𝐈𝐬 𝐘𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧?

Some questions won’t let you stay neutral. They demand an answer. One of the most important, and most controversial, is whether Yeshua is truly human. If He is, then He knows our struggles, our suffering, and our temptations. If He is not, then He cannot be our Redeemer. There is no middle ground.

For centuries, people have misunderstood what Scripture actually says. Some claim Yeshua only appeared human but was really divine in disguise. They could not imagine Yeshua as dirty, sweaty, beaten, smelling bad, or really hungry. They argue that His miracles, His resurrection, and His authority prove He was something beyond human. Others insist the Messiah was never meant to be anything more than a normal man. These objections sound compelling—until you test them. Once you examine the Bible, Jewish sources, history, and logic, the evidence is overwhelming: 𝐘𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧.

The 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 has caused many to think of Yeshua as only human—just a rabbi, a revolutionary, or a prophet. To them, the idea of Yeshua as anything more is superstition. But what may be surprising is that others take the opposite extreme, believing Yeshua was never truly human at all but only G-d on earth, walking in human form. Both views miss the truth.

Yeshua was 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧.

𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 #𝟏: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡

Some argue that Judaism has never expected the Messiah to be anything but a heavenly being or a divine manifestation. But that claim falls apart once you actually read the Tanakh. Over and over, the Hebrew Scriptures describe the coming Messiah in ways that only a human being could fulfill.

𝟏. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧

Genesis 3:15 gives the earliest prophecy of the Messiah:

“𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑑; ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑙.”

This passage speaks of a specific offspring (𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑎ʿ), meaning someone born into humanity. A purely divine or angelic being does not have human descent.

𝟐. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦, 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐚𝐜, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛

G-d promises Abraham:

“𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑.” (Genesis 22:18)

Later, this promise is narrowed down to Isaac (Genesis 26:4), then Jacob (Genesis 28:14). If the Messiah were anything but human, this lineage would make no sense.

𝟑. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝

G-d tells David:

“𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑢𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑠𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑑𝑜𝑚.” (2 Samuel 7:12)

A supernatural being does not come from a human bloodline. The Messiah was expected to be a real human king, a descendant of David, ruling from Jerusalem.

𝟒. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐞 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬

G-d promises Moses:

“𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑢𝑝 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠.” (Deuteronomy 18:15)

Moses was not an angel. He was not a spirit. He was a man who led, suffered, and interceded for Israel. If the Messiah is “like Moses,” He must also be human.

𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 #𝟐: 𝐀 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞

Some argue that if Yeshua was truly human, He would have had to sin. But that is a false assumption. The Bible never says that sinfulness is required to be human. In fact, it says the opposite.

• Adam and Eve were created fully human before sin entered the world.

• G-d commands Israel to “𝑏𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑦” (Leviticus 19:2).

• The sacrificial system required a spotless lamb (Exodus 12:5), foreshadowing a sinless Messiah.

• Yeshua was tempted in every way, just as we are, yet without sin (Hebrews 4:15).

That does not make Him less human—it makes Him the perfect example of what humanity was meant to be.

Even Jewish texts hint at a Messiah with unique holiness. The 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐝 (𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝟗𝟖𝐛) speaks of a suffering Messiah known as the “Leper Scholar,” whose suffering brings healing to Israel. The 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬 (𝟒𝐐𝟐𝟒𝟔, "𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆-𝐝" 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥) describe a figure who is both ben Adam (Son of Man) and Son of G-d, affirming a uniquely righteous leader.

𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 #𝟑: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡’𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧

Some claim that because Yeshua performed miracles, He could not have been fully human. But that argument collapses when you look at the Tanakh.

• Moses turned the Nile into blood (Exodus 7:20).

• Elijah called fire from heaven (1 Kings 18:38).

• Elisha multiplied oil, healed lepers, and even raised the dead (2 Kings 4:32-35).

None of this made them less human. Miracles are not proof of divinity. They are proof of G-d’s power working through a chosen vessel.

If anything, Yeshua’s miracles prove that He was the anointed one—the Messiah, the Prophet, and the Servant of the LORD.

𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 #𝟒: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧

Some say that if Yeshua was resurrected, He must not have been truly human. But resurrection does not make someone less human—it confirms that death is not the end.

The Tanakh records several resurrections:

• Elijah raises a boy from the dead (1 Kings 17:22).

• Elisha’s bones bring a man back to life (2 Kings 13:21).

• Ezekiel’s vision of the dry bones (Ezekiel 37) speaks of a literal resurrection of Israel.

Yeshua’s resurrection was not an undoing of His humanity but the completion of it. When He rose, He was still flesh and bone. He ate food (Luke 24:42-43). He invited His disciples to touch His wounds (John 20:27). He walked and talked.

His glorified body did not erase His humanity—it perfected it.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞

The overwhelming evidence shows that the Messiah had to be human. The Bible makes this clear:

• The Messiah Had to Be Born Like Any Other Human (Genesis 3:15).

• The Messiah Had to Be from a Human Bloodline (Genesis 49:10, 2 Samuel 7:12).

• The Messiah Had to Suffer and Die for Sins (Isaiah 53).

• The Messiah Had to Be Sinless, Yet Fully Human (Hebrews 4:15).

• The Messiah Had to Resurrect in a Human Body (Luke 24:39).

Rabbinic texts acknowledge that the Messiah will be a descendant of David, a prophet like Moses, and a suffering servant. If the Messiah is not fully human, then none of these prophecies make sense.

Yeshua’s life, death, and resurrection all confirm His humanity.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

If Yeshua was not human, He could not be our representative. If He was not human, He could not suffer as we do. If He was not human, He could not die for our sins.

The Tanakh, Jewish traditions, and the New Testament all affirm the Messiah’s humanity. This is not a Christian invention. This is the expectation of the Jewish prophets and sages.

Yeshua fits every prophecy. He lived, suffered, died, and rose again—not as a phantom or spirit, but as a real, flesh-and-blood man.

The real question is not whether the Scriptures teach that Yeshua is human. They do.

The real question is: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭?

B”H!