Welcome to the forum.
I’m a Jewish monotheist who believes, teaches and preaches that Jesus of Nazareth is the blessed one who comes in the name of the Lord. Will that do? I’m interested in hearing your full response, if it will.
Jesus once said,
"Wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her" (Mark 14:9).
Which woman? It was Mary, the one who anointed Jesus with costly perfume. In Israelite tradition—or in the narratives of the Old Testament—when a priest anointed someone with oil, it signified that this person was to be recognized as Israel’s king, the one chosen and affirmed by God.
Yet, the Jews who reclined at the table with Jesus had forgotten the profound meaning of this sacred ritual. Even though Mary was not a priest, their attention fixated entirely on the monetary value of the perfume, devoid of spiritual insight.
This is why Jesus rebuked the people, declaring,
"Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!" (John 2:16).
From my understanding, the Jews of that time had drifted far from God’s Word. Whether due to compromises under Roman rule or the corrupting influence of hypocritical scribes and Pharisees throughout Israel’s history (whom Jesus repeatedly condemned), their hearts had grown distant from divine truth.
Yet the irony is this: when Jesus was crucified, a sign was placed above Him reading, “King of the Jews.” I wonder whether this was because Roman authorities had become familiar with Israel’s messianic traditions—or whether God was using the Romans to confront the Jews with divine truth.
If the Jews of that time longed for a Messiah to deliver them from Roman oppression, that figure could be none other than Jesus Christ. Remarkably, He “conquered” Rome not through military might but through twelve disciples—a victory achieved not by earthly warfare but by spiritual revolution.
The same applies to Jewish people today: only by believing in Jesus Christ can they truly inherit the Promised Land given by God. For the "land flowing with milk and honey" was never merely the physical territory of Palestine. From the beginning, this was a metaphor—revealing that the Gospel itself is the true "land of abundance." Wherever the Gospel takes root, there flows the true "milk and honey" of divine blessing. Even in the Psalms of Solomon, we find hints that the ultimate Promised Land is a restoration to Eden—the original communion between God and humanity.
If my words have caused any offense to Jewish people, I sincerely apologize.
