Pastor John Bornschein and Dr. Steve Ford interview special guest, Bob McCord as he helps us to under more about the Dead Sea Scrolls and Original Languages. This is part 2 of 3 in the series.  

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 There is a difference between knowing about God and knowing God. Believing in God is not merely believing that He exists or even that He works. We see this as we look at the life of Jacob.


 Referenced song: 
This is Our God (Phil Wickham) https://open.spotify.com/track/365fchCf6KIm5uEbEGplKz?si=c281a6738a5b481c 



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Bereishit: The Transmission from the Generation of the Patriarchs to the Jews as a Nation (6/13/11) - Mrs. Leah Kohn

Join pastor Jacob Tapia as he teaches this session in the series "Exploring God's Word." This lesson includes:

- The tower of Babel and the beginning of nations
- Abraham & Isaac
- Jacob & Joseph

We invite you to join us soon for one of our Spirit-filled, Bible teaching worship events at Promise Church Minneapolis. Please visit our website https://www.yourpromisechurch.org/ for more information.

 In this episode we look at Isaac, Jacob, and his twelve sons and how Second Temple Jews read and interpreted them. Particularly, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs gives us insight into how Jews framed the election and future of Israel. Jews at the time were not myopic nationalists who were unconcerned and uninformed about the nations, but rather they extended the Tanakh’s framework of the redemption of the nations by means of the salvation of Israel. 

Show notes

• Placing the New Testament language in the conversation of the day - Matthias Henze (2:18)
• Apocalypticizing Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Esau - 4 Ezra 6:7-10 (4:17)
• Introduction to The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs - Genesis 49:1; Testament of Levi 1:1; Testament of Benjamin 10:2-9; Romans 2:9-10; 1 Corinthians 15:51; Matthew 19:28 (6:52)
• Israel’s election for the sake of the nations - Testament of Levi 14:4; 14:8 (16:19)
• Resurrection and judgment at the end of the age - Testament of Levi 18:4-6; 18:10-14; Matthew 8:11; Testament of Zebulun 10:1-2; Testament of Judah 24:1-6; 25:1-4 (25:27)
• The language and concepts of the New Testament are not new - Matthew 12:32 (32:31)

Resource: Mind the Gap by Matthias Henze: https://amzn.to/388tuZn

The Patriarchs show a way to seek God and to share our lives with him. On Truth of the Spirit, host Patti Brunner discusses the Patriarchs of the Old Testament starting with Abraham, our Father of Faith, and then continue the blood line. I’m going to tell their story. I will show you how they foreshadow Christ and the Church. The Lord chose one man and then touched members of his family as faith continues to be handed down to the generations. This model is used over and over throughout history and is the basis for our Church. As Abraham  connected with God and lives were changed so, too, those of the modern world. Sometimes the plan of God is hidden and not realized until it is reflected upon by later generations. The Patriarchs lived lives touched by hardship and decisions, by passion and mistakes that affected them and by the influence of the world around them.

In Genesis 25:19-34 we see how the Gospel breaks favoritism by giving us a new Father, a new family and a new peace.

Joseph never quite fit in with his surroundings. Beautiful, flamboyantly dressed, and full of dreams, his uniqueness singled him out for trouble.

Week 3 Bible Reading 

Genesis 33:17-43:34

Matthew 10:24-Matthew 14:12

Psalm 13-18:36

Proverbs 3:16-4:10

review of first 2K years:  Creation, First Murder, Methusaleh, Noah, Flood, Abraham, Hagar, Ismael, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, patriarchs, Rachel, and Joseph

Unforgiveable Sin, Degrees of Punishment in Hell, death of John Baptist

Themes of Psalms; importance of last week's Prov. 3:9-10