condemns the
teaching
of Christ as follows:
1. Falsehood
2. Heresy
3. Impossible to
observe
1. Illegitimate
2. Possessed by
the soul of Esau and being Esau himself.
3. A fool and
insane
4. A conjurer
and a magician
5. An idolater
6. A seducer
7. Crucified For
His crimes
8. Buried in
Hell
9. Wrongfully
worshipped
10. An idol
The Talmud condemns the
teaching
of Christ as follows:
1. Falsehood
2. Heresy
3. Impossible to
observe
Taken from "The Talmud
Unmasked"
By Rev. I.B. Pranaitis 1892
pp28-41
"Mr. Freedman publishes
the Talmud's description of the birth and death of Christ as follows:
'Jesus is referred to as the son of Pandira, a soldier. Illegitimate
and conceived during menstruation. Hanged on the eve of Passover,
seduced, corrupted and destroyed Israel. Died like a beast and buried
in animal's dirt heap.' Taken from Defender's Magazine October 1957,
which quoted Freedman's "Facts are Facts".
The innocence of Christ was
declared by:
1. Pilate's wife
- Matthew 27:19
2. Judas
Iscariot - Matthew 27:4
3. Pilate -
Matthew 27:24; Luke 23:22; John 19:6
4. Thief on the
cross - Luke 23:41
5. Roman
soldiers - Mark 15:39
For Fear of the Jews
John 7:13; 9:22; 12:42;
19:38; 20:19;
Acts 13:5
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You Gentiles.
We, the Destroyers.
We Jews, we,
the destroyers, will remain the destroyers for ever.
Nothing that you will do will meet our needs and demands.
We will for ever destroy because we need a world of our
own, a God-world, which it is not in your nature to build.
Beyond all temporary alliances with this or that faction
lies the ultimate split in nature and destiny, the enmity
between the Game and God. But those of us who fail to
understand that truth will always be found in alliance
with your rebellious factions, until disillusionment
comes. the wretched fate which scattered us through your
midst has thrust this unwelcome role upon us.
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