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It might sound like splitting hairs, but we were called to be Hebrew not Hebrew Roots.

And we must be mindful of the difference.

Looking for our Hebrew Roots assumes Christianity is correct, and we should be Christian, only needing to get back to a better version.

But being Hebrew is a whole other thing from being Christian.

Being Hebrew is literally leaving. Leaving Christianity. Leaving paganry. Leaving and becoming an Outsider from all that other stuff we came from.

Getting back to the basics is better than carrying on in the evil of our time but it’s not a proper view of the truth of who we are and how we are supposed to be living aswell as what that life makes us.

It’s a subtle difference but so dynamic.

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BIBLE STUDY --- YHVH’S PROPHETS

YHVH’S COMPASSION

THE MESSAGE OF THE GOURD

From Jonah 3-4

Once again Adonai spoke to Jonah about Nineveh. [Go to the great city of Nineveh with the message I will give you,] Adonai said. This time Jonah obeyed immediately and went to Nineveh. It was a great city, so large that it would take someone three days to walk around it. Jonah went into the city as far as he could walk in a day. Then he began to preach, warning the people. [Within forty days, Nineveh will be destroyed,] he proclaimed. The people of Nineveh believed YHVH and proclaimed a fast, dressing themselves in sackcloth to show that they repented of their sins. This wave of repentance swept through the city from the greatest people to the humblest. Before long the news reached the king of Nineveh, He, too, repented and stepped down from his royal throne to put on sackcloth to show how sorry he was for his sins. Then he sent a proclamation throughout the city. [The king and his nobles decree that men and animals must fast, eating and drinking nothing for a while. All people must wear sackcloth to show their repentance and pray earnestly to YHVH. Let everyone turn from his sins, his violence, and evil ways. Perhaps YHVH will change His mind and restrain His anger against us, so that we will not be destroyed.] YHVH did restrain His anger when He saw how the people repented, and He abandoned His plan to destroy the city. Jonah, however, was not pleased with this change in YHVH’s plans. In fact, he was very angry, and in his prayers, he complained to Adonai about it. [Was this not what I was afraid You would do when You first told me to come to Nineveh?] Jonah asked. [That is why I ran away toward Tarshish, for I knew that You are a YHVH of mercy and kindness and that You might abandon Your plans to destroy this wicked city. Now, please destroy me, Adonai, for I would rather die than to see nothing come of my prophecy.] [Is it right for you to be angry about this?] Adonai asked Jonah. Jonah made a booth for himself east of the city and sat in the shade of it while he waited to see what would happen to Nineveh. The foliage on the booth soon withered, the air became very hot, and Jonah sweltered in the heat. Then Adonai caused a gourd plant to grow rapidly and to spread its large leaves above Jonah’s head. This gave great relief from the hot sun, and Jonah was grateful for it. But the next morning Adonai caused a worm to eat away the heart of the plant, and soon it withered, and the hot sun beat down on Jonah again. YHVH also caused a hot east wind to blow upon him. Finally, he became so faint from the heat that he prayed that Adonai would let him die. [Even death is better than this kind of life,] he complained. [Should you be angry because the gourd plant died?] Adonai asked. [Angry enough to die!] replied Jonah. [You grieve for that plant which you did not cause to grow, and for which you did not work,] Adonai said. [It was here only for a day, growing up in a night and withering the next day. If you can grieve like that for a plant, why shouldn’t I grieve for a great city with one hundred and twenty thousand people in it, people who do not know good from evil, and for all their animals?]

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NINEVEH

Around 3000 B.C. Babylonian settlers dedicated Nineveh to Ishtar, goddess of love and war, and built a great temple in her honour. {Nineveh,} probably from the Babylonian {Nina,} became an Assyrian name for Ishtar. During the reigns of Assyria’s kings around 1200 B.C., Nineveh grew large and strong. When Sargon II built a new capital thirteen miles away at Khorsabad in 700 B.C., Nineveh was threatened until Sargon’s son, Sennacherib, used the vast resources of the new Assyrian Empire to restore the ancient city. After a quarter century, Nineveh had an immense new palace of brick and cedar beams, panelled inside with sculptured alabaster slabs depicting hunting scenes and war victories. Winged bulls of stone, and lions and genii of bronze, silver and copper, protected the doorways, halls and rooms of the palace. Sennacherib’s city walls enclosed nearly two thousand acres of land and covered over seven miles. With over one hundred thousand residents, Nineveh ranked close to first place among the largest ancient cities. Jonah’s reference to a three-day journey across Nineveh probably included settlements outside the walls that stretched as far south as Calab and as far north as Khorsabad. To thwart invasions from under the walls, Sennacherib had the base of the outer walls reach underground water level. Fifteen gates provided access into the city from commercial roads. Around the walls Sennacherib laid out orchards, parks and zoos, featuring exotic trees, plants and animals from across the Assyrian Empire. Rejecting the muddy waters of the Tigris River, he built an elaborate system that brought pure water from mountain streams fifty miles distant. Sennacherib’s grandson Ashurbanipal deserves credit for the great library at Nineveh. Two small chambers of Ashurbanipal’s palace have yielded more than sixteen thousand clay tablets and fragments. During the reigns of Ashurbanipal’s successors, Nineveh’s supremacy ended with a siege and fierce fighting between the Ninevites and a coalition of Medes, Babylonians and Scythians. A Tigris tributary that ran through the capital flooded its shores, weakening the city wall, and the city was defeated.

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BIBLE STUDY --- YHVH’S PROPHETS

THE FLEEING PROPHET

JONAH IS SWALLOWED BY A GREAT FISH

From Jonah 1-2

Once, long ago, Adonai sent a special message to a prophet named Jonah, the son of Amittai. Here is what Adonai said: [Take this message to the great city of Nineveh and tell them that it is from Adonai. Tell them that Adonai is about to destroy them because of their wickedness, for it has arisen to Me like a foul smell.] Jonah was so afraid to take such a message to Nineveh that he ran away, headed for Tarshish, trying to hide from Adonai. He went overland to the seaport of Joppa, where he paid his fare on a sailing ship headed for Tarshish, and went on board. But along the way a great wind arose and soon a storm battered the ship until it was ready to break apart. The sailors were so afraid that each one cried out to his god. As they did so, they began to throw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship. In the meantime, Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship to take a nap. When the captain of the ship found Jonah, he scolded him. [Why are you lying there sleeping?] he demanded. [Get up and pray to your YHVH. Perhaps your YHVH will listen and spare us from the storm.] The crew also cast lots to find who had caused such evil to come upon them. At last, the lots pointed to Jonah. [Who are you, and where do you come from?] they demanded. [What is your nationality and your work? And what have you done to bring this great trouble upon us?] [I am a Hebrew,] Jonah answered. [My YHVH is Adonai of heaven and earth, for He made the sea and the dry land.] The men were afraid when they heard this. They realized that Jonah was running away from the YHVH of all heaven and earth. [Why are you doing this?] they asked. [What must be done to you to calm the sea?] As they looked out across the sea, they saw that it was growing even more turbulent. [Throw me into the sea, and the sea will become calm,] Jonah answered. [This storm has come upon you because of me.] However, the men were afraid to throw Jonah into the sea. They pulled harder at the oars, trying to bring the ship to land, but they could make no headway against the turbulent sea. All the time the sea was growing more and more violent. At last, they cried out to Adonai: [Please do not punish us for the death of this man, for we are innocent. You have done something here which You wanted to do.] The sailors lifted Jonah and threw him into the sea. Immediately the sea became calm. The sailors feared Adonai greatly when they saw this. They offered sacrifices to Him and vowed to serve Him. Adonai had already prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. After it did, Jonah spent the next three days and three nights in the belly of the fish. There he prayed earnestly to Adonai. This is Jonah’s prayer:

[In deep trouble, I cried to You, Adonai, and Adonai answered me. Engulfed by death, I called to You, and You heard my plea. You threw me into the depths of the sea until I sank beneath its waters, covered by the wind and waves. I cried out, ‘Adonai, You have turned away from me, so how shall I see Your holy temple again?’ I sank, and the waters closed over me until the sea was everywhere about me. Seaweed wrapped about my head, and I sank to the base of the mountains which are buried beneath the sea. Yet You brought me up from the depths, O Adonai, my YHVH. When all hope for life was gone, I again remembered my Adonai, and my prayer arose to Your holy temple. Those who worship false idols have never known such mercies. But I will offer to You my voice of thanksgiving. I will fulfil every promise that I have made to You, for You alone can deliver.]

Then Adonai spoke to the fish, and it deposited Jonah on dry land.

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SHIPS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

The Egyptians and Mesopotamians are credited with inventing the boat. The Minoans on the island of Crete excelled as sailors and traders; their conquerors, the Mycenaeans and Greeks, learned the skills from them. Even the Etruscans of Italy marketed their goods abroad. And to the east, the Phoenicians were building more ships, and superior ones, than the Syrians and Philistines. Surprisingly enough, ancient ships did not vary much from culture to culture. A sharper contrast lay between two different types of ancient ships, the merchant ship and the warship. Merchant ships were broad and sturdy, made of durable pine. Big and roomy, they were built to accommodate both goods and passengers. These heavy ships relied on sails and wind power; rowers were used only when necessary. Warships, on the other hand, were made for speed and manoeuvrability. Built of a lighter wood like fir, the warship reached its fullest potential for speed when rowed. Ships duelled in battle, each trying to disable the other with deadly rams jutting out from their bows. The best in battle were the Greeks: their slim, swift warships provided little space for all but the necessities of battle. They sailed near land as much as possible and put into shore for food and a night’s lodging. But whether at peace or war, all ancient sailing was limited to the months of dependable weather, from April to October.

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"The first governors that were before me had made a burden on the people, and taken of them bread and yayin, beside forty shekels of silver, also their young men had dominion over the people; but I did not so, because of the fear of God."

Ne 5

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Thought for Today: Friday October 10

On a daily basis, we see only our immediate problems and burdens, but YHVH sees the whole. He sees both the present and the future. He wants to lift us above ourselves. He wants us to see everything in light of His Plans. The psalmist said: “ADONAI will perfect that which concerns me.” (Psalm 138:8) Thus, keep your eyes on YHVH, for He sees the whole picture, and He knows what is best for you. You can trust Him because He truly Loves you.

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Something came up at our Sukkot gathering today that I'd like to poll on. Did Yeshua ascend before it's recorded in Acts 1? Scriptures and thoughts in comments appreciated.

Ascended in Acts 1

Ascended before Acts 1 and then again in Acts 1

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If we accept that Luke and Acts are written by the same author then we could overlap Luke 24:50-53 and Acts 1:1-3 as the same telling in two different letters.

The author himself tells us that the ascension he mentioned at the end of his Gospel (Luke) happened "after... forty days." I am therefore thinking that Luke 24 is a summary, and Acts 1 is the detailed, chronological account of the same event.

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an interesting question.

reading luke, and then acts, as he is presumed the author of both, Yeshua ascended on what is implied to be the fourth day according to luke.
luke 24:1
- On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. -
24:13
- That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem -
24:29
- But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” -
24:33, after Yeshua had reclined with them, their eyes were opened and He disappeared from their sight.
- And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem.
There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together -
24:36
- While they were describing these events, Yeshua Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” -
and then 50 and 51
- 50When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them. 51While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven. -

so this is a contiguous sequence of events, which mark seems to confirm.

there are two problems.

when reading acts, the text could be interpreted both as that He ascended on the fourth day (according to luke's first book, his gospel, either during the night or the day, depending on how long it took) and 'after His suffering' (acts 1:3) He appeared again, ie returned,
or, considering luke 24:45
- Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. -
to take place over a total period of 40 days,
then acts 1:3
- After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. -
would then say He only ascended once.
in that case, as He first appeared to them on the third day, He would have ascended on the fortysecond day after His crucifixion.
four days, then ascending, then reappearing for another forty days, or, fortytwo days then ascending are numbers with significance.

the second problem is a bit more obtuse.
matthew, mark and luke indicate Yeshua was crucified in the friday before Sabbath, and so one has to count convolutedly to include just a portion of friday as a full day and only the first half of the first day of the week as a full day too to come to the third day of resurrection.
in fact, according to their accounts, Yeshua was resurrected within two full days. and that would make a single ascension taking place after fortyone days, not a significant number.
john, on the other hand, could indicate Yeshua was crucified on thursday, and that Passover was on the friday, the High Sabbath, and then followed by the normal Sabbath, this would make it within three full days.
i base that on the distinction at the time between preparation day, being for a normal Sabbath (synoptics), and day of preparation, being for a High Sabbath (john).
preparation day, among other things prepare for the Sabbath, day of preparation, a full day to prepare for the High Sabbath.
none of the synoptics indicate the Sabbath was a High Sabbath.
(even worse, matthew 27:62 says the pharisees approached pilate ON the Sabbath).
(i have touched on why there is this distinction, i won't go into that here)
john also indicates a timespan of many days between Yeshua's appearances.
unfortunately, reading john He could also have ascended twice or once...
john 20:17, where He says to mary
- “Do not cling to Me,” Yeshua said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’” -
could mean He'd ascended and returned before showing Himself to the disciples.
john doesn't go into the ascension in the ending of his gospel.

but we can get back to a proper counting of 4 and 40 or 42.
now i clicked on two ascensions, but it's just too unclear, however one reads it.
so, the answer is probably to be found in the OT.
although i haven't looked in the epistles yet either.
let me pass the buck here, anybody see anything there?
(plus - interesting aside, can anybody correctly calculate the closest year to AD30 that the passover was on a friday?)

an interesting question. 
 
reading luke, and then acts, as he is presumed the author of both, Yeshua ascended on what is implied to be the fourth day according to luke. 
luke 24:1 
- On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. - 
24:13 
- That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem - 
24:29 
- But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” - 
24:33, after Yeshua had reclined with them, their eyes were opened and He disappeared from their sight. 
- And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem.  
There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together - 
24:36 
- While they were describing these events, Yeshua Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”  - 
and then 50 and 51 
- 50When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them. 51While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven. - 
 
so this is a contiguous sequence of events, which mark seems to confirm. 
 
there are two problems. 
 
when reading acts, the text could be interpreted both as that He ascended on the fourth day (according to luke's first book, his gospel, either during the night or the day, depending on how long it took) and 'after His suffering' (acts 1:3) He appeared again, ie returned,  
or, considering luke 24:45 
- Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. - 
to take place over a total period of 40 days,  
then acts 1:3 
- After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. - 
would then say He only ascended once. 
in that case, as He first appeared to them on the third day, He would have ascended on the fortysecond day after His crucifixion. 
four days, then ascending, then reappearing for another forty days, or, fortytwo days then ascending are numbers with significance. 
 
the second problem is a bit more obtuse. 
matthew, mark and luke indicate Yeshua was crucified in the friday before Sabbath, and so one has to count convolutedly to include just a portion of friday as a full day and only the first half of the first day of the week as a full day too to come to the third day of resurrection. 
in fact, according to their accounts, Yeshua was resurrected within two full days. and that would make a single ascension taking place after fortyone days, not a significant number. 
john, on the other hand, could indicate Yeshua was crucified on thursday, and that Passover was on the friday, the High Sabbath, and then followed by the normal Sabbath, this would make it within three full days. 
i base that on the distinction at the time between preparation day, being for a normal Sabbath (synoptics), and day of preparation, being for a High Sabbath (john). 
preparation day, among other things prepare for the Sabbath, day of preparation, a full day to prepare for the High Sabbath. 
none of the synoptics indicate the Sabbath was a High Sabbath. 
(even worse, matthew 27:62 says the pharisees approached pilate ON the Sabbath). 
(i have touched on why there is this distinction, i won't go into that here) 
john also indicates a timespan of many days between Yeshua's appearances. 
unfortunately, reading john He could also have ascended twice or once... 
john 20:17, where He says to mary 
- “Do not cling to Me,” Yeshua said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’” - 
could mean He'd ascended and returned before showing Himself to the disciples. 
john doesn't go into the ascension in the ending of his gospel. 
 
but we can get back to a proper counting of 4 and 40 or 42. 
now i clicked on two ascensions, but it's just too unclear, however one reads it. 
so, the answer is probably to be found in the OT. 
although i haven't looked in the epistles yet either. 
let me pass the buck here, anybody see anything there? 
(plus - interesting aside, can anybody correctly calculate the closest year to AD30 that the passover was on a friday?)

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The Ha’azinu portion takes us to one of the most solemn moments in the life of Moses. Standing before all Israel, he sings a song that is not merely poetry but a prophetic testimony. He calls heaven and earth as witnesses, declaring that Yehovah is just, faithful, and perfect in all His works.

He reminds us how the Creator found His people in the wilderness, cared for them as the apple of His eye, and caused them to prosper. Yet He warns that Israel, in its abundance, will rebel and follow other gods, provoking divine judgment—famine, pestilence, war, and dispersion.

Even so, Yehovah promises not to destroy them completely so that the nations will not boast. The song ends with hope: the day will come when Yehovah will avenge His servants and restore His people. It is a call to listen, remember, and return.

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