What was the purpose of Jesus death for the Jews?
During the last supper that Jesus had with His disciples, He said the following to them, Luke 22:20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, this cup is the new covenant in My blood , which is shed for you. One must remember that since the time of Moses and the exodus, the Jews have been under a covenant of Law, the 'old' covenant . This covenant was a burden (Matthew 11:28; Acts 15:10) and would never be able to be fulfilled by the Jews. Its primary goal was to teach them that they needed a Saviour, and indeed, to point them to their Messiah (Galatians 3:24-25). The 'old' covenant needed to be replaced, and the first advent of Jesus was exactly for this purpose, as is confirmed in the above verse. Now, if you focus on the bolded part you will see that it alludes to HOW Jesus was going to do it. In order to replace the old covenant with the new covenant, Jesus had to die. We are familiar with the legalities of our current day 'last will and testament'...