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Humorous story about passover

The Messiah will be called “the Leper of the House of Rabbi,” a strange name indeed for the promised Savior King: And the rabbis say: “His name is The Leper … as it is said [in Isaiah 53:4], ‘Surely our sicknesses he himself bore and our sorrows he carried, yet we ourselves esteemed him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.’” (b.Sanhedrin 98b) A word association between the leper and the suffering servant of Isaiah 53 involves the Hebrew verb nega which means to “smite.” The Torah refers to the condition of leprosy with the noun form of the same word which means plague, smiting, and affliction. The Talmud quotes Isaiah 53:4 where Isaiah uses the same word to describe the affliction of the suffering servant: Surely our sicknesses (nagua) He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:4) On the basis of these associations, the sages referred to the suffering Messiah son of Joseph as “The Leper.” The Messiah son of Joseph carries the suffering of the exile and the punishment of the Jewish people like a leper carries his affliction.

Chapter 17 Divisions • V1-4 Introduction-the great eagle Nebuchadnezzer • V5-6 A new seed is planted and grows into a vine • V7-8 A second eagle, Pharaoh Hophra appears • V9-10 The vine is denounced and withers • V11-21 Interpretation of the prophetic parable • V22-24 God’s promise to restore the vine/tree in the Messianic Kingdom

Chapter 16 The Faithless Bride • V1-14 The orphan who became a queen • V15-34 The queen who became a harlot • V35-43 The harlot who became a convict • V44-52 The convict who became a proverb • V53-58 The convict and her companions who repented • V59-63 The convict saved, cleansed and restored

Lashon harah, or evil speech, is defined as information which is either derogatory or potentially harmful to another individual. A derogatory statement about someone is lashon Hara, even if it will definitely not cause that person any harm. To focus on the shortcomings of another person is in itself wrong. A statement that could potentially bring harm to someone, be it financial, physical, physiological or otherwise, is lashon Hara even if the information is not negative. Even true statements which are derogatory or harmful, are lashon Hara.

Lashon harah, or evil speech, is defined as information which is either derogatory or potentially harmful to another individual. A derogatory statement about someone is lashon Hara, even if it will definitely not cause that person any harm. To focus on the shortcomings of another person is in itself wrong. A statement that could potentially bring harm to someone, be it financial, physical, physiological or otherwise, is lashon Hara even if the information is not negative. Even true statements which are derogatory or harmful, are lashon Hara.

Baht Rivka Whitten: Israeli-born is an accomplished musician, and worship leader Four songs from her latest CD are currently playing on secular Israeli radio. George Whitten founded Worthy News Focusing on Israel, persecution, prophecy

Baht Rivka Whitten: Israeli-born is an accomplished musician, and worship leader Four songs from her latest CD are currently playing on secular Israeli radio. George Whitten founded Worthy News Focusing on Israel, persecution, prophecy

• Hebrew word for idols - גִ לּוּלֵ יהֶ ם Gi-Lu-Lei-Hem • Hebrew word for dung - גְּ לָ לִ ים G'laliym • The elders didn’t just dabble in idolatry, they were immersed in it • The hearts of Israel were far off because of idols • God wants to ‘seize’ their hearts back to Him • When idolators consult false prophets for affirmation, God Himself lets them speak deceit • Both the prophet as well as the inquirer will bear the same punishment

The story of Esther

This word probably came soon after Ezekiel’s Temple vision • It appears that even the exiled population was rebellious like those still in Israel • They had Torah, prophecy, Temple but rejected it all • Ezekiel is to put on a demonstration of exile • He was to depart at the end of the day

In modern Christian teaching, the study of Leviticus has been dismissed as unnecessary. Why? Because the death of the Messiah negated the need for sacrifices. But we sometimes forget that the disciples continued to offer sacrifices for the rest of their lives after the death and resurrection of Yeshua. But if we say that Yeshua died on the cross for us, then we should also study what the ancient sacrifices actually mean in relation to His own sacrifice. Why were sacrifices even necessary? To answer that question, we have to go back to the previous book of Exodus.

He brought me to the door of the court. When I looked, behold, a hole in the wall. (8) Then He said to me, “Son of man, now dig through the wall.” When I had dug through the wall, there was a door. (9) He said to me: “Go and see the wicked abominations that they do here The physical presence of God left the Mercy Seat • God told the scribe to mark all those in Jerusalem who still held to Torah and did not abandon Adonai

As the children of Israel completed the building of the Tabernacle, Moses ordered an accounting of all the donations. He did not do so because he suspected some misappropriation or malfeasance. He already knew that all the contributions had been handled with the utmost integrity. But he also knew that his reputation in handling money reflected directly on God. He had to make the audit in order to publicly demonstrate that everything he had been done with complete honesty later in his life, Moses was able to declare “I have not taken a single donkey from them” (Numbers 16:15).

He brought me to the door of the court. When I looked, behold, a hole in the wall. (8) Then He said to me, “Son of man, now dig through the wall.” When I had dug through the wall, there was a door. (9) He said to me: “Go and see the wicked abominations that they do here The physical presence of God left the Mercy Seat • God told the scribe to mark all those in Jerusalem who still held to Torah and did not abandon Adonai