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Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a two-part look at the parsha “Vayashev” (Genesis chapters 37 through 40).
This time the focus of the story shifts to the sons of Yakov, but primarily Yosef (Joseph) — who ultimately gets “more ink” than just about any other individual in the first Book. More importantly, he becomes a central figure in Scripture is just about every way imaginable, in patterns that begin to emerge in this parsha.
The Erev Shabbat overview lays that out.
The Sabbath Day study is really all about the “Plan of Yah.” Here is a young man, at least at first, who might not initially have been particularly “seasoned,” which didn’t win him any points with his brothers. A case could (and no doubt has) been made that a series of events, beyond his control, starting here, brought him to a place of prominence in Scripture. But that doesn’t reveal the whole Truth, much less why it matters so much for us today to understand what it was he was being taught.
Because what WAS withing Yakov’s control was how he reacted to his lengthy, even painful, process of “grooming” for what YHVH had for him to do.
“Vayashev: “His Plan, Our Choice”
The combined two-part teaching is here, for on-line listening and download:
To absolutely NO one’s surprise, the president of the United States is being “impeached” by a Constitution-hating bunch of oath breakers for “abuse of power” that only servants of the Deep State are allowed to have, and “Obstrucction of Congress.”
Which is ironic, because that is (along with “obstruction of criminality” in the FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF, etc, — AND the criminal he was running against) exactly WHY he was elected!
And if we REALLY understood what form of government we were actually SUPPOSED to have, and why what we have instead is “foreign to our Constitution and Laws” — shouldn’t we finally, really, “come OUT of her?”
At the very least, isn’t it appropriate to have the same “contempt of Congress” that traitors there have for the real Constitution and Bill of Rights?
Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a two-part look at the parsha “Vayishlach” (Genesis 32:3 rheough chapter 36).
The Erev Shabbat story continues the story of the life of the patriarch Yakov (Jacob) following his instruction from YHVH to “return to the land of your fathers.”
During the Sabbath Day study, Mark looks into some more of the ambiguity that seems to surround this man who is so identified with “emet” or Truth in Scripture, and yet is still at the center of so much confusion.
Why, for example, does his name get changed, but – not really?
It’s not just Yakov who “wrestled.” ALL of us who don’t understand why he, and his descendants, are STILL so often unable to recognize who we really are, or what the significance of those names are anyway, are still fighting the same battle he did.
There are more questions than answers in this parsha. But they are questions we much answer ourselves, just as he did.
The combined two-part teaching is here,
This week, host Mark Call takes a topical look at the at least the trunk of the “elephant in the room,” that the 3-ring Schiff-ty Brothers Burn’em and BigLie Circus is designed to obscure.
And it involves an old saying that rings true today more than ever, especially when those who understand Scripture recognize the irony: “Follow the Money!”
But you’d better hurry!
Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a two-part look at the parsha (“Vayetze”, Genesis 28:10 – 32:3) that initiates the “twelve tribes of Israel.”
Warning: Even by the “no-hold-barred” standards when it comes to what is ACTUALLY Written that regular listeners will appreciate, because of the portion this week, Mark is PARTICULARLY “not Politically Correct,” and that means some of what is actually Written, and that we’ve been lied to about for so long, may seem shocking, or even offensive.
But our Messiah warned us about that, too.
The Erev Shabbat survey first continues the story of Yakov’s journey after he leaves home, from his own personal, “Now I know for SURE,” encounter with the Creator of the Universe, to his wives and the birth of his twelve sons and daughter.
It is on the Sabbath Day where Mark again sets out to “connect dots”. Yes, much of this story — for a number of reasons — is again “problematic”. From how Yakov ended up with four wives, to how too much of ‘the church’ has been convinced that ‘the law has been done away with,’ when Scripture says so clearly otherwise, we seem to see an element of human nature that might be called “voluntary blindness”. We much choose instead to have “eyes to see!”
The combined two-part teaching is here,
Sometimes, it hopefully really is helpful to take a look at massive coming “systems failures” — like the world economy and an entire society — from an engineering perspective. So this week, host Mark Call does again “wax a bit nerdy.” Because when things finally do go “Non-linear”, the results can be catastropic, especially when people are caught off-guard (and no doubt deliberately!)
Let’s call this one, “Pincers! Non-linear Effects, and when Systems go Bang, BANG!” OR, “Engineering Prep for End-Times, or Insurrection…”
Parsha ‘Toldot’ (Genesis/Bereshiet 25:19 – 28:10 ) is ostensibly the last part of the story of the second of the patriarchs, Yitzak (Isaac) but also begins the story of Yakov.
In the Erev Shabbat overview, we are told “these are the GENERATIONS (toldot) of Isaac,” and, of course, a whole lot more:
The Sabbath Day teaching begins with a number of questions, because this parsh inspires many. Was Yitzak REALLY that blind when he ended up blessing the ‘wrong’ son? Or was it something else? And how can the life of the man so identified with “emet”, or Truth, begin with such deception. What can we learn from a story that really seems so “problematic?”
” ‘Problematic’ Toldot: Trying TOO Hard to Do the Right Thing”
The combined two-part teaching is here, available for download as well:
Parsha, Chayei Sarah (Genesis/Bereshiet 23:1 through 25:18) is about far more than the “Life of Sarah”. And it has a lot more to teach us even than the fact that it is THE first and most fundamental example of many elements of law, from contracts and “power of attorney” to marriage.
In the Erev Shabbat overview look at the entire section, Mark examines the Torah portion which is probably the most fundamental in the Bible when it comes to understanding the ‘common law’.
The Sabbath Day follow-up begins with a premise that Mark has explored for years: How do America go from a “nation of Law, not of men,” based on the once “self-evident Truth” that there IS a God, and Creator of the Universe, Who made us in His image, and then Wrote instruction for us, to a place where men’s oaths before Him mean nothing.
And that is related to another major element of this parsha, in that Abraham was blessed “in ALL” — even before Yitzak, the son of promise, had a wife. What does that tell us about how we should deal with yet ANOTHER land and time where “lawlessness abounds”?
The combined two-part teaching is here, available for download as well:
The first thing some folks may wonder at the beginning of this show will probably be, “what does COLD FUSION have to do with coming out of her?”
The answer should prove interesting, and important.
“Between Cold Fusion and Google”
This parsha, Vayeira (Genesis/Bereshiet chapters 18 through 22) is probably one of the most…
In the Erev Shabbat overlook look at the entire section, Mark explores why. From Sarah’s prophetic “laughter” at hearing she would bear a son at a ripe old age, to the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah, and “righteous Lot”, to one of the most important “tests” (or is it?) in the Book, this parsha has a LOT to consider.
This parsha is not only of the the Mostest of all of those various things outlined above, from prophetic to fundamental, it is also one of the most CONTROVERSIAL. Was Abraham REALLY asked by the Creator of the Universe to commit the heinous sin/crime of murder, or even human sacrifice? Certainly there have been no shortage of attempts to rationalize, justify, or even explain away a Torah-contradiction like that.
If you’ve heard Mark’s previous commentaries on this parsha, you know that this ‘test’ is nothing of the sort, and that is clear from the context, and the Text. But there is SO MUCH MORE, here. And so many ways that the Author has vowen together in this narrative, the prophetic fulfillment(s!) that follow, and in challenges that STILL confound us today, a message that has never been more apropos, or important.
Don’t miss this one!
“Laughter – and Waiting!”
The combined two-part teaching is here, available for download as well:
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