Objection: “Jewish people don’t believe in human sacrifice.”
Dr. Michael L. Brown is founder and president of ICN Ministries, devoted to taking the message of repentance and revival to Israel, the Church, and the Nations. He has preached throughout the United States and in numerous foreign countries, emphasizing radical discipleship, holy living, and the visitation of the Spirit. His books, articles, and messages have been translated into more than a dozen languages. In 1996, he became part of the ministry of the Brownsville Revival, holding weekly sessions for leaders and heading up the revival’s intensive two-year School of Ministry. Dr. Brown is now President of the FIRE School of Ministry located in Charlotte, NC.
As a Jewish believer in Jesus, Dr. Brown is active in Jewish evangelism
and has debated rabbis on radio, TV, and college campuses. He is also a
published Old Testament and Semitic scholar, holding a Ph.D in Near
Eastern Languages and Literatures from New York University. In 1997, he
was appointed Visiting Professor of Jewish Apologetics at Fuller
Theological Seminary School of World Mission and has been affiliated with
Regent University Divinity School as an Adjunct Professor of Old Testament
and Jewish Studies.
Objection: “Jewish people don’t believe in human sacrifice.”
Followers of Jesus do not believe in this either. We as human beings have no right to sacrifice another human being for our sins. Only God has the absolute right to give life and take it away. Because the penalty for sin is death (Ezekiel 18:4), God, in His great mercy, provided His own sacrifice to pay for the sins of the world. His own Son willingly suffered the death penalty for us.
It is the absolutely clear teaching of Isaiah 53 that God would place the punishment due His people upon an innocent and righteous sufferer who would die for Israel’s sins. This propehcy was fulfilled by Jesus the Messiah.