The truth is that no one can fully understand the Old Testament without having significant knowledge of ancient Hebrew religion, culture, science, and mysticism. It was written by Hebrew mystics about Hebrew mystics to be read by Hebrew mystics. It was not originally intended for the common folk. Prophecy and prophets were often used by the leaders to justify their future plans or even failures. (Note that this is not an isolated theme to Hebrew culture but prophecy and prophets have a long history of playing a vital role in government. Many kings have sought the council of seers, prophets, and hierophants.) The peasants couldn't typically read. These books were written by educated elites for other educated elites. When Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecy it wasn't divinity speaking. It was Jesus MOCKING the Levitical priesthood by fulfilling the prophecy they had used to control the people for so long. Of course, much of this prophecy could not be validated in the first place and there were many supposed Messiahs both before and after Jesus. Anyone could claim to be this and thereby fulfill several prophesies "confirming" their status as the fulfiller of the prophecy. Realistically, he found the truth for himself in his studies and he dedicated his very life to free his people from the tyranny. The Levitical priests strung the Hebrew peasants along for centuries by simply keeping them looking for a savior from their oppression. In reality, the oppression came from the very priests themselves. The government and religion weren't separate in those times. The priests ran the entire show. They told the people that there was a savior coming so that they would not save themselves. Sadly, Jesus did not totally succeed in freeing his people as they still are in turmoil to this day while their elite families and lineages rule the world of economics almost entirely. The Romans and Levitical priests created a false religion around Jesus since he had status as a martyr. His true message wasn't the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. That was simply to get the people's attention and to take away the control of the priests. After the death of Jesus, early Christianity (which wasn't even called Christianity yet) leveraged this attention grabbing detail and deified Jesus in order to make their new religion more credible. Perhaps some of the details in the Bible were entirely fabricated over time to bolster his status as Divinity (i.e. the virgin birth). However, his true message lies in his parables and in his many sayings. His true message lies in his discussions and proclamations rather than in miracles and prophetic fulfillment.
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