Lives 1st

  Covenants were a common institution in the ancient Near East. The covenants of the Hebrew Bible are most similar to the covenants made among the ancient Hittites . These were made between powerful, sovereign kings and less powerful, subordinate vassals. The Hittite covenants provided protection in return for allegiance. They were always voluntary and just. They were made under oath and included no termination clause. In other words, they were meant for all time . Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/517bb93a380a/understanding-covenants-and-the-first-century

  When you have been Exploring the Bible and Biblical Heritages for decades with the same associates, we do many things subconsciously without mentioning them. As I looked back over previous emails, I realized I had not been pointing them out to readers. The most important one defines what we are actually doing. I will use this email as an example -- Jesus and The Kingdom of Elohim . The correct title should have been this: Belief Models about Jesus and the Kingdom of Elohim. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/088fd3a81bde/do-not-forget-we-are-talking-about-belief-models

  As many of you already know, the teachings of Jesus in Matthew, Mark, and Luke are very different from John – and Paul’s Christ . Christians have a difficult time seeing that, but Jewish rabbis usually instantly recognize the importance of the teachings of Jesus. Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor was one of those rabbis. He said, “I think the Jewish Jesus would be much more comfortable at my synagogue than any church. Jesus was a Jew. He was raised in a Jewish home by Jewish parents. I will always remember the night Jim Myers walked into my class carrying a lot of books, and asking just as many questions.” Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/cd37d3827f2f/why-do-the-images-of-god-continue-to-kill-each-other

  Trillion-dollar tokens traded. Trades valued in billions of dollars made in seconds without any paperwork and without government regulations. The democratization of investing: expanding prosperity in more places, for more people. You have until 2030 to decide or there could be costly consequences. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/df8205bcd113/is-tokenization-tov

  We are now launching the BHC Lives 1 st Teams & Networks of Safety Nets Program . Its purpose is to “ empower people to create overlapping sources of Safety Nets, which will increase order and decrease chaos .” We will use this model. Each of the circles represents centers of different sources of chaos. The first kind is linked to the Bible. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/7a5e18f876fe/identifying-primary-sources-of-chaos-in-america-today

  I was a banker before I became a preacher and later the co-founder of the Biblical Heritage Center. Banking is in my blood and when financial markets go crazy, that always gets my attention. So that’s what I have been doing instead of writing these emails. Interestingly, I discovered something I had been looking for in my biblical research as I analyzed a bunch of financial statements. Continue at - https://mailchi.mp/6400a9329d78/order-of-chaos-the-choice-is-ours-to-make