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Mark Call and David Justice discuss the events of the week, in the context of the coming ‘date certain.’

As to WHAT can and might happen – given what we know of the Evil in progress, there are literally no limits.

Which is all the more reason to remember Who we serve.

As Commie Kamala continues to cackle and , and manages to make even Senile Quid Pro Joe look almost competent by comparison, it’s harder to convince even some of the CNN Bud Lite crowd that the race is “close.”

Which means that almost nothing is “off the table.”

And it’s time to look at…

After the Curtain Falls

On today’s show, I want to address the topic of dealing with the frequently unexpected shock of losing a loved one in life. It’s certainly not an easy topic to speak about. It might be that you were given time to prepare as best as possible for the departure of a loved one due to a prolonged illness. Or, it might be that you’ve had to deal with the sudden and unexpected death of a husband, wife, child, mother, father, immediate or other family member. What can be said in the face of situations like this? How are we supposed to approach matters like this when they come to knock on our door? We understand that the pain of one who passes away is no more in this life. However, what now remains for us is that we must go on with life, though bereaved, and frankly, this is not an easy matter to deal with. So, what is the answer? How are we to handle life with the loss of a loved one to the Sting of Death, which, in the Bible, is called the Last Enemy?

I sat down for a candid and deeply honest dialogue with my wife to discuss this very issue. From her personal experience of losing her first husband and deep friend of 22 years, I thought you might find some of her insights encouraging. I, too, have had to handle matters of a sudden death in losing my son of 24 years old. And I am certain that here, in this listening audience, some of you folks have your own stories to tell. Together, I think we can all learn from each other that, at least, for believers in the redemption actions of Yeshua the Messiah, there is comfort and hope. But still, even in this, the throbbing pain of the passing away of a loved one does not quickly fade. It takes time and resolve to let them go to begin the process of healing from the pain that we are all left with. Death is never a savior to take us away from pain and suffering. Death is the Last Enemy. I’m Avi Ben Mordechai, and here is a discussion that I had with my wife on this very matter.

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As he finishes the Tanakh portion of Darkness & Light, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes you to Proverbs 6:20-25 and makes the comparison of parental instruction and instruction from the Eternal Father. The way the author worded phrases in Proverbs was as a father talking to his son, but should be interpreted for you today as your heavenly Father talking to you. Rabbi Berkson also points out that the Torah not only functions as a light instructionally, but it also has a nurturing aspect as would a mother’s role in giving instruction to her children, giving comfort and encouragement.

• What is meant by a “flattering tongue”?

• How many different ways can you attach the Torah to yourself?

• How is “deep” darkness defined?

Moving into the Brit Chadasha (New Testament), Rabbi Berkson expounds Matthew 4:13-17 as this passage includes a quote from Isaiah as a Messianic proof of Yeshua being the light. The people who were living in that area at that time were sitting in gloom and darkness, not only under the oppression of Rome, but also under the religious system of that time who’s leaders were hiding light from them.

Then staying within the context of Matthew 4, Yeshua the Light, Rabbi Berkson expounds further as he moves us into chapter 5 where we see Yeshua sitting on a hillside instructing his disciples along with the multitude about what it takes to also become a Light to the world.

• In what way are you today “like the prophets of old”?

• How do you “lay up treasure in Heaven”?

• Why is the ‘so’ in the phrase, (Matt 5:16) “Let your light so shine before men”? What are the good works?

• Is the definition of the English word ‘fulfill’ or ‘complete’ in Matthew 5:17, ‘to terminate’ or ‘do away with’?

Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.

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This week, because of the Fall Holy Days, and as we near the conclusion of the Torah cycle, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship elected to take a look at the final parsha in the Torah, where Moses wraps up his final address to ‘kol Israel’ with blessings of the tribes, and is then allowed to see the promised Land from Mount Nebo just before he dies.

And there is here at least one tradition that seems to make a wonderful point, even if this portion will be read a bit before most of those on the more ‘rabbinic’ calendar do: When we reach the end of the Torah at the end of the Book of Deuteronomy,we continue right back into Bereshiet/Genesia 1:1, since the intent is to show that the study of His Word is a continuing cycle.

The Erev Shabbat reading:

The Sabbath Day midrash examines a contrast: Moses addressed a people who were about to get a new leader, and finally enter and then begin the battle for their long-promised land.

We currently have no leader, and are evidently closer to losing a land than entering it, although there are certainly battles ahead, one way or another. But, as the Bible shows, the reasons for judgment are the very same.

And this is where the paths, on every level, and the stories, too — diverge. Call it a “fork in the road,” and a fork in the Word.

We continue into Genesis/Bereshiet because ALL of His Word is built upon ‘the Rock,’ that He was there, “in the Beginning,” and “knew the end from the beginning,” “changes NOT,” and Wrote for us what we needed to know, and do.

But the ‘mixed multitude,’ under the leadership of Joshua/Yoshua, both the Namesake, and ‘type and shadow,’ of that prophet Who was “like unto Moses,” proceeded to enter the land, and begin those battles. And that story continues in the Book of Joshua.

Both roads apply.

V’zot HaBerakah: “The Fork in the Road”

The combined two-part teaching is here:

Audio reading: Ezek 39:1-16 Jer31:27-32:44

“Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—“not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them,[fn] says the LORD. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Jeremiah 31:31-33

Are you living in the Old Covenant? Or the New Covenant?

Audio reading: Lev 23:1-44 Jer 33:1-34:22

Are You Dancing with Yeshua’s Shadow?

Exploring the seven beautiful feasts of the Lord can be likened to exploring a gorgeous mountain range with 7 peaks (7 feasts). We in the Hebrew Roots world saw this beautiful mountain range, we put on our backpacks and off we went on a journey to explore this mountain range, the Feasts!

The Feasts of the LORD are FORESHADOWS of Redemption. They are SHADOW PICTURES pointing to us our redemption in Messiah Yeshua. But, in exploring this mountain range, have some of us lost our way? Have some of us slowly drifted away from Yeshua?

Watch the VIDEO TEACHING of this message!