Lives 1st

  “Our Father who is above the skies , may Your name be sanctified. May you continue establishing your Kingdom. May your will be done in the skies and on earth.” Learn what “above the skies” and “will be done in the skies” meant to Yeshua, the Real Jesus. Continue reading at -- https://mailchi.mp/0417d8523726/may-your-will-be-done-in-the-skies  

  When Ezra arrived in Jerusalem with the First Torah Scroll in Judah, he was accompanied by a body of 120 elders, judges, prophets, sages, teachers, and scribes . They had been members of the very large Jewish community in Babylon that was founded by the captives who had been taken there in 586 BCE by the Babylonian armies that destroyed the previous Temple. This story has been lost for almost 2000 years, but it is essential for understand the words the scribes wrote on the Torah scroll. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/46277860ee5e/ezra-his-team-and-the-message-of-peace

  I am writing this email to you 113 years after my father was born , 1,946 years after Jesus was crucified and 1,926 after Luke wrote his two books . Without knowing what happened in those huge time gaps between me and those events , it would have been impossible to discover any facts-based examined answer to the question -- “When did Gentiles first officially become members of the Jesus Movement?” Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/826a2209e63a/using-belief-models-to-create-transparency-in-belief-conflicts

  Although Hillel and Akiba after him taught that love of man is a central pillar of the Torah’s teaching, behind it is something even more basic. Love of neighbor is itself derived from an even greater principle: that man is made in the image of God; and a religiously inspired love of man flows from the more fundamental love of God. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/1596bff17ac0/hillel-taught-that-all-people-are-deserving-of-love

  If we had been there at the time of Ezekiel, as we walked around Jerusalem, we would have seen people giving food to idols and worshipping them on the mountain tops around Jerusalem. There were idols in the Temple also. Who put the idols in Jerusalem? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/f44166b57dd2/lots-of-elohims-idols-and-king-solomon-this-why-we-use-models-guidelines

We were known and often introduced as the Professor, Rabbi, and Preacher .  Ike Tennison  was the Professor,  Jeffrey Leynor  was the Rabbi, and I ( Jim Myers ) was the Preacher. Everyone knows that when a professor, a rabbi, and a preacher -- two Christians and one Jew -- are sitting at the table discussing Jewish and Christian Scriptures --  there are some very big elephants in the room . Continue reading at – https://mailchi.mp/5c45631843ea/the-professor-rabbi-and-preacher-who-confronted-the-elephants-in-the-room-corrected

  In my previous emails, I have been using a handful of notes I made earlier when I was translating Psalm 49. Today, I am going to share the entire Psalm without any comments. For me personally, this is one of the most powerful Psalm I have ever translated! Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/2e6b69414e8d/the-psalm-jesus-used-to-create-parables-in-his-jewish-teachings

  Today I was doing research on Jerusalem and the Temple that the New Testament mentions in stories about Jesus. I dug out the two-volume work, The Jewish People in the First Century: Historical Geography, Political History, Social, Cultural, and Religious Life and Institutions . . . Here are some sections that are loaded with great information. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/ffbbf9f500b2/visiting-the-jerusalem-temple-that-jesus-knew

  Rabbi Leynor wrote this on October 23, 2014. “Studying the Bible and discussing its ancient words, concepts and ideas is something I enjoy very much. But, holding the hand of a person that is about to take their last breath or that has just discovered they have lost someone they loved very much is something very different . . . But, if you come and study the biblical text with me – that’s another matter! Choose Life, Do Tov & walk humbly with “Your Higher Power” (whatever that might or might not be!)” Continue reading at: https://mailchi.mp/383cc61077c6/hillel-and-jesus-a-kingdom-and-eternal-life-without-human-institutions

  The primary sources of information about “TZEDAQAH, The Original Jesus Movement, and Life Today,” are the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke . It is essential to understand that a New Testament with the books that are in our Bibles today did not exist until after 360 CE (AD) – over 330 years after Jesus was crucified by Roman soldiers. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/f9f3fcb39103/tzedaqah-the-original-jesus-movement-and-life-today

  As you will see in future emails, almost all of the teachings of Jesus are about the Kingdom of Elohim . The next three lines of this prayer are very important and related to our daily lives . Give us our food daily. Our Father wants everyone to have food . He has created everything needed to produce crops and herds that provide the foods we eat. The one thing He doesn’t do is personally deliver food to each person. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/33931864d3ce/the-daily-prayer-to-our-father-part-3

  When Jesus taught his disciples to pray “The Prayer to Our Father ” (aka The Lord’s Prayer ), it was before there were Christians and The New Testament . In this email I discuss the following lines -- May You continue establishing Your kingdom. May Your will be done on Earth as in the Skies. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/f44f026abc41/the-daily-prayer-to-our-father-part-2

  This is the minimum amount of knowledge about the Bible required for mutually beneficial discussions to take between place anytime – but especially especially political discussions in 2026! Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/a24817527d33/bible-101-facts-about-the-bible

  Now, instead of focusing on places, I will be focusing on events and speakers from the end of the Cain story to the moment Noah enters the ark. I am not going to make any comments, but I am pretty sure that most of you have never heard this story. Event #1 (Genesis 4:25-26) - And ADAM knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, “For Elohim has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.” And Seth, had a son; and he named him  Enosh . Then  men  began to call on the name of Yahweh . Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/33fccb2cf568/judgment-day-for-the-man-and-woman-in-the-garden-17999737

  In the First Story in Genesis, Elohim is high above the Skies and the Humans are on the Earth. In the Second Story (Genesis 2:4b-3:24), Yahweh Elohim and the Humans are on the Earth. In the Third Story (Genesis 4:1-16) Yahweh and four humans are on the Earth. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/ab2c22b66160/judgment-day-for-the-man-and-woman-in-the-garden-17999715

In the first story in Genesis, Elohim did seven acts that measured TOV (good)! In the second story, the two humans did “ one prohibited act together ” and “ the process of dying began on earth .” This had nothing to do with “evil.” “ Dying wasn’t the punishment .” Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/f30b6aff8cb6/judgment-day-for-the-man-and-woman-in-the-garden-17999659

  And Yahweh Elohim said: “ Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?” And the ADAM said: “The ISHAH (woman) whom You gave to be with m e , she gave it to me from the tree, and I ate.” What did Yahweh Elohim think when the man blamed Him for giving him the woman ? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/9f0599e37d6d/judgment-day-for-the-man-and-woman-in-the-garden

  Yahweh Elohim planted every tree in the Garden, formed the humans and formed the serpent. Everything in the Garden is there because of Yahweh Elohim. Yahweh Elohim gave the command to the humans about not eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Tov (good) and Ra (evil) before the serpent existed . And finally remember, both the humans and serpent are “ subtle, shrewd, clever, crafty, and cunning creatures .” So who will be the most subtle, shrewd, clever, crafty, and cunning ?” Let the Main Event begin! Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b4031b26e0d1/two-humans-vs-one-religious-talking-serpent

  According to the text the man needs a “ help meet .” Notice the text does not say that he needs “ a helper .” Not someone to “boss around!” The Hebrew word means, “ one that corresponds to, a counterpart of, equal to, and matching .” This matches what we learned about ADAM #1 – “ the male and female are equals in the eyes of Elohim .” Male and female are equal partners! Will the man and woman be more subtle, shrewd, clever, crafty, and cunning – and not shame themselves? Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/d3134895ec02/final-preparations-for-the-epic-confrontation-in-the-garden-in-eden

  The first story in Genesis began with – “ In the beginning Elohim created the Skies and the Earth .” The notes below will help you see differences between the two stories. There are others but I won’t discuss them today. (1) In the beginning / in a day. (2) Elohim / Yahweh Elohim. (3) created / made. Continue reading at – https://mailchi.mp/db595a95eae4/setting-the-stage-for-the-main-event-in-the-garden-in-eden