A JEWISH RABBI PROVES
THE IDENTITY OF THE MESSIAH
by Craig Wm. Peters
The Jewish people have an interesting
history of revealing the Messiah of Yisrael to
others while, ironically, they themselves fail to
recognize Him! It is amazing to hear partially
enlightened Jews speak the truth over some
spiritual matter, and all the while, they never
realize just how remarkably their words find a
perfect fulfillment in the Savior of all! The
present introduction sets forth two examples in
this regard.
1. At the Messiah’s first appearing, the high
priest, Caiaphas unwittingly prophesied eswhy
of Nazareth would die for the sins of the
people.1 And the Messiah’s death clearly
fulfilled significant Bible prophecies in Psalm
22 as well as in Isaiah 53.
2. We cite yet another example: In his book,
“Ancient Secrets,” Rabbi Levi Meier wrote an
entire chapter on “The Wounded Healer.”2
He speaks there of what some rabbis regard to
be the most mysterious rite in the entire Torah:
The cleansing ashes of the red heifer. This
was a mystery replete with paradoxes:
Through the cleansing power of the red
heifer’s ashes, the impure became pure; the
pure became impure; and the one wounded
brought healing. How can this mystery be
solved which, according to Jewish tradition,
even presented an enduring and unsolvable
puzzle to the unsurpassed wisdom of King
Solomon?
In many cases, when a Scripture
seems enigmatic, one can certainly suspect
it may well be Messianic in nature. And if
a text is prophetic of the Messiah, it will
generally remain esoteric until it is
resolved by the life and teachings
of eSwhy, the Son of Elohim.
In the case of the red heifer, there are not only
New Covenant Writings which directly address
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John 11:49-52
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(chapter 26 in the 1996 edition; ISBN: I-58023-064-4)
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the enigma, but the words of the Prophets also
give indications of the answer. Amazingly, the
Messianic Writings answer the questions
posed almost word for word! Sha’ul, the
emissary to the nations, wrote this about the
offering of the Messiah:
For He has made Him to be sin for us,
who knew no sin; that we might be made
the righteousness of Elohim in Him.
2Corinthians 5:20
The Pure Messiah became impure that those
who are impure might become pure through
His power. This would answer the enigma
regarding making the Pure impure, while
making the impure pure: The Messiah’s
sacrifice brings cleansing to those who seek it.
Yet this cleansing is only possible because
eswhy was also the Wounded Healer! This
concept was not only spoken of by
Kepha/Peter,3 it was also clearly addressed by
hwhy in the prophecies of Isaiah:
But He was wounded for our transgression,
He was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon Him;
and with His stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5
Was the Messiah wounded? Indeed, He was
wounded terribly: His face was smitten and
marred beyond recognition,4 He was beaten,5
and His back bore the stripes of the searing
whip.6 And on the execution stake, His hands
and feet were pierced just as predicted in the
22nd Psalm!7 Yet the Messiah was completely
without sin; thus, His unjust punishment on
our behalf now makes wholeness within reach
of all those who turn/repent and draw near to
hwhy through Him.8 Because He suffered this
3
1Peter 2:24
4
Isaiah 52:14, Matthew 26:67, Luke 22:63-64
5
Matthew 27:30
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Matthew 27:24-26
Psalm 22:16
Matthew 13:15
wrenching injustice, the Messiah now imparts
healing to those who continually turn to Him.
eSwhy the Messiah is the Wounded Healer!9
In this book review, we will see that Rabbi
Yitzchak Ginsburgh—the author of The Alef-
Beit—has likewise spoken unwittingly of the
Messiah of Yisrael, and in so doing, he has
inadvertently revealed eSwhy the Messiah to
be the Savior of the whole world.
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The Alef-Beit, by Rabbi Yitzchak
Ginsburgh, is a book which is teeming with
edifying thoughts on the Hebrew ALEPH-BEIT
(alphabet). It further includes numerous
discussions on Jewish thought surrounding the
nature of the Messiah.
While there are a few teachings in this book
with which we strongly disagree,10 other
teachings which Mr. Ginsburgh provides are
not only true and profound, we believe some
of the rabbi’s discourse actually proves eswhy
was, and is, the Messiah of Elohim! Of
course, we are neither claiming, nor even
implying that Rabbi Ginsburgh teaches or
believes any such a thing. Based on what is
written in his book, like most Jews, it appears
this rabbi still awaits the coming Messiah.
There is no evidence in his book which
indicates Rabbi Ginsburgh believes eswhy was
(and is) the Messiah. However, just like many
of his predecessors, we believe this dear
teacher has unwittingly proven the Messiah’s
identity since one of the things which Mr.
Ginsburgh openly teaches about the Messiah is
something which we see as having been
clearly fulfilled by eswhy of Nazareth! We
find this evidence in Mr. Ginsburgh’s
discussion surrounding the letter NUN, ( n ):
Mr. Ginsburgh states the letter NUN is quite
related to the animal which English speaking
people know as the fish. And the rabbi clearly
shows how the Hebrew letter, NUN, is related
9
Psalm 22:16, John 20:24-27, Revelation 5:6
10
Such as the rabbi’s claim that only Israelites were
intended to observe the Shabbat: The Seventh Day rest
was a decree for the world given from the beginning of
creation for all mankind well over two millennia before
the Jewish race ever existed!
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to the fish of creation. He further points out
that, just as in the English language, the
Hebrew word for “fish” can be either a noun
or a verb. This being the case, it is more than
interesting to hear his speaking of the coming
Messiah as the ultimate fulfillment 11 of the
“great fish.” But what occurs with the title,
“the great fish,” if we make the noun, fish, a
verb? Following the rabbi’s own admission
that the Hebrew word for fish (dag) can be a
noun or a verb, if we make the noun in this
title a verb, instead of being called “the Great
Fish,” the Messiah could just as easily be
called “the Great Fish(er).” Yet eswhy was,
indeed, the Great Fisher! hwhy revealed
eswhy as “the Great Fisher” by empowering
Him in the Spirit to perform many stunning
miracles in relation to catching fish!
• We recall the time eswhy assisted His
followers in a miraculous catch which was so
large it burst their nets. Luke 5:1-9
• On still another occasion, a catch was so
large it should have burst the nets, but
miraculously, it did not! Yochanan/John 21:1-
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• And we especially remember the amazing,
miraculous instance in which eswhy directed
Kepha (Peter) to go catch a fish and that in this
fish he would find a shekel—enough money to
cover a tax payment for the both of them!
And when they had come to Capernaum,
they that received the half-shekel came to
Peter, and said, Does not your Teacher pay
the half-shekel? He replied, Yes. And when
he came into the house, eswhy spoke to him
first, saying, What do you think, Simon? The
kings of the earth, from whom do they receive
toll or tribute? From their sons, or from
strangers? And when he said, From strangers,
eswhy said to him, Therefore the sons are free.
But lest we cause them to stumble, you go to
the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish
that comes up first; and when you have opened
his mouth, you will find a shekel: Take that
and give it to them for Me and you.
Matthew 17:24-27
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Mr. Ginsburgh writes, “ultimate personification.”
A miracle, indeed, and one which could only
come from the hand of the Messiah, the Great
Fisher!
• Further, eswhy was a Great Fisher of men!
He not only won the hearts of the broken,
oppressed, and afflicted,12 He also taught His
followers to “catch men” as well.13
So like the high priest Caiaphas in the days of
old, we believe Mr. Ginsburgh has unwittingly
declared eswhy to be the Messiah of hwhy!
But he has failed to realize just how very true
and amazing his words really are! The
Messiah is the ultimate fulfillment of the Great
Fisher.
The Alef-Beit contains many other truths of
edification even beyond those which relate to
Jewish thoughts on the Messiah. These topics
include many profound spiritual thoughts on
misparim (gematria) and numerology. As a
final note of caution: This book does contain
many references to various Jewish literary
works and philosophies and some readers may
chose to avoid these things altogether. Mr.
Ginsburgh not only cites the Zohar and the
Kabbalah, he actually propounds
reincarnation. We warn that belief in
reincarnation is based on gross error and a
misguided understanding of Scripture. While
it is true the Creator promised to send Eliyah
the prophet before the coming of the Day
hwhy,14 this was not a literal promise:
Yochanan the Immerser came in the spirit and
power of Eliyah,15 but he was not the same
person! hwhy can put the same spirit on a
person just as Satan and his demons can place
the same type of evil spirit on those who
succumb to their influence. While we
understand there will be those who may wish
to avoid these false teachings, we also feel the
actual, tangible truth seen in this work is
profound enough to make it worth filtering
through certain statements and claims made by
12
Isaiah 42:3, 61:1-3/Luke 4:18-19, Matthew 12:20-23,
John 9/Isaiah 42:6-7, Acts 10:38, plus many, many
more! Read the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and
Yochanan (John)!
13
Mark 1:16-18, Luke 5:10, Matthew 28:19-20,
1Corinthians 9:19-22
14
Malachi 4:5-6
15
Luke 1:13-17
Mr. Ginsburgh. While some of these claims
may be difficult to verify (i.e., prove from
Scripture), others may even be outright
rejected as falsehood, provided one has a solid
grasp on the Torah, and provided one is not
inclined to succumb to man-made traditions
which violate clear statements of Scripture. So
while we caution readers to approach this
work with sound discernment, it is also
believed this profound text is far-reaching in
its scope and that it will be used to bless many
people in these Last Days.
C.P.
Northridge, CA
3/15/2006
Reprinted: 7/28/06, Revised: 1/13/2010
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Book Details:
The Alef-Beit,
by Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh
ISBN 0-876658-518-1 (hb)
ISBN 1-56821-413-8 (pb)
Copyright 1995, 1991 by
Gal Einai Publications
The Alef-Beit should be widely available through
Internet book searches and amazon.com.
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