Roots of Faith

In this fourth portion of the Triennial Torah cycle, we encounter one of the most intriguing personalities in the entire Bible - Enoch.

According to hints in the Hebrew Bible and plain language in the NT, it is asserted that Enoch is one of two men that never tasted death. We look at both of these men in this week’s lesson; Enoch and Elijah.

We get one of the first glimpses into the character of God in the Hebrew Bible this week. We find God, literally with pain in His heart (Genesis 6:6).  This is the same Hebrew root word contained in the passage about what Eve would experience in bearing children (Genesis 3:16).

According to what we read in this section of Genesis, God regrets that He ever made man.

We are introduced to the character of Noah in this week’s lesson. It is important for us to pay close attention to the story of Noah since Yeshua is quoted as saying that the end of days would be like the “days of Noah” (Matthew 24:36-39).

We read that despite the crookedness of the generation in which Noah lived, he found “Grace” in the eyes of YHWH. What does it mean to find grace in God’s eyes?

The “Dialog” covers some interesting topics:

(1) The Two witnesses

(2) The significance of 3.5 years (42 months, 1260 days, etc)

(3) The Days of Noah (The sons of God, Nephillim)

(4) Grace in the Hebrew Bible

You will not want to miss this class.  We also had a special guest this Sabbath. A family from the Ukraine visited the synagogue. Anton, and his wife Luba are messianic Leaders in Russia.  They are in the states for several weeks and spent the Sabbath with us. Their daughter Masha came with them and provided excellent translation.  It was wonderful to have them visit our synagogue.  After the dialog, Anton addressed those at the synagogue with the help of his daughter.

 

 Seder 4 - Introduction [11:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Seder 4 - Torah Reading [23:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Seder 4 - Dialog [72:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Brother Anton's Word of Exhortation [13:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download