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Genesis, Exodus, and the Composition of the Torah---- Prof.Konrad Schmid

  https://www.thetorah.com/author/konrad-schmid Genesis, Exodus, and the Composition of the Torah Prof.Konrad Schmid The story of the ancestors in Genesis serves as a prequel to that of Moses in Exodus. Originally, however, each were self-standing accounts of Israel’s origin. They were combined for the first time by the Priestly author in the post-exilic period. Multiple Sources, One Narrative Arc The narrative arc of Israelite history as told in the Hexateuch, the Bible’s first six books, is familiar: God chooses Abraham and brings him to the promised land.This special relationship continues with Isaac, then Jacob/Israel, and finally the children of Israel. The family ends up in Egypt during a famine, and although Jacob’s son Joseph saves Egypt, a later Pharaoh enslaves the Israelites. God then sends Moses to free the people of Israel, who brings them through the wilderness, after which Joshua leads them into the Promised Land to settle it for good. Most scholars see multiple trad...

Abraham and Isaac in Gerar Foreshadows Judea under Persian Rule -- Dr.Stephen Germany

  Abimelech has Sarah returned to Abraham and gives him a purse of silver,  Pieter van der Borcht, 1573-1608.  Duke Anton Ulrich Museum Abraham and Isaac in Gerar Foreshadows Judea under Persian Rule Dr.Stephen Germany Abraham and Isaac’s sojourn in Gerar and Beersheba, and their covenants with the local ruler Abimelech, reflect the historical circumstances of Judea during the Persian period. They are living in the Promised Land, struggling with the local people, but they come to terms with the friendly and God-fearing ruler. Genesis has a set of stories about Abraham and Isaac living in the territory of Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar. For over a century, archaeologists and Bible scholars have observed that while these stories are set in the Bronze Age, the Philistines only entered the Levant at the beginning of the Iron Age, and thus these stories cannot be historically accurate. Scholars have offered many hypotheses to explain when and why such stories would ha...

Holocaust Survivors Outraged as Nazi Insurance Company Sponsors US Olympic Team

  Holocaust Survivors Outraged as Nazi Insurance Company Sponsors US Olympic Team Holocaust survivor groups say Allianz owes billions of dollars to families of murdered Jews. By Chuck Ross, Washington Free Beacon One of the sponsors of the Beijing Olympics and Team USA athletes is an insurance company with a history of Nazi collaboration that has lobbied Congress against paying out policies to families of Jews killed in the Holocaust. Allianz of America, a subsidiary of the German insurance giant, is sponsoring a Team USA cross country skier and a curling team that will take part in the Beijing games. Its German parent company, Allianz SE, insured Auschwitz, Dachau, and other Nazi death camps while selling insurance policies to Jews. Allianz of America has paid $200,000 to the firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck since 2019 lobbying on the issue of World War II-era insurance payments. The firm uses its in-house lobbying team to oppose the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act, a b...

Rich enough to own an electric car? Have some free electricity!

  Rich enough to own an electric car? Have some free electricity! by aletho By John Ellwood | TCW Defending Freedom | January 29, 2022 IT IS reported that 21 councils have found a solution to the soaring cost of energy: a source of free electricity which they are providing to wealthy owners of electric vehicles. One of the councils that has made this startling discovery is Lancaster District Council. Their website proudly proclaims ‘The council is providing free electricity’ for electric vehicle owners.‘ A spokesperson for the well-represented Green Party on the council was unapologetic about how they prioritised the distribution of the ‘free electricity’. When asked why they favoured the provision of free fuel to the owners of already subsidised Teslas and Mercedes-EQs, rather than giving it to residents of sub-standard housing who were unable to heat their homes, she replied in a rather abrupt manner: ‘Don’t you know there’s a Climate Emergency! For goodness sake, it’s on the BBC...

Russia Military Build and Ezekiel 39, Prophetic Considerations… Czekmate & Paul Lehr by paulthepoke

  Russia Military Build and Ezekiel 39, Prophetic Considerations… Czekmate & Paul Lehr by paulthepoke Czekmate and Paul Lehr discuss the recent Russian military movement towards the Ukraine border. What are the real world geo political dynamics of the situation? Why is Russia moving now? What is the likely outcome of these current day events in the 21st century? How does this relate to Ezekiel 39? What kind of weapons would cause the scenario below? What role would trans-Jordan play in this scenario? Ezekiel 39:9-15 “Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bow and arrows, clubs and spears; and they will make fires of them for seven years, so that they will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests, for they will make their fires of the weapons. They will seize the spoil of those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD. “On t...

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29:2

  When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29:2 Commentary By:  Gordon King The bible tells us that when the righteous rule the people rejoice, but when a wicked man rules the people groan (Proverbs 29:2). There seems to be a lot of groaning going on these days.  Not only are the people groaning but the world itself seems to be groaning, almost everything in the world is groaning. The economy is groaning, society is groaning, healthcare is groaning, religion is groaning, it’s all groaning! The definition of groan:  “make a deep inarticulate sound in response to pain or despair.” Many in the world today are in great pain and despair, and the cause of this is not due to any ordinary circumstance, but by the actions taken by evil and tyrannical rulers! The fact is that most of the world is being ruled by such rulers, they are following and instituting mandates given to them by the Elite.  And i...

Denmark is First EU Country to Scrap All COVID Restrictions

  Denmark's PM Mette Frederiksen said the last restrictions will be dropped on February 1 | Olafur Steinar Gestsson/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Denmark is First EU Country to Scrap All COVID Restrictions by aletho 21st Century Wire | January 29, 2022 Later this week, England is scheduled to drop its problematic mask mandate for shops and public transport, along with its highly unpopular vaccine passport regime. Up north, Scotland says it will “relax” so-called ‘work from home guidance,’ and reopen nightclubs, as well as ending venue capacity limits. While the UK and Ireland gingerly roll-back their highly disruptive COVID restriction policies, other European countries are now leading the way by scrapping the entire ‘pandemic’ regime altogether. Financial Times reports… Denmark said it would lift almost all Covid-19 restrictions and stop designating it a “societally critical” disease on Wednesday in the latest sign that western European countries are easing or even eradicati...

Wall Street Legend Warns: “A Strange Day Is Coming to America”

  Wall Street Legend Warns: “A Strange Day Is Coming to America” January 14, 2022 By Scott Garliss While most Americans want to put 2021 behind them… And a return to “normal” life… According to Wall Street legend Marc Chaikin, life is about to get even stranger, and it could have a sizable impact on your wealth. “A massive and surprising new transition could determine the next group of millionaires,” says Chaikin, who predicted the 2020 market crash. “While leaving 99% of the public worse off than before.” “If you own regular stocks, you’re in for a big surprise,” he adds. Chaikin, who has appeared numerous times on CNBC’s Fast Money, says that you absolutely must consider buying one particular type of investment right now, before it’s too late. And no, it’s not cryptocurrencies. “I grew up in a world where you could do extremely well by investing in ordinary companies,” Chaikin says. “It’s how I spent the majority of my 50-year career on Wall Street. “But the simple fact is, the n...

President Herzog, First Lady, Depart for First Israeli Presidential UAE Visit

  President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog at Ben Gurion International, before departing for the UAE, January 30, 2022. President Herzog, First Lady, Depart for First Israeli Presidential UAE Visit By Jewish Press News Desk President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog departed Sunday morning to the United Arab Emirates for a presidential visit at the invitation of the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The President will visit Abu Dhabi and Dubai and conduct official meetings with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Vice President, Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; Commissioner-General of Expo 2020 Dubai and UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan; a...