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Jesus and the Jewish Teacher Hillel the Elder Only those who are totally ignorant of history would suggest that Jesus did not exist, or that the gospels were simply made-up. Yet, it's still nice to learn things that corroborate the truth of the gospels. Something that encourages me, is knowing some of the ways that the narrative New Testament Gospels interacted with known rabbinic writings from that time. For instance, in Matthew 2, when Herod is asked by the Wise Men from the East where the Christ (that is the Messiah) would be born, the chief priests tell him that it would be in "Bethlehem of Judea," and they quote Micah 5:2, which says, “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” Here's the cool part. This view that the passage was referring to the Messiah is corroborated the writings Jonathan ben Uzziel in his targum (an Aramaic paraphrase) of the minor prophets, in which he specifically uses the word "Messiah" in reference to the ruler who would come from Bethlehem. The exact date of this writing is unknown, but it was probably written by 50 BC. In other words, the view of the priests and scribes described in Matthew 2 is aligned with the historically corroborated view of the scribes at the time. This speaks to both the historical accuracy of the narrative, as well as the legitimacy of the Messianic nature of Jesus. Interestingly enough, Jonathan ben Uzziel was a student of the famous teacher, Hillel the Elder, who died around 10 AD. Hillel the Elder is credited with helping to develop the Mishnah and the Talmud, and he's the founder of the House of Hillel school of tannaim. He's a veritable giant within Judaism, and arguably, because his work predates the Christian faith, a giant within Christianity, which stems from the worship of Yahweh prior to Jesus' earthly ministry. There is a far greater intersection between Jesus and Hillel. One of the most famous things Jesus ever said, was the Golden Rule: "So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." (Matthew 7:12) Obviously, as the original author of the Law and the Prophets (since all scripture is breathed out by God, and Jesus is God), Jesus was able to create this synopsis without help, and yet, he was speaking to a real group of people with a real cultural, religious, scriptural background, so he built on that. Where am I going with this? Hillel the Elder is also famous for several quotes, one of which is: "That which is hateful to you, do not do unto your fellow. That is the whole Torah." Do you see the similarity? Hillel's quote came first, and Jesus built upon it. Though they are similar, there's a major difference. Hillel's statement is passive. As long as you're not hurting others, or actively doing bad things to others, you're fine. Jesus' statement is active. It's not enough to simply not do evil to your neighbor. You must do good to your neighbor. It takes the whole concept of regard for your fellow human to the next level. None of this should be seen as a slight against Hillel. The fact that his statement was so very close to the Golden Rule is reflective of his knowledge of scripture and love for God. But there's yet another intersection between Jesus and Hillel. Hillel had a grandson, also a respected teacher, named Gamaliel. He was a Pharisee on the council of religious leaders in Jerusalem. In Acts 5 when members of the council wanted to kill Peter and some of the apostles for preaching about Christ, Gamaliel cautioned them saying, "Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men. For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered. So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!" Gamaliel clearly exercised wisdom in this instance, and he is mentioned one other time in Acts, in chapter 22 verse 3, when the Apostle Paul addresses the people in the Temple, and begins by saying, "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day." It's clear that Hillel the Elder was a majorly influential person as it relates to the Gospels, the ministry of Jesus, and the entire New Testament. He served God faithfully by studying scripture, and teaching others the scripture he learned. His teachings and words were influential themselves, as were those of his disciples. In addition to his life story being inspiring to modern Christians and Jews, his life and those who came after him serve as another data point in support of the historical narrative of the New Testament. SOLI DEO GLORIA
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Galatians 3:28 AND 29 are both independently misinterpreted by those pushing a supersessionist/replacement theology perspective. I will tackle both below: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." - Galatians 3:28 The application for the supersessionist here is quite obvious. The argument goes that if there is no distinction between Jews and Greeks because we are all one in Christ, then surely Israel is "no longer a thing," and references to it applied today just mean "the church." But consider this part of the text: "there is no male and female." Why are the same people who swear up and down that all God's promises to the Jews now apply to the church exclusively, and NO LONGER apply to the Jews, why is it that they don't also adhere to the ideology that men an women are indistinguishable? Why don't they embrace gender-fluid or trans identities? I'll tell you why - it's because this passage isn't outright abrogating these categories. Of course there are still male and female. God made them separate, and the Bible is full of specific details about their distinguishing characteristics. Those were not wiped out by Galatians 3:28. Similarly, Jews and Greeks are still categories that exist. The key here is in Christ our justification is equal. Those of us who believe in Jesus, and are therefore saved by GRACE, through FAITH in JESUS all have the same equal salvation. Those who claim this has anything to do with God abandoning Israel are being entirely inconsistent in their application of the passage. Moving on- "And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise." - Galatians 3:29 This is a really simple logic test. You'll notice the passage doesn't say, "ONLY if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise." It's not making an exclusive claim, but an inclusive one. It's true that believers in Jesus (whether they are Jews or Gentiles) have taken hold of the New Covenant, and indeed many Jews have not. This belief makes them heirs and offspring according to the promise. They are justified before God. However, it does not remove the title of offspring and heirs of Abraham from the literal, physical offspring and heirs of Abraham. The passage doesn't say that. Using deductive reasoning, we cannot come to the conclusion that this is what it means, especially given that it would outright contradict the promises God has made clear elsewhere in scripture: "For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable." - Romans 11:29 "Do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you." - Romans 11:18 "Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar- the LORD of hosts is his name: 'If this fixed order departs from before me, declares the LORD, then shall the offspring of Israel cease from being a nation before me forever.' Thus says the LORD: 'If the havens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done, declares the LORD.'" - Jeremiah 31:35-37 "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn." - Zechariah 12:10 "And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel." - Revelation 7:4 "Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb, and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless." - Revelation 14:1-5 These are just some of the passages that point to a continued, persistent relationship God has with the people of Israel, by which I mean the physical descendants of Abraham. What's going on here is that two things are true at once. It's true that those who are in Christ are Abraham's offspring, and heirs according to promise. It's also true that the literal, physical offspring of Abraham are offspring, and heirs according to the promises made to Abraham. This is not the only example in the Bible of two things being true at once. Here are some pretty important examples: - Jesus is God AND Man - God is three AND one - We are sinners, yet God looks on those who believe in his son as if they have no sin The truth is, there are some concepts in the Bible that are simply difficult for humans to understand, which makes sense since God is ultimately incomprehensible. The Apostle Paul sums it up well in Romans 11:33, "Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God. How unsearchable are his judgements and how inscrutable his ways!" If you have been quick to dismiss the promises of God, I would ask you to take to heart what you've just read. Turn to God in prayer, repent, ask for forgiveness, and then declare the truth to others. SOLI DEO GLORIA
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The Bible says Abraham’s seed is those with faith in Christ. That would mean the Holy Land is promised to Christians - God’s chosen people. Perhaps a solution to the mess in the Middle East is to return the Kingdom of Jerusalem to Christendom?
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@sigilstone18 @calvinrobinson @TuckerCarlson Guy is hung up on the word Jew. The holy land is that which was promised to Abraham and his descendants.
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"Now do the USS Liberty." Every time Israel comes up, someone mentions the USS Liberty. Hey, even when Israel is not the topic, people bring it up. A lot of folks see it as some kind of ace-in-the-hole that proves without a shadow of a doubt that Israel is a raging enemy of the United States. So, yeah, let's talk about the USS Liberty. The USS Liberty was a US Navy technical research ship, which was sailing in the Mediterranean Sea near the Sinai Peninsula on June 8, 1967, two days after the start of the Six-Day War, in which Israel was attacked by a coalition of Arab states including Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon (so all of its neighbors). It was mistakenly attacked by Israeli forces, which mistook it for an enemy Egyptian ship. The attack resulted significant casualties for the US Navy, including 34 killed, 171 wounded, and the ship heavily damaged. Here's the story: Several days BEFORE the war started, the Liberty was ordered to proceed to the eastern Mediterranean to perform signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection in international waters near the north coast of Sinai, Egypt. They were initially provided an allowable closest point of approach (CPA) of 12.5 nautical miles (NM) from Egypt and 6.5 NM from Israel, but once the war started they sent follow-on messages increasing those distances to 20 and 15 NM respectively, and again later to 100 NM from both countries, BUT DUE TO INEFFECTIVE MESSAGE HANDLING AND ROUTING, THESE MESSAGES WERE NOT RECEIVED UNTIL AFTER THE ATTACK. So, the USS Liberty sailed right into the middle of a heavy, active war zone because of poor communication. This was a critical, deadly mistake, leading to the opportunity for further mistakes. Between 0545 and 0940 the Liberty was spotted multiple times by different Israeli aircraft, and was marked on the Israeli Central Coastal Command (CCC) control table. However, the Liberty was on the move, and at 0545 it had started at 70 NM from Gaza, and later it was about 20 NM from Arish (on the northern coast of Sinai). With the movement of the vessel, and multiple hours without any sighting, it was removed from the CCC control board 1100 due to the positional information being considered out of date. At 1124 it was reported that Arish was being shelled from the sea. This may have been due to exploding munitions that Egyptian forces had set on fire during their retreat. Israeli torpedo boats and aircraft were dispatched to the area. Multiple reports were sent back about the Liberty, and it was unfortunately not identified as a US vessel at that time, and there were reports about other vessels coming through at the same time, which may have also been mixed up with reports about the Liberty. Based on the available information, Israeli forces believed the USS Liberty was an Egyptian destroyer. At 1400 two Israeli Mirage III fighter jets were given permission to engage. They strafed the ship with their 30-mm cannons and rockets. In addition to killing as many as 8, and wounding 75, this initial attack unfortunately severed the ships antennas, and knocked down the flag, making accurate identification of the ship even less likely, and slowing the ability of the ship to communicate. Over the proceeding 90 minutes there were several more attacks from the air and sea, resulting in significant damage to the Liberty and its crew, before the ship was positively identified as the USS Liberty at 1530. At 1600, two hours after the attack started, and 30 minutes after its conclusion, Israel informed the US embassy in Tel Aviv that its forces had mistakenly attacked a US Navy ship. At 1640 the Israeli torpedo boats (which had been involved in the attack) returned to help, but were refused. Later Israel also provided a helicopter to fly US naval attache Commander Ernest Carl Castle to the Liberty. Within hours apologies were sent by Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, Foreign Minister Abba Eban, and charge d'affaires Ephraim Evron to President LBJ. Within 48 hours Israel offered to financially compensate the victims and their families. This was a tragic incident of friendly fire, which is unfortunately all-too-common in war. Some have suggested over the years that it was an intentional attack by Israel, but there's simply not evidence to support that position, while there is significant evidence to the contrary: - As soon as Israeli forces positively identified the Liberty, they ceased the attack, and immediately apologized - Both the US and Israel conducted investigations afterwards concluded the attacks were not intentional - NSA transcripts later showed that the Israeli personnel communicating about the ship believed it was Egyptian - The attack happened while Israel was being attacked by multiple enemies, and was literally defending its very existence, which meant decisions had to be made quickly without all of the available information One point some have made is that survivors of the attack felt like it was intentional. And that's their prerogative. Getting shot at doesn't feel good. It feels intentional, whether it is or not. In the instance where the USS Liberty was getting shot at, at that point it was intentional in the sense that the Israeli forces did not know they were American, but believing them to be Egyptian, they were trying to kill them. But the fact is, many people who experience friendly fire report feeling it is intentional. And as I mentioned previously, friendly fire events are all-too-common. Here are just a few you might not be aware of: 1. Operation Cobra, Normandy, July 25, 1944 (World War II) - USAAF Eighth Air Force bombers mistakenly bombed US positions near Saint-Lo, France, killing 111, and wounding 490. 2. Gulf War, February 26-27, 1991 (Operation Desert Storm) - Multiple friendly fire incidents occurred resulting 35 Americans killed, 9 British killed, and 72 Americans/22 British wounded across 17 ground and 10 air incidents. One notable incident involved a US A-10 firing Maverick missiles on British armored vehicles. 3. Sicily Campaign, July 11, 1943 (World War II) - US anti-aircraft gunners fired on a formation of US C-47 transport planes carrying paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division, downing several aircraft, and killing between 23 and 37 troops (estimates vary), and wounding at least 60. War is Hell, and friendly fire is part of that Hell. Multiple errors led to the USS Liberty being attacked, but the biggest was the failure in communication that resulted in the Liberty sailing right into the middle of an active warzone. That error cannot be underplayed. However, the USS Liberty incident is a far cry from the "headshot" argument for why Israel is an evil enemy of the United States. Using it as such as frankly childish. It's baseless. And it's quite easily refuted if you simply look at what happened and weigh the evidence rationally. Haters will read this and call me a "Zionist Shill" who "got the phone call" and on, and on, and on, but the truth is I just care about the truth. And no amount of baseless insults will ever change that. SOLI DEO GLORIA
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"The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him." - Proverbs 18:17 Last week @bh30317 (Austin Barnhill), a former customer, made a post denigrating our company. Of course, he shared only part of the story, and did it in such a way as to put us in a bad light. He shared a screenshot of part of an email from me to him, that was the final communication between us in a series of communications over the last month or so. You can see it below. But I think it's only fair to set the record straight SUPER THREAD🧵
