FROM THIS WEEK’S TORAH PORTION – B’SHALLACH:
“And Amaleq came and fought with Yisra’el in Rephidim. And Moshe said to Yehoshua, ‘Choose for us men and go out, fight with Amaleq. Tomorrow I am stationing myself on the top of the hill with the rod of Elohim in my hand.’ And Yehoshua did as Moshe said to him, to fight with Amaleq. And Moshe, Aharon, and Chur went up to the top of the hill. And it came to be, when Moshe held up his hand, that Yisra’el prevailed. And when he let down his hand, Amaleq prevailed. But Moshe’s hands were heavy, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. And Aharon and Chur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. And his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Yehoshua defeated Amaleq and his people with the edge of the sword. And YHWH said to Moshe, ‘Write this for a remembrance in the book and recite it in the hearing of Yehoshua, that I shall completely blot out the remembrance of Amaleq from under the heavens.’ And Moshe built an altar and called its name, YHWH Nissi, for he said, ‘Because a hand is on the throne of Yah, YHWH is to fight against Amaleq, from generation to generation.’”
FROM THIS WEEK’S TORAH PORTION – B’SHALLACH
“And the layer of dew went up, and see, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground. And the children of Yisrael saw, and they said to each other, ‘What is he (Man Hu)?’ For they did not know what he was. And Moshe said to them, ‘It is the bread which YHWH has given you to eat.’“
“So, they said to Him, ‘What sign then would you do, so that we see and believe you? What would you do? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it has been written, “He gave them bread out of the heaven to eat.”‘ Therefore, Yeshua said to them, ‘Amein, amein, I say to you, Moshe did not give you the bread out of the heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of the heaven. For the bread of Elohim is he who comes down out of the heaven and gives life to the world.’ So, they said to him, ‘Master, give us this bread always.’ And Yeshua said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall not get hungry at all, and he who believes in me shall not get thirsty at all.’”
Ancient Coins Found in Israel from the Hasmonean Dynasty
Archaeologists and students recently discovered a treasure trove consisting of 160 ancient coins during an excavation in Israel. The discovery, which was announced by the University of Haifa on Dec. 30, was made during an excavation in the Jordan Valley. Coincidentally, archaeologists found the coins during Hanukkah. In a press release that was translated from Hebrew to English, the university explained that the artifacts date back to the Hellenistic period. The coins depict Alexander Jannaeus, who was king of Judaea from 103 B.C. to 76 B.C. Jannaeus, a Jewish leader of the Hasmonean dynasty, predated the destruction of the Second Temple, which was a major Jewish pilgrimage site and closely related to the story of Hanukkah. Pictures released by the university show the coins, which have different shapes and sizes, still retaining faint symbols.
The cache, which is believed to be the largest of its kind ever found in Israel, contains coins written in both Aramaic and Greek. Very few caches of coins minted under Alexander Jannaeus have been found by archaeologists, according to the University of Haifa. The university also said the coins were found in a "road station," or a stop for travelers along the road leading to Alexandrion, an ancient fortress. They were discovered in a room that was likely used as a kitchen. "The researchers are convinced that the site of the excavations in the Jordan Valley… is a road station that has not been known until now, on the main road that leads to the fortress of Sartaba (Alexandrion), which was built by King Yanai," the University of Haifa said in a Facebook post. The ancient rest stop where the coins were discovered also consisted of a mikveh, which is a ritual Jewish bath, and a pool or reservoir that was used to hold water.
The ancient coins were discovered during Hanukkah. "The students and the volunteer excavators in the excavation were very excited to find such an Hasmonean cache, and more during Hanukkah, and this added special significance to them… during the difficult days that pass on our people at the present time," Bar said.
Gen 14. Abram goes and saves Lot from 4 kings with 318 men. A David and Golith moment. Especially when these 4 kings just conqured 5 kings near the Jordan Valley.
Reminds me what Yeshua went through and overcomed to redeem us.
Gen 14 is good chapter. Take note the first use of the words: tithe, priest, king and Hebrew
Praise Yeshua!
It’s so cold the snow looks like blowing sand over here!
I have a lot of notes and replies to things I've kept over the years. Something that I have shared quite a bit outside of the comics is a series of questions and verses to answer those questions. Each question and answer builds on each other. I am going to do a comic for each of these questions. This is question #1.
https://thestraightandnarrow.cfw.me/comics/886
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WORD FOR TODAY in GOD’S sight what is your appropriate blessing?: Gen 49:28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He blessed them, every one with the blessing appropriate to him.
SPOKEN VERSE FOR TODAY: Pro 19:25 Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd, But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.
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