This wandering community was not living in isolation. The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites and many other kinds of tribes n clans. Customs, rituals beliefs of all these tribes were thoroughly different from Israelites. Israelites used to marry the daughters of these clan and men from these clan used to marry Israeli daughters. (Judges 3:6)
Clashes between amongst these communities were obvious and every time some or other individual has always acted as a saviour for Israelites. Moses, Joshua, Judges…these were all a kind of Messiah for Israelites. Rather I can say that every period of this community’s existence had its own messiah. Having a messiah must be a kind of tradition at that time.
Jesus was just one of them.
