http://hallel.info This is a gathering of people in the Santa Rosa area of Sonoma County, in the north San Francisco Bay area of California, who believe that Yeshua of Natzeret (Jesus of Nazareth) is the Anointed One (Christ or Messiah) of the Creator, the God of Israel from long ago. As a \"messianic\" fellowship, we seek to learn together about God from His word, the Bible, via the many lessons encapsulated in the first five books of the Bible and explained by the prophets and the Messiah. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:32:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 This is a gathering of people in the Santa Rosa area of Sonoma County, California, who believe that Yeshua of Natzeret (Jesus of Nazareth) is the Anointed One (Christ or Messiah) of the Creator, the God of Israel from long ago. As a messianic fellowship, we seek to learn together about God from His word, the Bible, via the many lessons encapsulated in the first five books of the Bible and explained by the prophets and the Messiah. Hallel Fellowship no Hallel Fellowship multimedia@hallel.info multimedia@hallel.info (Hallel Fellowship) 2006-2009 A congregation in the Santa Rosa area of Sonoma County, Calif., who believe that Yeshua of Natzeret (Jesus of Nazareth) is the Anointed One (Christ or Messiah) of the Creator, the God of Israel from long ago. messianic, yeshua, torah http://hallel.info/Information/wp-content/uploads/image/podcast-menorah-small.jpg http://hallel.info/category/appointments-with-god/the-eighth-day-appointments-with-god/ http://hallel.info/sukkot-and-shmeni-atzeret-2010/ http://hallel.info/sukkot-and-shmeni-atzeret-2010/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:59:40 +0000 Hallel Fellowship http://hallel.info/?p=1413 read more]]]> http://hallel.info/sukkot-and-shmeni-atzeret-2010/feed/ 0 http://hallel.info/the-eighth-day-2009-a-new-beginning-with-god/ http://hallel.info/the-eighth-day-2009-a-new-beginning-with-god/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:30:35 +0000 Richard http://hallel.info/?p=879 read more]]]> http://hallel.info/the-eighth-day-2009-a-new-beginning-with-god/feed/ 0 Sukkot 2009 The Eighth Day (called Shemini Atzeret in Hebrew) after the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles or Booths (Sukkot) is celebrated as a wedding banquet. It looks forward to a time when there will be a celebration of the wedding of the people of God an... The Eighth Day (called Shemini Atzeret in Hebrew) after the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles or Booths (Sukkot) is celebrated as a wedding banquet. It looks forward to a time when there will be a celebration of the wedding of the people of God and Messiah, the Lamb. To be ready, we need to admit how unready those God is calling to that banquet are until God cleans us up. Hallel Fellowship no http://hallel.info/sukkot-2009-day-7-preparing-to-go-to-the-wedding-feast-of-the-lamb/ http://hallel.info/sukkot-2009-day-7-preparing-to-go-to-the-wedding-feast-of-the-lamb/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:30:15 +0000 Richard http://hallel.info/?p=876 read more]]]> http://hallel.info/sukkot-2009-day-7-preparing-to-go-to-the-wedding-feast-of-the-lamb/feed/ 0 Sukkot 2009 The Eighth Day after the seven days of Sukkot is celebrated as a wedding banquet. It looks forward to a time when there will be a celebration of the wedding of the people of God and Messiah, the Lamb. To be ready, The Eighth Day after the seven days of Sukkot is celebrated as a wedding banquet. It looks forward to a time when there will be a celebration of the wedding of the people of God and Messiah, the Lamb. To be ready, we need to admit how unready those God is calling to that banquet are until God cleans us up. Hallel Fellowship no http://hallel.info/the-8th-day-sight-for-penitent-blind/ http://hallel.info/the-8th-day-sight-for-penitent-blind/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:44:00 +0000 Richard http://hallel.info/?p=324 read more]]]> http://hallel.info/the-8th-day-sight-for-penitent-blind/feed/ 0 arrogance,blindness,Feast of Tabernacles,The Eighth Day In part 3 of this discussion of the Eighth Day in John 7-10, the healing of the blind man and the parable of the door for the sheep corral show how believers in Yeshua as God’s Messiah will see the “a new heavens and a new earth” fore... In part 3 of this discussion of the Eighth Day in John 7-10, the healing of the blind man and the parable of the door for the sheep corral show how believers in Yeshua as God’s Messiah will see the “a new heavens and a new earth” foretold in Isa. 66:22, 2nd Pet. 3:13 and Rev. 21:1. Recap of John 7-8 Why was Yeshua in hiding during the Feast of Tabernacles? Why is John 7:17 an important clue about the goal of Yeshua’s ministry, particularly in the judgment of the woman caught in adultery? Was He seeking glory for Himself? How did He reveal the will of the Father? Why did Yeshua stay in Jerusalem after the end of the seventh and last day of the Feast of Tabernacles (John 8:1-2)? What did John record about what he saw in the judgment of the adulterous woman (John 8:7)? What did Yeshua give the woman (John 8:11)? How does Yeshua judge (John 8:15-16)? How do we continue in God’s will (John 8:31)? Who hears the word of God (John 8:47)? Who received the “new beginning” promised by the Eighth Day? Food for thought from the recorded discussion of John 9:1-10:21 Why was this man born blind (John 9:1-3)? How did Yeshua heal the blind man? How did the people in the immediate area react to the healing of the blind man (John 9:13-14)? What did the Pharisees do when the blind man was brought to them? What did they think of the blind man’s story? Were the Pharisees united in their opinion of the blind man and of Yeshua? What did the Pharisees do to the blind man’s parents? How did the blind man react to this (John 9:24-34)? How did the Pharisees react to the blind man in the end of the trial? Who was really giving God the glory? On what basis were the Pharisees judge the blind man? How did their judgment compare with Yeshua’s judgment of the blind man at the beginning of the chapter? What did Yeshua do after the blind man left the Pharisee’s judgment chamber (John 9:35)? How did the blind man react to meeting Yeshua for the first time after his healing? What was Yeshua’s judgment upon the Pharisees in leadership and their response (John 9:39-41; cf. Jer. 2:34-35)? How does this judgment explain apostle Paul’s comment “because the letter [of the Torah] kills but the Spirit gives life” (2nd Cor. 3:4-6)? Speaker: Richard Agee. Hallel Fellowship no 1:07:33 http://hallel.info/the-8th-day-the-light-the-truth-the-father/ http://hallel.info/the-8th-day-the-light-the-truth-the-father/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:45:31 +0000 Richard http://hallel.info/?p=321 read more]]]> http://hallel.info/the-8th-day-the-light-the-truth-the-father/feed/ 0 feast,Feast of Tabernacles,moedim,Tabernacles,The Eighth Day Yeshua continues His theme of His being the Light of Life, Who brings hope to the condemned and penitent, a theme developed in John 8-9. God's mercy and a new beginning are integral to the Eighth Day, an important appointment with God right after the s... Yeshua continues His theme of His being the Light of Life, Who brings hope to the condemned and penitent, a theme developed in John 8-9. God's mercy and a new beginning are integral to the Eighth Day, an important appointment with God right after the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles. Food for thought from the recorded discussion of John 8:20-9:41 John 8:21 — What does Messiah mean by saying “you will not be there”? How is knowing the will of the Father connected to knowing the Father? Yeshua repeats the thought that they “will die in their sins”? Why does Yeshua repeat Himself so many times? What does it mean? Was justice served against the adulterous woman (John 7:53-8:11)? Was mercy given to the adulterous woman? How was justice served in her case? How is that different than the justice the Jewish leaders will face? How is the will of the Father explained in the Torah? How is this will of reconciling the world to Himself, to bring humanity back into His home, displayed through the offerings of the life — the blood — of innocent animals? What is an apology? What is repentance? Do we have the right to ask an aggrieved party for forgiveness? How and when would we forgive someone who has acted against us (see Matthew 18)? What kind of freedom did Yeshua grant the adulterous woman? Did that freedom have anything to do with her status as a “daughter of Abraham”? Whose house is Yeshua discussing in John 8:34-36? Who is the real father of the unbelievers in the audience (John 8:42-44)? Why? How are they similar to the Devil? John 8:24,28,58 — Yeshua refers to Himself as “I Am” three times. It was on the third time the leaders took up their stones to kill him. The events in John 9 occur immediately after the discourse in the Temple treasury (John 8:21). What normally causes congenital blindness? How was this blind man unique? How did Yeshua find this man? Why was this man blind? What is the purpose of the Eighth Day? What was the most theologically profound comment the blind person said during his questioning (John 9:31)? On this particular year, the Eighth Day coincides with the seventh-day Sabbath (John 9:14). Is that important? Why? Why did Yeshua seek out the blind man after his questioning? Speaker: Richard Agee. Hallel Fellowship no 53:48 http://hallel.info/the-8th-day-feast-of-faith-and-freedom/ http://hallel.info/the-8th-day-feast-of-faith-and-freedom/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:45:44 +0000 Richard http://hallel.info/?p=320 read more]]]> http://hallel.info/the-8th-day-feast-of-faith-and-freedom/feed/ 0 feast,Feast of Tabernacles,moedim,Tabernacles,The Eighth Day When read contextually, John 7-10 is Yeshua's long discussion of His important functions — God's mercy, the Light of the world — using the concepts wrapped into two feasts of the LORD, the seven-day festival of Sukkot and the following day, When read contextually, John 7-10 is Yeshua's long discussion of His important functions — God's mercy, the Light of the world — using the concepts wrapped into two feasts of the LORD, the seven-day festival of Sukkot and the following day, called the Eighth Day. Some believers think that Yeshua abolished the Torah, including feasts of the LORD such as Sukkot, a.k.a. the Feast of Booths and the Feast of Tabernacles, because they don't see many references to them in the Apostolic Writings. They say the feasts faded away after Yeshua's resurrection. However, a close reading of those writings reveals that Yeshua's ministry and major sermons often involve one of those appointments with God. The hidden things of God are slowly being revealed in these Last Days. Just as Yeshua hid Himself from the people during the first few days of Sukkot, the feasts of the Torah and even Chanukah, the festival of dedication discussed in John 10, are tucked into the pages of the Apostolic Writings, hidden treasure from the Kingdom of Heaven for those willing to search. Food for thought from the recorded discussion of John 7:1-8:19 Why it is so difficult to find references to the Eighth Day in the Apostolic Scriptures? In the beginning of John 7 we read that the Jewish leadership wanted to kill Yeshua. What time of year was this? What did Yeshua’s brothers tell him to do? How did Yeshua respond? Did he attend the first few days Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot in Hebrew? Which day did He show up at the Temple during Sukkot? Why were the leaders astonished by Yeshua’s teaching? What is the will of the Father? Does the Father simply want obedience? What did Yeshua do on the last day of the Feast (John 7:37)? What did He say? What did He mean? What day was is the context of John 8? Who recorded this story for us? Who brought the woman “caught in adultery” to Yeshua? Who was missing from this “trial”? Is the missing party relevant to the overall message? What did Yeshua write on the ground (John 8:8)? What did Yeshua say? Which was more important, what He wrote of what He said? How did the leadership respond to Yeshua’s word? What did Yeshua say to the woman? How did she respond? What happened after her “trial” was over (John 8:12)? How does He resume His teaching? What is the “light of life” (Isa. 49:6)? What does He tell them about His judgment? Did the woman receive justice, mercy and faith? How? Where did this part of the message take place (John 8:20)? What is the significance of the fact they were near the Temple treasury? How does your life change when you are no longer condemned? How does Yeshua judge? Why did He even get involved in this woman’s story? What does Yeshua say about Himself? How do we know Yeshua’s word is true? How do men judge? How does this differ from Yeshua’s judgment? Speaker: Richard Agee. Hallel Fellowship no 59:33 http://hallel.info/the-eighth-day-%e2%80%94-the-choice-of-life-or-death/ http://hallel.info/the-eighth-day-%e2%80%94-the-choice-of-life-or-death/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:00:29 +0000 Richard http://hallel.info/?p=378 read more]]]> http://hallel.info/the-eighth-day-%e2%80%94-the-choice-of-life-or-death/feed/ 0 choice of life or death,Tabernacles,The Eighth Day How is the lesson of new beginnings wrapped up in the symbolic use of the number eight in the Bible shown in Yeshua's appearance in the temple during Sukkot in John 7-10? How is the lesson of new beginnings wrapped up in the symbolic use of the number eight in the Bible shown in Yeshua's appearance in the temple during Sukkot in John 7-10? Hallel Fellowship no 51:20 http://hallel.info/wedding-feast-at-the-end-of-the-feast-of-tabernacles/ http://hallel.info/wedding-feast-at-the-end-of-the-feast-of-tabernacles/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:00:59 +0000 Richard http://hallel.info/?p=380 read more]]]> http://hallel.info/wedding-feast-at-the-end-of-the-feast-of-tabernacles/feed/ 0 Tabernacles,The Eighth Day,wedding feast The day after the seven days of Sukkot (Tabernacles) is a mysterious festival. However, eight in the Bible symbolizes new beginnings and fits with the teaching of God dwelling with mankind as Messiah and then forever. The day after the seven days of Sukkot (Tabernacles) is a mysterious festival. However, eight in the Bible symbolizes new beginnings and fits with the teaching of God dwelling with mankind as Messiah and then forever. Hallel Fellowship no 4:51