A few lessons that can be derived from the story of Zelophehad's daughters:
-Sometimes women have better insight when the rules don't directly apply.
-The land and the people are one. God's people are tied permanently, inextricably to Eretz #israel. It is their (our!) possession forever. Exile is like divorce.
-Sons inherit first, then daughters, brothers, and male cousins in that order.
-A man's name is more than the label on his birth certificate. It's his character, his legacy, and his permanent mark on the world.
In #torah, daughters have an inheritance in the land too. They have rights and responsibilities. They can own property, run businesses, serve as witnesses in a court, and even as judges. Don't let ignorant people slander God and his law by claiming women are treated as chattel.
That isn't to say that there is on difference between men and women. All of Scripture shows that God has a very definite patriarchal preference for how his people are to be governed at all levels.
Update:
We are putting the final touches on the Cyprus Island Version of The Didache.
If all goes well, a Free downloadable PDF version will be available in the Fall at www.templecrier.com.
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer is often attributed to Sun Tzu but was a line written for the movie The Godfather part II. The Bible tells us to pray for our enemies (Matthew 5:44) and in proverbs 5:21, “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.” Before we can do either we should be able to identify who is our enemy and why do they choose to be our enemy.
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WORD FOR TODAY “Pride & arrogance”: Dan 4:37 "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride."
SPOKEN VERSE FOR TODAY: Pro 12:3 No one is made secure by wickedness, but the roots of the righteous will never be moved.
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Don’t let the fear of what your faith group will do to you when you start to question stop you from asking questions. Just keep seeking answers. What ever is labeled “Truth” is not always truth. What ever the answer to the question is, that is the Truth!
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