Here are some Apostolic passages you might want to study alongside #torah parsha #shmot ("Names", #exodus 1:1-6:1), plus some related commentary and videos: https://www.americantorah.com/....2021/02/18/parsha-sh
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WORD FOR TODAY “are your actions preventing this?”: Isa 30:18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him.
SPOKEN VERSE FOR TODAY: Ecc 9:3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for all men. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterwards they go to the dead.
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Having seen many social media posts by people claiming to have found the truth from some rather nefarious origins, we should remember what Jeremiah writes. Jeremiah 29:8 — 9, “For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them. For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”
Question 90: What were the “Bitter Herbs” used at the Passover?
Answer:
Since endive, chicory, wild lettuce or nettles were important articles of food to the ancient Egyptians, it is likely that these were the bitter herbs of the Passover feast, more especially so, as they are at the present time eaten by the Jews in the East.
Question 89: What were the dimensions and material of Noah’s Ark?
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According to the directions in Genesis 6:15, the Ark was 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad and 30 cubits high. Bible students have been greatly puzzled over the length of the cubit, which seems to have varied greatly in ancient times. It is evident however (from Deuteronomy 3:11), that it was taken as a measure from the human body and may have been either from the wrist to the end of the third figure or the entire length of the lower or forearm, from the elbow to the wrist or even from the elbow to the finger-point. One authority, Celsus, says the cubit was identified with the ulna or under and larger of the two bones of the arm. The Egyptian cubit, which the Hebrews may have taken, measured six hand-breadths and the Jewish rabbis (as the Mishnah states) assigned six hand-breadths to the Mosaic cubit, while Josephus says a cubit was equal to two spans, the span being equal to three hand-breadths. Ezekiel 40:5, 43:13 speaks of the cubit "which was a cubit and a hand-breadth" which was the Babylonian cubit. It would thus seem that the Ark, though its size cannot be confidently stated, was a very spacious vessel, probably exceeding 500 feet in length, fully 85 feet broad and over 52 feet high. In 1609 Peter Jansen of Horn in Holland, built a vessel of these proportions and found that it would stow fully a third more cargo than ships of its size built in the ordinary manner. It had 3,600,000 cubic feet of space and after nine-tenths had been assigned for food storage there was still room for 7,000 pairs of animals, each with 50 cubic feet of space. It was in fact, a huge floating storehouse, rather than a ship. As to the materials of which the Ark was built, we find in Genesis 6:14 that Noah is told to make an ark of "gopher" wood. There are various conjectures as to what kind of wood this was. Bunsen holds that it was a wood found only in Egypt; Dietrich believes it was a heavy reed-like growth; Gesenius affirms that it was pine, fir or cedar and Bochart says cypress. Chaldee translators declare it to have been the sissu, a dark-colour wood of Arabian growth and highly valued. A majority hold to the opinion that cypress was meant, on account of its enduring qualities. As to the time occupied in building it, much has been said but little of real worth. The only Bible passage supposedly referable to this question is Genesis 6:3. This passage is variously interpreted. By some it is held to refer to a shortening of human life; by others it is interpreted as meaning that the period stated would be further granted as a respite - an opportunity for repentance - failing which the divine presence (the Shechinah, which had hitherto continued at the gate of Eden) would be withdrawn from the world on account of its wickedness. The best answer is that nowhere is it stated in the Bible how long Noah was engaged in building the Ark. Elohiym had offered a respite of 120 years, after the warning to the human race (see 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 2:5) and it was during this period that Noah, who was a "preacher of righteousness," not only laboured in the work of awakening the people to the enormity of their sin and of urging them to repentance, but also used a portion of that period in preparing the Ark for the emergency that would arise, if the people did not listen to his cry for repentance.
Question 88: Did Nebuchadnezzar literally eat grass?
Answer:
We do not know any more on the subject than is related in the Bible. The natural inference from the narrative is that the king was temporarily deprived of his reason and insane people often do things as unnatural as eating grass. There is nothing improbable in the Biblical statement. On the other hand, some authorities suggest that the narrative means nothing more than that the king left his palace and the cares of state and lived the life of a peasant for seven years; or as we might say, vegetated in rural seclusion; but the plain statement of the text is that generally accepted. Daniel 4:35-37 indicates that he became at least outwardly, a believer in the one and only true Elohiym.
Question 87: What was the dispute over Moses’ body between Michael and Satan?
Answer:
The passage in Jude 1: 9 referring to the dispute between Michael and Satan over the body of Moses, is regarded by Vitringa, Lardner, McKnight and other distinguished commentators as symbolical, "the body of Moses" being intended to represent the Mosaic law and institutions (see Zechariah 3:1), in the same manner in which modern believers call the Church "the body of Moshiach." According to others, it has reference to a Jewish legend connected with the secret burial of the great lawgiver (Deuteronomy 34:6). The Targum of Jonathan attributes the burial of Moses to the hands of angels, led by Michael as the guardian of Israel. Other views set forth in the Hebrew books are that Satan disputed the burial, claiming the body because of the blood of the Egyptian whom Moses slew and because of the leader's sin at Meribah. Having "the power of death," he opposes the raising of Moses' body again for these reasons, but the hitter's visible presence with Enoch and Elijah at the transfiguration gave evidence of Michael's triumph and was also a pledge of the coming resurrection. Josephus, the Jewish historian (in Antiquities 4:8), states that YHVH hid the body of Moses, lest it should be worshiped by the people.
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Question 86: Why did Moses strike the rock?
Answer:
The account in Numbers 20 very clearly shows that Moses disobeyed the Divine Command in striking the rock as he did. For the moment he apparently lost his faith and his temper as well. He had been explicitly instructed to "speak unto the rock" (verse 8) instead of which he addressed the people in hasty and passionate words and smote the rock twice. (See Psalm 106:32, 33.) His whole attitude betrayed his doubt, not of YHVH's power, but of his will to help a people who had been rebellious. Further, Moses was irreverent (see verse 12) in that his language and bearing detracted from the sanctity of the occasion and was therefore displeasing to YHVH. He had been entrusted with a great enterprise and his perfect obedience to and implicit faith in YHVH were indispensable. As the result showed, his failure involved serious consequences for the whole nation.
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