Shalom everyone! In this episode of IBR, we are talking through the beginning of Parasha Pinchas. How is it that Pinchas gets to basically get away with wanton murder? Some new information may help us solve this perplexing question. Also, can we take from Pinchas'...
News and commentary for Tuesday, 19 July, 2022. More 'wars, and rumors of wars' - on just about every front you can imagine.
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What does scripture really say about women in YHWH’s (The LORD’s) Kingdom & Y’shua’s (Jesus’) Ministry. This a beautiful look at how our Messiah and Redeemer made sure not to diminish or trivialize a woman’s contribution to His Kingdom. In this video we seek to biblically answer the following questions: Is it biblical for women to be silent in the Church or the Assembly as Paul suggests in 1 Corinthians 14 except perhaps in teaching Sunday school to children or singing in the choir as many believe? Or at the other end of the spectrum should a woman be head of an entire church or assembly as head pastor or priestess? Or does the biblical guideline for women fall somewhere in the middle?
In this the first of two parts, straight from the mouths of those in the Body of Messiah comes a lively discussion about some of the problems that may be prohibiting the unity in the Body that is so greatly desired. Rabbi Steve Berkson moderates this forum of ideas,...
In last week’s teaching, we examined Isaiah’s prophecy in couplets:
“The pronouncement concerning Edom:
One keeps calling to me from Seir,
‘Watchman, how far gone is the night?
Watchman, how far gone is the night?’
The watchman says, ‘Morning comes but also night.
If you would inquire, inquire;
Come back again.’” (Is 21:11-12)
The third couplet urges the inquirer to ask twice, or “come back again.” Return from the second exile, the long exile of The Red One, Edom of Seir.
In a layer of Jewish understanding about King Messiah’s hiding place, Isaiah implies that not only are those in exile calling, anxious for the night of exile to end, so is Messiah, who has been tying and untying the bandages of the sick outside the gates of Rome, anxiously awaiting the Father’s appointed time for his return, to “come back again.” The midrash is not to be taken literally, but illustratively.
Audio reading: Audio reading: Num 29:1-20, 2 Chron 6:12-8:10, Romans 7:14-8:8, Psalm 18:1-15, Prov 19:24-25 Audio Reading: Num 29:21-29:40, 2 Chron 8:11-10:19, Romans 8:9-25, Psalm 18:16-36, Prov 19:26 Summary: In this week's reading from 2 Chronicles 6-8, we read in...
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Perhaps ironically, the parsha named 'Balak' in the Torah (Numbers 22:2-25:9) -- because that name of the king of Moab appears right up front in the text -- is really more about Bilaam (aka 'Balaam' in some English translations) -- who would be the ancient equivalent...
The Lion of Judah roars on our behalf. Isaiah 42 tells us that we can stir up our "Lion" on our behalf by praising him and lifting His name up among the nations. He is like the Lion Aslan in the C.S. Lewis story that Mr. Beaver says, "He is dangerous, but He is Good!"...