Yes Jews were waiting for their Messiah, but they were not waiting for the "Christ" which is a Hellenist concept of a dying rising deity and is altogether different from the Israelite Messiah, please. Right?
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The Jews did not understand a lot of things. They were even told about the destruction of Jerusalem and captivity in Babylon, and many were still clueless... not only because of lack of faith, but also because the time was not yet right to clarify certain details.
See Isaiah 53 ; Daniel 9:24-27
Though the Jews in the first century were looking for a savior, they did not grasp, or understand, the details... but those details were written, and did include a sacrifice - death of the Messiah.
They not understanding, or misunderstanding is their problem.
Their imagined expectations, is their lost.
See Psalm 118:22 ; Isaiah 28:16
(Matthew 21:42-46)
42 Jesus said to them: “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘
The stone that the builders rejected, this has become the chief cornerstone. This has come from Jehovah, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 This is why I say to you, the Kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation producing its fruits.
44 Also, the person falling on this stone will be shattered. As for anyone on whom it falls, it will crush him.”
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his illustrations, they knew that he was speaking about them.
46 Although they wanted to seize him, they feared the crowds, because these regarded him as a prophet.
Jesus left the ignorant in their ignorance, while teaching the humble - babes.
(Luke 9:18-22)
18 Later, while he was praying alone, the disciples came to him, and he questioned them, saying:
“Who are the crowds saying that I am?” 19 In reply they said: “John the Baptist, but others say Elijah, and still others say that one of the ancient prophets has risen.” 20 Then he said to them: “You, though, who do you say I am?” Peter answered: “The Christ of God.”
21 Then in a stern talk to them,
he instructed them not to tell this to anybody,
22 but he said: “The Son of man must undergo many sufferings and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and on the third day be raised up.”