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Our Passover cup placed on a scarf that I bought at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem Today is a special day.  As I write, I also celebrate that Yeshua has been raised from the dead, the First Fruits of all who will be raised.  HallaluYAH!  Sometimes, like this year, this celebration falls on the same day as many of my friends celebrate easter.  But did you know, that the holiday of First Fruits was given way back in Leviticus  before Yeshua was born, crucified, buried, or raised from the dead?  It was given as a sign...a sign for us to look for Messiah and to recognize Him. We always set a place for Messiah Yeshua at our Passover table I have found that all the holidays that I need can be found within the Feasts of The Father. While they are celebrated by Jews, they are not exclusive to them.  They are for everyone who worships and desires to obey the God of Israel.   Our Passover table setting This year (2020), our family celebrate...

The Kingdom of God is one of those teachings that has been just out of my reach for many years.  There have been times when I thought I understood it, but then it was whisked away as quickly as it came.  I have asked many learned teachers and friends to explain it to me, only to receive answers that I could trace the meaning of, but not abide.  I have returned to study it once again, and the pieces have finally clicked into place for me to begin to comprehend.  My understanding of The Kingdom will not be popular with many people I know, but I must begin to collect my understanding of it in order to keep it.  I write this blog today as a place to collect those verses and thoughts that have formed my current understanding and conviction. When I first began studying The Kingdom, I sought primarily in the gospels.  They are full of references to both the Kingdom of God and The Kingdom of Heaven.  My first task was to determine if those were indeed the ...

This is a special day, as it is both Passover and a weekly Sabbath. I especially looked forward to this day of rest because of the busyness of this particular week.  What a joy to be commanded to rest today...thank you Father!   One of the things I like to do on days like this is get ahead on my bible reading.  While reading in Isaiah this morning, I made a "new to me" discovery.  I hope it will bless you, as it already has blessed me.  Scripture References: Isaiah 41:4; 44:6, 48:12 Revelation 1:7-8; 1:17-18; 2:8; 21:6; 22:13 My guess is that most of us are familiar with Yeshua being the "Alpha and Omega" from scriptures in Revelation.  But, did you know that The Father also referred to himself as "The First and The Last" in the book of Isaiah? Check out the scripture references...I'll wait... 😉 The more I get to know my Bible, the more I realize how much the first half is quoted or referred to in the second half.   I especially l...

Today I have Saul on my mind.  He was the first King of Israel, and he messed up so badly, that the kingdom was ripped away from his family forever ( 1 Sam 13:13-14 ).   Think about that for a minute.  We know that Yeshua will sit on the throne of Israel.  Saul's sin kept him from being part of that lineage.   Ouch!     It is easy to judge Saul.  He was prideful, impatient, vengeful, and disobedient.   Can anyone relate? I sure can. You see, Saul was a lot like many of us.  He was not a deliberately evil man.  The bible tells us that He was trying to please YHVH during his many fumbles, but he had one tragic flaw. Saul thought YHVH would be honored by good intentions. And Saul believed that so much, that he chose to honor his good intentions over YHVH's commands.   For example...when YHVH commanded Saul to strike down every living person and animal in Amalek (1 Saul 15:3), he did not follow through 100%.  He a...

I know so many people who have desperate needs in their lives, and I bet you do, too.   So today's topic: prayer. Scripture:  Isaiah 53:4 -- Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our pains. (emphasis mine) Isaiah 53 is a chapter of prophesy about Jesus' death on the cross.  So, while Jesus was taking the sin of the world onto his shoulders...being pressed down and poured out...He was also bearing something else, but you have to read it in Hebrew to know... "Our griefs" in v 4 is translated from the Hebrew "cholay-nu" which literally means... OUR SICKNESS . So, when Jesus was on the cross, dying for our sins, He was also burdened with our sickness...the sickness of all humanity.  The cross was so much worse than we could every truly realize!   Jesus really does understand our pain and sickness.  He really does empathize with our feelings.   He has literally borne our pain and sickness.   Could this give us a new wa...

The Gate of... Leshem... Abraham... Dan... This gate been called many things over the years.  It is now being excavated in Tel Dan (the Hill of Dan), which is located in the far North of the State of Israel.   The city of Leshem is where the tribe of Dan settled after "the territory of the the children of Dan slipped away from them" (Joshua 19:47).   So, what about this visit made me "forgive" Dan...and why had I been holding a grudge?   First, let me say that I have been in the wrong on this grudge...and God used the visit to Tel Dan to set me straight.  I am so thankful for His loving correction!   My grudge stemmed from these issues: 1) Dan did not conquer their tribal land.  2) Because of this, Dan moved to Leshem...a place that they were never intended to have been. (Joshua 19:47) 3) When the Kingdom split into Judah (south) and Israel (north), Dan became a place of idolatrous worship where a festival was put in place ...

Georgia גורגיה Bulldogs בולדגס Go Dawgs! So, in this blog, I am going to show you some of my favorite souvenirs from Israel.  I had to start with this t-shirt; being a "Dawg" fan keeps peace in the family, as my husband is a graduate of UGA.  If you happen to be offended by this, never fear!  Israel boasts Hebrew t-shirts for every team.  Pottery Abby found quite a bit of discarded pottery along our journey.  The piece at the top is from Beit Shemesh (think Sampson in Judges).  The bottom two pieces are from Har Megido.  Har Megido in Hebrew = Armageddon in English (think Revelation 16:16).   Sand We gathered this sand in one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen...Caesarea by the Mediterranean Sea.   This was the site of Herod's palace and the home city of Cornelius the centurion. Rocks Can you see the salt on the rock to the far left?  Abby fished these rocks out of the Dead ...