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So: "} 7a:{"position":29,"content":"

How can a messiah be a person who cuts down trees and makes furniture for the needs of men? "} 7b:{"position":30,"content":"

It is not possible…. AND…. Cutting down fruit trees is specifically forbidden by the Torah. Thus, for a messiah to be a carpenter is almost a contradiction in terms, since it is the function of a messiah to relay God’s word to the people in its purest form."} 7c:{"position":31,"content":"

It is crucial to understand that the title: “messiah” does NOT refer to one single man. Technically, any person who has olive oil pour over his head is a messiah. So, for example: King Saul; King David and King Solomon were all messiahs and so was Aaron, the brother of Moses, and all the other priests."} 7d:{"position":32,"content":"

A Pharisee/rabbi, however, is not a messiah, because he is not anointed with olive oil. In fact, metaphorically speaking, a Pharisee/rabbi is a carpenter, since a Pharisee/rabbi changes the laws in the Torah to suit his own needs and to accommodate the needs of the people in his community. "} 7e:{"position":33,"content":"

In other words, a Pharisee/rabbi is not a spiritual intermediary or a prophet who attempts to relay to others the exact words of God. A Pharisee/rabbi MERELY interprets the words of God which were spoken to others. This is why the claim of the rabbis that their predecessors at Mount Sinai received directly from God some type of:

Metaphors in the Gospels: Can a Messiah Be a Carpenter?