Why Has Isaiah 53 Become a Jewish Tabu?
The arm of the Lord is the Truth, which is the Word of God. And the “arm” of God was indeed revealed unto the Jews and unto no other people on Earth, as we have in Psalm 147:19,20. Now, regarding the report this is about the rejection of the Ten Tribes or Kingdom of the North, according to Psalm 78:67,68. About Isaiah 53 being Messianic, I don’t see where you got the idea that it was recognized as such up until the 11th Century. Isaiah 53 has been Messianic since when Isaiah wrote it, and up until today, and we all believe so. It has been the first time I hear that it was forgidden to read it before a certain age. I always read it before and after being of age, and never found anything to endorse the Pauline view that Jesus is in there. Now, if Isaiah 53 is skipped in the Synagogue reading of the Haftora is due perhaps to the fact that, like any other human being, we prefer not to talk about tragic things related to our destiny. Many of us reject the thought that the redemption of the
