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Appointments With God Passover

Why should we care about Passover today?

Why are we to teach our children about plagues, blood, and death of animals and people 3,500 years ago?

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Discussions Torah

Genesis 1:2 — ‘and darkness’

What is the big deal about “light” and “darkness” at the beginning of the heavens and the earth in Genesis 1? How is that connected to the light and darkness Yeshua (Jesus), the prophets and the apostles talk about in connection to people?

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Discussions Prophets and Writings

Judges 14 — Samson’s prophetic parable

Samson is often depicted as a hedonistic yet blessed mealy-minded muscleman, but the Bible puts him forward as a ruler of Israel. Actually, he was a prophet too, as seen in his riddle to the Philistines in this chapter.

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Appointments With God Firstfruits Passover Pentecost/Shavuot Unleavened Bread

Patterns and lessons of God’s spring appointed times

God’s ways may be mysterious, but when He lays out patterns and times important historical events accordingly, He is inviting us to learn more about what He is doing. There’s a “new beginning” lesson in the spring festivals of the LORD on Yeshua (Jesus).

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Discussions Torah

Genesis 1:1 — ‘the heavens and the earth’

Richard explores the last four Hebrew words in the first verse in the Bible, translated as “the heavens and the earth.” What did apostle Paul mean when he said he was taken to the “third heaven”? The Hebrew word for “heavens” explains this.

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Discussions Prophets and Writings

Judges 12–13 — Samson also rises

The account of Samson, the strongman of ancient Israel is well-known. Yet what was so important about the Nazirite vow, which partly involved no haircuts, he and his mother were made to take? Who is God’s mystery angel named Wonderful and God-like.

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Apostolic Writings Discussions

Introduction to Genesis part 5 — ‘Elohim’ and the untranslated sign of ‘et’

Richard explores the Bible’s third Hebrew word, “Elohim,” to understand more about who God is and what Yeshua (Jesus) meant by “you are gods.” The fourth Hebrew word, the untranslated “et,” shows us how God explains His plan from the beginning.