On March 30, I explained that Passover and Easter aren’t the same, but most Christian churches celebrate the Messiah’s death, burial, and resurrection on Easter. Today I’m going to explain why Yeshua was crucified. Most Christians believe He was crucified for claiming to be the Messiah, but that isn’t correct. Many so-called “messiahs” came before and after Him, but none of them were abused the way He was. Yeshua was crucified for saying “Yahweh.”

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Isaiah 10: 24-25—“Therefore thus says Yahweh Sabaoth, ‘O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear the Assyrian who strikes you with the rod and lifts up his staff against you, the way Egypt did. For in a very little while My indignation against you will be spent and My anger will be directed to their destruction.’”

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Why Was Yeshua Crucified?

On March 30, I explained that Passover and Easter aren’t the same, but most Christian churches celebrate the Messiah’s death, burial, and resurrection on Easter.  Today I’m going to explain why Yeshua was crucified.  Most Christians believe He was crucified for claiming to be the Messiah, but that isn’t correct.  Many so-called “messiahs” came before and after Him, but none of them were abused the way He was.  Yeshua was crucified for saying “Yahweh.”

Violating the ban put in place by the rabbis against saying the Name “Yahweh” was a capital offense—i.e., it was punishable by death.  The prescribed manner of death for people committing so-called “blasphemy” was a combination of stoning and being hung on a tree. (Sanhedrin 7: 5)  According to the Mishnah (Jewish religious law), “The blasphemer is not considered culpable unless he exactly pronounces the Name.” (Sanhedrin 7: 5)  That is why Yeshua’s claim to be Yahweh was not enough to execute Him.  He had to actually say the Name “Yahweh” precisely in the presence of witnesses who were willing to testify against Him to be convicted for committing “blasphemy”.

This information sheds a revealing light on Yeshua’s trial before the high priest, Caiaphas.  In Matthew chapter 26, the priests were seeking “false testimony” (Matthew 26: 59) against Him, but they were unable to find the corroborating witnesses required by the Law.  Eventually, they questioned a man who had heard Yeshua say, “I am able to destroy the Temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.” (Matthew 26: 61)

Yeshua could not have said “the Temple of God.”  He must have said “the Temple of Yahweh,” and that set in motion the series of events that led to His crucifixion.  Caiaphas stood up immediately when he heard the man’s testimony and demanded an explanation from Yeshua, but He offered none. (Matthew 26: 63)  Then Caiaphas ordered Yeshua to tell them plainly if He was “the Messiah, the Son of God.” (Matthew 26: 63)

According to Matthew, Yeshua said, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.” (Matthew 26: 64)

According to Luke, Yeshua said, “But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” (Luke 22: 69)

Luke goes on to say that the priests continued to press Yeshua for an answer and that eventually He responded by saying, “Yes, I am.” (Luke 23: 70)  All of them understood His point, but according to the Mishnah, Yeshua still had not committed a capital offense.

Ancient New Testament manuscripts indicate that Yeshua actually told Caiaphas that he would see Him “at the right hand of the Power of God.” (Clover, R.  The Sacred Name Volume I Third Edition, Qadesh La Yahweh Press, Garden Grove, California, 2002, p. 158)  Furthermore, we know for a fact that those ancient manuscripts routinely substitute the title “God” for the Name “Yahweh.”  You can still see examples of this in almost every modern English Bible translation on the market today including the KJV, the NIV, and the NAS.  When Old Testament quotes containing the Name “Yahweh” appear in the New Testament, the titles “God,” “the Lord,” “the LORD,” or “the Lord GOD” are substituted for the Name “Yahweh.”

From Caiaphas’ response to Yeshua’s statement, it is obvious that He told the priests they would see Him “at the right hand of the Power of Yahweh.”  Look at your Bible and see for yourself.  Caiaphas lunged out of his chair, tore his robes, and said, “He has blasphemed!  What further need do we have of witnesses?  Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy.” (Matthew 26: 65)

This is Caiaphas’ house in Jerusalem.  It was built over the spot where his original house was.  Yeshua’s trial before the Sanhedrin took place here.

These are the original steps leading up to Caiaphas’ house.  Yeshua walked up these very steps on His way to His trial before the Sanhedrin.

This is the courtyard at Caiaphas’ house where Peter denied knowing the Messiah.

The Mishnah’s definition of blasphemy was very precise, and according to Jewish religious law, it was the only definition of blasphemy in effect at that time.  Therefore, the only logical explanation for Caiaphas’ response to Yeshua’s statement is that He said “Yahweh.”  There is no other explanation that makes any sense, and all those present at the trial said He deserved to die. (Matthew 26: 66)

The irony should be obvious.  Obeying Yahweh’s Law by declaring His Name made Yeshua guilty of a capital offense according to Jewish religious law which was nothing more than tradition.  Since Jewish religious law called for stoning Him, the people who lined the streets probably threw rocks at Yeshua as He struggled to carry His crossbar to the crucifixion site.  That helps to explain why He needed help carrying it.

The Mishnah states unequivocally that Yeshua was hung on a tree and stoned (Sanhedrin 10: 11, J. Sanhedrin 7: 16 [25c, d], and B. Sanhedrin 43a and 67a ) because “he had practiced magic and deceived and led astray Israel.” (B. Sanhedrin 43a and 107b )  “Practicing magic” was not a problem for the priests.  They claimed to have the ability to perform magic as well, and according to Bible scholar R. Travers Herford, “Miracles, whether done by Jews or Christians, were ascribed to magic, and were not on that account despised.” (Herford, R. Travers.  Christianity in Talmud and Midrash.  Reference Book Publishers, Inc., New Jersey, 1966, p. 55)

The priests were irate because Yeshua used Yahweh’s Name when He healed people—i.e., “practiced magic.”  They used Yahweh’s Name as well when they prayed for healing, but they believed they were authorized to use it and that Yeshua was not.  Since the priests had not given Yeshua permission to use Yahweh’s Name, His so-called “magic” was considered “blasphemy.”

In John 10: 25, Yeshua actually said that He used Yahweh’s Name when He healed people.  At the time, He was engaged in a discussion with the priests in the Temple, and they asked Him to tell them plainly if He was the Messiah.  Yeshua said, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do (i.e., the miracles He performed) in My Father’s Name, these testify of Me.” (John 10: 25)

Clearly, restoring the use of Yahweh’s Name was a critical part of Yeshua’s mission on earth.  It was no coincidence that the Romans had invented a form of capital punishment (i.e., crucifixion) that fit perfectly with Yahweh’s description of the Messiah’s death via His prophets, and they hung Him on a tree.

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News Items of Interest:

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Hamid Karzai

Commonsense:

I’m giving The Dunce Award to Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, for his brazen attack on the UN and the international community.   While taking money and material from NATO countries whose troops are fighting and dying to bring freedom and prosperity to his troubled people, Karzai said they are part of a cabal of countries that perpetrated a “vast fraud” tarnishing his election.  If anything, Karzai is a fraud.  He’s posing as a leader while he and his minions lavish themselves with riches from ill-gotten gains.  I’m tempted to give The Dunce Award to leaders in countries that are propping up his failed regime.

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