Rabbi Abraham ben Ezra and Rabbi Moshe el Sheikh declare that the Pierced One of Zechariah 12:10 is the Messiah, the son of Joseph, who takes upon Himself the guilt of Israel and is slain for their atonement.
Rabbi Abraham ben Ezra states: “All the heathen shall look to me to see what I shall do to those who pierced Messiah, the son of Joseph.” Rabbi Moshe el Sheikh, chief rabbi of Safed, further explains: “They shall lift up their eyes unto me in perfect repentance, when they see Him whom they pierced, that is Messiah, the Son of Joseph; for our Rabbis, of blessed memory, have said that He will take upon Himself all the guilt of Israel, and shall then be slain in the war to make an atonement… so that it shall be accounted as if Israel had pierced Him, for on account of their sin He has died.” These voices declare that the Pierced One of Zechariah 12:10 is the Messiah who bears the guilt of Israel and is slain for their atonement.
Rabbi Abraham ben Ezra declared the Pierced One is Messiah.
Rabbi Abraham ben Ezra (12th century):
“All the heathen shall look to me to see what I shall do to those who pierced Messiah, the son of Joseph.” Next is a rather lengthy quote from Rabbi Moshe el Sheikh, chief rabbi of Safed:
“I will do yet a third thing, and that is, that ‘they shall look unto me,’ for they shall lift up their eyes unto me in perfect repentance, when they see Him whom they pierced, that is Messiah, the Son of Joseph; for our Rabbis, of blessed memory, have said that He will take upon Himself all the guilt of Israel, and shall then be slain in the war to make an atonement in such manner that it shall be accounted as if Israel had pierced Him, for on account of their sin He has died; and, therefore, in order that it may be reckoned to them as a perfect atonement, they will repent and look to the blessed One, saying, that there is none beside Him to forgive those that mourn on account of Him who died for their sin: this is the meaning of ‘They shall look upon me.'” {Dear Rabbi – Steve Schwarz pg 10}
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