{"id":14337,"date":"2026-08-13T07:38:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/?page_id=14337"},"modified":"2026-09-02T07:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:16:43","slug":"gd-1-jewish-expectation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/he\/gd-1-jewish-expectation\/","title":{"rendered":"GD 1 Jewish Expectation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a97f361c671b\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet 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.gnfiGD1Principles-citation,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Principles-citation{\n    font-size:16px !important;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Principles-bottom p,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Principles-bottom p{\n    font-size:20px !important;\n  }\n\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   MOBILE\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n@media(max-width:650px){\n\n  .gnfiGD1Principles{\n    margin-top:-18px !important;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Principles-inner{\n    width:calc(100% - 36px);\n\n    padding:24px 0 28px;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Principles-top{\n    grid-template-columns:1fr;\n\n    gap:20px;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Principles-title{\n    font-size:27px !important;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Principles-intro,\n  .gnfiGD1Principles-bottom p{\n    font-size:17px !important;\n    line-height:1.58 !important;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Principles-quote{\n    min-height:0;\n\n    padding:24px 20px 22px 50px;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Principles-mark{\n   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font-size:46px;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Principles-quoteText,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Principles-quoteText{\n    font-size:21px !important;\n    line-height:1.6 !important;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Principles-citation,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Principles-citation{\n    font-size:15px !important;\n    line-height:1.55 !important;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Principles-bottom p,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Principles-bottom p{\n    font-size:19px !important;\n    line-height:1.65 !important;\n  }\n\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"gnfiGD1Principles\">\n\n  <div class=\"gnfiGD1Principles-inner\">\n\n\n    <!-- TOP TWO-COLUMN AREA -->\n\n    <div class=\"gnfiGD1Principles-top\">\n\n\n      <!-- LEFT IN ENGLISH \/ RIGHT IN HEBREW -->\n\n      <div>\n\n        <h2 class=\"gnfiGD1Principles-title\">\n          The Twelfth and<br>\n          Thirteenth Principles<br>\n          of Faith\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <p class=\"gnfiGD1Principles-intro\">\n          Maimonides listed thirteen principles as the boundary\n          lines of Jewish faith. The twelfth is devoted entirely\n          to Messiah:\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <!-- RIGHT QUOTE IN ENGLISH \/ LEFT IN HEBREW -->\n\n      <div class=\"gnfiGD1Principles-quote\">\n\n        <div class=\"gnfiGD1Principles-mark\">\n          &ldquo;\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p class=\"gnfiGD1Principles-quoteText\">\n          &ldquo;I believe with complete faith in the coming of\n          the Messiah, and even though he tarries, nevertheless\n          I wait every day for him to come.&rdquo;\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p class=\"gnfiGD1Principles-citation\">\n          (Ani Ma&rsquo;amin, based on Maimonides&rsquo; Commentary\n          on the Mishnah, Sanhedrin, Chapter 10 &mdash; Perek Chelek)\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- FULL WIDTH BOTTOM -->\n\n    <div class=\"gnfiGD1Principles-bottom\">\n\n      <p>\n        The thirteenth principle immediately follows it: belief in\n        the resurrection of the dead. In Maimonides&rsquo; own structure,\n        the hope of Messiah and the hope of resurrection stand side by\n        side &mdash; Messiah&rsquo;s coming is not the end of the story,\n        but the doorway into the World to Come, when the righteous are\n        raised (Daniel 12:2, Isaiah 26:19).\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<!-- =========================================================\n     GD-1 \u2014 RAMBAM'S LEGAL DEFINITION OF MESSIAH\n     ENGLISH + HEBREW RTL POSITIONING\n     REFERENCE FIXED: HILCHOT MELACHIM 11:4 STAYS TOGETHER\n     ========================================================= -->\n\n<style>\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal,\n.gnfiGD1Legal *{\n  box-sizing:border-box;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal{\n  width:100vw !important;\n  max-width:none !important;\n\n  position:relative;\n  left:50%;\n\n  margin-left:-50vw !important;\n  margin-right:-50vw !important;\n\n  margin-top:-24px !important;\n  margin-bottom:0 !important;\n\n  padding:0 !important;\n\n  background:#f5efe3;\n  color:#302b23;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-inner{\n  width:calc(100% - 90px);\n  max-width:1120px;\n\n  margin:0 auto;\n\n  padding:28px 0 34px;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   HEADING + INTRO\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-title{\n  margin:0 0 8px !important;\n  padding:0 !important;\n\n  font-family:Georgia,\"Times New Roman\",serif !important;\n\n  font-size:31px !important;\n  line-height:1.1 !important;\n\n  font-weight:400 !important;\n\n  color:#29251f !important;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-intro{\n  margin:0 0 22px !important;\n\n  font-family:Georgia,\"Times New Roman\",serif !important;\n\n  font-size:17px !important;\n  line-height:1.5 !important;\n\n  color:#3f382f !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   KEEP SCRIPTURE \/ LEGAL REFERENCE TOGETHER\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-ref{\n  white-space:nowrap;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   TWO BOXES\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-grid{\n  display:grid;\n\n  grid-template-columns:1.4fr .9fr;\n\n  gap:28px;\n\n  align-items:stretch;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   LEFT BOX \u2014 TEST FOR MESSIAH\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-test{\n  padding:24px 26px 20px;\n\n  background:#fbf7ef;\n\n  border:1px solid rgba(190,132,34,.45);\n  border-radius:6px;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-testHeading{\n  display:flex;\n  align-items:center;\n\n  gap:12px;\n\n  margin:0 0 20px;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-icon{\n  width:34px;\n  height:34px;\n\n  display:flex;\n  align-items:center;\n  justify-content:center;\n\n  flex:0 0 34px;\n\n  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font-family:Georgia,\"Times New Roman\",serif !important;\n\n  font-size:16px !important;\n  line-height:1.45 !important;\n\n  color:#342e26 !important;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-source{\n  margin:16px 0 0 !important;\n\n  text-align:right;\n\n  font-family:Georgia,\"Times New Roman\",serif !important;\n\n  font-size:14px !important;\n  line-height:1.4 !important;\n\n  font-style:italic;\n\n  color:#5a4d3d !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   RIGHT BOX \u2014 SIGNIFICANT POINT\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-point{\n  padding:25px 28px 24px;\n\n  background:#24221d;\n\n  border:1px solid #171612;\n  border-radius:6px;\n\n  color:#fff;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-pointHeading{\n  display:flex;\n  align-items:center;\n\n  gap:10px;\n\n  margin:0 0 16px;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-crown{\n  font-size:22px;\n  line-height:1;\n\n  color:#efc45f;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-pointTitle{\n  margin:0 !important;\n  padding:0 !important;\n\n  font-family:Georgia,\"Times New Roman\",serif !important;\n\n  font-size:20px !important;\n  line-height:1.1 !important;\n\n  font-weight:400 !important;\n\n  color:#efc45f !important;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-pointText{\n  margin:0 !important;\n\n  font-family:Georgia,\"Times New Roman\",serif !important;\n\n  font-size:16px !important;\n  line-height:1.48 !important;\n\n  color:#f6f0e7 !important;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-pointText strong{\n  display:block;\n\n  margin-top:8px;\n\n  color:#efb52f;\n\n  font-weight:700;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   FULL WIDTH PARAGRAPH BELOW\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-bottom{\n  margin-top:20px;\n}\n\n.gnfiGD1Legal-bottom p{\n  margin:0 !important;\n\n  font-family:Georgia,\"Times New Roman\",serif !important;\n\n  font-size:17px !important;\n  line-height:1.5 !important;\n\n  color:#3f382f !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   HEBREW \/ RTL \u2014 DESKTOP\n   TEST BOX RIGHT \/ POINT BOX LEFT\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-inner,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-inner{\n  direction:rtl;\n}\n\n\n\/* Heading + intro *\/\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-title,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-title{\n  direction:rtl;\n  text-align:right;\n\n  font-size:38px !important;\n  line-height:1.15 !important;\n}\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-intro,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-intro{\n  direction:rtl;\n  text-align:right;\n\n  font-size:20px !important;\n  line-height:1.62 !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* Mirror the boxes *\/\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-grid,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-grid{\n  direction:rtl;\n\n  grid-template-columns:1.4fr .9fr;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   HEBREW TEST BOX\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-test,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-test{\n  direction:rtl;\n  text-align:right;\n\n  padding:26px 28px 22px;\n}\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-testHeading,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-testHeading{\n  direction:rtl;\n  justify-content:flex-start;\n}\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-testTitle,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-testTitle{\n  text-align:right;\n\n  font-size:27px !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* Number appears on right of each Hebrew item *\/\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-item,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-item{\n  direction:rtl;\n\n  grid-template-columns:30px 1fr;\n}\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-itemText,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-itemText{\n  direction:rtl;\n  text-align:right;\n\n  font-size:19px !important;\n  line-height:1.58 !important;\n}\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-source,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-source{\n  direction:rtl;\n  text-align:left;\n\n  font-size:16px !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   HEBREW SIGNIFICANT POINT\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-point,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-point{\n  direction:rtl;\n  text-align:right;\n\n  padding:27px 30px 26px;\n}\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointHeading,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointHeading{\n  direction:rtl;\n  justify-content:flex-start;\n}\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointTitle,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointTitle{\n  text-align:right;\n\n  font-size:24px !important;\n}\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointText,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointText{\n  direction:rtl;\n  text-align:right;\n\n  font-size:19px !important;\n  line-height:1.6 !important;\n}\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointText strong,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointText strong{\n  margin-top:14px;\n\n  font-size:20px !important;\n  line-height:1.55 !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   HEBREW BOTTOM PARAGRAPH\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-bottom,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-bottom{\n  direction:rtl;\n  text-align:right;\n}\n\nhtml[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-bottom p,\nhtml[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-bottom p{\n  font-size:20px !important;\n  line-height:1.65 !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   TABLET\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n@media(max-width:900px){\n\n  .gnfiGD1Legal-inner{\n    width:calc(100% - 60px);\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Legal-grid{\n    grid-template-columns:1fr;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-grid,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-grid{\n    grid-template-columns:1fr;\n  }\n\n}\n\n\n\/* =========================================================\n   MOBILE\n   ========================================================= *\/\n\n@media(max-width:650px){\n\n  .gnfiGD1Legal{\n    margin-top:-18px !important;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Legal-inner{\n    width:calc(100% - 36px);\n\n    padding:24px 0 30px;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Legal-title{\n    font-size:28px !important;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Legal-intro,\n  .gnfiGD1Legal-bottom p{\n    font-size:17px !important;\n    line-height:1.58 !important;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Legal-test,\n  .gnfiGD1Legal-point{\n    padding:22px 20px;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Legal-testTitle{\n    font-size:21px !important;\n  }\n\n  .gnfiGD1Legal-itemText,\n  .gnfiGD1Legal-pointText{\n    font-size:16px !important;\n  }\n\n\n  \/* Hebrew mobile *\/\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-title,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-title{\n    font-size:31px !important;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-intro,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-intro{\n    font-size:18px !important;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-grid,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-grid{\n    direction:rtl;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-test,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-test,\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-point,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-point{\n    padding:23px 20px;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-testTitle,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-testTitle{\n    font-size:24px !important;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-itemText,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-itemText{\n    font-size:18px !important;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointTitle,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointTitle{\n    font-size:22px !important;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointText,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointText{\n    font-size:18px !important;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointText strong,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-pointText strong{\n    font-size:19px !important;\n  }\n\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-bottom p,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Legal-bottom p{\n    font-size:18px !important;\n  }\n\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"gnfiGD1Legal\">\n\n  <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-inner\">\n\n\n    <!-- TITLE -->\n\n    <h2 class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-title\">\n      Rambam&rsquo;s Legal Definition of Messiah\n    <\/h2>\n\n\n    <!-- INTRO -->\n\n    <p class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-intro\">\n\n      Maimonides did not leave Messiah as a vague hope. In his great\n      legal code, the <em>Mishneh Torah<\/em>, he set out concrete\n      criteria (<em class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-ref\">Hilchot Melachim 11:4<\/em>):\n\n    <\/p>\n\n\n    <!-- TWO BOXES -->\n\n    <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-grid\">\n\n\n      <!-- TEST FOR MESSIAH\n           ENGLISH: LEFT\n           HEBREW: RIGHT -->\n\n      <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-test\">\n\n        <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-testHeading\">\n\n          <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-icon\">\n            \u25a3\n          <\/div>\n\n          <h3 class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-testTitle\">\n            THE TEST FOR MESSIAH\n          <\/h3>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <ul class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-list\">\n\n\n          <li class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-item\">\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-number\">\n              1\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-itemText\">\n              He will be a descendant of David, through Solomon&rsquo;s line.\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/li>\n\n\n          <li class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-item\">\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-number\">\n              2\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-itemText\">\n              He will be occupied with Torah and mitzvot,\n              as David his ancestor was.\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/li>\n\n\n          <li class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-item\">\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-number\">\n              3\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-itemText\">\n              He will compel all Israel to walk in the way of Torah\n              and strengthen its breaches.\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/li>\n\n\n          <li class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-item\">\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-number\">\n              4\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-itemText\">\n              He will fight the battles of the LORD.\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/li>\n\n\n        <\/ul>\n\n\n        <p class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-source\">\n          &mdash; Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Melachim 11:4\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <!-- SIGNIFICANT POINT\n           ENGLISH: RIGHT\n           HEBREW: LEFT -->\n\n      <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-point\">\n\n        <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-pointHeading\">\n\n          <span class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-crown\">\n            \u265b\n          <\/span>\n\n          <h3 class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-pointTitle\">\n            A SIGNIFICANT POINT\n          <\/h3>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <p class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-pointText\">\n\n          A man who does these things and is of confirmed Davidic\n          descent may be regarded as presumed Messiah &mdash; a status\n          of <em>chazakah<\/em>, reasonable confidence, not yet certainty.\n\n          <strong>\n            Jewish law itself allows for a Messiah to be genuinely\n            identified as such before every messianic promise is completed.\n          <\/strong>\n\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- BOTTOM FULL-WIDTH COPY -->\n\n    <div class=\"gnfiGD1Legal-bottom\">\n\n      <p>\n        Certainty is reserved for one who goes on to succeed, rebuild\n        the Temple, gather the exiles of Israel, and bring the world to\n        the perfection of universal knowledge of God\n        (<em>Hilchot Melachim<\/em> 11:4, 12:5). 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.gnfiGD1Sages-text,\n  html[lang^=\"he\"] .gnfiGD1Sages-bottom p,\n  html[dir=\"rtl\"] .gnfiGD1Sages-bottom p{\n    font-size:18px !important;\n    line-height:1.62 !important;\n  }\n\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"gnfiGD1Sages\">\n\n  <div class=\"gnfiGD1Sages-inner\">\n\n\n    <!-- =====================================================\n         TOP AREA\n         ===================================================== -->\n\n    <div class=\"gnfiGD1Sages-top\">\n\n\n      <!-- ===================================================\n           THREE RABBIS IMAGE\n           =================================================== -->\n\n      <div>\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          class=\"gnfiGD1Sages-image\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Three-Rabbis.png\"\n          alt=\"Three Jewish sages discussing the identity of Messiah\">\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <!-- ===================================================\n           TEXT\n           =================================================== -->\n\n      <div>\n\n        <h2 class=\"gnfiGD1Sages-title\">\n          The Sages Debate Messiah&rsquo;s<br>\n          Identity Openly\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <p class=\"gnfiGD1Sages-text\">\n          The Talmud shows that speculation about Messiah&rsquo;s identity,\n          timing, and even his name was a live and unresolved conversation\n          among the Sages, not a settled matter with one agreed answer.\n          In one striking passage, several rabbis each propose a different\n          name for Messiah &mdash; <em>Shiloh, Yinnon, Chanina, Menachem<\/em>\n          &mdash; drawing each name from a different verse of Scripture\n          (Talmud, Sanhedrin 98b).\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- =====================================================\n         FULL WIDTH BOTTOM TEXT\n         ===================================================== -->\n\n    <div 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         The Talmud also preserves a tradition of a Messiah who suffers\n          and is put to death &mdash; <em>Messiah ben Joseph<\/em> &mdash;\n          spoken of separately from the triumphant, reigning Messiah ben\n          David (<em class=\"gnfiGD1Finish-ref\">Sukkah 52a<\/em>). Later sages debated whether these\n          were two distinct figures or two roles fulfilled by one Messiah\n          in two stages. Either way, the idea of a Messiah who suffers\n          before he reigns was not invented outside Judaism &mdash;\n          it was already present within it.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <!-- ===================================================\n           COMPARISON\n           =================================================== -->\n\n      <div class=\"gnfiGD1Comparison\">\n\n\n        <!-- MESSIAH BEN JOSEPH -->\n\n        <div class=\"gnfiGD1Messiah\">\n\n          <h3 class=\"gnfiGD1Messiah-title\">\n            MESSIAH BEN JOSEPH\n          <\/h3>\n\n          <div class=\"gnfiGD1Messiah-content\">\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Messiah-icon\">\n\n              <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/messiah-ben-joseph-crown-of-thorns.png\"\n                alt=\"Crown of thorns\">\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Messiah-lines\">\n\n              <strong>Suffers<\/strong>\n              <strong>Dies<\/strong>\n\n              <span>\n                Precedes final redemption\n              <\/span>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <!-- DIVIDER -->\n\n        <div class=\"gnfiGD1Comparison-divider\"><\/div>\n\n\n        <!-- MESSIAH BEN DAVID -->\n\n        <div class=\"gnfiGD1Messiah\">\n\n          <h3 class=\"gnfiGD1Messiah-title\">\n            MESSIAH BEN DAVID\n          <\/h3>\n\n          <div class=\"gnfiGD1Messiah-content\">\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Messiah-icon\">\n\n              <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/messiah-ben-david-royal-crown.png\"\n                alt=\"Royal crown\">\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"gnfiGD1Messiah-lines\">\n\n              <strong>Reigns<\/strong>\n              <strong>Restores<\/strong>\n\n              <span>\n                Completes final redemption\n              <\/span>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <span class=\"gnfiGD1Comparison-diamond\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- =====================================================\n         WHERE THIS LEAVES US\n         ===================================================== -->\n\n    <div class=\"gnfiGD1Conclusion\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"gnfiGD1Conclusion-icon\">\n\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\n          <path d=\"M24 9 V35\"><\/path>\n\n          <path d=\"M24 18 C19 18 16 15 16 10\"><\/path>\n          <path d=\"M24 23 C14 23 10 18 10 11\"><\/path>\n          <path d=\"M24 28 C9 28 5 21 5 13\"><\/path>\n\n          <path d=\"M24 18 C29 18 32 15 32 10\"><\/path>\n          <path d=\"M24 23 C34 23 38 18 38 11\"><\/path>\n          <path d=\"M24 28 C39 28 43 21 43 13\"><\/path>\n\n          <path d=\"M17 35 H31\"><\/path>\n          <path d=\"M13 39 H35\"><\/path>\n\n          <path d=\"M5 13 V9\"><\/path>\n          <path d=\"M10 11 V7\"><\/path>\n          <path d=\"M16 10 V6\"><\/path>\n          <path d=\"M24 9 V5\"><\/path>\n          <path d=\"M32 10 V6\"><\/path>\n          <path d=\"M38 11 V7\"><\/path>\n          <path d=\"M43 13 V9\"><\/path>\n\n        <\/svg>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div>\n\n        <h2 class=\"gnfiGD1Conclusion-title\">\n          Where This Leaves Us\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <p class=\"gnfiGD1Conclusion-text\">\n\n          This is the standard the rest of this study holds Yeshua to\n          &mdash; not a Christian definition imported from outside,\n          but Maimonides&rsquo; own: descent from David, faithfulness\n          to Torah, and a life that moves Israel and the world toward God,\n          tested against the fuller and stranger threads the Sages\n          themselves left unresolved &mdash;\n\n          <strong>\n            a suffering Messiah, a pierced Messiah, a Messiah whose coming\n            was timed to occur before the Second Temple fell.\n          <\/strong>\n\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- =====================================================\n         NEXT\n         ===================================================== -->\n\n    <div class=\"gnfiGD1Next\">\n\n      <a\n        class=\"gnfiGD1Next-link\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/gd-2-genealogy\/\">\n\n        Next: Genealogy: Why Messiah Had To Come From David Through Judah &nbsp;\u2192\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is just a short excerpt for the about&nbsp;page.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_wpcom_ai_launchpad_about_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_gallery_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_contact_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_events_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_video_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_portfolio_piece":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14337","page","type-page","status-publish"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PduNeC-3Jf","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14337"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14882,"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14337\/revisions\/14882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}