Saturday, February 11, 2023

CHUCK KOLB

 Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Yitro - Meeting with God at the Foot of the Mountain !!!


Previously posted ...
Shabbat Shirah Shalom - Parasha Beshalach (When He Let Go) - Taking the Long Way Home !!!
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/chuck-kolb.html
Equal Shares In Paradise - 2/4/23
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/sermon.html
Situation WW3 Updates 2/5/23 Balloons - State of Control - Vatican Hides - Aluminum Snow - WEF Brainwaves
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_6.html
Situation WW3 Updates 2/6/23 Turkey Quake - Johnson & Johnson - After the EMP - AI Human Clones
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_64.html
Situation WW3 Updates 2/7/23 The Agenda - Quake Wake 7200+ - Balloons Everywhere
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_8.html

Situation WW3 Updates 2/8/23 Gov Sarah SOTU - SpyGlass 101 - Chyna Spy Flight Report
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_9.html
Situation WW3 Updates 2/9/23 Act of War - Quake 20k+ - Chemical Weapons - Sat Temple - Dr Tenpenny
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2023/02/chuck-kolb-situation-updates_10.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
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Luke 12:37
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. Eph 5:11
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. I will never forget thy precepts:
for with them thou hast quickened me. Psalm 119:60,93
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   
לשבור לחם ביחד Shabbat Shalom Mishpacha   

#ShabbatShalom - Welcome to Yitro (Jethro), this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion). Please read with us the portion of Torah that will be read in synagogues around the world during this week’s Shabbat (Saturday) service.  We know you will be blessed!

In last week’s Torah study Beshalach, God brought Israel out of Egypt and parted the Red Sea to save them from Pharaoh and the Egyptians.  God provided for the needs of His people in the wilderness by raining down manna from heaven and bringing forth water from a rock. This week, in Parasha Yitro, Moses’ father-in-law, Yitro (Jethro), comes from Midian along with Moses’ wife and two sons to meet him at the Israelites’ camp after hearing of all the great miracles that God had performed to deliver His people.

You can view this Parasha on our website complete with embedded links ...
Parasha Yitro: Meeting with God at the Foot of the Mountain
https://free.messianicbible.com/parasha/parasha-yitro-meeting-with-god-at-the-foot-of-the-mountain-5783/ 

Friendship, God’s Way
https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/friendship-gods-way/

No One Else Brings Salvation but Yeshua
https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/one-else-brings-salvation-yeshua/
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 Yeshua was Born
http://conpats.blogspot.com/2019/10/chuck-kolb-10142019.html
How Yeshua was born on the Feast of Tabernacles by Rabbi Yitzchak
http://www.calledoutbelievers.org/how-yeshua-was-born-on-the-feast-of-tabernacles/

Yeshua's Truth & Christianity's Lies - האמת של ישוע ושקרי הנצרות
vid> https://youtu.be/UAPArABi838 (2:42:51) 12/11/22
Rabbi Guy Cohen הרב גיא כהן > https://www.youtube.com/@rabbiguycohen/videos
 
English to Hebrew to English lookup
https://context.reverso.net/translation/hebrew-english/
https://www.doitinhebrew.com/Translate/default.aspx
https://english-hebrew-dictionary.com/
https://alittlehebrew.com/transliterate/  
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://www.brighthubeducation.com/studying-a-language/58611-yiddish-expressions-for-the-holidays/
https://hebrew4christians.com/Glossary/glossary.html
A Living Library of Jewish Texts in Hebrew and English translation
https://www.sefaria.org/   https://dictionary.co.il/   https://www.hebrew-verbs.co.il/
https://www.mechon-mamre.org/  

Torah Teasers Parshat Yitro by Moshe Erlbaum
https://www.aish.com/tp/i/teasers/Torah-Teasers-Parshat-Yitro.html

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

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.  2 Timothy 3:16

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.  
 
ִתְרוֹ Yitro
This week’s Torah portion is the only portion in the Book of Exodus named after a person.  It is a special portion, as it recounts the monumental moment of the Giving of the Torah.  Yitro is the Hebrew name for “Jethro,” Moses’ father-in-law. Jethro observed how Moses alone was settling all of the disputes among the Israelites, and was concerned that this heavy burden would eventually wear him down.  He not only had the wisdom to recognize that there was a problem, but he also did something very important: he offered a solution.  He advised Moses to appoint capable, trustworthy judges to help settle all of the disputes, except for the most difficult cases, which would be brought to Moses.
Moses listened carefully to Jethro’s advice and found that it was good.

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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 Chaim Richman ...
Weekly Torah Study: with Rav Gedalia Meyer
Temple Talk with Yitzchak Reuven and Rabbi Abba Horovitz
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https://www.templeinstitute.org/ Weekly Newsletter - 36 years  
The Mystery of the Red Heifer: Divine Promise of Purity
https://templeinstitute.org/red-heifer/
Jerusalem Lights - Rabbi Chaim Richman
https://www.youtube.com/c/JerusalemLightsRabbiChaimRichman/videos

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Chaim Jachter ...
Kol Torah Academy of Bergen County  
Parashat Yitro - Shevet 20, 5783 - February 10-11, 2023
https://www.koltorah.org/s/Kol-Torah-Yitro-2023-2.pdf (4 page pdf)
https://www.koltorah.org/articles/?category=BeShalach
https://www.koltorah.org/by-parashah  https://www.koltorah.org/parashah
https://www.koltorah.org/rav-jachters-halachah-files
Yeshiva > https://www.tabc.org/  https://www.instagram.com/koltorah.tabc/
https://www.koltorah.org/about-us > https://www.koltorah.org/books
Rabbi Jachter on JM in the AM with Nachum Segal talking about his book
mp3> Bridging Traditions: Demystifying Differences Between Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews! (23:59)
https://nachumsegal.com/nachum-and-rabbi-haim-jachter-explore-bridging-traditions-on-jm-in-the-am/
Does the Torah Reject Democracy? > Rabbi Chaim Jachter
https://www.koltorah.org/halachah/does-the-torah-reject-democracy-by-rabbi-chaim-jachter
 
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Parshat Yitro
https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/36271/jewish/Yitro-in-a-Nutshell.htm
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/default.asp?tDate=2/11/2023 
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/month_cdo/jewish/Jewish-Calendar.htm
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/converter_cdo/aid/6225/jewish/Jewish-Hebrew-Date-Converter.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/
https://theisraelbible.com/bible/torah/  https://theisraelbible.com/blog/
https://theisraelbible.com/bible/torah/  
 
The Portion of Yitro
https://theisraelbible.com/yitro/
https://theisraelbible.com/bible/exodus/ 


 Celebrating Life – or Death?
by Rabbi Elie Mischel
On January 27th, 2023, a Palestinian terrorist murdered seven Israelis, including a 14 year old boy,
at a synagogue in Jerusalem. Incredibly, the terrorist chose to carry out...
https://theisraelbible.com/celebrating-life-or-death/

BREAKING: Two Israelis murdered including 6-yr old boy, at least five wounded in Jerusalem ramming attack
https://www.israel365news.com/366705/breaking-seven-wounded-in-jerusalem-ramming-attack/

The 39 Acts Forbidden on the Sabbath
https://theisraelbible.com/the-39-acts-forbidden-on-the-sabbath/
https://theisraelbible.com/the-true-day-of-rest/

Anti-Semitism is on the rise in the United States.
Stand with 100,000+ people who stand with Israel.
https://www.israel365.com/the-israel-covenant/

ACLJ Petition - Jay Sekulow
Stop Biden IRS From Spying on You and Your Bank Account
https://aclj.org/government-corruption/stop-biden-irs-from-spying-on-your-bank-account

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DONALD DATES
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Frederick Christ Trump (Drumpf) 10/11/1905
Mary Anne Trump nיe MacLeod 5/10/1912
Barron 3/20/06
Melania 4/26/70

https://rumble.com/c/DonaldTrump Donald J. Trump
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/
Events > https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events
Watch > https://rumble.com/c/RSBN RSBN  

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Good News From Israel - Achievements and Heartwarming Stories
In the 5th Feb 23 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
https://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/2023/02/israels-good-news-newsletter-to-5th-feb.html
http://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/

Mishpacha Jewish Family Weekly
https://mishpacha.com/ 

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Todah Rabah - beloved Ted Belman writing from Jerusalem, Israel for 21+ years ...  
THERE IS NO DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION
https://www.israpundit.org/  
Israel should declare three nos;  no to nuclear Iran, no to two-state solution,
no to bi-national state  
 
Erdogan’s Response to Turkey’s Deadly Earthquake Will Decide His Political Fate
CURRENT DEATH TOLL IN BOTH TURKEY AND SYRIA IS ABOUT 22,000.  

https://www.israpundit.org/erdogans-response-to-turkeys-deadly-earthquake-will-decide-his-political-fate/
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2023-02-07/ty-article/.premium/erdogans-response-to-deadly-quake-will-decide-his-political-fate/00000186-2b1f-dc56-a3ff-af3f425d0000

What Is the Great Reset?
https://www.israpundit.org/what-is-the-great-reset/
https://www.michaelrectenwald.com/great-reset-essays-interviews/what-is-the-great-reset

Biden’s Sellout to China
Softness on the CCP in the State of the Union Address.
https://www.israpundit.org/bidens-sellout-to-china/
https://www.frontpagemag.com/bidens-sellout-to-china/

‘Obsessed’ Biden quietly waives sanctions, enables Iran, Russia
to resume nuclear work, make billions in profit
https://www.israpundit.org/obsessed-biden-quietly-waives-sanctions-enables-iran-russia-to-resume-nuclear-work-make-billions-in-profit/
https://worldisraelnews.com/exposed-biden-quietly-waives-sanctions-enables-iran-russia-to-resume-nuclear-work-make-billions-in-profit/

The Two State Solution is no more
>> https://www.israpundit.org/63684392-2/
The Jordan Option Conference Videos reposted
>> https://www.israpundit.org/the-jordan-option-conference-videos/
https://www.israpundit.org/jordan-past-present-and-future-the-jordan-option-revisited/
>> 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/
>> The Ultimate Alternate Israel-Palestine Solution by Ted Belman
https://www.israpundit.org/the-ultimate-alternate-israel-palestine-solution-3/
 
Kindly donate to support the work I do
by Ted Belman
https://www.israpundit.org/please-donate/

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Quest For The Lost Tribes - Full Simcha Jacobovici Documentary
vid> https://www.bitchute.com/video/jbB2ELq4xPw/ (1:33:29) 8/18/19
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcha_Jacobovici
12 Tribes of Israel: The Shevatim
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3798842/jewish/12-Tribes-of-Israel-The-Shevatim.htm
https://www.jewishvoice.org/read/blog/who-are-tribes-judah

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Welcome to Kashrut Malchut Shamayim

In Parasha Yitro,
standing at the foot of Mount Sinai, we, the Israelites, witness thunder, lightning, smoke and the sound of the shofar and experience the declaration of the 10 Commandments. This week’s Shabbat menu will be infused with the flavor of smoke, you won't see it, but I guarantee you will taste it.
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/a-smoky-shabbat-menu/
A Smoky Shabbat Menu
 
How To Host a More Jewish Super Bowl ~ JewLish
https://aish.com/how-to-host-a-more-jewish-super-bowl/

Kansas Brisket vs Philly Hoagies
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/pulled-brisket/
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/hoagie/

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Footballs
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/chocolate-covered-strawberry-footballs/

A Sweet And Very Almondy Tu B' Shevat Celebration
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/a-sweet-tu-b-shevat-celebration/

Loving our aging selves!
instavid> https://www.instagram.com/p/CnhtS8EtIGA/ (0:07)

Layered Mexican Salad
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/layered-mexican-salad/

Sriracha Cauliflower Wings
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Most Popular Recipes of 2022
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This is Where You Can Find Me Most of the Time
JewLish - One People - Many Flavors
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Support Our Farmers - Shmitah Mitzvah
http://supportourfarmers.org
https://tinyurl.com/Farmers-Guide-for-Produce (7 page pdf)

 
Joy of Aliyah  
http://jamiegeller.com/tag/joy-of-aliyah/
https://jamiegeller.com/tag/joyofisrael/
Jamie Geller Welcome's You
vid> https://youtu.be/XO-owES713c (0:35) JG  
Lots of 💕 Jamie - Until next week Shabbat Shalom from Israel !  

 
The answer is, it's made with love from Israel ! 
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/my-jewish-food-memories/
My Love Affair With Jerusalem
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/my-love-affair-with-jerusalem/

Jamie's Honey Collection
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Jerusalem Street Food with Jamie Geller Spices
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Machane Yehuda - https://jamiegeller.com/browse/a-haute-market-in-jerusalem-the-shuk/ https://jamiegeller.com/browse/4-israeli-desserts-inspired-by-the-shuk-in-jerusalem/

The Jamie Geller Spice Collection: Now Available Worldwide!
Sending you love and my heartfelt wishes for peace, from Israel.
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Babies, Books, and a Billion Views: My Decade in Review
https://jamiegeller.com/from-jamie/a-decade-in-review/

Best of the Best w Hubby - Family Heirloom Cholent ...
vid> https://youtu.be/Ae2-lQVFsGw (12:01) 8/11/11 JG classic
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/family-heirloom-chulent/
https://jamiegeller.com/blogs/cholent/

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This entire four-lesson course in 30 minutes.
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The Influence of the Hebrew Bible on America's Founding Fathers
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https://www.aish.com/jl/h/h/The-Influence-of-the-Hebrew-Bible-on-Americas-Founding.html
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Now Jethro, the priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses, heard of everything God had done for Moses
and for his people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt. Exodus 18:1


Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Yitro - Meeting with God at the Foot of the Mountain !!!

Jewish men pray Selichot (Jewish penitential prayers) at the Western Wall
 
Shabbat Shalom
 
Welcome to Yitro (Jethro), this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion).
 
Please read with us the portion of Torah that will be read in synagogues around the world during this week’s Shabbat (Saturday) service.  We know you will be blessed!
 
Yitro (Jethro)
Exodus 18:1–20:23; Isaiah 6:1–7:6; 9:5–6 (Ashkenazi); Isaiah 6:1–13 (Sephardic); 1 John 5:1–11
 
“Now Jethro, the priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses, heard of everything God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.”  (Exodus 18:1)
 
In last week’s Torah study, God brought Israel out of Egypt and parted the Red Sea to save them from Pharaoh and the Egyptians.  God provided for the needs of His people in the wilderness by raining down manna from heaven and bringing forth water from a rock.
 
This week, in Parasha Yitro, Moses’ father-in-law, Yitro (Jethro), comes from Midian along with Moses’ wife and two sons to meet him at the Israelites’ camp after hearing of all the great miracles that God had performed to deliver His people.
 

A 13-year-old Jewish boy carries the Torah scroll at the Western (Wailing)
Wall as the adults venerate the Torah by kissing the Torah tik (ornate box
protecting the Torah scroll).
 
Moses Learns How to Delegate
“So when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, ‘What is this thing that you are doing for the people?  Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?’”  (Exodus 18:14)
 
Yitro rejoiced with Moses over all that God had done for them; but the next day, when Yitro saw Moses spending long hours judging the people, he was concerned about the strain on Moses.
 
Moses’ father-in-law wisely advised him to appoint other men to occupy positions of leadership to help carry the burden,
lest Moses wear himself out.
 
We must also be careful not to allow our work, no matter how demanding, to occupy so much of our time that our well-being and relationships suffer as a result.
 
We must find others to whom we can delegate some of our duties in order to give more balance to our lives.
 

Moses Elects the Council of Seventy Elders, by Jacob de Wit
 
The Word of God tells us which qualities to look for in choosing potential leaders:  capable, God-fearing, honest people.
 
“Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.”  (Exodus 18:21)
 
Life is not designed to be a “quick sprint.”  It is a marathon.  If we are to endure to the end (just as Jethro advised Moses), we must not overwork ourselves.
 
“Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease!  Will you set your eyes on that which is not?  For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away like an eagle toward heaven.”  (Proverbs 23:4–5)
 
Thankfully, Moses listened to his father-in-law, which reveals Moses’ beautiful character trait of humility.  We should be grateful, and not defensive, when God sends someone into our lives to give us necessary correction for our own good and the good of others.
 

Israeli Jewish men have a discussion around a table full of Jewish prayer
books, Scripture, and other reading material at the Western Wall.

 
The Voice of the Lord
“Give these instructions to the family of Jacob; announce it to the descendants of Israel … ‘Now if you will obey Me and keep My covenant, you will be My own special treasure [segulah] from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to Me.  (Exodus 19:3, 5)
 
In this Parasha, the children of Israel camp opposite Mount Sinai, and Moses goes up the mountain to meet with God.
 
On the mountain, the Lord instructs Moses to tell the “House of Jacob” and the “Children of Israel” that He is making a special promise to the people: they are to be His own special nation — a kingdom of priests (mamlechet cohanimand a holy nation (v’goy kadosh).
 
If the people of Israel listen to God’s voice and keep covenant with Him, then God will embrace them as His special treasure.  In Hebrew, the word used is segulah, which comes from the word sagol, meaning purple — the color of royalty.
 
In the Brit Chadashah (New Covenant), all Believers in Yeshua (Jesus) are sons and daughters of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords; therefore, we are all royalty — kings and priests unto the Lord.
 
“He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father — to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever.  Amen.”  (Revelation 1:6)
 

Women pray at the Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem.
 
The people of Israel agree to keep God’s commandments
and to obey Him: 
 
“Then all the people answered together and said,  ‘All that the LORD has spoken we will do.’”  (Exodus 19:8)
 
Moses consecrates the people of Israel and prepares them to meet with God to receive the law at Mount Sinai.
 
This was the whole purpose of the exodus from Egypt, for Israel to receive God’s Torah (instruction).
 
“When you will have brought the people out from Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain.”  (Exodus 3:12)
 

Torah and yad (Torah pointer,
literally hand)
 
A Special Place for Women
Because verse three of Exodus 19 uses the two terms “House of Jacob” and the “Children of Israel,” Jewish sages believe that the first term refers to the women of Israel and the second term to the men.
 
It is believed that when God gave Israel the Torah, He told Moses to approach the women first.
 
The Midrash (stories) states that that Messianic redemption will come through the merit of righteous women of Israel:  “All generations are redeemed by virtue of the pious women of their generation”  (Yalkut Shimoni, Ruth: 606).
 
Perhaps, this points to Miryam's role as mother of Yeshua (Jesus),
which is prophesied by Isaiah:
 
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign.  Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” 
(Isaiah 7:14)
 

A teenager portrays Miryam in a Nativity play.

Sadly, chapter seven of Isaiah is not read during the regular Shabbat readings.  But we do read about Messiah's birth in the Haftarah (prophetic portion) for this Shabbat:
 
“To us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”  (Isaiah 9:6)
 
Jewish sages also believed that women would first receive
the teachings of the Messiah.
 
While Yeshua taught many women, we know from Scripture that another Miryam became the first eye-witness to Yeshua’s resurrection from the dead—the absolute sign of Yeshua’s Messiahship
and victory over sin.
 
“Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Miryam of Magdala, from whom He had cast out seven demons.”  (Mark 16:9)
 
In a culture where women witnesses were not thought to possess credibility, this is an extraordinary event that the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) wanted us all to know.
 

A Jewish woman prays using a siddur (Jewish prayer book) at the Kotel
(Western Wall) in Jerusalem.
 
Meeting with God at the Foot of the Mountain
Standing at the foot of the mountain on the third day, the people of Israel met with God, as He descended with thunder, lightning, thick clouds, and the loud sound of the shofar (ram’s horn).
 
The whole mountain was covered with smoke, since God came with fire, as it is written, “The Lord is a consuming fire.” (Deuteronomy 4:24)
 
It was such a fearsome sight that the people trembled
and told Moses,
 
“You, speak with us, and we will listen.  But don’t let God speak with us, or we will die.”  (Exodus 20:19 [16])
 
Thankfully, we have not come to such a mountain of darkness, fire, and deafening, fearful noise, but to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem and the angels — to Yeshua.
 
We are, therefore, entering a kingdom that cannot be shaken  We are entering “the city of the living God, heavenly Yerushalayim; to myriads of angels in festive assembly; to a community of the firstborn whose names have been recorded in Heaven; to a Judge who is God of everyone; to spirits of righteous people who have been brought to the goal; to the mediator of a new covenant, Yeshua; and to the sprinkled blood that speaks better things than [the blood of Abel].”  (Hebrews 12:22–24)
 

Moses on Mount Sinai, by
Jean-Leon Gerome
 
Even though we are under the grace of the New Covenant, in which the laws of God are written on our hearts, the commands of God, written with His very own finger on tablets of stone are eternal and true for all people in all covenants.
 
Keeping His commandments is how we show our love for God.  His commandments provide a guide for a healthy, happy, productive, and harmonious life in relationship with God and with other people.
 
“For this is love for God, to keep His commandments.  And His commandments are not burdensome.”  (1 John 5:3)
 
Yeshua has not set us free from sin so that we can live lawless lives.  The Word of God even warns that our prayers may not be heard if we are walking in blatant disobedience to God’s laws.
 
“One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abominati
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