Moshe kept writing the words of Torah in a book until it was completed. He gave it to the cohanim, the descendants of Levi, who carried the Ark of the Covenant. He told them to put the book next to the Ark as a testimony to the stubbornness of the people. At the end of every seven years, at the sh’mittah, when Isra’el gathered for Sukkot, he told them to read the words of Torah for all Isra’el to hear. Along with all the foreigners in their cities, they were to hear, learn, and fear Adonai. They were to guard all the words of Torah in order that future generations would learn to fear the Elohim of Isra’el.
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A Day at the Museum – February 10
Another beautiful, sunny, warm day in Jerusalem – and it’s winter! The wonderful pastries we bought last night from a vendor in the Jewish Quarter turned out to be NOT sweet. The round one that looked like a cinnamon roll was actually a pizza roll and the one that we thought was berry filled was…
The Dead Sea and Salt Pillars – February 9
When we travel, we like to rent apartments through airbnb. We do this because in many ways it’s less expensive than hotels, but we also enjoy being ‘in the culture’ and meeting people. This time we decided to rent a car rather than be completely dependent on public transportation and taxis. From our arrival in…
Dead Sea Scrolls and Today’s Holy Scriptures
People claim that over the centuries men have changed the Bible so much that we don’t know what is true and what is not. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The Biblical scrolls were hidden in 70 AD in various caves near the Dead Sea. No one knew they were there so no one could change what was written. In 1948, they were found by an Arab shepherd boy. When these Dead Sea Scrolls are compared to the manuscripts of the Hebrew Scriptures used today, they are identical proving today’s Bible is authentic and has not been changed.
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