Just a thought that comes to mind:
A door is bigger than a lock. A lock is bigger than a key. Even though the key is the smallest, it opens the lock and the door is open. It's the same with any problem. Sometimes we make a mountain out of a molehill, which is unnecessary. With Yeshua in our hearts, we only need a mustard seed of faith, to remove the mountain. Be at peace today and be blessed.
Thought for Today: Wednesday November 05
A driver stopped to ask the way to a certain street. When told, he asked doubtfully: “Is that the best way?” The man replied: “That is the only way”. Similar then, there is only one way of Salvation – and that is the Moshiach… Is this arrogance or intolerance? No! And believers must never be guilty of those attitudes. We are saved solely by YHVH’s Grace, and we do not deserve it. If you have never done so, turn to the Moshiach today. And if you do know Him, pray today for someone you know who does not yet believe, and ask YHVH to help you, to tell that person of His Salvation.
It's interesting that God spoke directly to Abimelech through a dream in Genesis 20. He didn't speak through a prophet, and the dream required no interpreter. It was just God and a Philistine king. The following text indicates that Abraham and Abimelech had a great deal of respect for each other.
I wonder if the Philistines weren't so bad at first and, like the Israelites, were corrupted by their Canaanite neighbors. Based on Philistine graveyards, archaeologists say that their genetic makeup changed dramatically (more Mediterranean) sometime after this point, and then slowly drifted back to what it was before (more Canaanite).
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Did you know we are living through echoes of the 1930s, when antisemitism threatened the existence of the Jewish people? Come join us online this Sunday to learn what that means and what you can do about it. Register at this link:
https://www.tenfromthenations.org/kristallnacht
When God said of Israel, "I have given her a certificate of divorce", it was a rhetorical statement only. (He wasn't *actually* married to Israel like a man and woman, after all.) God made promises to the twelve tribes of Israel and to utterly reject any of them would be to cease being God.
Abraham's semi-repudiations of Sarah in Egypt and Philistia were prophetic of God's semi-repudiation of Israel and Judah. He expelled them from the land and from Zion for a time, but he also promised to restore them. Just as Abraham would never have utterly rejected Sarah, God will never utterly reject the physical, genetic descendants of Jacob.
Genesis 20
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