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Romans 3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? Or what profit
is there of circumcision? 2 Much in every way!
PENING
low the Shofar
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PENING
Why do we blow the Shofar?
Exodus 19:16
“On the morning of the third day there was
thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over
the mountain, and there was the sounding of
a very loud SHOFAR blast. Everyone in the
camp trembled.”
Because this is the way G-D begins sacred
assemblies
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Announcements
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months but it could take longer. I’m taking it very
slow. This wont interfere with any of my regular
duties here or with Torah Light. I hope it will be a
help and companion to the teachings that I do here
and elsewhere.
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HEMA ISRAEL
Hear oh Israel
Shema Israel
Adoni
Elohaynu
(Hear
oh Israel the L-RD
our G-D)
Adoni
Echad
(The L-RD
is one)
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HEMA ISRAEL
Hear oh Israel Part 2
Barukh shem k'vod malkhuto l'olam va'ed.
Blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom for
ever and ever.
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hy do we recite/sing the SHEMA?
Because Messiah said it was the greatest Commandment
Mark 12:28-29
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard
them reasoning together, and perceiving that He had
answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the
greatest commandment of all?”
29 And Yeshua answered him, “The first of all the
commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord
our God is One Lord:”
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e-nay Ma Tov
Behold how good - Psalm 133:1
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He-Nay Maw tove
Behold how good
Oo-maw nye—eem
And how pleasant it is
Shevet aw-heem
For brothers to dwell
Gum Yaw Hawd
In unity
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men
CL 3 A
A-men ….A-men….A-men, A-men, A-men
Baw-rouk Ha-Shem, Baw-rouk Ha-Shem,
Blessed be the Name, blessed be the Name
Baw-rouk Ha-Shem Me-she-ach
Blessed be the Name of Messiah
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-Seh Shalom
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O-seh Shalom
Am
Beem rue-mawv
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Who yah-seh
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Shalom aw-lay-nu
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V'al kol
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Yees-raw-ale
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B'-eem rue Eem rue Ah- main
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Ya-a-seh sha-lom
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Ya-a-seh sha-lom
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Shalom aw-lay-new V’al kol Yees-raw-ale
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Chavareem Toveem!
• Chavareem Toveem!
• Meet any new people. Let them see that Messianics truly
understand community and brotherly/sisterly love.
• If someone is already talking to a visitor stand in line to meet
them don’t just walk away. We want to descend on them like
they are a lost relative.
• Say hello to old friends. Find out how their week has been
going. Show that you care.
• Say hello to anyone you have something against… and give
them a hug . There is room in the Body for forgiveness.
• Exercise modesty with your hugs.
Chavareem Toveem
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Chavereem toveem (Good friends) Chavereem Toveem (Good friends)
this is the time to stand up and sing
Chavereem Toveem (Good friends) Chavereem Toveem (Good friends)
on this Sabbath day it's an offering we bring
Baruch HaShem chavere shellee (Blessed be The Name my friend)
we're brothers and sisters… one family
Chavereem toveem chavereem toveem
this is the time to stand up and sing
Chavereem toveem chavereem toveem
on this Sabbath day it's the offering we bring
Baruch HaShem chavere shellee
united in Him we will live throughout eternity.
Chaveereem toveem
Prayers
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Pray for Bob for strength and health through his treatments for cancer.
Pray for Israel. May His Shalom (Yeshua) come quickly. Wisdom and good
leadership for Egypt
• Pray for Gleeah for healing of her various illnesses.
• Pray for Mona for healing
• Kathy’s friend Bud.
Kathy’s nephew’s girlfriend for healing and successful treatment for, Claire
Summer, expecting Claire’s baby safe delivery
Water for healing
Pam, prayer for Rebecca Hacking on facebook.
Kathy for healing from the staple
Prayer for Evi’s daughter for salvation eyes to see ears to hear Evi’s husband for
healing and recovery
Wanda’s relationship with boyfriend to have strength to stand her ground
Joann for healing knees
Bonnie pray for the unsaved Jews and Salvation all around
Special
ring our gifts to the altar
We Bring Our Sacrifice With Praise
We Bring Our Sacrifice With Praise
Unto the House of the LORD (2 X)
And we offer unto Him
Our sacrifices with thanksgiving
And we offer unto Him
Our sacrifices with joy
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La'asok B'divray Torah
Blessing Before The Reading Of The Torah
Next Week’s Parsha
• Feb 26, 2011 Vayakel ("And assembled"):
• Torah… Exodus 35:1-38:20 Exodus 30:11-16 2
Haftarah… Kings 11:17-12:17
• 1 Samuel 20:18-42
Brit Hadasha…Mark 15
Parsha
• Feb 19, 2011 Ki Tisa ("When you number")
• Torah… Exodus 30:11-34:35
• Haftarah…1 Kings 18:1-39
• Brit Hadasha…Mark 13-14
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We’re going to read…
Torah… Ex 31 whole chapter
Haftarah…
Brit Hadasha… Mark 13
EX 31
• KJV Exodus 31:1 And the LORD spake unto
Moses, saying,
• 2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son
of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
• 3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God,
in wisdom, and in understanding, and in
knowledge, and in all manner of
workmanship,
• 4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold,
and in silver, and in brass,
EX 31
• 5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving
of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
• 6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the
son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the
hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom,
that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
• 7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of
the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon,
and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
EX 31
• 8 And the table and his furniture, and the pure
candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar
of incense,
• 9 And the altar of burnt offering with all his
furniture, and the laver and his foot,
• 10 And the cloths of service, and the holy
garments for Aaron the priest, and the
garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's
office,
EX 31
• 11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense
for the holy place: according to all that I have
commanded thee shall they do.
• 12 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
• 13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel,
saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it
is a sign between me and you throughout your
generations; that ye may know that I am the
LORD that doth sanctify you.
EX 31
• 14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is
holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall
surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth
any work therein, that soul shall be cut off
from among his people.
• 15 Six days may work be done; but in the
seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the
LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the
sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
EX 31
• 16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the
sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their
generations, for a perpetual covenant.
• 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel
for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and
earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was
refreshed.
• 18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an
end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two
tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the
finger of God.
• END
1 Kings 18:1-39
• KJV 1 Kings 18:1 And it came to pass after many days,
that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third
year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will
send rain upon the earth.
• 2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And
there was a sore famine in Samaria.
• 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor
of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
• 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of
the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets,
and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with
bread and water.)
1 Kings 18:1-39
• 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land,
unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks:
peradventure we may find grass to save the horses
and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
• 6 So they divided the land between them to pass
throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and
Obadiah went another way by himself.
• 7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met
him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said,
Art thou that my lord Elijah?
1 Kings 18:1-39
• 8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord,
Behold, Elijah is here.
• 9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou
wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab,
to slay me?
• 10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or
kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee:
and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath
of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
1 Kings 18:1-39
• 11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord,
Behold, Elijah is here.
• 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am
gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD
shall carry thee whither I know not; and so
when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find
thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear
the LORD from my youth.
1 Kings 18:1-39
• 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel
slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred
men of the LORD'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and
fed them with bread and water?
• 14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold,
Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
• 15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth,
before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto
him to day.
• END
Mark 13
• KJV Mark 13:1 And as he went out of the temple,
one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what
manner of stones and what buildings are here!
• 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou
these great buildings? there shall not be left one
stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
• 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over
against the temple, Peter and James and John and
Andrew asked him privately,
Mark 13
• 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall
be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
• 5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed
lest any man deceive you:
• 6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am
Christ; and shall deceive many.
• 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of
wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs
be; but the end shall not be yet.
Mark 13
• 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in
divers places, and there shall be famines and
troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
• 9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver
you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be
beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and
kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
Mark 13
• 10 And the gospel must first be published
among all nations.
• 11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver
you up, take no thought beforehand what ye
shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but
whatsoever shall be given you in that hour,
that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but
the Holy Ghost.
Mark 13
• 12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to
death, and the father the son; and children
shall rise up against their parents, and shall
cause them to be put to death.
• 13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my
name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the
end, the same shall be saved.
Noten HaTorah
• Baruch atah Adonay Eloheynu melech
ha'olam, asher bachar banu mikol-ha'amim,
venatan lanu et-torato.
Baruch atah Adonay, noten hatorah.
• Blessed are You, LORD our God, king of the
universe, who chose us from all the peoples
and gave to us His Torah. Blessed are You,
LORD, giver of the Torah.
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Today’s Joke
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A man who smelled like a distillery, flopped
on a subway seat next to a priest. The man's
tie was stained, his face was plastered with
red lipstick, and a half bottle of gin was
sticking out of his torn coat pocket.
He opened his newspaper and began
reading. After a few minutes the disheveled
drunk turned to the priest and asked, "Say,
Father, what causes arthritis?"
Today’s Joke
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The irritated priest barked at him, "It's
caused by loose living, being with cheap,
wicked women, too much alcohol and a
contempt for your fellow man!"
"Wow, I'll be darned...!" the drunk muttered,
returning to his paper.
The priest, thinking about what he had said,
nudged the man and apologized. "I'm very
sorry, I didn't mean to come on so strong.
How long have you had arthritis?"
Today’s Joke
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"I don't have it, Father, I was just reading
here that the Pope does."
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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KJV Mark 13:1 And as he went out of the
temple, one of his disciples saith unto him,
Master, see what manner of stones and what
buildings are here!
We see something odd in this verse right off
the top. There’s a mention of the type of
stones that are used in the temple.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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Well there’s a reason
why it was
mentioned.
The type of stones
that were used in the
second temple for
the major part of it’s
construction was
Herodian stone.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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Herodian stone is
not a type of rock.
The type of rock
was Jerusalem
stone taken from
nearby quarries.
Herodian stone
was the type of cut
of the stone.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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This is Herodian
stone. It has a very
particular cut to it.
It very characteristic
of the work that
Herod had done and
a constant reminder
to the Jews who had
built it.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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And Yeshua didn’t have a
whole lot of respect for
the stones etc used in
His Temple either.
It was His Father’s house
because it had remnants
of the original layout,
but it wasn’t exactly His
blueprints.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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Solomon’s Temple
was made from G-d’s
blueprints but
Herod’s Temple
wasn’t.
There’s a principle
here…
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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The blue prints to
G-d’s Holy Temple isn’t
given to the un-Saved.
So all the hype you hear
about the “Temple
Faithful”, the group that
says they have the blue
prints for the third
Temple…
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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Those aren’t the blue
prints that G-d will
give us.
The blue prints will
be given to G-d’s
elect, the Messianic
Jews.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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Not to a group of unSaved Jews who don’t
believe in Yeshua.
So, this statement of
Yeshua’s was directed
against the non-Jewish
architect, King Herod.
This is the context of the
Disciples question and
Yeshua’s answer coupled
with the prophecy He
was giving.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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So Yeshua said the Temple would be torn
down…
2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest
thou these great buildings? there shall not be
left one stone upon another, that shall not be
thrown down.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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“But what about the
Wailing Wall
(Western Wall,
Kotel)?
That was not part of
the temple.
That’s only a
retaining wall.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over
against the temple, Peter and James and John
and Andrew asked him privately,
Some people get confused with this
translation. Yeshua wasn’t sitting against the
Temple here.
The Temple is NOT on the Mt of Olives.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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4 "Tell us, when will this happen, and what
sign will there be when all these things are
about to come to an end?“
So since Yeshua is prophesying here, they ask
Him to tell about the end of the world.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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5 Jesus began to say to them, "See that no
one deceives you.
This is an Hebraism: “Do not be deceived”.
That means “listen carefully”
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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6 Many will come in my name saying, 'I am
he,' and they will deceive many.
Two things are being said here. One is that
people will come saying they are the Messiah
and others will come speaking in His Name.
And we’ve talked about this before…
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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Speaking in one’s “name” is a rabbinical term.
If you were a Disciple and ordained by your
Rabbi, you could then speak in that Rabbi’s
name.
This was very very common. In Rabbinical
literature from that time you see it every few
pages.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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So Yeshua was saying not only that people
would come saying they were the Messiah but
also that others would be quoting Him who
did NOT have the authority to do so as they
had NOT been ordained by Him with the
leaning on of hands.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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7 When you hear of wars and reports of wars
do not be alarmed; such things must happen,
but it will not yet be the end.
This verse is often misinterpreted.
Prophecy teachers today teach that when you
hear about a whole bunch of wars, that’s the
End Days.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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They point out all of
the wars going on in
todays world and say
that’s proof that
we’re near the end.
However, that is NOT
the proof.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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There have been
worse wars in history
then ANYTHING
going on today.
Starting with Nero
and his persecution
of Jews and
Christians…
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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Going to Hitler’s
WWII.
If wars and rumors of
wars was the signal,
then the last days
were during Hitler’s
Germany.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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“But look at the next verse!!!”
8 Nation will rise against nation and kingdom
against kingdom. There will be earthquakes
from place to place and there will be famines.
These are the beginnings of the labor pains.
“See!!! That’s what we’re experiencing
today!!!”
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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Sorry but that’s been experienced since the
beginning of the fall of man.
Yeshua is saying here, don’t be worried when
you hear about all these wars and rumors of
wars. That’s not the time to fret.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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In this next verse, Yeshua says something here
very very interesting and important for
Messianics to understand…
9 "Watch out for yourselves. They will hand
you over to the courts. You will be beaten in
synagogues. You will be arraigned before
governors and kings because of me, as a
witness before them.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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You may have heard
me speak about this
verse before, but it’s
worth repeating.
You’ve heard me say
many times that the
sect of the
Nazarenes was
exactly that, a sect.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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A sect of what?
A sect of Judaism.
A section of Judaism
NOT a new religion
called “Christianity”.
Now note what
Yeshua says here…
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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“You will be beaten in
Synagogues”.
Jews don’t beat
Gentiles in their
Synagogues.
They don’t grab
Gentiles off the street
and beat them for not
obeying their rules.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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So, no matter which
way you interpret this it
has a lot of meaning.
If you interpret it in
context, he was saying
that in the last days, His
Body will be connected
to Judaism or…
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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if you interpret it in
that He was
speaking to the
people of that time,
He was saying the
People of The Way
were not to be
disconnected from
Judaism.
The Rebbe’s Parsha
Running Commentary on Mark 13
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There’s a lot in that
verse and it proves that
the faith in Yeshua
HaMeshiach was
intended to be a Jewish
thing, NOT a separate
religion called
Christianity.
Baruch HaShem, let’s
start the teaching.
Messianic Judaism 101
Class 2
By Rabbi Stanley
Review +
• So we’ve taken a
look over the last
few weeks at some
important
foundational
information
concerning the First
Church.
Review +
• We found out that
the word “Church”
and “New
Testament” didn’t
even exist in the
First Century.
Review +
• We also discovered
that the word
“Christian” was
something that was
used as a derogatory
term to denote
Gentile Believers and
was never used in
describing Jewish
Believers.
• Terminology is
important
Review +
• The first Believers
were all Jews and
they were called
the people of “The
Way” and shortly
after they were
called the “Sect of
the Nazarenes”
(Notzreem).
Review +
• These Notzreem
were not Christians
but a sect of the
Jews just as the
Pharisees and the
Sadducees were
sects of Judaism.
SECTION
Review +
• John The Immerser
(Baptist) more then likely
had his own sect as well.
We do know he had his
own disciples who
followed him even after
his (John the Immerser)
encounter with Yeshua.
John 1
29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward
him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who
takes away the sin of the world!
35The
next day John was there again with two
of his disciples. 36When he saw Jesus passing
by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"
Review +
• We read that St. Peter
told us to praise G-d if
we were persecuted
as “Christians”… but
that doesn’t mean
that Messianic Jews
should call themselves
“Christians”.
Review +
• We should call
ourselves Jews or
Messianic Jews or
Notzreem or People of
The Way or whatever
YOU decide to call
yourself, not what
critics have labeled
you as.
Is ”Christian” a
Review +
• So obviously,
Yeshua hadn’t come
to start a new
religion called
Christianity.
• He came to fulfill
Judaism and not
abolish it.
• (abolish means to
get rid of)
Review +
• The First Church then
fled to Pella (after the
Bar Kokhba War) and
Gentiles then ruled
the Church in
Jerusalem.
• (note: all of the First
Church kept all the
Peculiar Jewish Laws.)
Review +
• The Gentile Church
obviously then began to
adopt some pagan
theology and the two
groups, the “Notzreem”
and the “Church”, began
to take different paths.
• We saw this as early as
310 AD.
Review +
• St Epiphanius made it
clear that the Notzreem
were NOT in accord
with the established
Gentile Christian
Church.
Review +
• We also went over
that if you are keeping
(or trying your best to
keep) the covenantal
laws, then you are a
Jew!
Review +
• You are no longer
then a Gentile and no
one here should ever
remind you that you
ever were a Gentile…
you are reborn!
Review +
• Take the Jewish
phrase reborn,
translate it into
Greek and it comes
out “Born Again”.
Born Again (reborn)
was a popular
phrase in First
Century Judaism.
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• Yeshua Himself used it,
but there were other
ways to use that phrase
as well. (Mikva, one who
had become the leader
of his own
School/Yeshiva
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• Yeshua used it to
mean that you
had been
cleansed of sin
and you were a
new man in Him.
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• Who can tell me what
advantage there is to
being Jewish?
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• Romans 3:1
• 1What advantage then hath the Jew? or what
profit is there of circumcision?
• 2Much in every way. chiefly, because that unto
them were committed the oracles of God.
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• That’s not what they
say in most Churches.
• They say we’re all the
same in every way.
• “There’s no Jew or
Greek in Christ Jesus”.
• But they fail to
understand this has to
do with Salvation.
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• That same passage
also says that there is
neither male or
female, but have you
noticed that after you
got Saved, you were
still either a man or a
woman?
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• There’s quite a few
differences there.
• Different ministries
between men and woman.
• Different roles
• Different expectations
• Different strengths
• Different weaknesses
• Not the same are we?
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• We also found
that it’s probably
not a good idea
to call yourself a
Jew if you are
NOT one.
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• Revelation 2:9
• 9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but
thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them
which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the
synagogue of Satan.
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• There is no such thing as
a “Spiritual Jew” or a
Spiritual Irishman…
either your Irish or your
not.
• Either you’re a Jew or
you are not.
• We do encourage
Gentiles to keep
covenant that doesn’t
make us Judaizers
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• Judaizing is saying you
can’t be SAVED unless
you keep the Peculiar
Laws of the Jewish
covenant with G-d.
• It’s not Judaizing telling
people to keep any or all
of His Commandments.
• If I tell a Saved Gentile to
not eat limbs off live
animals am I Gentilizing?
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• We also looked at the
model of the Temple
to see how people
drew near to G-d.
• Those who did NOT
keep covenant were
the furthest from the
Holy of Holies where
G-d resided.
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• I know this also goes
against the teachings of
the Church.
• They say, there’s nothing
we can do to earn G-d’s
approval
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• II Timothy 2:15
• Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman
that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing
(dissecting) the word of truth.
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• Easy to be a Messianic if
you’re a woman.
• Harder for a man.
• Take it step by step,
don’t overwhelm
yourself.
• I’m still finding and
applying new laws to my
life… it’s a journey not a
walk off the plank
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• That’s not an excuse to
move so slowly on
something that you’re
actually not really
moving.
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• You don’t wanna be this
guy…
• It’s between you and G-d,
but remember you can’t
fool Him.
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• Like I’ve said before,
• I’m not a Kippa Cop
• Or the Tallit Task
Force
• Or Kosher Control
• Or the Challah
Hangman.
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• No one can presume to
know where another is at
on their journey.
• Not all of this is about sin,
so no one else should
interfere with your
decisions.
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• If you do read from
our Parsha we do
require tsit tsits to be
worn, but reading is
voluntary.
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• In a Church, if I
sacrifice a lot for G-d
(ie. fasting) will a
Pastor tell me that that
causes me to grow
closer to G-d?
• Yes, he will say that.
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• I’m saying if you sacrifice
by keeping the peculiar
laws of G-d’s Chosen
people, you will also get
closer to G-d and you will
see more power in your
walk with Him.
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• “Oh I’ll have to give up
pork and have to quit
eating shellfish”
• We need to get out of the
“half to” mentality and
get into the “want to”
mentality.
• Have to is Greek, want to
is Jewish
This Class
• In this class we will
study more history
of the First Church
so we can better
understand the
Modern Messianic
Movement.
This Class
• We’ll learn more
about how the sect
of the Nazarenes
were still
considered to be
Jews even though
they were
persecuted by
other Jews.
This Class
• Then we’re gonna
meet a couple of
the many Jewish
miracle workers of
the First Century
and close with one
of the major
differences
between us and
today’s Church.
Dr. Ron Moseley
• First, let’s meet Dr. Ron
Moseley…
• Studied at Princeton
Theological Seminary and
Oxford University. He has
a Masters in Jewish
Studies, a PHD in Second
Temple History, a Dr of
Phil. in Religion and
Society and a Dr of
Literature in Research.
Dr. Ron Moseley
• He spent 12 summers in
Israel and studied at the
American Institute of
Holy Land Studies on
HarZion.
• He is both a Fellow and a
Scholar at the Oxford
Society of Scholars having
written over 80 courses
for Bible Colleges in over
18 countries.
Many Sects
• As I’ve mentioned
before there were
many sects of
Judaism.
• According to Dr.
Ron Moseley
there were nearly
30 of them.
Many Sects
• The Talmud says
that 24 of these
were at one time
or another
considered to be
outside of the
mainstream of
Judaism.
Many Sects
• Besides the more
well known sects of
the Pharisees and
Sadducees and the
Essenes were
others such as the
Ebionites,
Boethusians
Genistae and the
Meristae (The
Dividers).
Many Sects
• St. Justin Martyr
lists many of
these as well
• All different then
each other but still
Jewish.
• The Nazarenes
were also a Jewish
sect.
Many Sects
• If it hadn’t have
been for the Bar
Khoba revolt in 132
AD we’d all still be
worshipping
together in the
Synagogues with
our Jewish
brethren.
• That being said…
Many Sects
• the various smaller
sects would often
be persecuted by
the larger more
orthodox sects.
While at the same
time still
considering them to
be Jewish.
Many Sects
• So it’s really no surprise
that Shaul (Paul) would
go out and persecute the
Notzreem.
Many Sects
• Yeshua Himself even addresses this in
Mathew 10:17
• 17"Be on your guard against men; they will
hand you over to the local councils and flog
you in their synagogues.”
Many Sects
• Notice it says, in their
synagogues.
• Guess what? Jews
didn’t flog non Jews.
• They didn’t go out and
kidnap non Jews for
breaking
Commandments and
haul them into their
synagogues.
Many Sects
• Matter of fact, the
Mishna says that nonJews are not under the
same Laws (and thus
they could not be
closer to G-d).
• If a Gentile converted
they then became
subject to the same
Laws as the Jews.
Many Sects
• But remember any
gentile that
converted was no
longer to be called a
Gentile, that was
forbidden.
Miracle Workers
• Now, I know that most
Churches say that the
First Church was very
different because
Yeshua performed
miracles and no one
else did in those days.
• But that is not true.
Miracle Workers
• There were many First
Century miracle
workers let’s look at 2
of them…
• Honi haMagael
• He lived in the First
Century.
• He was a well known
Jewish scholar
Miracle Workers
• He was famous for his
ability to successfully
pray for rain.
• On one occasion when
G-d did not send rain
well into the winter
Honi drew a circle in
the dust, stood inside
it, and informed God
that he would not
move until it rained.
Miracle Workers
• When it began to drizzle,
Honi, in true Jewish style,
told God that he was not
satisfied and expected
more rain!
• It then began to pour. He
explained that he wanted
a calm rain, at which point
the rain calmed to a
normal calm rain.
• After this incident he was
given the nickname, Honi
the Circle Drawer.
Miracle Workers
• This was before
Yeshua was here.
• Honi was a well known
scholar and pious man
Miracle Workers
• He was almost
excommunicated by
the High Jewish Court
for the way he talked to
G-d so irreverently
(though we see hints of
that with some other
Biblical characters).
• However, the brother of
the Queen excused
him, saying that he was
Honi and had a special
relationship with God.
Tomb of Honi the Circle Drawer
Miracle Workers
• Another Rabbi named
Hanina BenDosa was
also famous for his
miracles.
• The son of Rabbi
Gamaliel II (grandson
of Paul’s Rabbi) had
become ill and Rabbi
Gamaliel II sent a
messenger to Rabbi
Hanina.
Tomb of Rabbi Gamaliel II
Miracle Workers
• When Rabbi Hanina
heard what had
happened he went out
and prayed.
• When he came back he
told the messenger that
the boy had been
healed.
• The messenger had
some doubt and he
wrote down the exact
time.
Tomb of Hanina BenDosa
Miracle Workers
• When he got back to
Rabbi Gamaliel II he
found that the boy was
well and asked Rabbi
Gamaliel II what time
the healing had
occurred.
• It was the exact same
time as what he had
noted down before.
Miracle Workers
• It was after
Yeshua’s time, by
about a generation.
• But note that Rabbi
Gamaliel II trusted
Rabbi Hanina
Miracle Workers
• And this Rabbi
(Gamaliel II) had some
very serious
connections with the
Messianic Movement
and Yeshua’s Disciples.
• His grandfather had
saved many of the
Disciples including
Peter. (Acts 5:33)
Miracle Workers
• He was related to Rabbi
Eliezar who was condemned
for being a Believer in
Yeshua.
• Also notice that Rabbi Akiva
was killed for his
participation in the Bar
Khoba War.
Miracle Workers
• A war where anyone who
had joined that force had
to declare Bar Kochba the
Messiah.
• The Messianics wouldn’t
do that and they lived…
• Why was Rabbi Gamaliel
II still alive after the
Romans defeated them?
Miracle Workers
• He was the first person
to lead the Sanhedrin
as Nasi after the fall of
the second temple.
• Makes you wonder if
he too was a Believer.
• If he was a Believer and
trusted Rabbi Hanina’s
faith, it’s possible that
Hanina was a Believer
in Yeshua too.
Miracle Workers
• I’m not saying
they all were.
But the more
you read about
the ancient
Rabbis, you start
seeing more and
more
connections like
these.
Miracle Workers
• I know for sure that
all the Jews
weren’t the bad
guys like the
Church has taught
for 2,000 years.
• Maybe the Church
is also wrong about
many of these
Rabbis.
Miracle Workers
• Back to the miracle
workers…
• So there were Miracle
workers in the First
Century.
• But there were certain
miracles they were
never able to perform.
Miracle Workers
• They could cure a
blind man but not one
who was blind from
birth.
• They could heal many
diseases but not
leprosy.
• They could even cast
out demons, but not a
mute demon.
Miracle Workers
• Yeshua however did
all these things.
• This sheds light on
Matt 11:4-6 when
John the Immerser
(incorrectly called John
The Baptist)
had his messengers
ask Yeshua if He was
“The One to come”
Miracle Workers
• Yeshua answered…
• “The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the
lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are
raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to
them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be
offended in me.” Matt 11:4-6
Miracle Workers
• He probably answered
more like…
• “I cured the blind from
birth, I cleansed the
lepers and caused the
mute to speak.”
• That would’ve been a
direct Messianic answer
to John The Immerser’s
question.
Are you the Messiah?
• While we’re on this
passage of Scripture
let’s take a look at
what the Sanhedrin's
response would’ve
been once they heard
that someone was
claiming to be the
Messiah.
Are you the Messiah?
• By Law the
Sanhedrin was to
investigate the
situation in two
stages: The first
stage was called
the “Stage of
Observation."
Are you the Messiah?
• A delegation was
formed to
investigate only
by way of
observation.
These delegates
could come from
a variety of towns
and cities.
Are you the Messiah?
• This delegation was
to observe what
was being said,
what was being
done, and what was
being taught. They
were not permitted
to ask any
questions or raise
any objections.
Are you the Messiah?
• After a period of
observation, they
were then to go
to Jerusalem,
report to the
Sanhedrin and
give a verdict…
Are you the Messiah?
• …was the movement
significant, or was the
movement
insignificant? If the
movement was
decreed to be
insignificant, the
matter would be
dropped like an
unkosher hotdog.
Are you the Messiah?
• But if the
movement was
declared to be
significant, there
would, then, be a
second stage of
investigation…
called the “Stage
of Interrogation."
Are you the Messiah?
• In this stage, they
would interrogate the
individual or members
of the movement. This
time, they would ask
questions and raise
objections to discover
whether the claims
should be accepted or
rejected.
Are you the Messiah?
• We see this play out exactly in the Brit Hadasha in Luke 5…
• Vs 17…
• 17. Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of
Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem.
• 18Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and tried to take him into
the house to lay him before Jesus. 19When they could not find a way to do
this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on
his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of
Jesus.
• 21. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying (this word is
not in the Greek), Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can
forgive sins, but God alone?
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them,
What reason ye in your hearts? Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
Are you the Messiah?
• First… so many
delegates came
out that the local
people couldn’t
even get the
paralyzed man
into see Yeshua.
Are you the Messiah?
• Then we see He read
their thoughts and
their hearts because
the delegates weren’t
saying anything to
Him at that point.
• They were in the
“Stage of
Observation”
Are you the Messiah?
• Then, later on in
Scripture they come back
and interrogate Him as
per Jewish Law.
• That’s what this passage
is about!
• See if we understand the
times, the culture and
the Laws of First Century
Judaism, things start to
become clear.
We are not “The Church”
• I’m sorry to say,
but most of
today’s Church is
very unclear.
• They’re foggy
because they’ve
left the Jews out
of the very Jewish
book called the
Bible.
We are not “The Church”
• Messianic Judaism is
not another Church.
• There’s lots of
Churches out there,
that’s not what we
are here.
• We’re a Messianic
Synagogue and
there’s only one of
these in this valley so
far.
We are not “The Church”
• Messianic Judaism
believes that Yeshua is the
Messiah but we don’t
accept any paganism in
our walk of faith.
• We teach that the Law is
still in effect and that if we
break it, we fall under the
curse of sin
We are not “The Church”
• Galatians 3:10 (Dr. David Stern Translation)
• 10 For everyone who depends on legalistic observance
of Torah commands lives under a curse, since it is
written, "Cursed is everyone who does not keep on
doing everything written in the Scroll of the Torah."
We are not “The Church”
• We see it like the
Apostle Paul.
• He said the Law is “holy
just and good”… not
done away with as the
Church teaches.
• Paul even said he loved
the Law.
• The Church says they
also love the Law but
they then ignore it.
We are not “The Church”
• You can’t ignore something you love!
The End
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