Our main focus in Nehemiah this week is chapter 6, where we witness the ending of Sanballat’s machinations against the work of God. What finally puts an end to this enemy’s scheming? Linked to this question, we continue learning how we stand up to spiritual enemies. Other topics include characteristics of false prophets, the month […]
August 23, 2020 in Ezra-Nehemiah, Media, Tanakh by Beth Tikkun
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In this first teaching on the book of Nehemiah, cupbearer to the king, we focus on the spiritual concepts of walls and gates, and we continue learning about enemies. What are our walls and gates, and how do we properly steward them? Regarding enemies, we look at our own three main enemies reflected in Nehemiah’s […]
July 26, 2020 in Ezra-Nehemiah, Media, Tanakh by Beth Tikkun
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We tackle the entire book of Ezra this week, briefly touching on each chapter. We begin with a quick overview of the pertinent kings of Persia, including the son of Queen Esther who plays an important role in Ezra. Other teaching points include lessons from Israel’s choice to rebuild the altar first, lessons regarding the […]
July 19, 2020 in Ezra-Nehemiah, Media, Tanakh by Beth Tikkun
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We tackle two Torah portions this week, Shelach and Korach. In Shelach, we ask the question, “What does it mean that our enemies are our bread?” gleaning important lessons about spiritual food and enemies. In portion Korach, we touch on the dangers of making Christian “celebrities,” and we dig into the text via the names of the leaders […]
July 7, 2019 in Media, Torah 5779, Torah Commentary by Beth Tikkun
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We begin this Torah Project teaching by exploring the Hebrew root for the word “book,” “s-p-r,” using an ancient Jewish approach for engaging the Scriptures described in a new book “Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus” by Lois Tverberg. This brief word study brings us to a link between the gem sapphire and Yeshua’s road […]
February 18, 2018 in Genesis, Media, Torah Project by Beth Tikkun
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