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Slavery Laws in the Bible
If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six years; but on the seventh he shall go out as a free man without payment. (Exodus 21:2) It seems that by offering laws regarding slavery, the Bible is condoning it. Slavery is ugly. Slaves in North America were kidnapped, maltreated, bought and sold, subjugated to all sorts of cruelties and denied basic human dignities....
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Israel â Receive your Strength!
Bâreisheet (Genesis) 12:1-17:27 | Yeshaâyahu (Isaiah) 40:27-41:16 Our haftarah comes near the beginning of this third and final section of the Book of Isaiah. Isaiah endeavors to encourage Israel that they do not need to trust in idols, but that God will give them strength. It concludes with the first of the many âServantâ passages found in this unique section of Isaiah, which have been...
Month: Shevat (׊××)
A Tree of Life
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. (Psalm 1:3) The month of Shevat, the 11th month on the Jewish cycle of months, begins the turn from winter to spring in Israel. This is the time of year when the earliest blooms appear...
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Legends of the Apostles: Fact or Fiction?
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As I drudge through the writings of the ancient Church, I find many exciting details about the Apostles, Yeshua, and the early believers not found... Read »
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