MICHAEL FREUND: Ezekiel is commanded by God to take two sticks. On one, he is to write "For Judah," and on the other "For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim." Then comes the crucial instruction: "Bring them together into one stick so that they become one in your hand" (37:17). Ezekiel's vision is not one of uniformity. The two sticks do not cease to be what they are. Judah remains Judah; Joseph remains Joseph. Unity does not erase difference – it sanctifies and elevates it by placing it within a larger shared destiny.


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Ketriel Blad: In other words, in order for a total restoration to take place, the restored Ephraimites from among the nations will have to become Jewish, in the legal sense of the word, thus accepting the Jewish authorities and becoming obedient to Jewish halachah. In the prophecy of Ezekiel 37:19 the Hebrew text can be understood as HaShem giving Yehuda's stick the function of being over Ephraim's stick and this way both sticks will become one. This teaches us that the Ephraimite movement that comes from heaven cannot rise apart from the Jewish people without submission to the Jewish leaders' authority. This is not for all the gentiles.

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วันเสาร์, พฤษภาคม 25, 2567

Shoshannah Brombacher: Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other children, and gave him a beautiful and precious present: a coat of many colors.
The Coat of Many Colors by Thomas Blackshear II: I think we have no concept of how Jesus Christ actually looks; therefore, I have not clearly indicated His features here. Because He is Lord, He represents all the people of the world. On His coat are flags of the nations and fabrics of the cultures of the world. All the colors of the coat represent the sin that He took on Himself on our behalf. The white robe under the coat represents His pureness, His being totally without sin. The golden sash is referred to in Scripture as being worn by royalty. He is truly Lord of All!

CBN News: Born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and of Indian descent, CBN News’ Senior International Correspondent and Co-Anchor, George Thomas, has been traveling the globe for more than 20 years, finding the stories of people, conflicts, and issues that must be told. He has reported from more than 100 countries and has had a front-row seat to numerous global events of our day. George’s stories of faith, struggle, and hope combine the expertise of a seasoned journalist with the inspiration of a deep calling to tell the stories of the people behind the news.

"I've always liked discovering & exploring new places," says George. "There's nothing like the feeling of being anonymous in a place I've never been before. So join me as I travel the globe to bring you stories of the unusual, the mundane, the beautiful, and the forgotten."

วันจันทร์, พฤษภาคม 30, 2565

วันอาทิตย์, เมษายน 25, 2564

Remnant of Esther: Doubting Thomas Apostle to the Persian Empire from Ethiopia to India


by Sidnie White Crawford, updated by Joshua Aaron Alfaro: Esther raises questions about how to live as a Jew in diaspora. Can one be Jewish without God or religious observance? What does it mean to live as a Jew? Esther differs from other biblical diaspora stories by the marked absence of God or any overt religious elements. Esther becomes the model for the Jew living in diaspora or exile.



Ken Spiro: Darius II succeeds Achashverosh as King of Persia. He is believed to be Esther's son and he allows the Jews to finish the job they had started under Cyrus. This is a very special time in Jewish history when the Jews make a second attempt at getting it right.


Yosef Farhi: At the age of 9, King Daryavesh allowed the Jews to rebuild the Temple

From the Rib: Purim teaches us that in certain cases, intermarriage is unavoidable for assimilated Jews and can sometimes even benefit the Jews by creating ties with other cultures; if Esther had not married Achashverosh, she would never have been able to save the Jewish people.




Martyrdom of St. Thomas by Peter Paul Rubens



B. K. Gohain: Me Dam Me Phi (pronounced as 'may daam may phi') means that the spirits of the dead are worshipped as gods by their descendents.




Chris Stefanick: Karma is trendy, but it's also a lot darker and less hopeful than people realize. It's a system that holds you in bondage to your own sins.

DALE H. MOORE: One tradition, found in the Royal Chronicles and other native works, claims that the Apostle Thomas was responsible for the introduction of Christianity into Ethiopia.

JOEL VELDKAMP: Church tradition holds that Christianity was first brought to Mesopotamia – what is today called Iraq – by the Apostle Thomas.



KELSEY ZORZI: Afghanistan’s Christians are estimated to number between 10,000 and 12,000.




Johannes Nugroho: In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, a practitioner's first loyalty is to the guru.


Neil Asher Silberman, Israel Finkelstein, David Ussishkin, and Baruch Halpern: The Book of Joshua (12:21) specifically mentions the defeat of the king of Megiddo and the allotment of his territory to the tribe of Manasseh;

JACQUELINE SCHAALJE: Beit Shean is mentioned as belonging to the conquered area of the Israelite tribe of Manasseh

NETANYA MUNICIPALITY: thanks to the Lord for giving them {Netan~ya, lot. "gift of God"} the ability to continue the legacy of the 12 tribes who settled in the Land of Israel, and particularly of the half~tribe of Manasseh, which settled in the region.

Stephen Epstein: Some went down the Mekong River into Vietnam, the Philippines, Siam, Thailand and Malaysia, while some of the Israelites moved to Burma and west to India.

אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י גִלְעָד֮