Actually, not all Jews thought the messiah would be a great military leader. In fact, only one particular sect (the Zealots) thought this way. The other sects believed that the messiah would embody their principals which weren't all militarily driven. This is the whole reason for multiple sects of Jewdaism; each sect believed the messiah would save the Jews differently.
Product Placement. The answer to everyone's problem would be to just omit commercials entirely and build them right into the programming. Product placement is less intrusive and keeps people on that station and in front of the TV.
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Actually, not all Jews thought the messiah would be a great military leader. In fact, only one particular sect (the Zealots) thought this way. The other sects believed that the messiah would embody their principals which weren't all militarily driven. This is the whole reason for multiple sects of Jewdaism; each sect believed the messiah would save the Jews differently.
Product Placement. The answer to everyone's problem would be to just omit commercials entirely and build them right into the programming. Product placement is less intrusive and keeps people on that station and in front of the TV.