Ruth Guggenheim discusses the identity of the servant in Isaiah 53 with Rabbi Michael Skobac.
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Isaiah 53: Suffering Servant Is Israel, Not Jesus
The following are the Counter-Missionary Survival Seminar notes for the Isaiah 53 session. Here is a short introduction to Isaiah 53: Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion! Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for the uncircumcised and the unclean shall enter you no more. 2 Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter Zion! 3 For thus says the L-rd: "you were sold for nothing, and you shall be rede
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Isaiah 53: Defusing The Missionary Nuclear Bomb 3-part Seminar
Isaiah 53: Defusing The Missionary Nuclear Bomb 3-part Seminar SESSION 1: MESSIAH, SIN AND HOW NOT TO MISREAD THE BIBLE BIBLICAL CRITERIA FOR MESSIANIC AGE 1. INGATHERING OF THE JEWISH EXILES JEREMIAH 30:3 For behold, days are coming, says the Lord, when I will return the captivity of My people Israel and Judah, said the Lord, and I will return them to the land that I gave their forefathers, and they will possess it. (cf. Deuteronomy 30:3; Isaiah 11:11-12, 43:5-6; Jeremiah 3:18, 32:37; Ez
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I Turned Down A Ticket To Heaven
I Turned Down A Ticket To Heaven While attending college, a fellow student offered me a ticket to heaven. All I had to do was “believe in Jesus,” and if not, I would go to hell. I turned down his offer and explained that Judaism requires that we believe in God and follow the commandments. King Solomon affirms this principle when he says the bottom line of Judaism is to “Be in awe of God and keep His commandments for that is the whole person” (Ecclesiastes 12:13). Despite Solomon’s powerful wo
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What Skeptics and Believers Can Learn From Noah
What Skeptics and Believers Can Learn From Noah Most people are familiar with the Torah’s story of Noah and the Ark. Whether skeptic or believer, it is interesting to know that many cultures have flood stories. One account inscribed in Sumerian on clay tablets dates to the late third millennium — B.C.E. Dozens of movies portray the story of Noah’s Ark, and some explorers claim they have discovered the ark’s remains in present-day Turkey. There is even a $100 million Christian theme park in K
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God Is ONE — Not Two or Three
God Is ONE — Not Two or Three During the long years of exile, the Jewish people lost the Land of Israel, the Temple, the priesthood, the Davidic kingship, and sacrifices. We survived despite these temporary losses because we never abandoned the Torah with its moral, legal, and spiritual teachings. The word Torah means more than just “the law” or “Bible.” The root of the word Torah is “horah,” which means “instruction.” As it says, “to instruct [להורת–l’horot] the children of Israel”(Leviticus
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The War of Armageddon Is Not The Apocalypse
Sukkot and Simchat Torah The War of Armageddon Is Not The Apocalypse The Jewish High Holidays, known as the Days of Awe, constitute a spiritual progression. On Rosh Hashanah, we coronate God as our King, on Yom Kippur, we receive God’s forgiveness; and on Sukkot [the Festival of Booths], we rise to another level. Sukkot is a time to demonstrate our trust in God by moving from the safety of our homes to the temporary and less-secure dwelling known as the sukkah. In this tiny hut with its ro
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