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Recall from part 1 that tzitzit are the tassels that God commanded the Israelites to tie onto the four corners of their garments in Numbers 15:37-41 and Deuteronomy 22:12. Tallits are the prayer shawls to which Jews attach their tzitzit. See Part 1 here: The Torah and the Rabbis. Make sure you read that before …
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Moses’ encounter with the burning bush in Exodus 2-3 is structured as a chiasm that demonstrates God’s faithfulness to his people. Through persecution, they are refined and disciplined, but never destroyed. God always preserves a remnant of Israel. Here is the full text of the passage: During those many days the king of Egypt died, …
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And what beliefs don’t? I’m probably about to offend you. I don’t mean to, it’s just that there are things that need to be said, and those things won’t set easily on many. Everyone has beliefs that they hold so strongly that they get angry when they are challenged, that they will fight to protect. …
Bad things happen. It rains on the just and the unjust alike, and fellow believers will come on hard times. We’ve all known someone (and probably know someone still today!) who is so poor that he can’t afford the basic necessities of life. He’s homeless, wears worn out clothes, or can’t afford to buy food …
The LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, (2) “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the LORD. (3) For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune …
Continue reading “Surviving through Trials, Prospering by Faith”
A follower on Twitter asked me about Colossians 2:16 last week. I’m including the rest of the chapter here for context: 16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 These are a shadow of …
God is calling people all over the world to return to his instructions, to keep his Sabbaths, his appointed feast days, his rules for living, speaking, and loving.
One vital point in understanding the parable of the wheat and the tares is that the two plants are very difficult to distinguish until they bear fruit.
False cognates can be confusing to people who aren’t aware of them. Is “God” really a pagan word?
Who Is Israel? Episodes 1-4 Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 4, where I get to the real point of this series. Welcome to episode 4 of Who Is Israel! In the previous three episodes, I covered the history of Israel and the Jewish people from their origin in Abraham through the …
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