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Torah reading Beshalach (בשלח): Exodus 13:17–17:16

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It took more to save Yisra’el from the House of Bondage than faith in lamb’s blood on the doorpost, as the Destroyer of the firstborn roamed the streets of Mitzraim during the first Passover. Then came being cornered at the Red Sea by a huge army and going into the desert without sufficient water or food. Discover the path of training in righteousness all believers in the LORD and His Passover (Yeshua the Lamb of God) must travel. It’s explained in this week’s Torah reading (בְּשַׁלַּח Beshalach, “when he sent” or “after he had let go,” Exodus 13:17-17:16).

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Numbers 1 continued — controversy over translation of the Hebrew word ’elef as ‘thousand’

Some Jewish and Messianic scholars are feverishly debating whether the word “elef” (Strongs 504 and 505) in Numbers 1 and the counting of the fighting men of the 12 tribes means “clans” or “thousands.” There’s more controversy in Judaism over this one Hebrew word than any other Hebrew word in the Tanak. Richard explains the controversy and gives us some tools on how to wade through all the scholarly debates on this issue. Judges 6 and the book of Chronicles gives us some insight into this controversy as well.

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Judges 21 — cleaning up the mess from Benjamin’s travesty and Israel’s indifference

The Book of Judges comes to an end with the seemingly bizarre account of Israel ganging up on an entire tribe of countrymen and women for the egregious acts of one town. Because the account, chronologically, fits with the events at the beginning of the book, this account is a fitting bookend to set up the spiritual drift detailed in the following historical books.

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Judges 20:8-48 — Israel suffers massive defeats punishing one of her own, routs that could have been avoided had they humbled themselves as Joshua did

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080719%20Judges%2020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:43 — )Subscribe: RSSThe tribes of Israel recognized the evil done by some in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin (Judges 19). Yet the disaster that came upon the avenging armies twice didn’t convince all of Israel that a greater evil — a pagan priesthood — was […]

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The Silence of the Righteous: Moral Failure in the Face of Evil (Judges 19-20)

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Judges 19-20 is a disturbing account of a Levite, from the tribe God picked to be His closest ambassadors to Israel and the world, who not only had a concubine but also callously let her get raped to death by a Sodom-like mob. The Bible’s detractors and defenders of liberal morality hold this account up as a key exhibit, but what does God really want us to learn in this no-holds-barred account?

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Judges 17-18 — The Slippery Slope of Personalized Faith

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In the profound depths of Judges 17-18, we encounter a powerful spiritual narrative of B’nei Yisrael’s covenant drift. Through Micah’s unauthorized shrine and the Levite’s compromised priesthood, HaShem reveals the dangerous consequences of creating religious systems outside divine mandate, challenging us to examine our own spiritual authenticity in Yeshua’s light.

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Judges 16 — Samson’s prophetic downfall

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080517%20Judges%2016.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:00:00 — 10.3MB)Subscribe: RSSSamson’s final chapter in Judges 16 is far more than a famous love-and-betrayal story. In this study, we explore how Samson’s encounters with Delilah, the tearing out of Gaza’s city gates, and his Nazarite vow all prophetically picture both Messiah and the nation of […]