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Unveiling Jacob’s vision: The Suffering Servant links Heaven and Earth (Genesis 28:10–32:2)

Unveiling Jacob's vision: The Suffering Servant links Heaven and Earth (Genesis 28:10-32:2)

This examination of וַיֵּצֵא Vayetze (“he went out,” Gen. 28:10–32:2), we delve into the crucial significance of Jacob’s vision at Bethel and the intricate dynamics within his family, particularly the rivalry between Leah and Rachel. By drawing parallels between Jacob’s wives and the relationship of Jacob and Esau, the scriptures highlight the emotional toll of polygamy on Rachel, Leah, and Jacob himself. The comparison of Jacob’s family struggles with scriptural teachings of Messiah Yeshua (Christ Jesus) underscores the importance of leaving one’s family to establish a new union in marriage. It is evident how Esau’s and Leah’s self-deception led them into unions not meant for covenant bonds. Finally, a connection is drawn between the suffering of Joseph and that of the Isaiah’s Suffering Servant, realized in Yeshua as the bridge between Heaven and Earth.

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Discussions Prophets and Writings Torah

Leper Messiah cures the toxic mold of the soul (Leviticus 14; Isaiah 53)

Leper Messiah cures the toxic mold of the soul (Leviticus 14; Isaiah 53). A worker in protective gear scrapes mold from the wall of a house (Adobe Stock image).

It’s easy to fixate on the mysterious nature of the physical ailment translated “leprosy” in Torah reading מְּצֹרָע Metzora (“leper,” Leviticus 14–15) because to focus on its spiritual causation would make us very uncomfortable. This study looks into the prophecy of the Leper Messiah that Yeshua (Jesus) fulfilled. That that we can dig into this discomfort on this subject, and in the process grow in repentance and humility before God and in compassion and love towards those around us.

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Apostolic Writings Discussions

Luke 3:23-38 — genealogies of Yeshua

The importance of linking the last Adam to the “first Adam” is emphasized through the two genealogies of Yeshua (Luke 3:23–38). Some skeptics try to use the “telescoping” nature of Matthew’s genealogy for Yeshua, which skips generations to emphasize three groups of 14 generations, as the basis for saying that the genealogies of the first people in Genesis 5 and 11 also are telescoped, thus allowing for many, many more generations and vast amounts of time in history. However, unlike the genealogies in Genesis, these do not have specific ages when one generation “begat,” or “fathered,” the next, with Luke linking each name with just the Greek equivalent for “of.” And the three groups of generations in Matthew seem to represent four periods in God’s working in history to correct the sin of the first Adam with the obedience, sacrifice and deliverance of the last Adam.