Some people claim that Jesus had a physical defect. This opinion is based on Isaiah 53
1 Who has believed what he has heard from us?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 For he grew up before him like a young plant,
and like a root out of dry ground;
he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
and no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
BUT, this is regarding Jesus as the Suffering Servant. This is talking about his death and atonement.
As our High Priest, Jesus would have met the Law when it states "None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a blemish may approach to offer the bread of his God. For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face or a limb too long." (Leviticus 21:17-18)
The VISUAL holiness of the High Priest symbolized the spiritual holiness required of us. Jesus was without outward (physical) blemish or inward (spiritual) blemish.
Friday, April 24, 2009
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