tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2 2008-08-03T18:42:58Z This weekly teaching, adapted from FFOZ's Torah Club, brings refreshingly new insights to the Torah portions. Movable Type 4.2rc3-en tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2157 2008-08-03T18:41:13Z 2008-08-03T18:42:58Z

To be a person of successful faith, it is important to develop an unwavering belief in God's faithfulness to His promises. The Bible is full of extravagant promises. When a father promises his son, "Tonight I will bring home ice cream," the child anticipates ice cream. He does not doubt. A person should strive to develop the simple, trusting faith of a child.

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2146 2008-07-27T08:08:37Z 2008-07-27T08:29:12Z

"Command the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to its borders.'" (Numbers 34:2)

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2140 2008-07-20T20:10:59Z 2008-07-20T20:15:21Z

"Take full vengeance for the sons of Israel on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people." (Numbers 31:2) Why did God want the Israelites to take vengeance on the Midianites?

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2131 2008-07-13T06:36:36Z 2008-07-13T06:52:52Z

Why did Moses pray, "God of all Spirits of all flesh" [when requesting a new leader for Israel]? Moses said to Him, "Master of the Universe! The personality of every human is revealed before you, and you know that no two are exactly alike. Appoint a leader over them that will bear with each one according to his personality." (Rashi on Numbers 27:16)

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2125 2008-07-05T19:30:34Z 2008-07-05T19:32:17Z

If God can speak through a donkey, He can speak through anything and anyone. A person should always be attentive to the words of others, always listening for the voice of the LORD.

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2119 2008-06-30T05:20:27Z 2008-06-30T05:25:14Z

The problem with complaining is that God is listening.

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2109 2008-06-23T06:04:19Z 2008-06-23T06:15:40Z

A proverb says, "Woe to the wicked, and woe to his neighbor." This applies to Dathan and Abiram, the neighbors of Korah. Dathan and Abiram were neighbors with a contentious man. That is why they were punished with him and were swept from the world. (Numbers Rabbah 17:5)

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2088 2008-06-16T06:17:55Z 2008-06-16T06:24:40Z

Our Master Yeshua kept all the commandments. If we desire to imitate Him in discipleship, it would behoove us to walk in obedience to the same laws that He did. A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher. (Luke 6:40)

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2084 2008-06-10T06:34:33Z 2008-06-10T06:46:13Z

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2081 2008-06-02T13:59:51Z 2008-06-02T14:15:52Z

The LORD said that when the priests bestow the priestly blessing upon the children of Israel, "they shall invoke My name on the sons of Israel, and I then will bless them" (Numbers 6:27). In other words, when the priests pronounce the blessing over the children of Israel, God Himself steps in and offers His blessing.

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2065 2008-05-24T20:48:59Z 2008-05-24T21:07:37Z

In the New Jerusalem, there are twelve gates on which are written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. Everyone who enters the city must enter through one of those gates. There is no gate called "Gentiles."

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2061 2008-05-18T18:59:46Z 2008-05-18T19:01:49Z

In Torah the distinctions between physical and spiritual are not so clear. The whole physical world is spiritual because God created it. The physical world was created out of the spiritual, and the spiritual is inherently present in all physical form and action. Therefore, in Torah thought, it is a false dichotomy to separate the physical from the spiritual.

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2056 2008-05-12T05:28:35Z 2008-05-12T05:35:11Z

The sabbatical year and Jubilee law reminds us that, ultimately, everything belongs to God. We do not really own anything. Instead, "The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains" (Psalm 24:1). In Western society it is easy to get caught in the trap of materialism. We unconsciously measure our quality of life based on the value of our possessions. A person cannot truly own things. We are just short-term borrowers.

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2045 2008-05-05T20:41:09Z 2008-05-05T20:49:10Z

The appointed times can be called a cycle because they recur in a cyclical fashion, creating patterns and rhythms in time. The Sabbath creates a weekly cycle. The festivals occur annually. Each appointed time teaches unique lessons about Messiah, salvation, redemption, sanctification and our relationship with God. Each time we keep one of God's appointed times, it is an opportunity to spiritually elevate ourselves, drawing ever closer to God.

FFOZ Staff ffoz.org tag:ffoz.org,2008:/resources/edrash//2.2032 2008-04-28T07:38:18Z 2008-04-28T07:59:03Z

What does a holy person look like? Do you picture a priest or a nun? Maybe a preacher? Perhaps you imagine a Chassidic Jew with a full beard, side locks and black hat. Leviticus 19-20 contains the Bible's description of what holiness looks like. The passage begins with the words, "Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, 'You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy'" (Leviticus 19:2).

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