His actions.
Yahshua was a Jewish Rabbi. He wore the traditional tallit and tzit tzit according to the Law of Moses. The Hebrew word for this border fringe according to Vine’s expository dictionary is 'Kraspedon,' which the Hebrews had to attach to their mantle to remind them of the Law, according to Numbers 15:38-39. “Speak to the people of Isra’el, instructing them to make, through all their generations, tzitziyot on the corners of their garments, and to put with the tzit-tzit on each corner a blue thread. It is to be a tzizt-tzit for you to look at and thereby remember all of Adonai’s mitzvot and obey them…”
Also, Deut. 22:12 “You are to make for yourself twisted cords on the four corners of the garment you wrap around yourself”
Matt. 14:36 “ …and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. ( Heb. "…might only touch the tzit-tzit on His robe, and all who touched it were completely whole.") Mark 6:56 “…begged Him to let them touch even the tzit-tzit on His robe, and all who touched it were healed.” In the Authorised Version, this is translated 'Hem.'
Matt. 9:20 “A woman who had had….from behind and touched the tzit-tzit on His
robe.” He may even have had Tephillim and wore a Phalactery too! (I have as yet to find the relevant scriptures.) Yahshua lived a law-observant life like any true Jew. He kept the Feasts; Jn 2: 13, “…It was almost time for the festival of Pesach (Passover) in Judah, so Yahshua went up to Yahrushalaim (Jerusalem)…In the Temple grounds He…" and 2 Jn 2:23 “Now while Yahshua was in Jerusalem at the Pesach (Feast of Passover) …” John 7: 2-3, 10, 14 “But the Festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles) in Judah was near, so His brothers said to Him…” “…after His brothers went up to the festival, He too went up…” “…Not until the festival was half over did Yahshua go up to the Temple courts and began to teach…”
Yahshua had the title of a Rabbi. Probably orthodox, and probably of the Pharisaic sect. He must have looked the part, or they would never have acknowledged that He was a Rabbi, as in. Matt. 8:18-19 “A Torah-teacher approached and said to Him, “Rabbi, I will follow You wherever You go.” This was a teacher of the Law, a man esteemed indeed, who acknowledged the authority of Yahshua as a Rabbi.
The religious leaders of the day would have been the first to disannul His Rabbinical role if they could have found fault with His manner, appearance, adherence to the Law etc. but they did not. Matt. 9:11 “ When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His talmidim (disciples) “why does your Rabbi eat with tax-collectors…?” They never disputed about His being a Rabbi.
Yahshua was blameless in the law and sacrifices, food laws, codes of dress etc. He upheld the Law and only contradicted rules which brought the law into non effect or disrepute.
He would never have been allowed to speak and teach the Law in the Synagogue unless He had been a recognised Rabbi.
He must have devoted His young life in studying Torah and doubtless learned at the feet of the Rabbi’s in the area as He did on that special visit when He was found in the temple at 12 years old listening to and debating with the Rabbi’s in Jerusalem; Luke 2:46 “…they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, not only hearing them but questioning what they said…”
And now, lastly...
His teachings
He was a recognised Rabbi, which means a teacher and explainer of Moses’ teachings, and the oral law.
Yahshua must have practised what He preached, therefore He must have kept the oral and written law in order to be recognised as a Rabbi.
A Rabbi = "Someone ordained to judge and teach Torah (grazing) and to determine Jewish law." Matthew 7:12 “Always treat others as you would like them to treat you; that sums up the teaching of the Torah and the Prophets.” and in Matthew 5:17-19 “When you fast, wash your face and groom yourself… Do not store up for yourselves treasures…”
A teacher of the Law – See Matthew chapter 5. Yahshua taught the Law and explained the prophets all the time in His teachings. He referred to Law continually, He preached nothing but the Law.
He expounded the Law, gave it its full meaning, mixed faith with all His teachings, taught people to keep the Law in faith not purely by works, and human strength.
He taught the attitudes behind the Law. Read Matthew chapter 5 for yourself with these thoughts in mind and see that Yahshua never discredited or did away with any of the Laws, but rather gave them their full meaning, describing the attitudes behind them, the reasons for them etc.
Matt. 5:17-47 “Don’t think that I have come to abolish the Torah or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete..." To fulfil = give meaning to. "... Yes indeed! I tell you that until heaven and earth pass away, not so much as a yod or a stroke (smallest part of letters) will pass from the Torah – not until everything that must happen has happened. So whoever disobeys the least of these mitzvot and teaches others to do so will be called the least…”
“…Do not murder...I tell you that anyone who nurses anger...will be subject to judgment…”
“…do not commit adultery...and I tell you that a man who even looks at a woman with the purpose of lusting after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart ...”
“...whoever divorces his wife must give her a get…but I tell you …except on the ground of fornication...”
“ ...Do not break your oath…but I tell you not to swear at all...”
“...eye for eye and tooth for tooth but I tell you not to stand up against someone...”
“…love your neighbour and hate your enemy…I tell you, love your enemies!” And now I come to my conclusion.
Conclusion
Hopefully, you will have come to some yourself by now. Sometimes we get an incorrect picture of this Jewish Rabbi, and perhaps when He returns, He may be quite different to what we expect Him to be. He may want to dance and sing in the streets with His prayer shawl!
I would like to suggest that in books written about Yahshua and in many sermons preached throughout the world, this typical Jewish man has been hellenised, Greek-ised, and in the ultimate, the Hollywood films He is portrayed as a wishy washy, blonde, blue-eyed gentile man.
He was a fiery preacher, not afraid of taking matters into His own hands, he drove the money-lenders from the temple precincts, and no-one even challenged Him.
Are we expecting a gentle Jesus meek and mild, dressed in a pretty white garment, carrying a New Testament under His arm?
Let us see who He really is, and ask the holy Spirit to indeed lead us into the truth about Him, that we may truly know Him, and not a figment of our imagination. It is easy to imagine a kindly 'anything goes' kind of Saviour, someone who will be kindly disposed towards people breaking His law.
He is the Word, He is the Law, and when He returns He will be on a white charger, with a double edged sword to bring judgement to His enemies. Is this the kind of 'Jesus' we are expecting, or are we in for a great surprise?
To need to really know Him, and be one with Him and with His Jewish brothers all over the world, for there are many Jewish people coming to know their Messiah in our day.
I am going to conclude my discourse by mentioning that awful term, 'antisemitism,' the spirit which murdered six million Jews in the holocaust.
Our country has been antisemitic on many occasions, and sad to say, there are many in churches today with this same attitude. Some even have the audacity to think that the church has replaced Israel. What awful deception.
There is much antisemitism in churches today, the Gentiles want to destroy all that is Hebraic and keep their own festivals and customs, many of which stem directly from paganism. If you are interested, read 'The Two Babylons' by Hislop. It will certainly open your eyes to a thing or two.
The church on the whole has embraced Romanism in many ways. It has distanced itself from its Hebraic roots, de-judaising the gospel.
Wake up church! The shofa is sounding, prepare yourselves. Know the true Messiah of Israel and Saviour of the world.
In our day, the holy Spirit is bringing believing people back to the correct concepts of where the Gospel came from, its foundations in Judaism, the carrying on and renewing of Covenants, and the Jewish Messiah, Yahshua.