27
Nov
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“A son honors his father and a servant his master. But if I’m a father, where is the honor due me? and if I’m a master, where is the respect due me?”
We hear from the last prophet, Malachi, and learn about prophecy and the historical background of Malachi’s time.
22
Nov
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There is a critical, ancient Hittite-Israelite contract that gets overlooked in this week’s Torah Portion, Chaye Sarah (Sarah’s life). In this podcast we bring out the legal details recorded in this transaction.
20
Nov
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“‘My lord, king, didn’t you swear to your servant, “Your son Shlomo will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why is Adoniyah king?’”
In this week’s haftarah Chaye Sarah, we explore the mindset and character of King David as well as politics in the bible as the kingship passes from King David to Shlomo.
19
Nov
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“He’s here, he’s right ahead of you. Hurry now, he just came into the city today, because the people are sacrificing today at the high place. ”
Shaul, the first king of Israel meets up with the Prophet Samuel at an intriguing place. We discuss high places in Israel as we study 1 Samuel, chapter 9.
15
Nov
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This week’s Torah Portion, Vayera (and He appeared), tells us about the second departure of Hagar from Abraham and Sarah. Listen in on our weekly bible class as Yoel walks us through a textual comparison of chapters 21 and 16, as well as Abraham’s covenant with Avimelech.
12
Nov
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“Sh’mu’el was not pleased to hear them say, “Give us a king to judge us”; so he prayed to YHWH..”
In part 6 of our Light of the Prophets: Samuel series, Israel worries about losing the leadership of Samuel and asks for a king. We examine this event and compare Samuel’s warning with the Torah’s instructions for having a king.
8
Nov
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There are lessons for the modern ger (stranger) in the account of Avram. We also explain historic and legal points about Melchizedek, Hagar and circumcision in this week’s torah portion, Lekh-Lekha (GO!).
6
Nov
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“I will make you into a threshing-sledge, new, with sharp, pointed teeth, to thresh the mountains and crush them to dust, to reduce the hills to chaff.”
When do you know when biblical text is literal or metaphoric? We look at how to understand biblical metaphors and idioms with this week’s haftarah in Isaiah 40 and 41.
1
Nov
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Who stole my bible?! In this week’s torah portion, Noach (Noah), Yoel further addresses the claim that parts of the Tanakh were stolen from other cultures and writings by examining elements of the account of the flood.
30
Oct
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“For me this is like Noach’s flood. Just as I swore that no flood like Noach’s would ever again cover the earth, so now I swear that never again will I be angry with you or rebuke you.”
We learn about Samaritans and the origins of the haftarah readings as a supplement to this week’s haftarah from Yeshayahu 54.