Control the food, control the people — there is a provision in the Creator’s instructions to prevent this. Leviticus 19:9—10, “When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.” A landowner must allow the poor access to food, but the poor must be willing to go and harvest it.
Thought for Today: Friday June 09:
YHVH loves to look at us and loves it when we will look back. Even when we try to run away from our troubles... YHVH will find us, bless us, even when we feel most alone, unsure... YHVH will find a way to let us know that He is with us in this place, wherever we are, amen!
BIBLE STUDY LESSON 09
SERIES R --- THE GOOD SHEPHERD
THE EYES OF FAITH
NEWS TOO GOOD TO KEEP
From Matthew 9:27-31
When Yeshua left Jairus’ home, two blind men followed, begging Him for help. [Take pity on us, O Son of David,] they shouted. The blind men followed Yeshua into the house where He was going. Then Yeshua talked with them about their need. [Do you believe that I can help you see?] He asked, [Yes, we certainly do, Adonai,] they answered. Then Yeshua touched their eyes. [You will now see as much as you believe,] He told them. Immediately the men were well again. [You must not tell anyone about this,] Yeshua told them sternly. But the news was too good to keep, so the men went all over that part of the country, telling people about Yeshua.
POWER OVER DEMONS
From Matthew 9:32-34
The two men were leaving when some people brought another man in need to Yeshua. This man could not talk because a demon lived in him. As soon as Yeshua drove the demon from the man, he started talking again. The people were greatly amazed to see that. [We’ve never seen anything like this in Israel before,] they said. The Pharisees, however, gave their jealous answer. [Yeshua gets His power over demons from the chief of demons,] they said to the people.
BACK HOME IN NAZARETH
From Mark 6:1-6
With His disciples, Yeshua left this part of the country and went home to Nazareth. When the Shabbat day came, He went to the synagogue to teach. The people who heard Him were surprised that a local boy had grown up with such wisdom and power. [Where did He get all this wisdom?] they wondered. [How does He do these miracles? Isn’t He merely the carpenter Who lived here with His mother Mary and His brothers -- James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? And aren’t His sisters living here among us?] The people refused to accept Him, but Yeshua told them, [Wherever a prophet goes, he receives honour, except in his home town among his relatives and family.] Because the people of Nazareth would not believe, Yeshua did very few miracles among them. A few people were healed when He placed His hands on them, but Yeshua wondered at the unbelief of the others.
COMMENTARY
THE SUFFERING OF THE BLIND
In Yeshua’ time a blind person suffered much more than he would today. There was almost no opportunity for a blind person to earn a living, so he was forced to beg or steal. Frequently the blind sat on street corners or at the entrance to a synagogue or the temple, depending on the more fortunate to have mercy. Blind people often depended on others to lead them from place to place. There was little medical help available for the blind, and what was available could do nothing of consequence. Surgery for the eyes was hundreds of years in the future. There was a social stigma for the blind also. Blindness was often considered a curse from YHVH. It was a punishment for the blind person’s sins or the sins of the parents. Blindness was common in ancient times. Much of it came from improper medical care and unsanitary conditions. One of the most common forms of blindness was the infection of children’s eyes, brought about by swarms of flies which moved from one infected eye to another. Some cultures thought it was unlucky to remove deposits which flies left on and around the eyes, so the victim had no hope. And often the victim was an infant. Widespread disease caused many to be born blind or to go blind in later life. So common was this form of blindness that an ancient manuscript listed more than a hundred prescriptions to cure it. With the hopeless plight of the blind, one can only imagine the excitement Yeshua caused when He healed the blind, something no doctor of His day could do.
"Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of such things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Be not therefore companions with them."
Eph 5
Is there any possible way that Christians and Jews can find common ground on spiritual matters? Could it be that both need each other to bring the fulfillment of the Divine promises each has awaited all these centuries? Dean Bye’s answer to both question is “Yes!” He has proven his point in a lifetime of service with and for the Jewish people through Return Ministries, the Aliyah Return Center, and the Altar of Prayer. What more is left to do, and why should Christians everywhere begin to take interest in Israel? That’s the topic in this concluding part of our conversation.
God spoke to the prophets of ancient Israel, and he spoke to the apostles of Israel’s Messiah Yeshua. Does He speak to us today? If so, how? That’s what David Jones and Barry Phillips consider in their midrash called, “Hearing the Voice.” It’s a topic addressed by our musical guests, Samuel & Benjamin Wearp, and Laura Metzing.
https://thebarkingfox.com/2023..../06/06/reunion-roadm
Is there any possible way that Christians and Jews can find common ground on spiritual matters? Could it be that both need each other to bring the fulfillment of the Divine promises each has awaited all these centuries? Dean Bye’s answer to both question is “Yes!” He has proven his point in a lifetime of service with and for the Jewish people through Return Ministries, the Aliyah Return Center, and the Altar of Prayer. What more is left to do, and why should Christians everywhere begin to take interest in Israel? That’s the topic in this concluding part of our conversation.
God spoke to the prophets of ancient Israel, and he spoke to the apostles of Israel’s Messiah Yeshua. Does He speak to us today? If so, how? That’s what David Jones and Barry Phillips consider in their midrash called, “Hearing the Voice.” It’s a topic addressed by our musical guests, Samuel & Benjamin Wearp, and Laura Metzing.
https://thebarkingfox.com/2023..../06/06/reunion-roadm
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