Lives 1st

  “And God made two great lights; the great light to rule the Day and the lesser light to rule the Night; and the stars.” The words from Genesis meant “the sun, moon, and stars” to me. When the members of many ancient societies looked up at the skies, they saw gods and goddesses. I can’t imagine what life in that reality would be like. What do you think their reaction would be to a sky without gods and goddesses? Continue reading at – https://mailchi.mp/c59748dd4589/ when-elohim-replaced-the-gods-of-the-nations

  “God” is a “catchall” term that the news media, and even rabbis, preachers, and priests, use in discussions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. “God” seems to be on all sides of every political issues – including wars . We all need to be able to see the actual Hebrew words behind the English translations of Jewish and Christian Scriptures (Old Testament & Teachings of Yeshua). “ Elohim ” and “God” do not have the same contextual meanings. By the time you finish this part, you will understand how wide the gap between modern translations and the ancient Hebrew text of Genesis is. And this is just the tip of the iceberg! Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/dc2a8d6725f1/ the-story-of-elohim-part-2

  I will share the entire Biblical Heritage Center translation of the First Story Genesis in my next few emails. We believe it reveals ancient wisdom that was lost for a very long time – “ Elohim’s path of Shalom .” Billions of people around the world are linked together through the Bible and are familiar with this story. However, for many centuries it has unknowingly been taught in ways that have not produced Shalom. “In the beginning Elohim created the Skies and Dry Land.” Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/d71be59cc511/ the-story-of-elohim-part-1

  In my previous email I explained how archaeology and scholars paved the way for the “Alliance of Elohim and all humans” to be discovered in the first story in Genesis. But, long before we knew those things, we knew something very important was embedded in that story, because we learned it from Jesus! Continue reading at – https://mailchi.mp/11d26da5e736/the-creator-presents-his-wisdom-to-humankind ?

  The Israelites were steeped in an oral culture and their world was one without books. To the ancient public at large, the body of knowledge contained in the Torah scroll was accessible only through the oral instruction presented by scribes. The text of the Hebrew Bible was not part of the popular culture. Scribes wrote for scribes and only for scribes. The thought of an untrained person reading those words silently and alone would have seemed like blasphemy to the ancient scribes. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b79705a77fd7/ a-temple-and-kingdom-large-enough-for-all-people

  Today, I want to tell you more about the groups in the events related to the Torah Scroll, the three Gospels of Yeshua (Jesus), and the Declaration of Independence of the United States. Then I want to apply that information to what we are facing in America now. The groups in the events above all shared a common challenge – surviving traumatic events, losing their institutions, and creating new institutions for their God and their government. Continue reading at – Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/0226e0be649a/ another-option-for-solving-americas-problems-today

  In 450 BCE, the Torah scroll arrived at the Temple in Jerusalem. It contains a collection of stories and lists of instructions that combine to reveal wisdom principles from the God of this Temple. Applying these principles of wisdom will lead to what this God desires the most -- “ order .” Later, “Torah” was translated “ Law ,” an English word linked to “ legislation” – “rules that are to be obeyed.” Wise living cannot be legislated. Wise living is a matter of learning what to do with the wisdom principles of this God . Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/0ca15f89d94e/the-day-the-ancient-alliance-in-genesis-left-me-speechless

  The discovery of Babylonian, Egyptian, and Persian writings reveal why similar words and stories appear in the Torah scroll. The Torah is written in a way that made it easy for the Israelites to compare their legal collections and wisdom to the tablets of other people. And when they were compared, it was easy to distinguish the Israelite way of thinking from the nations around them – and the differences between Yahweh and their gods! Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/8584173e937e/the-hidden-wisdom-of-the-torah-and-much-more