Friday, May 14, 2021

CHUCK KOLB 05/14/2021

 Please Pray

Israel calls up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion
Tanks and artillery were deployed, but the Israel Defense Forces said that no ground troops were in Gaza
https://www.foxnews.com/world/live-updates-israel-calls-up-9000-reservists-ahead-of-a-possible-ground-invasion

Shabbat Shalom - Parasha במדבר  Bamidbar - United Under One Authority !!!

הג שבועות שמח Chag Shavuot Same’ach - Happy Shavuot
Starts at sunset on Sunday 5/16/21 - The Supernatural Goodness of God

The Torah is so much more than a list of rules, and Mount Sinai was not simply a place to receive the law.
It represented the sealing of a Covenant between God and His people, as a Bridegroom with His beloved Bride.
It is no accident that God chose this very day to pour out the Ruach on Yeshua’s disciples,
who had been waiting in Jerusalem in obedience to His final instructions:
https://free.messianicbible.com/holiday/shavuot/

Previously posted ...
Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Behar-Bechukotai - Living in the Blessings !!!
http://conpats.blogspot.com/2021/05/chuck-kolb-05072021_7.html
Forgive and Forget is God’s Way 
http://conpats.blogspot.com/2021/05/sermon-forgive-and-forget-gods-way.html 
ום האם שמח Yom ha-em Happy Mother's Day
shema> https://www.mamalisa.com/mp3/eima_yikara_li.mp3
5pm ET 5/10/21 VOTER FRAUD - Frank Rally Livestream

http://conpats.blogspot.com/2021/05/chuck-kolb-05102021.html

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world
ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33
The war against Truth has been raging ever since
evil was expulsed from the realm of Heaven. 
God instructed Pharaoh, "Let my people go."
God instructs us, "Let my people know."
Shema Y'israel - Maranatha !
Na'aseh V'nishma
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כבוד שם יהוה Baruch Hashem Adonai  

#ShabbatShalom - Welcome to our Torah study of this week’s portion of Scripture, which is called Bamidbar (In the Wilderness). Please read along and enjoy with us this Torah portion that will be read in synagogues around the world this Shabbat (Saturday). We know you will be blessed!

Last week, we finished studying the Book of Leviticus with Parasha Behar-Bechukotai. This week’s Torah study begins the fourth of the five books of Moses, Bamidbar, which means in the desert or wilderness.  While this name is taken from the fifth Hebrew word in verse one, it reflects one of the themes of this book. Bamidbar is called “Numbers” in English because the first four chapters mention censuses of Israelites, the first of which number the men who are able to bear arms.  An older Hebrew name for Bamidbar — Sefer Hapikudim (Book of the Countings)
— also reflects this theme of counting.

You can view this Parasha on our website complete with embedded links ...
Bamidbar (In the Wilderness): The Elite Service of the Levites

https://free.messianicbible.com/parasha/bamidbar-wilderness-elite-service-levites-2/

Are You a Jew? The Answer Might Surprise You
https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/are-you-a-jew-fname-the-answer-might-surprise-you/

Revelation and Na'aseh V'nishma
https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/11880
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/do-first-understand-later/
We will do and we will listen to all that God has declared. Exodus 24:7


When to Celebrate Yeshua HaMashiach's birthday ...
The Joy of Tabernacles when Jesus was Born
http://conpats.blogspot.com/2019/10/chuck-kolb-10142019.html
How Yeshua was born on the Feast of Tabernacles by Rabbi Isaac

http://www.calledoutbelievers.org/how-yeshua-was-born-on-the-feast-of-tabernacles/

English to Hebrew to English lookup
https://context.reverso.net/translation/hebrew-english/
https://www.doitinhebrew.com/Translate/default.aspx
https://yiddishkeit101.wordpress.com/category/hebrew-word-of-the-day
The Best Jewish Words You Need To Know: A Yiddish and Hebrew Glossary
https://www.joyofkosher.com/from-jamie/the-best-jewish-words-you-need-to-know/
https://hebrew4christians.com/Glossary/Hebrew_Glossary_-_Sh/hebrew_glossary_-_sh.html
A Living Library of Jewish Texts in Hebrew and English translation.

https://www.sefaria.org/

Torah Teasers Parashat Bamidbar by Moshe Erlbaum

https://www.aish.com/tp/i/teasers/Torah-Teasers-Parshat-Bamidbar.html
Shavuot Torah Teasers: Book of Ruth
https://www.aish.com/tp/i/teasers/Torah-Teasers-Book-of-Ruth.html

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Ralph Messer ...
Simchat Torah Beit Midrash - Joy of God’s Teaching and Instruction

What Does It Mean to Choose Life? Every decision you make can be made in a way that you are “choosing life.” The Torah is God’s constitution;
it is His teaching and instruction; it is eternal and it is life. His Spirit is pure Light, abundant with untouchable, supreme, sovereign power.
God is the Source of all life.

Tonight count 48
Counting the Omer - ספירת העומר Sefirat HaOmer counting the sheaves
Daily Omer Reflections - Simchat Torah Beit Midrash

https://stbm.org/daily-omer-reflections/
https://stbm.org/study-home/

הג שבועות שמח Chag Shavuot Same’ach - Happy Shavuot
In Hebrew, “shavuot” means “weeks.” It marks the end of the seven-week counting period between Passover and Shavuot. This counting period is known as the Counting of the Omer, which is a 49-day period of spiritual refinement which prepared the Jewish people to receive the Torah.
https://stbm.org/shavuot/

Bamidbar

means “in the wilderness” or “in the desert.”  This Torah portion is always read before Shavuot, the holiday which commemorates the Giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. This was the third census taken after the Exodus from Egypt. God Is Counting on You - Every person counts and every person makes a difference.   Never underestimate the importance of every single person in your life—including yourself.  This week, take time to not only recognize your unique, individual role, but also the valuable role that everyone around you has to play, too.
https://stbm.org/bamidbar/

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Todah Rabah - Dr. Gary Hedrick ...
Reaching the Jewish people with the Gospel
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Charles Halff - What It Costs a Jew to Become a Christian

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Yitzchak ...
https://www.youtube.com/c/AssemblyofCalledOutBelievers/videos
http://www.calledoutbelievers.org/sermon-topic/torah-parashot/
http://www.calledoutbelievers.org/free-downloads/
https://www.facebook.com/CalledOutBelievers/ at 10am PT
The Importance and Beauty of Tzitzit
http://www.calledoutbelievers.org/tzitzit/
The Hidden Beauty of the Holy Name of God - YHVH
vid> https://youtu.be/dbb45zmkli4 (20:59)


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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Chaim Richman ...

Weekly Torah Study: with Rav Gedalia Meyer
Positivity & the Holy Temple with Rabbi Abba Horvitz
Temple Talk Radio with Yitzchak Reuven

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https://www.templeinstitute.org/ w Weekly Newsletter - 34 years

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Chaim Jachter ...
Kol Torah Academy of Bergen County 
Parashat BeMidbar 5781
https://www.koltorah.org/articles/?category=BeMidbar
Parashat BeMidbar 3 Sivan 5781 Issue (4 page pdf)

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a676111d74cffa4d903806e/t/609ec5552a8dc27148c5253d/1621017941905/Kol+Torah+Parashat+BeMidbar.pdf
https://www.koltorah.org/by-parashah  https://www.koltorah.org/about-us
Shavuot - https://www.koltorah.org/articles/?category=Shavuot

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Parshat Bamidbar

https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/2121/jewish/Bamidbar-in-a-Nutshell.htm
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/default.asp?tDate=5/15/2021 
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/month_cdo/jewish/Jewish-Calendar.htm

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Naphtali “Tuly” Weisz ...  

https://israel365.com/  https://www.israel365news.com/
https://www.israel365.com/about/  https://theisraelbible.com/

The Portion of Bamidbar
https://theisraelbible.com/2015/05/17/portion-bamidbar/
https://theisraelbible.com/2015/05/17/book-numbers/
https://theisraelbible.com/weekly-torah-portion/ 

IDF begins ‘air and ground’ operations against Gaza
https://www.israel365news.com/190704/idf-begins-air-and-ground-operations-against-gaza/

Ocasio-Cortez, Omar rebuke Biden’s support for Israel as ‘siding with occupation’

https://www.israel365news.com/190691/ocasio-cortez-omar-rebuke-bidens-support-for-israel-as-siding-with-occupation/

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Jared and Ivanka Yael Special w Joseph, Arabella and Theodore ..
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I got the shot !!!  (file under I can't believe it's real)
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Good News From Israel - Achievements and Heartwarming Stories
In the 9th May 21 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

https://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/2021/05/israels-good-news-newsletter-to-9th-may.html
http://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/ 

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Todah Rabah - beloved Ted Belman writing from Jerusalem, Israel for 19+ years ... 
THERE IS NO DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION 


Memo to Kushner
T. Belman writes,  I reposted this article just as I reposted Sherman’s article just below. He called for the relocation of Gaza inhabitants and I go into detail how it could be done.
https://www.israpundit.org/memo-to-kushner/

The pathology of evil - Phillips
This was a war crime. All two thousand or so missiles that the Arabs have been raining down at Israel
from Gaza over the last week are war crimes because they are intended to murder civilians.
https://www.israpundit.org/the-pathology-of-evil/
 
Might Biden be turning America into Israel’s foe? - Phillips
Does this sound like someone who can broker peace between Palestinians firing thousands of rockets
to murder Israelis and the targets of that onslaught? But the Biden administration is a hall of many mirrors.
https://www.israpundit.org/might-biden-be-turning-america-into-israels-foe/

Tolerating Iran’s genocidal aims – for how long?
It will be up to Israeli generals and politicians to decide if response
to rockets and control of Arab rioters preclude another front.
https://www.israpundit.org/tolerating-irans-genocidal-aims-for-how-long/

Why Rockets Are Raining Down On Innocent Israelis
T. Belman writes, Finally we have a strong American voice making the case for Israel
to an American and worldwide audience. Ben Shapiro is at his best. Thank you Ben.
vid> https://youtu.be/njEeRTekraU (13:12)  Ben Shapiro 5/12/21
https://www.youtube.com/c/BenShapiro/videos  https://www.dailywire.com/
https://www.israpundit.org/why-rockets-are-raining-down-on-innocent-israelis/

450 bombs in 35 minutes: This is how the IDF tricked Hamas - ARUTZ SHEVA
IDF publishes unclear notice – causing Hamas to panic, escape into terror tunnels. Just after midnight on Friday morning,
Israel announced that “air and ground forces from the IDF are now attacking in Gaza. More details to follow.”
https://www.israpundit.org/450-bombs-in-35-minutes-this-is-how-the-idf-tricked-hamas/

>> The Jordan Option, plain and simple
https://www.israpundit.org/the-jordan-option-plain-and-simple/
>> The Jordanian Option is the only game in town
https://www.israpundit.org/my-jordan-option-is-the-only-game-in-town/

Kindly donate to support the work I do
by Ted Belman

https://www.israpundit.org/kindly-donate-to-support-the-work-i-do/
https://www.israpundit.org/my-half-yearly-appeal-for-donations/

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Quest For The Lost Tribes - Full Simcha Jacobovici Documentary
vid> 
https://youtu.be/S0QCPXnAPNA (1:37:08) Syndicado TV 1998
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcha_Jacobovici

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הג שבועות שמח Chag Shavuot Same’ach - Happy Shavuot 
Shavuot celebrates the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai

At synagogue services on Shavuot morning, we read the biblical book of Ruth. Ruth has a further connection to Shavuot, in that she became the ancestor of King David, who was born on Shavuot, and died on Shavuot. On Shavuot, it is customary to decorate the synagogue with branches and flowers. This is because Mount Sinai blossomed with flowers on the day the Torah was given. On Shavuot morning, the Yizkor memorial prayer for the departed is also said. There is a universal Jewish tradition of eating dairy foods on Shavuot. Why do we eat dairy foods on Shavuot? Various reasons have been suggested, among them:
https://www.aish.com/h/sh/t/48959111.html


Jamie's Easiest Ever Shavuot Menu
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/jamies-easiest-ever-shavuot-menu/

My favorite day of the year!
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/top-cheesecake-recipes-for-shavuot/
P.S. Thank you so much to everyone who's reached out to me about the current situation here in Israel. Thank God, my immediate family and I are fine, but please continue praying for all of Israel - we really are one big family and need unity more than ever now!

Jamie's Best Ever Blintzes Recipe - Now we're talking Shavuot!!!
vid> https://content.jwplatform.com/players/547igoNU-FSMnt4zj.html (5:44) JG
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/best-ever-blintz/

4 Dairy Shavuot Menus
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/4-dairy-shavuot-menus/

The Best Cheesecake EVER! (5 page pdf)

https://ac-landing-pages-user-uploads-production.s3.amazonaws.com/0000039203/1f3ce9be-25d7-4651-8f43-83de83fe77bf.pdf

Israeli Breakfast for Two
vid. https://youtu.be/Pgg39EM7YIg
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/israeli-breakfast-for-two/

Mushroom Sage Frittata
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/mushroom-sage-frittata/

Yom Yerushalaim Bagel Recipe Straight Out Of The Jerusalem Market
vid> https://content.jwplatform.com/players/5P0agB4z-FSMnt4zj.html (1:28) JewLish
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Vegan Recipes
https://www.pinterest.com/JamieGeller/vegan-recipes/
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https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/my-jewish-food-memories/
My Love Affair With Jerusalem
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/my-love-affair-with-jerusalem/
Lots of 💕 Jamie - Until next week Shabbat Shalom from Israel ! 



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Adonai spoke to Moses in the Sinai Desert [Bamidbar]  Numbers 1:1

Shabbat Shalom - Parasha במדבר  Bamidbar - United Under One Authority !!!


 
Welcome to our Torah study of this week’s portion of Scripture, which is called Bamidbar (In the Wilderness).
 
Please read along and enjoy with us this Torah portion that will be read in synagogues around the world this Shabbat (Saturday).
 
Shabbat Shalom
 
BAMIDBAR (In the Wilderness)
Numbers 1:1–4:20; Hosea 1:10–2:20 [2:1–2:22 in Hebrew Bible]; Romans 15:1–7
 
“Adonai spoke to Moses in the Sinai Desert [Bamidbar].”  (Numbers 1:1)
 
Last week, we finished studying the Book of Leviticus
with Parasha Bechukotai.
 
This week’s Torah study begins the fourth of the five books of Moses, Bamidbar, which means in the desert or wilderness.  While this name is taken from the fifth Hebrew word in verse one, it reflects one of the themes of this book.
 
In this Parasha, Adonai makes it a priority
                        to create an Israelite military force before
                        they set out on their journey through the
                        wilderness to the Holy Land.
In this Parasha, Adonai makes it a priority to create an Israelite military
force before they set out on their journey through the wilderness to the
Holy Land.

The Counting of the Army
Bamidbar is called “Numbers” in English because the first four chapters mention censuses of Israelites, the first of which number the men who are able to bear arms.  An older Hebrew name for Bamidbar — Sefer Hapikudim (Book of the Countings) — also reflects this theme of counting.
 
In chapter one of Bamidbar, the Israelites are still camped at Mount Sinai after having received the law, built the Tabernacle, and having been instructed in worship.  Now, before they move forward to the Promised Land, they must be prepared for the threats that await on the journey.
 
The Lord commands Moses to take a census of all Israelite males able to bear arms from ages twenty and up.
 
“And so he counted them in the Desert of Sinai.”  (Numbers 1:19)
 
The census results reveal that the Israelites are mighty in number.  The men capable of battle are listed by tribe, totaling 603,550 men:
  • Reuben: 46,500
  • Simeon: 59,300
  • Gad: 45,650
  • Judah: 74,600
  • Issachar: 54,400
  • Zebulun: 57,400
  • Ephraim: 40,500
  • Manasseh: 32,200
  • Benjamin: 35,400
  • Dan: 62,700
  • Asher: 41,500
  • Naphtali: 53,400

Boy carries the Torah scroll at the Western (Wailing) Wall on his Bar Mitzvah.
 
The Elite Service of the Levites 
"In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to Him, and His resting place will be glorious." 
(Isaiah 11:10)
 
The Levites are not counted in the census, since they are not to be conscripted into the military.
 
The Levites who descend from Aaron are anointed as kohanim (priests) and given priestly duties (Exodus 28:1, 29:9).
 
Those Levites who do not descend from Aaron function in subordinate roles to the Aaronite priests as their servants.  (Numbers 18:2–6)
 
These Levites replace the firstborn sons of Israel who were originally given these tasks, but they lost that privilege due to their worship of the Golden Calf.  The Levites, however, remained faithful during that time and earned God's favor.  
(Exodus 13:2, 13:11–13, 32:25–26; Numbers 3:12–13)
 
As servants to the priests, the Levites are placed in charge of the furnishings and structure of the Tabernacle — taking it down, carrying it, and setting it back up as the Israelites moved through the wilderness.
 
This is such a holy assignment that only the Levites are allowed to approach the Tabernacle.  Any unauthorized person coming near would be punished with death.  (Numbers 1:47–51)
A depiction of the Jewish priests
A depiction of the Jewish priests
 
The Levites are also required to set up their tents around the Tabernacle (not in one location as the other tribes).  They form a barrier to prevent the Israelites from coming too close to the Tabernacle, which would cause the wrath of God to fall upon the Israelite camp.  
(Numbers 1:53)
 
All Israelites are to camp at a specified distance from the Tent of Meeting — far enough away to protect the holiness of the Tabernacle and yet close enough for the Israelites to walk to the meetings.
 
“The Lord said to Moses and Aaron:  ’The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family.’”  (Numbers 2:1–2)
 
According to Divine placement, the 12 tribes of Israel camp beyond the Levite circle in four groups of three tribes each:
  • Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun to the East
  • Reuben, Simeon, and Gad to the South;
  • Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin to the West; and
  • Dan, Asher, and Naphtali to the North.
Because light comes from the East, that is where Moses, Aaron, and his sons camp, since they are great, holy men responsible for carrying the light of God to the nation.
 
The 12 tribes encamped around the
                          Tabernacle
The 12 tribes encamped around the Tabernacle
 
Each tribe has its own prince or leader (nasi / Numbers 2:3) and distinctive flag or banner (degel / Numbers 2:2) with its own particular tribal emblem and color.  The colors are thought to correspond to the precious stones on the breastplate of the
High Priest (Kohen HaGadol).
 
These symbols are considered a sign of God’s great love for each tribe of Israel, as it says in the Song of Songs:  “His banner [degel] over me is love.”   (Numbers 2:4)
 
Even while traveling, the Israelites kept to their particular formation around the Tabernacle.  According to Rabbinic commentary (Midrash), that formation allowed Korah (a Levite) to conspire with Datan, Abiram, and On (Reubenites) mutiny against the leadership of Moses. 
(Numbers 16:1)
 
Since they lived in close proximity on the south side of the Tabernacle, they used the opportunity to foment a rebellion.
 
Of course, this is a perfect illustration of the importance of carefully choosing our companions.  The Bible teaches us that bad company corrupts good character.  (1 Corinthians 15:33)
 
A Jerusalem mosaic with emblems of the 12
                    Tribes of Israel
A Jerusalem mosaic with emblems of the 12 Tribes of Israel

Haftarah Prophetic Portion:  United Under One Authority
“Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered.”  (Hosea 1:10 [2:1 in the Hebrew Bible])
 
Usually there is a common theme between the Parasha and the corresponding Haftarah (prophetic portion).
 
The connection in today’s study from the Book of Hosea (Hosea 1:10–2:20 [2:1–2:22]) is the wilderness and the numbering
of the people of Israel.
 
Hosea, in fact, prophesies that Israel’s population will grow in number like the sand of the sea.
 
An Israeli boy makes sandcastles on the
                          Mediterranean Sea.
An Israeli boy makes sandcastles on the Mediterranean Sea.
 
Hosea prophesies that the two houses of Judah and Israel will eventually be re-unified in the Messianic Era under a single leader, as also foreseen by Daniel, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Zechariah, among other prophets and writers.  (Daniel 7:13–14; Isaiah 9:6–7, 11:1–16; Ezekiel 37:1528; Zechariah 14)
 
This leader is Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah).
 
“And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint for themselves one head.  And they shall go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel.” 
(Hosea 1:11 [2:2], also 3:3–5)
 
Because of this theme of assembling together in unity under one head, this portion is read before Shavuot, the time when according to tradition all the children came as one people to receive
the Torah at Mount Sinai.
 
Likewise, at Shavuot (also known as Pentecost), the disciples of Yeshua waited in unity of mind, heart, and purpose for the coming of Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit).  (Acts 1:14)
 
There is an anointing and blessing when we gather together in unity with those who love God.
 
“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!  It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe.  It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.  For there the Lord bestows His blessing, even life forevermore.”  (Psalm 133)
 
An Israeli soldier wearing tefillin
                          (phylacteries) recites the morning prayers.
An Israeli soldier wearing tefillin (phylacteries)
recites the morning prayers.
 
Redemption and Marriage
In this prophetic book, which is the first of the Trei Asar (Twelve Prophets)God uses Hosea’s marriage to a prostitute as a real-life parable to reveal His great love for Israel.
 
After Hosea’s wife bears him children, the Lord tells Hosea to send his wife and children away.
 
Hosea obeys, but declares his love for them, despite his wife’s straying.
 
Through this dispersion of his family, Hosea comes to understand God’s absolute commitment to Israel despite her straying.
 
With this insight, Hosea rebukes Israel for engaging in adulterous affairs with pagan deities and being an unfaithful spouse to the Lord.
 
And yet, just as Hosea takes back his wife who played the harlot, God promises to take back His unfaithful wife, Israel.  He promises that the Jewish People will repent and be betrothed to Him forever.
 
“I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion.  I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the LORD.”  (Hosea 2:1920 [2:21–22])
 
This concluding passage of the Haftarah is a wonderful prophecy of redemption, which is recited by Orthodox Jewish men each morning as they put on the tefillin (phylacteries).  
 
This traditional wrapping of the leather straps around the man’s fingers is similar to a groom placing the wedding ring upon his bride.  It is meant to be symbolic of the betrothal of God and Israel.
 
men with torah scroll
 
Many have falsely said that God is finished with His Chosen People; however, Bible prophecy clearly reveals that this will never be so.  In fact, in these Last Days, God is moving among His people to physically and spiritually restore them.
 
You can be part of this end-time move of God by
contributing to our work among the Jewish People.
 
"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?  I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."  (Isaiah 43:19)
 
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