Roots of Faith

In this class Ross explores the idea of the King as it relates to the Messiah. In this class, Ross looks at the origin of the monarchy in ancient Israel.  Was it the will of God to have a monarchy?

Most students of Scripture anticipate a coming King of the line of David who will reign. How did Yeshua respond when he was asked if he was a king?

Ross also looks at an ancient sect of Jewish “Christians” known as the Ebionites.  Do they have some insights that we need to recover as we search for truth?

Here are some of the texts that Ross uses in his study of the Kingdom;

1 Samuel 8
1 Samuel 10:17-25
1 Samuel 12:12-25

Deuteronomy 17:14ff

Is there to be a Kingdom?  Yes, but is it what we have in our mind? See the text in Exodus 19:5-6.  See also Zechariah 14:9.

You will not want to miss this class.

 

 Messiah Part 3 - The King [72:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today’s class focuses on redemption - a fitting theme during this festival season of Pesach. The Torah story that we read in this service has Jacob / Israel returning to the land of his fathers. Once again we learn that God is changing his name from Jacob to Israel (35:10; see also 32:27-28). We find the familiar covenant promises of progeny and land.

The class has some surprises, some interesting connections, and I share some things in this class that I feel are very important for a proper understanding of the final redemption.

I also pick up on a theme that is evident in the text and weave this into my class. The theme is of weeping, mourning and finally of comfort for those that are redeemed.

The story of the birth of Benjamin and the death of Rachel are explored in a way that ties them to a prophetic picture painted by Micah. Could these words have more meaning than we have realized?

Jeremiah 31 mentions a New Covenant. In this text, we find that despite the joyous events being described therein, we have one weeping - Rachel. Why is Rachel weeping and what if anything does this have to do with the First Century movement initiated by Yeshua?

You will not want to miss this class. Shalom to you and yours. We are counting our way towards Pentecost. Are you preparing yourself for something wonderful? You should be. Shalom, Ross

 

 SHMA - Genesis 35:9-36:43 [126:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I recently attended the 65th Annual United Israel World Union Conference, held in Charlotte, North Carolina.  It was a wonderful and refreshing conference filled with exciting speakers and interesting people from literally all over.  Below I am attaching the program so that you can see some of what made this an incredible meeting.

The audio of my class from this conference is attached to this blog entry.  The Video is available on Arba4 at this link - http://arba4.com/category/roots-of-faith/rof-weekly-lesson.

 Ross, Simcha, Zach and James

65th Anniversary Annual Meeting
April 11-13, 2008
Doubletree Guest Suites/SouthPark
Charlotte, North Carolina
Friday, April 11th

5:00pm Welcome and Informal Gathering

7:00pm Welcoming Shabbat: Candle Lighting and Kiddush

7:30pm “65 and Counting: Why are We Here?”  
James Tabor

8:30pm Informal Discussion: Uniting Israel How and When? 
Steve Mathe
Sabbath, April 12th

9:30am “Machanaim: Two Camps”    
Ross Nichols

11:00am “Visualizing the Temple in Jerusalem”  
Joseph Good

Noon Break

2:30pm “Jeremiah’s Message for Today”   
James Tabor

4:00pm “The House of David in our Time”   
Susan Roth

Afternoon Break

7:00pm Screening of film “Quest for the Lost Tribes”

9:00pm  Havdalah
9:15pm Panel Discussion on the Lost Tribes Presiding:

James Tabor
Simcha Jacobovici
Joseph Good
John Hully
Ross Nichols
         

Sunday, April 13th

8:30-9:30am  UIWU 65th Annual Business Meeting 
Presiding: Ralph Buntyn

9:30am  “The Lost Tribes and their Role at Armageddon: A Prophetic Perspective”    
John Hully

11:00am   “Turning Over the Tables: New Thoughts on the Union of Judah and Ephraim”   
Hanoch Young

Lunch Break

3:30pm  Screening of “The Exodus Decoded” at the Jewish Community Center

6:30pm  “Separating History, Myth, and Legend” Director’s Discussion of the Film:
Simcha Jacobovici

9:00pm  After-Hours Music Fest at the Doubletree

 

 Mahanaim - The Two Camps [69:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 I recently gave a lecture at the 65th Annual United Israel World Union Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Part One of the class is now up on Arba4.  The second part will be posted next Friday.  The class is titled “Mahanaim - Two Camps”. Please take the time to check it out.

http://arba4.com/category/roots-of-faith/rof-weekly-lesson

Shalom, Ross