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He Lived: The Lion of the Last Days
I am very excited about this portion because it contains “one of the most widely accepted Messianic prophecies in Judaism” (CJSB, 66). The siddur (Jewish prayer book), the Targum of Onkelos, the Jerusalem Targum, and Rashi (a very notable rabbinic… Continue reading
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What’s in Your Inner Room?
Genesis 18-22 and 2 Kings 4 talk a lot about events happening around tents or permanent dwelling places, homes. In fact, the most important things from those stories manifest because of the interactions and the presences held within those domestic… Continue reading
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“We Are One in the Spirit” on the Native American Style Flute
This is a recording of “We Are One in the Spirit” by Peter Scholtes transposed to the Native American style flute. Scholtes, “[a] parish priest at St. Brendan’s on the South Side of Chicago in the 1960 was very involved… Continue reading
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In the Beginning: Remaking of You
The Very first prophecy we have of the Messiah comes immediately after the first sin was committed. Eve ate the fruit she was told by God not to eat, and she shared with Adam. The serpent’s deception had worked. The… Continue reading
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Noah: Mercy Triumphs over Judgement
God promised Noah he wouldn’t flood the earth again, not because future generations would be any better than the past ones (He actually said human hearts are still evil from youth (Gen. 6:5, 8:21), but because God chose mercy for… Continue reading
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Sukkot Shabbat During Middle Days: Numbers 29
Numbers chapter 29 seems like an outdated mundane list of to-do’s for a now obsolete sacrificial system, but is there more to this chapter? On the first day of Sukkot, thirteen bulls were supposed to be offered, along with other… Continue reading
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Sukkot (Tabernacles/Booths)
Sukkot is an appointed time full of rejoicing, beginning the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It is the third holy day that required Israel to pilgrimage to the temple. During this time, spanning seven days,… Continue reading
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Vayelekh: He Went Ahead of You, For You
Moses gave Israel the Torah, but Joshua led them into the promised land. They miraculously crossed the river that dried up at their crossing point and piled up upstream. The walls of their enemies in Jericho fell down for them.… Continue reading
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Rosh Hashanah: Isaac, Ishmael, and the Well
Today, Muslims of Mid Eastern descent claim their lineage to Abraham through Ishmael. Jews claim theirs through Isaac. God tells Abraham, “through Isaac shall your offspring be named” (vs. 12), though God would “make a nation of the son of the… Continue reading
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Nitzavim: He is Coming and His Reward and Recompense Is with Him
This section of Isiah and the next several chapters that follow describe the Messiah who will come and conquer Israel’s enemies, Messiah ben Judah. Christians believe this is the prophetic description of the second coming of the Messiah. The nations… Continue reading
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