One of the biggest problems that both Christians and religious Jews have is not paying enough attention to the prophets of the Old Testament.
Many Christians believe that they need only pay attention to the New Testament leaving them as a theological island in rough seas.
And religious Jews pay more attention to Rabbinic Talmud writings than they do the Old Testament.
This leaves both sides completely oblivious to Gods promises regarding His plans for His land and people in the future.
(Hint: It’s bigger than you realize)
These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created...
Genesis 2:4
It doesn't say "This is how heaven and earth were created", but "These are the generations (toledot) of the heavens and the earth." The creation of heaven and earth is described in exactly the same form as numerous genealogies. Heaven and earth and all they contain are portrayed as if they are God's own children.
Interestingly, Matthew 1 describes the genealogy of Yeshua as "This is the genesis..."
Have you seen the news lately? Wars and rumors of war… It’s not pretty, is it?
We know that the Bible promises that He will call us home and Yeshua will reign as King. We know He makes amazing promises to His remnant, wherever we are scattered. We know that at that time, the wealth of the nations will flow into His people.
And we know His promises are TRUE and SURE, amen?
Here are some promises to keep handy next time the news makes you feel afraid or you are tempted to worry.
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““Therefore say, ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “Although I have sent them far off among the nations, and although I have scattered them among the lands, yet I was for them a set-apart place for a little while in the lands to which they came.” ’
“Therefore say, ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “And I shall gather you from the peoples, and I shall assemble you from the lands where you have been scattered, and I shall give you the land of Yisra’ĕl.” ’”
Yehezqĕl (Ezekiel) 11:16-17 TS2009
I'll probably do only slightly better with my first bow hunt....
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So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had prepared for making.
Genesis 2:3
The first week of Creation prepared for the work of the rest of eternity. No plants grew, although God had created them. The work of the sky was to create rain. The work of the ground was to create life. The work of the plants was to grow from their seeds. All of this was prepared in advance like a Rube Goldberg machine.