Did the Rabbis Predict Jesus Without Knowing It? Yeshua In The Rabbinic Text, Ep.1 Dr. Golan Broshi and Oren Fishman dive deep into the ancient rabbinic texts to explore the mysterious concept of two Messiahs—Messiah ben Joseph and Messiah ben David. They uncover surprising timelines from the Talmud and debate whether the Jewish nation may have already missed the arrival of their Messiah. Don't miss this powerful episode packed with biblical insight, prophecy, and thought-provoking questions. (fb)

Genesis holds the key to so much truth about God and His ways. In the beginning, God separated a lot of things, on purpose, and called it “good”. How can separation be good? Separation sounds like such a hard and unpleasant word. Wholeness and unity sound way better. Yet many times in the Bible God makes a distinction between one thing and another while Satan tries to blur the lines, or even erase them. Here are a few reasons why difference and distinction can be so important. In the Genesis narrative, the phrase “God separated” occurs over and over again. In Hebrew the root word is בָּדַל, and the verb lehavdil (להבדיל), is to separate out, disjoin, divide, or distinguish something that was previously mixed together. God separated the light from the darkness. (Genesis 1:4) God separated the waters above from the waters below. (Genesis 1:7) God separated the day from the night. (Genesis 1:14) When we look at how God created all the different animals in their various forms, and filled the earth with a massive array of different kinds of vegetation, we get a glimpse into God’s purposes in making all the separate species. With all the variety comes great beauty. Have you ever marveled at a beautiful garden with all kinds of trees and foliage, flowers and plants, and thought how beautiful it all looks together? Like a mosaic, there is great beauty—even more beauty—in difference and variety. Separation results in the beauty of unity in diversity. The different seasons, the different times of day… it all enriches our experience of life in a beautiful and profound way. Nature and wildlife in all its many forms continues to stun believers and unbelievers alike with wonder. Nature is a singular concept yet full of plurality: it is wild and varied, yet one. Wouldn’t it be boring if there was just one season? One type of animal? One type of tree? We also see a similar picture as Paul describes the different gifts we each have in the Body of Messiah in 1 Corinthians 12. As Paul said, it would be a pretty rubbish body if we were all one big eye, or a massive hand. Our differences are something to celebrate, not resent or erase! Read the whole article: https://www.oneforisrael.org/bible-based-teaching-from-israel/god-separated-but-satan-blurs-lines/ (fb)