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Psalms 78:5 For he issued his decree to Jacob; he gave his law to
Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, 6
so the next generation might know them
"More than Jews have kept the Sabbath," wrote Ahad
Ha'am in a remark that has become proverbial, "the Sabbath has kept the Jews."
Cannot obey the Jewish laws to be saved Gal
4:21 Listen to me, you friends who think you have to obey the Jewish laws
to be saved: Why don't you find out what those laws really mean? 22 For
it is written that Abraham had two sons, one from his slave-wife and one
from his freeborn wife. 23 There was nothing unusual about the birth of the
slave-wife's baby. But the baby of the freeborn wife was born only after
God had especially promised he would come.
24 Now this true story is an illustration of God's two ways of helping people.
One way was by giving them his laws to obey. He did this on Mount Sinai,
when he gave the Ten Commandments to Moses.
Mount Sinai, by
the way, is called "Mount Hagar"
by the Arabs-and in my illustration, Abraham's slave-wife
Hagar represents
Jerusalem, the mother-city of the Jews, the center of that system of trying
to please God by trying to obey the Commandments; and the Jews, who try to
follow that system, are her Hagar slave children. 26
But our mother-city is the heavenly Jerusalem, and
she is not a slave to Jewish laws.
27 That is what Isaiah meant when he prophesied, "Now you can rejoice, O
childless woman; you can shout with joy though you never before had a child.
For I am going to give you many children-more children than the
Hagarslave-wife
has."
28 You and I, dear brothers, are the children that God promised, just as
Isaac was. 29 And so we who are born of the Holy Spirit are persecuted now
by those who want us to keep the Jewish laws, just as Isaac, the child of
promise, was persecuted by Ishmael, the slave-wife's
son.
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to send away the slave-wife and her son, for the slave-wife's son could not
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31 Dear brothers, we are not slave children, obligated
to the Jewish laws, but children of the free woman, acceptable to God because
of our faith.
Gal 5:1 So Christ has made us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and
don't get all tied up again in the chains of slavery to Jewish laws and
ceremonies. 2 Listen to me, for this is serious: if you are counting on
circumcision and keeping the Jewish laws to make you right with God, then
Christ cannot save you. 3 I'll say it again. Anyone trying to find favor
with God by being circumcised must always obey every other Jewish law or
perish. 4 Christ is useless to you if you are counting on clearing your debt
to God by keeping those laws; you are lost from God's grace.
5 But we by the help of the Holy Spirit
are counting on Christ's death to clear away
our sins and make us right with God. 6 And we to whom Christ has given eternal
life don't need to worry about whether we have been circumcised or not, or
whether we are obeying the Jewish ceremonies or not; for all we need is faith
working through love. TLB
Tradition of Redemption of
Captives Sharon
Government offered Pollard $2 million [IMRA: reverse pidyon shvuyim?]
By Etgar Lefkovits The Jeruslaem Post 27 November 2001
[IMRA: In the Jewish tradition, "pidyon shvuyim", the redemption of prisoners,
is one of the most important commandments. In this case the Sharon administration
appears to have turned this concept upside down. Instead of offering to ransom
the prisoner, they offer money to the prisoner to remain in prison.]
1 Sam 14:45 But the troops retorted, "Jonathan, who
saved Israel today, shall die? Far from it! We vow by the life of God that
not one hair on his head will be touched, for he has been used of God to
do a mighty miracle today." So the people rescued Jonathan. TLB
Jer 15:2 And if they say to you, 'But where can we
go?' tell them the Lord says: 'Those who are destined for death, to death;
those who must die by the sword, to the sword; those doomed to starvation,
to famine; and those for captivity, to captivity.' TLB
Rabbi Yochanan comments on this verse (Bava Batra 8b) explaining that each
punishment mentioned above is considered worse than the punishment which
is mentioned previously. According to Rabbi Yochanan, the sword is a worse
punishment than death; famine is a worse punishment than the sword; and captivity
is worst punishment of all. Why? Because captivity contains within it all
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Judaism
See
Treason,
banning Jews from their homes - in IL Politics
Homosexuality
Rabbi Joel Beasley
of Alon Shvut has written, "As far as the Jewish religion goes, there are
no homosexuals in the world, nor have there ever been. There are no heterosexuals
either. Both terms are pejorative. They imply that the essence of existence
lies somehow within the crass and the carnal... According to sexual behaviorists
like Masters and Johnson, babies are born neither heterosexual nor homosexual
in any categorical sense (Human Sexuality, 1995, fifth edition). They are
sexually malleable, and can remain in flux throughout their lifetimes...
People are inclined naturally towards aesthetic variation. That does not
mean they should be free to act on their impulses. The Torah understands
that unrestrained pursuit of personal pleasure takes a terrible toll on society,
and creates havoc for the stability of the family." (Jewish Spectator, Winter
1998). Arutz Sheva News Service
<http://www.IsraelNationalNews.com>
Thursday, June 3, 2004
Holy
Places threshing
floorsTempleMount2 Sam 24:18 On that day Gad went to
David and said to him, "Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the
threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite." **19 So David went up, as the LORD
had commanded through Gad. ..." So David bought the threshing floor and the
oxen and paid fifty shekels of silver for them. 25 David built an altar to
the LORD there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then
the LORD answered prayer in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel
was stopped. NIV
** OT:728 'Aravnah (ar-av-naw'); or (by transposition) 'Owrnah (ore-naw');
or 'Arniyah (ar-nee-yaw'); all by orthographical variation for OT:771; Aravnah
(or Arnijah or Ornah), a Jebusite: KJV - Araunah. (Biblesoft's Strong's
Numbers)
1 Chron 21:18 Then the angel of the LORD ordered
Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing
floor of Araunah the Jebusite..*** NIV
...25 So David paid Ornan $4,300 in gold 26 and built
an altar to the Lord there, and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings
upon it; and he called out to the Lord, who answered by sending down fire
from heaven to burn up the offering on the altar. TLB |
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*** OT:771 'Ornan (or-nawn'); probably from
OT:766; strong; Ornan, a Jebusite: KJV - Ornan. See OT:728. (Biblesoft's
Strong's Numbers)
[The assertion that David bought two threshing floors, one on MT Motiah and
the other on Mt. Olives:
Similarities: 1. It followed the same incident, Divid's sin. 2. It's
bought from the same person:
Araunah or
Ornan
have the same Strong's #s 728 & 771. 3. It
doesn't say it's in different places. In both David is just told to "go
up..."
Difference: 1. different amounts were paid,
fifty shekels of silver and
$4,300 in gold.]
Building the
Temple1 Kings 5:17 The stonecutters quarried and shaped huge blocks
of stone-a very expensive job-for the foundation of the Temple.
TLB
1 Kings 6:7 The stones used in the construction of
the Temple were prefinished at the quarry, so the entire structure was built
without the sound of hammer, axe, or any other tool at the building site.
TLB
KJV 1 Kings 6:7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone
made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer
nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in
building.
Deut 27:5 And build an altar there to the Lord your
God. Use uncut boulders, and on the altar offer burnt offerings to
the Lord your God. TLB
Isa 42:2 He will be gentle-he will not shout nor quarrel
in the streets. 3 He will not break the bruised reed, nor quench the dimly
burning flame. He will encourage the fainthearted, those tempted to despair.
He will see full justice given to all who have been wronged. TLB
James 3:17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven
is first of all pure and full of quiet gentleness. Then it is peace-loving
and courteous. TLB
1 Kings 6:37 The foundation of the Temple was laid
in the month of May in the fourth year of Solomon's reign, 38 and the entire
building was completed in every detail in November of the eleventh year of
his reign. So it took seven years to build. TLB |
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Rebuilt 3rd
TempleJoel
3:14 Multitudes, multitudes waiting in the valley for the verdict of their
doom! For the Day of the Lord is near, in the Valley of Judgment. 15 The
sun and moon will be darkened and the stars withdraw their light. 16 The
Lord shouts from his Temple in Jerusalem, and the earth and sky begin
to shake. But to his people Israel, the Lord will be very gentle. He is their
Refuge and Strength. TLB
Isa 2:2 In the last days the mountain of the
LORD's temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be
raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. 3 Many peoples
will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the
house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk
in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from
Jerusalem. NIV (Isa 2:3 For in those days
the world will be ruled from Jerusalem. TLB)
Zech 1:16 Therefore the Lord declares: 'I have returned
to Jerusalem filled with mercy; my Temple will be rebuilt,' says the Lord
Almighty, 'and so will all Jerusalem.' TLB
Zech 6:14 "Then put the crown in the Temple of the
Lord, to honor those who gave it-Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and also Josiah.
15 These three who have come from so far away represent many others who will
some day come from distant lands to rebuild the Temple of the Lord. And when
this happens, you will know my messages have been from God, the Lord Almighty.
But none of this will happen unless you carefully obey the commandments of
the Lord your God." TLB
Zech 8:9 The Lord Almighty says, "Get on with the job
and finish it! You have been listening long enough! For since you began laying
the foundation of the Temple, the prophets have been telling you about the
blessings that await you when it's finished. ...13 For now Judah is a word
of blessing, not a curse. 'May you be as prosperous and happy as Judah is,'
they'll say. So don't be afraid or discouraged! Get on with rebuilding the
Temple! 14 If you do, I will certainly bless you. TLB |
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