Isaiah 7: 14 Commentary

To All:

A Kabbalist Rabbi named; Yitzkhak Kaduri; set the Jewish Nation in an uproar after his death in January 28 of 2006.

And this is why; Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri; Reveals the Name of the Messiah!

FROM: ISRAEL TODAY: APRIL 30, 2007 ISSUE.

A year after his death; in 2006; sealed in an envelope a letter was opened and read in 2007; written by Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri himself.

Shortly before he died, one of Israel’s most prominent rabbis wrote the name of the Messiah on a small note which he requested would remain sealed until a year after his death. When the note was opened, it revealed what many have known for centuries: Yehoshua, or Yeshua (Jesus), is the Messiah.

With the biblical name of Jesus, the Rabbi and kabbalist described the Messiah using six words and hinting that the initial letters form the name of the Messiah. 

This is what was contained in the secret sealed note:TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH:

Concerning the letter abbreviation of the Messiah’s name, (He will lift the people and prove that his word and law are valid.)

This I have signed in the month of mercy,
Yitzhak Kaduri

The Hebrew sentence when translated; (above in parenthesis) with the hidden name of the Messiah reads:

Yarim Ha’Am Veyokhiakh Shedvaro Vetorato Omdim.

If you take the first letter of each hebrew word in the sentence it spells out yud, hey, vav, shin, vav, ayin. It reads as follows; YHVSHVO (Yehoshua.)

This was encrypted in the letter as; (Y)arim (H)a’Am (V)eyokhiakh (SH)edvaro (V)etorato (O)mdim

The initials spell the Hebrew name of Jesus, Yehoshua. Yehoshua and Yeshua are effectively the same name, derived from the same Hebrew root of the word “salvation” as documented in Zechariah 6:11 and Ezra 3:2. The same priest writes in Ezra, “Yeshua son of Yozadak” while writing in Zechariah “Yehoshua son of Yohozadak.” The priest adds the holy abbreviation of God’s name, ho, in the father’s name Yozadak and in the name Yeshua.

With one of Israel’s most prominent rabbis indicating the name of the Messiah is Yeshua, it is understandable why his last wish was to wait one year after his death before revealing what he wrote.

When the name of Yehoshua appeared in Kaduri’s message, ultra-Orthodox Jews from his Nahalat Yitzhak Yeshiva (seminary) in Jerusalem argued that their master did not leave the exact solution for decoding the Messiah’s name.

The revelation received scant coverage in the Israeli media. Only the Hebrew websites News First Class (Nfc) and Kaduri.net mentioned the Messiah note, insisting it was authentic. The Hebrew dayly Ma’ariv ran a story on the note but described it as a forgery.

Jewish readers responded on the websites’ forums with mixed feelings: “So this means Rabbi Kaduri was a Christian?”and“ The Christians are dancing and celebrating,” were among the comments.

Israel Today spoke to two of Kaduri’s followers in Jerusalem who admitted that the note was authentic, but confusing for his followers as well. “We have no idea how the Rabbi got to this name of the Messiah,” one of them said.

Yet others completely deny any possibility that the note is authentic. Kaduri’s son, Rabbi David Kaduri, said that at the time the note was written (September 2005), his father’s physical condition made it impossible for him to write.

KADURI’S PORTRAYAL OF THE MESSIAH

A few months before Kaduri died at the age of 108, he surprised his followers when he told them that he met the Messiah. Kaduri gave a message in his synagogue on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, teaching how to recognize the Messiah. He also mentioned that the Messiah would appear to Israel after Ariel Sharon’s death. (The former prime minister is still in a coma after suffering a massive stroke more than a year ago.)

Other rabbis predict the same, including Rabbi Haim Cohen, kabbalist Nir Ben Artzi and the wife of Rabbi Haim Kneiveskzy.

Kaduri’s grandson, Rabbi Yosef Kaduri, said his grandfather spoke many times during his last days about the coming of the Messiah and redemption through the Messiah.

His spiritual portrayals of the Messiah—reminiscent of New Testament accounts—were published on the websites Kaduri.net and Nfc:

“It is hard for many good people in society to understand the person of the Messiah. The leadership and order of a Messiah of flesh and blood is hard to accept for many in the nation. As leader, the Messiah will not hold any office, but will be among the people and use the media to communicate. His reign will be pure and without personal or political desire. During his dominion, only righteousness and truth will reign.

“Will all believe in the Messiah right away? No, in the beginning some of us will believe in him and some not. It will be easier for non-religious people to follow the Messiah than for Orthodox people.

“The revelation of the Messiah will be fullled in two stages: First, he will actively confirm his position as Messiah without knowing himself that he is the Messiah. Then he will reveal himself to some Jews, not necessarily to wise Torah scholars. It can be even simple people. Only then he will reveal himself to the whole nation. The people will wonder and say: ‘What, that’s the Messiah?’ Many have known his name but have not believed that he is the Messiah.”

FAREWELL TO A ‘TSADIK’

Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri was known for his photographic memory and his memorization of the Bible, the Talmud, Rashi and other Jewish writings. He knew Jewish sages and celebrities of the last century and rabbis who lived in the Holy Land and kept the faith alive before the State of Israel was born.

Kaduri was not only highly esteemed because of his age of 108. He was charismatic and wise, and chief rabbis looked up to him as a Tsadik, a righteous man or saint. He would give advice and blessings to everyone who asked. Thousands visited him to ask for counsel or healing. His followers speak of many miracles and his students say that he predicted many disasters.

When he died, more than 200,000 people joined the funeral procession on the streets of Jerusalem to pay their respects as he was taken to hisfinal resting place.

“When he comes, the Messiah will rescue Jerusalem from foreign religions that want to rule the city,” Kaduri once said. “They will not succeed for they will fight against one another.”

THE RABBI’S FOLLOWERS REACT

In an interview with Israel Today, Rabbi David Kaduri, the 80-year-old son of the late Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri, denied that his father left a note with the name Yeshua just before he died.

“It’s not his writing,” he said when we showed him a copy of the note.

During a nighttime meeting in the Nahalat Yitzhak Yeshiva in Jerusalem, books with the elder Kaduri’s handwriting from 80 years ago were presented to us in an attempt to prove that the Messiah note was not authentic.

When we told Rabbi Kaduri that his father’s official website (www.kaduri.net) had mentioned the Messiah note, he was shocked. “Oh no! That’s blasphemy. The people could understand that my father pointed to him [the Messiah of the Christians].”

David Kaduri confirmed, however, that in his last year, his father had talked and dreamed almost exclusively about the Messiah and his coming. “My father has met the Messiah in a vision,” he said, “and told us that he would come soon.”

Israel Today was given access to many of the rabbi’s manuscripts, written in his own hand for the exclusive use of his students. Most striking were the cross-like symbols painted by Kaduri all over the pages. In the Jewish tradition, one does not use crosses. In fact, even the use of a plus sign is discouraged because it might be mistaken for a cross.

But there they were, scribbled in the rabbi’s own hand. When we asked what those symbols meant, Rabbi David Kaduri said they were “signs of the angel.” Pressed further about the meaning of the “signs of the angel,” he said he had no idea. Rabbi David Kaduri went on to explain that only his father had had a spiritual relationship with God and had met the Messiah in his dreams.

Orthodox Jews around the Nahalat Yitzhak Yeshiva told Israel Today a few weeks later that the story about the secret note of Rabbi Kaduri should never have come out, and that it had damaged the name the revered old sage.

There are many things to say about this; if one doesn’t understand Israel fully and her beliefs; I suggest looking up how Christians are treated there as well as what the Jewish Talmud states about Christians. God forbid if your a Jew who is discovered and accepts; Lord Jesus Christ; as your saviour. My prayers go out to you.

That is why Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri waited. If He had stated this before he died; EVERYONE IN ISRAEL; except the Messianic Jews; would of disowned him and ridiculed him.

If you are curious; ask and I will post some crazy things that Jewish Rabbi’s posted about Christians in the Talmud.

By angel (wrote 240 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 12/13/2011 00:44 am

James R.
In a way you MIGHT be correct that indeed the KJV had a mistranslation on the Isaiah 7:14. But you must bear in mind that the emphasis of the above verse is not whether the mother is virgin or not, but on the immanent birth of the child and His name-IMMANUEL!

On the other hand to say that the above verse does not refer to jesus Christ would make the St. Matthew a liar for using that verse to refer to Jesus as the prophesied messiah…would we say that against the Apostle Matthew? We have our free will…we are free to choose…but for me i will not lift my “sword” -my words against the Saints or their writings…who were more holier than any of us now. We may question, but proceed cautiously…we might be fighting against jesus Himself-the Word of God and His loyal followers…it is a fearful thing to fight against Him. Would you not agree?

Existing in all parts of the universe is God…immanent….Immanuel…Jesus the Messiah or Christ. The above verse refers to the Jesus Christ…God with us or Immanuel or God immanent…hoping you will become a believer in the Holy Scriptures James R.

By TIUCHE (wrote 2755 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 6/4/2011 10:25 am

Virgin birth is possible even in nature. With God all things are possible.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081010173054.htm

By Roland G (wrote 1414 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 5/22/2011 04:16 am

James can u help m to translate the following. ” h’m.l[’h tw{a y’n{d]a lea ta’r'q.w t,d,l{y.w h’r'h “

By Cleopas john (wrote 61 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 5/9/2011 08:33 am

TOPIC: WHO IS ISAIAH 7:14 TALKING ABOUT? NOT JESUS!

Isaiah 7:14 is mistranslated. The Hebrew for virgin is as follows : Strongs #1330 bthawlah and not #5959 almah or young girl.

Let’s look at the next verse for clues.

Isaiah 7:15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. This person must be a vegetarian!

Jesus was called Jesus and was not called Emmanuel in any verse in the New Testament.

So, who was Isaiah talking about?

According to Howard Clarke, most secular Biblical scholars, along with Jewish scholars and some Christian scholars, interpret this verse Isaiah to be explicitly referring to a son of the Judean King Ahaz (ca. 735-15) rather than to Jesus’ mother as Matthew understands it, when the verse is read in the context of the chapter 7 of Isaiah.[18] Cf. Wicipedia on Isaiah 7:14.

Just wantin’ the truth, if there is anyone brave enough out there to ask questions anymore. Or shall we believe everything that comes out of the ‘Ministry of Truth’. Cf. ‘1984′ George Orwell.

By James Richter (wrote 536 Bible Commentaries - permalink to this Commentary)
Posted on: 5/8/2011 22:00 pm