hannah wasn t married to a man who was famous or wealthy. they were a faithful family. we know that about them. but they were a common family. miriam, on the other hand, was the sister of moses, the leader of the israelites, and she was a prophetess. she would have been very prominent. so in that way she would have been very different than hannah. in the book of exodus. we meet miriam. her story is set against the backdrop of ongoing oppression of the jewish people. the jews had multiplied to the extent that the king of egypt pharaoh, begin to fear them. so he prepared a plan to get rid of them. if you like, this is one of those stories in the bible that you can see it. you can feel it as it s unfolding. the hebrews were in a terrible situation where pharaoh was worried that the hebrew population was becoming too strong against the egyptians and flourishing. and so he d actually said that every hebrew baby has to be thrown in the nile river, all the boys.
president to sign an executive order pushing that. rabbi jonah posner, why are you? involved it s great to see bishop vashti mackenzie, great to be back with you, reverend. all what took us so long, why not yesterday, we d have 400 years of enslaved african people. we have 14 years of systemic racism. we have 400 years of voter suppression and jim crow. if not, now? as we say in the jewish tradition. for, us as jews, the children of the enslavement of the ancient hebrew. it s personal. it says in the book of exodus, the text you both know very well, as the israelites we re coming out of egypt, they took possessions from the egyptians what. them gold, silver, and refinements. and the rabbis, teach this wasn t theft but rather it was reparations for 300 years of their enslavement. later in our tradition, the rabbis debate, what to do when you discover that a house has been built with a stolen beam.
I received an invitation to preview the first two episodes of Dr. Peterson's "Exodus" production, which were about four hours in total. Once you dive in, you’ll be surprised at how fast time flies by.
The Torah is often misunderstood to represent the Hebrew Bible, but this is superficial. It is actually an authoritative Jewish text that covers the first five books of the Bible.
they are still the covenant people. there are still the cherished people. they are still the people who own the land of israel and in the final analysis, they are always going to receive the love of god because israel, according to the book of exodus is god s firstborn son. mark: when did you decide you wanted to be a pastor. when i was 18 years of age i had an appointment to go to west point military academy and my mother who was really the guiding light in my life, my mother went to seminary. she graduated and taught and she said we were sitting at the table and she said you know, if you would become a great military leader and lead