{"id":1265,"date":"2012-08-08T17:50:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T17:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=1265"},"modified":"2012-08-08T17:51:03","modified_gmt":"2012-08-08T17:51:03","slug":"judaism-is-the-way-misconceptions-in-the-christiandom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=1265","title":{"rendered":"Judaism is the way Misconceptions in the Christiandom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Robert Mbeyi<\/em><\/p>\n

In this week\u2019s discourse, the national leader of Jewish Faith inNigeria, Paquada (Bishop) E.S.Uba appraises critically from the Judaism perspective, some of the most recycled beliefs and practices in the Christiandom.\u00a0 Bishop Uba further explains that the New Testament, the brain child of the Greeks in whose language it was originally written doctored and modified several episodes and events out of their original context thereby rendering it vulnerable to scriptural disputation.<\/p>\n

The biblical bastard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The word bastard denotes the outcome of sexual relationship which is abominable and rehensive before Elohim, God.\u00a0 In this regard, Levit 18:6 warned mankind: None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him to uncover their nakedness, I am the Lord\u201d the Book (Leviticus) enumerates an endless list of such taboos which include; The uncovering of the nakedness of one\u2019s father or mother; father\u2019s mother; father\u2019s wife; sister; daughter of one\u2019s father or mother; son\u2019s daughter and daughters daughter.<\/p>\n

Others are father\u2019s wife daughter; father\u2019s sister; mother\u2019s sister; brother\u2019s wife; neighbour\u2019s wife; women under menstruation lying with mankind as with womankind as well as any beasts to defile oneself.<\/p>\n

There is also the overt case of Lot and his two daughters Genesis 19:33 -36 \u2013 paraphrased that night they got their father to drink wine and the elder daughter went in and lay with him.\u00a0 He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up—So, both ofLot\u2019s daughters became pregnant by their father.\u00a0 Biblically, children born through such illicit relationships are bastards.\u00a0 In Igbo custom, one sleeping with a blood relation or animals is an abomination and this is tagged NWA ARU or ARU.<\/p>\n

The word bastard has nothing to do with a girl impregnated in her father\u2019s residence.\u00a0 In the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother knows who impregnated her which means that after all, the child has a father and therefore not a bastard.<\/p>\n

In Deut 23:2, mankind was reminded that \u201ca bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord even to his tenth generations\u201d.<\/p>\n

Wearing of Cap in places of worship<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am aware that in the christiandom, Bishops up to Pope put on caps while others except the monsignor do not.\u00a0 In the bible,Saint Paulwas the only apostle who laboured to explain the disparity.\u00a0 He must have been confronted by the early converts on the practice as only Jews in those days put on skull caps.\u00a0 The custom has a scriptural background as every Jew is a priest because they keep and obey the covenant unlike other races.\u00a0 Exd 9:16 \u201cAnd ye shall be unto me, a kingdom of priests\u201d.<\/p>\n

Even then,Saint Paul\u2019s clarification ran into a labyrinth, a dead end.\u00a0 His ambivalence created more confusion than clarity.\u00a0 1Corinth11:3, 4,5and 7 are contradicted by verses 11 and 12.\u00a0 The explanation however became vital because in those biblical days, priests dress alike unlike these days their attires differ substantially.\u00a0 This was why Judas Iscariot had to take pains to identify \u201cmaster\u201d (Jesus) among the disciples who dressed alike.<\/p>\n

To us in Judaism, the covering of the head according to the Scriptures is one of the Ordinances the Most High, Elohim gave to his people Exod 16:5, 6 \u201cIf you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people for all the earth is mine.\u00a0 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests\u201d.<\/p>\n

Skull cap in Hebrew is worn always especially during prayers and worship.\u00a0 Every male uses skull cap while women put on veil.\u00a0\u00a0 It is not only the Jews who cover their heads, Moslems and Christians do so too.<\/p>\n

Within Christian churches, bishops, archbishops and cardinals conduct religious business with their heads covered while Moslems cover their heads in and outside prayer grounds.\u00a0 According to Jewish Talmud, the covering of the hair depicts humility. Conversely, Jewish tradition regards bare headedness as a form of nakedness and nakedness is considered as a form of pagan indecency and paramountly improper for everyday life just as the high priest in biblical and temple days wore mitres on their heads when performing religious acts.\u00a0 The Talmud observes that the sages did not walk more than four steps with their heads uncovered.\u00a0 Since Talmud days, the Jews have kept their heads covered.<\/p>\n

Messiah<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The word Messiah is not saviour as erroneously believed and propagated in the Christendom but anointed one.\u00a0 Who then is a Messiah? is an English rendering of the Hebrew word, Messiah which means \u201canointed\u201d.\u00a0 It usually refers to a person initiated into God\u2019s service by being anointed with oil.\u00a0 Exod 29:7; I Kings 1: 39; II Kings 9: 37.\u00a0 Since every king and high priest was anointed with oil, each may be referred to as an anointed one, a Mashiach or Massiak.<\/p>\n

For instance, God forbid that David should stretch his hand against the Lord Messiah (Saul) I Sam 26:11; II Sam 23; 1; Isaiah 45; Psalms 20:6.<\/p>\n

Where does the Jewish concept of Messiah come from?\u00a0 One of the central themes of biblical prophecy is the promise of a future age of perfection characterized by universal peace and recognition of Elohim, Isaiah 2:1-4; Zaph 3:9; Hosea 2:20-22; Amos 9:13-15; Isaiah 32:15-18; 60:15-18; Micah 4:1-4; Zech 8:23; 14-9; Jer 31:33-34.<\/p>\n

Many of these prophetic passages hinted of a descendant of King David who will rule Israel during the age of perfection Isaiah 11;1-9;Jer 23:5-6; 30:7-10; 33:14-16; Ezek 34:11-31; 37:21-28; Hosea 3:4-5.<\/p>\n

Who then is a Saviour (To be continued)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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