Wild Branch Community discusses Genesis 24, and how God's plan of exile and redemption of the Hebrews (and some aspects of his own nature) is embedded in the story of Abraham sending Eliezer to find a bride (Rebekah) for his son, Isaac. #chayeisarah
https://rumble.com/v5sswah-cha....yei-sarah-exile-rede
1 Peter 5:3 TLV
[3] Don’t lord it over those apportioned to you, but become examples to the flock.
Matthew 20:25-28 TLV
[25] But Yeshua called them over and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones play the tyrant over them. [26] It shall not be this way among you. But whoever wants to be great among you shall be your servant, [27] and whoever wants to be first among you shall be your slave— [28] just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, "Cornelius." And he stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God."
Acts 10:3-4 ESV
The prayers and alms of a righteous man are very similar to peace offerings. God hears the prayers of a right-hearted man even if he does not know about Yeshua.
A king’s wrath is like a roaring lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:12 TLV
It's not wise to offend powerful people. Even if you know somebody is wrong, keep your mouth shut if there's nothing you can do about it and be circumspect in your speech if you can.
There are a bunch of parallels between this Torah portion ( #toldot, Gen 25:19-28:9) and the story of Samson.
-Isaac and Manoah pray for a son.
-An angel of YHWH visited mothers of Jacob and Samson to announce their conceptions.
-Isaac 40 yrs old at marriage. Philistines oppressed Israel 40 yrs.
-Philistines took Isaac's and Samson's wives.
-Philistines destroyed Isaac's well. Samson destroyed Philistine crops.
-Isaac de-escalates conflict. Samson escalates it.
-Esau and Samson are hairy.
-Isaac and Samson are blinded.
-Isaac means laughter. The Philistines laughed at Samson.
-Isaac and Samson both reach out to touch something.
You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness. Exodus 23:1
Here's a short list of Apostolic passages for reading and studying with #torah portion #toldot ("Generations" #genesis 25:19-28:9), plus links to related video and commentary: https://www.americantorah.com/....2022/02/08/parsha-to
Proverbs 15:21, “A man without wisdom enjoys being foolish. But a man with understanding does what is right.” Keep this in mind when you get together with family and friends and that “one person” is trying to stir up trouble. You may have a teachable moment and it may be for that “one person” or it may be for the rest of the group. There is no one size fits all response for this, each situation will be different. If you are given the words to speak say what needs to be said in love and kindness.
Studying the Torah while acknowledging Yeshua as the Messiah should result in a better understanding of who the Messiah is and who He is not. For instance, YHVH was not uncircumcised for 8 days. His Son was.
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