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  • From: sujata <shevaroys AT yahoo.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Mashiach
  • Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 00:47:06 -0700 (PDT)

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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