So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree that was near Shechem.
Genesis 35:4

The earrings in this verse were objects of religious veneration, like amulets. Rings in Scripture often represent relationships and/or identification. But why did Jacob bury them under the oak tree? IDK. Oaks in Scripture often represent persons of power and stability, but I don't know if that's related.

Shabbat Shalom, fellow humans! HalleluYah! Enjoy this day!

"But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. "(Mat 24:20)

Not only is this proof that the #sabbath remains until the end, it is also a repetition of what happened when the Israelites rose up against the Greeks and their pagan practices in 1 Maccabees.

If you want to really understand the tribulation, the abomination of desolation, and the fleeing to the hills, read 1 Maccabees. Yeshua was telling the people that what happened before was going to happen again in Matthew 24.

The mark of the beast is the opposite of the Shema. The first one-world religion/government was when Greece took Judea. Read 1 Mac 1 and realize how much it relates to what is to come. #shabbatshalom

Sometimes it's hard to distinguish genuine people of God from the rest of the world. That's often the case when we see the godly and the ungodly using the same means to achieve their goals. So is it right for God's people to take up arms, or do other things we might consider violations of scriptural principles? Before we answer that question, we might want to look again at what the scripture actually says.

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Godly Rational Actors - The Barking Fox

Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish genuine people of God from the rest of the world. That’s often the case when we see the godly and the ungodly using the same means to achieve their goals. So is it right for God’s people to take up

Persecution comes in many forms and from some unexpected people as well. Luke 12:51,”Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.” Yeshua/Jesus is recorded as saying he will divide even families, but why would he say this? John 7:16, ““My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.” When we are faced with the word of our Creator we choose to either believe it and follow His instructions or we choose to follow our own ways and traditions. This will cause division even among families because some will hear the voice of our Creator and do as He asks and some will reject HIs words and refuse HIs way.

Lily Portion for Today: Shabbat December 02

Moms remember, the darkness affords us no choices – only in the light are differences revealed to us. Moshiach alone is the giver of this Light and He saw you good enough to shine that Light on your family. (Prayer: Help me Adonai, to venture with my children on life’s way, filled with the courage and understanding that Your Light allows me. I place my and my children’s hearts in Your hands and ask that You guide us in Your Light, amein.)

Thought For Today: Shabbat December 02

Be patient with yourself and others. There is no shortcuts to spirituality. Growing and bearing fruit takes time.