Jesus is Jewish

From the very beginning, God promised a Deliverer. In Genesis 3:15, the Lord declared that the Seed of the woman would crush the serpent’s head. That Seed was carried through Israel—through Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the royal line of David. Not Gentiles! 

The angel Gabriel told Mary:

“He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.” —Luke 1:32–33

Jesus of Nazareth, God the Son, was born a Jew. He is the promised King of Israel. To forget this is to deny the very foundation of our faith.

And yet—today much of Christendom has turned its back on Israel and the Jewish people. Antisemitism and anti-Zionism are preached from pulpits that should instead proclaim grace, love, and truth. This hatred does not merely dishonor Israel—it grieves the heart of God. Israel is the apple of God’s eye — Zechariah 2:8.

Scripture reminds Gentile believers:

“…salvation is of the Jews.” (John 4:22)
“…they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. For the gifts and the calling     of God are irrevocable.” (Romans 11:28–29)

We worship a Jewish Savior. If that bothers you, you may want to examine your salvation. To despise Israel is to despise the very nation God chose to bring forth the Messiah.

Christ the Jewish Kinsman-Redeemer

The Book of Ruth foreshadowed the ultimate Redeemer. Boaz could redeem the mortgage on the property belonging to Ruth because he was a kinsman, he was willing, and he had the ability to pay the price. These same Jewish requirements apply to the redemption of the Earth itself. 

In Revelation 5, John wept when no one was found worthy to open the scroll—the title deed to the Earth. Why? Because redemption required a true Kinsman, one who met all the qualifications.

“But one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.’” — Revelation 5:5

Christ alone fulfills the role. He is Jewish—of the tribe of Judah, the royal line of David. He is our Kinsman by birth. He was willing—offering Himself in obedience to the Father. And He was able—paying the ultimate “blood price” at the cross.

Because He shed His blood, Christ has the legal right to redeem God’s forfeited inheritance of the Earth. The scroll in Revelation 5 represents that inheritance, and only Jesus, who is Jewish remember, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, could take the scroll from the Father and open its seals.

This means the very hope of creation’s redemption rests on Christ being a Jew—the promised Seed, the Son of David, the Root of Jesse, the Lion of Judah.

A Call to Believers

• Stand against antisemitism and the lies of replacement theology.
• Stand with Israel, because God has not abandoned His people.
• Stand with the Word of God, which testifies that Christ will one day reign from Jerusalem as Israel’s King and the world’s Lord.

💡 Never forget: we as Gentile believers are grafted in. We don’t replace Israel—we partake of the promises of God through Jesus Christ.

The Lord Jesus warns Gentile believers

‘do not boast against the branches (you Gentiles). But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root (Gentiles played no part in bringing for salvation— God designated that to Jews), but the root supports you (It is because of what God promised Abraham, It is because God created the Jewish people for Himself, it is because God chose to commit them all (Israel) to disobedience that you Gentiles even have salvation).’

Romans 11:18