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  • Torah Portions: B’Chukotai

    Torah Portions: B’Chukotai
    May 29 2022

    This is our weekly Torah Portion reading and Haf-Torah portion reading. We also include New Testament/Apostolic writings each week to show how the Torah and the writings of the Apostles go hand in hand. Here is this weeks portion:

    Leviticus 26:3-27:34; Jeremiah 16:19-17:14; Matt. 7:21-27; John 14:15-21; 15:10-12.

    Here is some commentary on the portion:Rebbi R' Yerucham Levotiz, offered a sum of money to anyone who could explain a contradiction: The Gemara (kidudushin 31a) rules that one is forbidden to walk with an erect bearing because it is a sign of excessive pride. To walk in this manner is seen as pushing away the divine presence. How then, can this attitude be an illustration of a godly people? One answer which would have merited this prize (according to R Schwab): One who is filled with arrogance will straighten himself up and carry himself in a way that mirrors his own excessive pride. However, one can also pull oneself up to one's full height in order to express his total potential. This posture can serve as a positive metaphor for the fulfillment of one's potential. When in the desert, they were walking as a nation who would reach the spiritual level of Adam before his sin, the highest possible level that man can reach. Regarding vayikra 26:13

    Here are some questions to ponder on Leviticus 16:31:

    1. It says "I will not take delight in the pleasing aroma of your fire offerings" - but the temple is G-d, what are these "pleasing aromas" and "fire offerings" without a temple?

    2. It says he will destroy the idols, and THEN remove his presence. Shouldn't the removal of idols allow for the divine presence to flourish? Why is it only after the idols are removed that the divine presence is removed?

    We pray you have been blessed by this Torah Portion and that it has helped you grow in the Word. Shalom!!!
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    2 h et 15 min
  • Weekly Torah Portion Shemini

    Weekly Torah Portion Shemini
    Apr 3 2022

    This is our weekly Torah Portion recorded over Zoom
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    1 h et 11 min
  • Readings from the Writings Psalms 119 Part 1

    Readings from the Writings Psalms 119 Part 1
    Mar 31 2022

    This is the readings from the writings Psalm 119 Part 1
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    1 h et 10 min
  • Readings from the Writings Psalms 100-118

    Readings from the Writings Psalms 100-118
    Mar 27 2022

    This is the Daily Readings from the Writings Psalms 100-118. I pray this blesses you!!!
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    43 min
  • The Daily Readings From the Writings Psalms 79-99

    The Daily Readings From the Writings Psalms 79-99
    Mar 25 2022

    This is the Daily Readings from the Writings Psalms 79-99. I pray this blesses you!!!
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    1 h et 5 min
  • The Daily Readings from the Writings

    The Daily Readings from the Writings
    Mar 23 2022

    Today we have Psalms 73-78 read from the Cepher with commentary from the Guardians of the Way discord group.
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    24 min
  • Torah Portions:TZAV

    Torah Portions:TZAV
    Mar 22 2022

    This is the weekly Torah Portion study from the Guardians of the Way on Discord recorded over Zoom.
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    2 h et 37 min
  • Galatians In Depth

    Galatians In Depth
    Mar 20 2022
    Galatians is one of the most misunderstood books written by the Apostle Paul and rightly so since we’ve removed any and all historical, cultural, and textual context all while losing our foundational footing on the instructions that bring life. When reading Scripture I’ve learned especially when reading Paul to get the history of the geographical area, customs of the people in the area pre-conversion, references in other Scriptural Books such as the books of the Torah, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Apocrypha to see if they’re being quoted from, and take time to get a complete understanding as to what issues are being addressed. Paul was an excellent Torah teacher if you have a base understanding of the Torah and that it is eternal and understood the Apocrypha including ones we’ve lost over time very well. Sadly, we don’t get that context from the Bible because the American canon is much smaller then canons from around the world such as the Ethiopian or Orthodox Russian canons of course when reading books that have been removed from the American canon they must be tested to the rest of scripture. In this examination I will be giving a synopsis of the epistle of the Galatians from front to back while referencing the same scriptures and history that Paul was referencing as well as showing passages that correlate to what he was saying in this letter. Like it says this is in depth so we can make sure we get proper context and don’t live in a way the Almighty thinks is an abomination. I used the KJV, CEPHER, TS2009, WEB, and NET Bibles to do this study as well as studying the who the people were that Paul was speaking to which were the Celts who had migrated from the Southwestern Europe and the British Isles several hundred years before and had the customs of practicing the winter solstice traditions of their forefathers on December 21/25 (many have been incorporated into Christmas), Spring Equinox celebrations aka the celebration of Ishtar aka Easter, and Sanhain which is Halloween or All Saints Day now. All those practices date back to Babylon per historical records and Nimrod, Semiramis, and Tammuz. Per Deuteronomy 12 we should not be partaking in these traditions even if we are trying to “Christianize” it we are to remove ourselves from those practices for better practices that come from the Almighty. I do this with the utmost honesty and integrity and pray you are blessed by it. Chapter 1 The introduciton to the letter shows Paul to be troubled that the new converts in Galatia were turning to a different doctrine other then the one he taught which is the same one that Yahusha/Jesus taught. He lets the new converts know that any other message that doesn’t line up with his and Yahusha’s was wrong (Yahusha let us know if it doesn’t line up with Moses it’s wrong see John 5:46-47) and to let the men teaching such doctrines be accursed. So we must know what doctrine he taught and by going through Romans we see he’s teaching the establishment of Torah through a belief unto obedience, stating the outside works are useless without faith and that we must have both faith and works. Verse 11 is very telling as he lets the reader know his good news did not come from man but from the Word made flesh which is Yahusha/Jesus. Paul goes on to let the readers of the epistle know that he used to practice judaism and would persecute the walkers of the Way (which was a sect of Judaism) because he was ardent for the traditions of the elders (modern day Talmud and Mishna). This right here gives us a clue that judaism does not follow God’s law inwardly but only use it for outward appearances, therefore they’re wearing filthy rags. Messiah had the same issues with the Pharisees and Sadducees in His time as see Mark 7, Matthew 23, and many more for textual proof. He ends chapter 1 by telling of his time in Arabia and with Peter and the beginning of his missionary journeys. Chapter 2 We see in the beginning that Paul had brought Titus to Jerusalem with Barnabas to speak of how he was teaching the good news of the Kingdom. Titus being a Greek did not want to get circumcised at that point, we need to read Genesis 17 to understand the covenant with Abraham as to why Paul was teaching the way he did on circumcision and Acts 15:19-21 in proper context. We see in Genesis 17:1-14 the outward sign of covenant being circumcision and the fact that Abraham had been walking by faith for over 20-30 years before receiving that mark on his flesh; circumcision should never be the first thing done entering into covenant with YHWH but should be done once you’ve established your faith on a solid foundation. There’s actually many medical studies showing the health benefits of circumcision that if you want to look them up you can. Also, Acts 15:19-21 we miss the context on that all important verse 21 speaking of the law being taught in the congregation every Sabbath; ...
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    59 min