Jerusalem's Hope by Brock Thoene

Author:Brock Thoene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US

On his second visit to Gamaliel, Nakdimon sat silently, unwilling to say more until Gamaliel dismissed Saul. The student left the room reluctantly. Only then in a hushed voice did Nakdimon repeat what Yeshua had said about Moses. “I’ve been searching my memory for everything. Every detail. There’s more.”

“His exact wording, please. If he is the One, then every word from his mouth will have incredible significance, layers of meaning we must seek in the Scriptures.”

Nakdimon nodded. “He said, just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of man must be lifted up.”

Gamaliel frowned. “You’re sure of it? Son of man?”

“Yes. The prophecy in Dani’el.”

“Lifted up?” The sage hurried to a cabinet containing myriad scrolls. He selected the scroll of the prophet Isaiah and carried it to a broad study table. Unrolling the document, he scanned the writing and then exclaimed, “Here it is! In the section we know foretells the coming of Messiah!” He beckoned Nakdimon to his side and moved the lamp so they might read the words.

Nakdimon followed along as Gamaliel read the passage aloud: “He will be raised and lifted up.” Gamaliel paused. “It’s here in Isaiah 52 that we should begin our study.”

“Will he declare himself king then?”

Gamaliel replied, “You haven’t read far enough, nephew. Perhaps lifted up and raised do not mean what we think. Suffering follows. It’s also known that this passage is linked to the one in Dani’el that speaks of the Holy One being cut off. Read it to me.”

Nakdimon considered the word choices of the prophet. The verses that followed were a startling picture of suffering, sorrow, and even death.

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