Thought for Today: Monday November 28:
Remember today that YHVH is with us. Heavens bell’s continually peal with that Promise of His Presence. Some people, [including many believers], never hear those bells because their minds are earthbound, and their hearts are closed to Him. Others hear the bells only once or twice in their lifetimes, in rare moments of seeking YHVH above all else. Elohiym’s desire is that His sheep, hear His Voice continually, for He is the ever-present Shepherd. Quietness is the classroom where we learn to hear YHVH’s Voice. Beginners need a quiet place in order to still their minds. As we advance in this discipline, we gradually learn to carry the stillness with us wherever we go. When we step back into the mainstream of life, we must strain to hear those glorious bells; He is with us, now and forever.
This was a 12 string guitar with a warped neck. I wanted to use it as a classical guitar and so I did some luthier work to it. It is not done but I wanted to be sure it would work. It does.
But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though YHWH had closed her womb.
1 Samuel 1:5
Elkanah gave childless Hannah a double portion as if she had born his first-born son. This is reminiscent of the prophecies concerning "a people who were not a people" and "blessed are the barren".
Peninah was blessed with children but unloved. Hannah was cursed with barenness but loved. This reminds me of Leah and Rachel. Hannah didn't conceive because Elkanah repented of polygamy or favoritism (he hadn't). She conceived because she cried out to God and believed, and it glorified God to give her a child.
This is one of a few topics I've studied in detail. Understanding the destruction of the first temple in some detail really illustrates the difference between Messianic beliefs and both Judaism and mainstream Christianity. Please check it out!
https://firstcenturychristiani....ty.net/the-temple-an
Life in Dry Bones
Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to YHWH of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of YHWH....After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose...
1 Samuel 1:3,9
Elkanah's sacrifice in 1 Samuel 1 could have been one of the three Feasts of Ascent (Pesach, Shavuot, or Sukkot). Whatever the occasion, Elkanah made a peace offering and ate it with his family, a BBQ to honor God.
This week’s Torah Portion is now on the app and website. Check it out!
In case anyone ever tries to tell you that Jewish rabbis have never understood Isaiah 53 as referring to the Messiah...
"The Rabbis said: His name is 'the leper scholar,' as it is written, Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him a leper, smitten of God, and afflicted."
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin, Folio 98b
https://www.jewishvirtuallibra....ry.org/babylonian-ta
"Our righteous Messiah has turned away from us; we have acted foolishly and there is no one to justify us. Our iniquities and the yoke of our transgressions he bears, and he is pierced for our transgressions. He carries our sins on his shoulder, to find forgiveness for our iniquities."
R. Eliezer, Machzor Kol Bo
https://ffoz.org/discover/mess....ianic-jewish-calenda
Maimonides wrote that '[The ancient Jews] believed that leprosy was one of the characteristics of the Messiah, for which they found an allusion to the verse: "stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted", that is by leprosy.'
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki..../Epistle_to_Yemen/Co
Hey y’all I was looking at canning butter and I just wondered if canning milk was a thing. It totally is! So in the next couple weeks I’m going to pressure can some fresh milk from our Jersey Dexter cross cow. Coming up we will be taking a farm tour with some eastern Freesian sheep and we plan to get 1 or 2, Yah willing,for meat and rich milk. Since they only lactate about 210 days of the year, canning milk might be a really smart option. We have been dairy farming for generations and are milk snobs hard core! So freezing milk and shattering the protein makes it not only taste funny but makes it useless for any quality fermenting, esp for making aged cheeses like ghouda, cheddar, and Colby (my husband’s specialty). We have been using an old wine fridge with a moisture sensor to age cheeses. We replaced the shelves with wood boards that we soak in water to keep the humidity level correct. Works great! Keep farming and working hard my friends! We are always learning and I love seeing what you all are doing and how!
THE TRUMPET by BILL BURNS
These are times in which you must be connected to Me, says the Lord. These are dangerous times when many will be tempted to fall away. Do not allow this to happen to you. Stay strong, and live by faith in Me. I will be your helper in these days if you allow it. 1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
SMALL STRAWS by MARSHA BURNS
It is time to build on your solid foundation of life in the Spirit. There are many things that demand your attention, but the most important one does not make demands. It is your connection to Me, says the Lord. Make every effort to nourish your spirit by setting aside time to focus and spend time in My presence. Acts 3:19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.
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