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The Song of the Lamb

Why does the writer of the book of Revelation refer to the song of Moses as the "Song of the Lamb"? Because Messiah is the agent of the final redemption of which the song speaks. He is the vindicator of God's people about whom Moses prophesied in the song.

Why does the writer of the book of Revelation refer to the song of Moses as the "Song of the Lamb"? Because Messiah is the agent of the final redemption of which the song speaks. He is the vindicator of God's people about whom Moses prophesied in the song.

Read This Portions: Genesis — Deuteronomy
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Ten Reasons to Blow the Shofar

The Torah commands the Jewish people to blow the shofar on Rosh HaShanah as a memorial, but it does not indicate what the blowing of the shofar memorializes. The sages offered various attempts to explain the festival. They searched through the Scriptures for references to shofars and trumpet blasts and derived a plethora of different remembrances.

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judgment, remembrance, repentance, resurrection, Rosh Hashanah, shofar, trumpets, Yom Kippur

Moses and Gethsemane

Moses faced his own garden of Gethsemane. In the legends and midrashim about the death of Moses, he does not go passively or willingly to his death. It seems strange that the traditional stories would paint Moses—the hero of heroes—as reluctant to accept death. Why would Moses resist striding boldly into that dark night?

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death, death of Moses, death of the Messiah, destiny, hope, life, Moses and Yeshua, Vayelech

Good Karma

But one who looks intently at the perfect Torah, the Torah of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. (James 1:25)

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actions, blessing, consequences, curse, curse of the law, curses and blessings, deeds, disobedience, karma, Ki Tavo, obedience, punishment, reward, success

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