Biblical Hebrew Forum

[sujata <shevaroys AT yahoo.com>]

Jesus is the divine plan, not a human doctor. Jesus bore our sickness upon 
himself as stripes (Isaiah 53:5 and with his stripes we were healed).
   
  Note the usage of bear in Exodus 28:38 - Aaron bore the inquities upon his 
forehead.
   
  Best, 
  Sujata
    Yonah Mishael> wrote:
  

>YM: If he bore their sickness, then he would have become sick himself.This 
>is simply more metaphorical language added to the mix of what we are already 
>trying to clarify with normal language. I do not know how adding metaphor to 
>metaphor helps us understand the text. Jesus did not "bear" sickness of any 
>kind, even if he (supposedly) healed any sickness. There is a difference 
>between bearing a sickness, which means that you suffer through it, and 
>healing a sickness. Doctors do not "bear" the sickness of their patients.
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