17 days ago by houseofephraim

Every Sabbath Messianic Israel congregations read a Torah parsha (portion) with corresponding readings from the Haftarah (Prophets) and Brit Chadasha (renewed covenant). In Hebraic understanding, this practice is known as ‘stacking’ where the subsequent readings build upon, illuminate, and validate ...

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27 days ago by houseofephraim

And afterward Moses and Aaron came and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says Yahweh, the El of Yisrael, ‘Let My people go that they may celebrate a feast to Me in the wilderness.’” But Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh that I should obey His voice to let Yisrael go? I do not know Yahweh, and besides, [...]

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71 days ago by houseofephraim

“The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O fear the Lord, ye His saints: for there is no want to them that fear Him.” – Psalm 34:7-9 (King James) To [...]

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78 days ago by houseofephraim

Most believers and many non-believers have some degree of respect for the Ten Commandments. These commandments, especially the last six that teach us how to love our neighbor, have been responsible for the foundation of more than one civilization. And while the Ten Commandments have been besieged an ...

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91 days ago by houseofephraim

Fear God. The Scriptures tell us in Psalms 111, “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.’ The word that I would like to focus on here is ‘beginning.’ The expression ‘to begin with’ in Hebrew is resheeth as in the first book of [...]

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191 days ago by houseofephraim

As I mentioned in the first post in the ‘Two Sticks’ series, I was amazed during my trip in Israel at the multitude of encounters with the House of Judah that Yah used to confirm the two-house restoration. One of those encounters occurred in an unexpected manner but was no less penetrating if not [. ...

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205 days ago by houseofephraim

Ezekiel 37:15-20 “15 The Word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 16 Moreover, you Ben-adahm, take one piece of wood, and write upon it, For Yahudah, and for the children of Yisrael his chaverim (friends): then take another piece of wood, and write upon it, For Yoseph, the piece of wood of Efrayim, [...]

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