Roots of Faith

In this week’s Torah reading, Ross teaches on the Nazir - also known as the Nazarite. He shows that this vow was a way for people to dedicate themselves to “hyper-holiness”.

A Nazarite was one that separated themselves and lived according to a life of torah observance above and beyond what was required.

The term is often confused with Nazareth and so Ross shows the difference between the terms.

One could be a Nazarite for life for a defined period of time.  Even Paul apparently participated in a Nazarite vow.

You will not want to miss this week’s lesson.

 

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In today’s class Ross begins by pointing out that the world slipped quietly by a prophetic date and for the most part did not even notice. On Iyyar 28th on the Hebrew calendar (Wednesday, May 16, 2007) we crossed the 40th anniversary of “Jerusalem Day”. Many are looking forward to the anniversary on another calendar, but has the prophetic clock began to tick once again?

This week we begin to work through the book of Numbers in the Torah reading cycle. Numbers represents an ideal state in which God dwells in the midst of his people in the wilderness, and therefore the generation that is depicted in its words could truly represent the “greatest generation”.

In today’s class after a short intro, Ross works through chapters 1-3 of Hosea to discuss the most neglected subject and yet the most prominent theme in the Hebrew prophets - the Lost Tribes!

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Shalom

 

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This Sabbath we completed the book of Leviticus.  Ross speaks on “Times and Seasons”, specifically from a prophetic perspective of the times and seasons.

Join Ross and the congregation of Roots of faith as they explore the subject of Sabbatical years, and Jubilee years.

The Sabbatical year was a rest for the land (Leviticus 25:1-7).

Daniel chapter 9 is one of the favorite passages for prophecy students.  In Ross’ introduction to the Torah portion he covers the prophecies of Jeremiah that form the basis for these words (Jeremiah 25:11 & 12; 29:10).

He then goes through Daniel 9:20-27 and ties in 2 Chronicles 36:17-21.

In regards to prophetic time, you will learn that according to ancient rabbis, the 120 years of Genesis 6:3 are Jubilee years - and thus the “days of man” are 6,000 years and then comes a special Sabbath.  So, we have a weekly Sabbath, a Sabbath of years, and so on and so forth up to the highest order.

One of the most intimate pictures of God occurs in this week’s Torah lesson.  It is believed to be an ancient marriage formula.  It says, “I will be their God and they shall be my people”.  You will find that this appears several places in the Hebrew Bible - (Leviticus 26:12; Jer. 7:23; 11:4; 24:7; 30:22; 31:33; 32:38; Ezekiel 11:20; 14:11; 34:30; 36:28; 37:23, 27; Zech. 8:8)

 Ross also shares that it was during the ancient Sabbatical year mentioned in this week’s Torah lesson that the public reading of the Torah began.

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Shalom

 

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This week’s lesson again focuses on the Biblical idea of holiness.  This week’s torah reading uses the word HOLY quite frequently.

We learn a good deal about the priests (ordinary as well as the Cohen HaGadol - the big or as he was more commonly called, the High Priest).

We are told to be holy (Leviticus 19:2; 20:26; 1 Peter 1:15) and a priesthood (1 Peter 2:4-5, 9).

We cover an interesting insight into Biblical diet and a vision the Peter had in the New Testament - an insight gained from the Torah reading this week.

We also talk some about the appointed feasts (Leviticus 23).

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 Shalom

 

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