Foundations with Mandy and Robbo

We’ll continue to look a verse at a time of Isaiah chapter 53, a chapter that is often referred to as the forbidden chapter. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Foundations today we’ll continue the conversation about why many rabbis don’t teach about Isaiah 53, and yet each verse seems to describe very accurately the suffering of Jesus. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our series on the Messiah continues on Foundations today, we’re learning about the description of the Messiah in Isaiah 53 and why many rabbis don’t teach it to their congregations, or if they do why they’ve changed the original interpretation. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re continuing our conversation today on the forbidden chapter in the Bible that describes the Messiah. Isaiah 53. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our focus on Foundations for a few weeks now has been the identity of the Messiah. We’re looking into the forbidden chapter of the Bible that seems to very clearly and accurately describe Jesus as the Messiah. We’ll continue that conversation today. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve mentioned before on Foundations how sometimes rabbis will use a different interpretation of Scripture in order to avoid a conclusion that would rest on Jesus identity. We’re in the middle of a series on Foundations at the moment about the identity of the Messiah and we’re going to look into a chapter of the Bible that rabbis haven’t typically taught their congregations from for a long time in order to avoid some uncomfortable questions. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The struggle for many rabbis today is that there are many descriptions of the Messiah in the Bible that easily point to Jesus, however, to deal with that problem, reinterpretation has become a matter of course. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re focusing on the identity of Messiah on Foundations at the moment, there are many references to this person in Scripture and today we’re going to look at a description in Zechariah. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Feast of Shavuot, or Pentecost is very important to the Jewish people and to Christians as well. We’ll continue learning about this feast and how Jesus is the fulfilment of it. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pentecost, or the Feast of Shavuot, or the Feast of Weeks is another of the mandatory Feasts of the Lord. It’s a huge celebration to the Jewish people as it represents the giving of the Word of God on Mt Sinai. We’ll spend the program today learning about this amazing Feast. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our last program on Foundations, we looked at the description of the Messiah in Psalm 22, and this time we’ll be looking at the stunning similarities of Psalm 22 and the New Covenant description of Jesus’ suffering in the New Covenant. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re in the middle of journey on Foundations focused the identity of the Messiah, and in the next couple of programs we’ll look specifically at the description of this person in Psalm 22. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Foundations over the last little while, we’ve been focusing on the identity of the Messiah, looking at where and how He’d be born, His lineage, what He’d do as well as how He’d die. In this program we’re going to examine the identity of the Messiah using mathematics. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re in a series about the Messiah on Foundations and we’ll continue the conversation looking at even more characteristics of this person to help us identify Him. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our current series on Foundations, we’ve been looking at some prophecies about the identity of the Messiah, this time we’re going to at some characteristics of the Messiah. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Foundations at the moment, we’re in a series focused on the Messiah. In our last program, we started looking at the fact that there are many belief systems who believe in a messiah, but we’re going to continue looking at the Biblical claims about the Messiah and the evidence for Him. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You might not know this, but Christianity and Judaism aren’t the only belief systems who believe in a Messiah. We’re going to examine this phenomenon on Foundations for a few programs but it’s really important we understand who the correct Messiah is and we’ll be focusing on the Biblical claims. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Foundations we’re going to look at the concept of God becoming a human being through the lens of a Jewish worldview. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ll continue our previous conversation about the criticism that the Bible has simply plagiarised the concept of God having a son from ancient pagan religions. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For those who try to discredit the Bible, often they’ll use the criticism that a deity having a son didn’t originate with the Bible, but is fact a pagan mythical belief that the Bible copied. That’s an issue we’re going to tackle today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our program today on Foundations, we’re continuing to look at Daniel’s prophecy about the coming of Messiah, but in particular, what the correct starting point was for the beginning of the countdown. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bible prophecy can be very confusing because there’s so much symbolism and the terminology can get quite distracting as well. We’re going to look at the mysterious seventy sevens mentioned by Gabriel to the prophet Daniel, when he detailed the coming of the Messiah. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jews and Christians are both longing for the Messiah, and on Foundations today we’re going to look at the prophecy of Daniel, that described in quite a bit of detail the coming of the Messiah. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We began a conversation last time about the name Emmanuel, the name God said would belong to the Messiah when He would be born. We’re continue that conversation on Foundations today. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On our program today we’ll continue our series about the Messiah and in particular begin to learn about the special name God said He would be called by. Emmanuel.Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our last program we began a new series about the Messiah and in particular, we began to look at the prophecy about the Virgin Birth and the claim that many believe this particular doctrine is a myth. We’ll dispel that myth today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re going to start a new series on Foundation, all focused on the Messiah and what the Bible said about Him. In this program we’re going to look at the prophecy that said He’d be born of a Virgin. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Building fences to most people, in a metaphorical sense, usually indicates fixing a repaired relationship, to patch things up. In Judaism however, building fences is a completely different thing, and that’s what we’ll be talking about today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our previous program, we began looking at the topic of blaspheming against the Holy Spirit. We’ll continue and conclude that conversation today on Foundations.Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s an obscure mention in the New Covenant about not blaspheming against the Holy Spirit. There are different views about what this means and that’s what we’re going to begin covering today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Jewish people are God’s chosen people. The Bible says this clearly. But why did God decide to choose that particular group of people? Why didn’t He choose another ethnic people? That’s the topic of our conversation today on Foundations.Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does God pray? If so, who does He pray to since He’s God and already knows all things? We’re continuing our conversation on the topic of Tefilah ? the Hebrew word for prayer on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To some people prayer is easy and comes naturally, for others, it’s a real struggle. To the Jewish mind, Tefilah - prayer - is a much deeper more intimate interaction with God. There’s also the belief that God Himself prays. That’s the concept we’ll be looking at on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The word Hallelujah is one of the most commonly known words among all the cultures of the world and yet many people have no idea it’s a Hebrew word, let alone what it means. That’s what we’ll be learning about today on Foundations.Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ll be learning about fear on Foundations today, mostly about how to understand it by knowing the context the word is used in. It’s a lesson for every word found in Scripture.Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If ever there was a misunderstood topic in the Bible, it’s the topic of judging. People don’t realise that there are times when we are required to judge and there are times when we’re not. In the program today we’ll be learning about learning to judge rightly in our daily lives. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re focusing on the importance of names at the moment on Foundations, and in this program we’re going to look at the most wonderful name of all ? Jesus ? and we’ll also learn how the Jewish people revere God’s name. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Foundations we’re going to take a look at the power of names. Sometimes people choose bizarre names for their children that have us scratching our heads, but in Bible times, names were incredibly important. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Feast of First Fruits is also separate to the Feast of Passover, but occurs so close to it, that it’s become part of the Passover week celebrations. We’ll learn about this feast, what it represents and how Jesus fulfils all of it. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While the Bible lists the Feast of Unleavened Bread separately from Passover, it occurs as soon as Passover finishes and today, Jews simply consider this feast as part of the Passover week of celebrations. We’ll learn how this particular feast of the Lord also presents Jesus as its fulfilment. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the program today, we’ll continue to unpack the celebration of the Passover meal. We’ll learn about the third and fourth cups in the celebration and how the meal is concluded. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the most important parts of celebrating the Passover meal is the telling of the story of Passover and why Jews around the world celebrate this meal every year. We’ll look at 4 important questions that are asked during the meal as well and learn about the 2nd cup of Passover and then what the different symbolic parts of the meal are and what they represent. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are a number of symbolic elements in the Passover meal, and in our program today we’ll learn about The First Cup, the hand washing ceremony and the Maror, the inclusion of the green vegetable that’s so important for this meal. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our program today as we continue learning about Passover, we’ll learn about some of the particular elements of the meal as Jews celebrate Passover today. We’ll learn about leaven and the lighting of the Passover candles. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our program today we’ll continue learning about the Feast of Passover, and get some history as to why this feast became so important and significant to God’s people.Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Feast of Passover is the first of the seven mandatory feasts of the Lord that God commanded His people Israel to observe every year. We’ll be learning about this feast over the coming days to learn what the feast entailed and how Jesus our Messiah fulfils every element of the Passover meal. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our program today we’re going to look at a verse in the Gospel of Matthew that at first seems out of place and second, seems a little bit superstitious. Jesus was not even remotely superstitious, so we’ll tackle it to see if there’s a deeper meaning. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve learned about rabbis and their students or disciples in the past couple of programs and today we’ll finish up learning how disciples would watch, follow and emulate their rabbis so closely that the process was described as walking in his dust. In other words, staying so close to learn all they could, that the very dust from the rabbi’s sandals would cover them. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rabbis of the ancient world ? and today ? hand selected their students, their disciples, whom they would teach about God’s Law and how they were to live. The disciples or students role was to learn everything they could from him so that their lives mirrored that of the rabbi. We’re continuing on Foundations to learn how students or disciples related to their rabbis.Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bible describes Jesus in a number of ways, He’s a Shepherd, He’s a carpenter, He’s the Son of God, He’s a teacher?and He’s also called a Rabbi. What is a rabbi and what did a rabbi do? Not only that, who wanted or even needed a rabbi? That’s the focus of our program today on Foundations. Your support sends the gospel to every corner of Australia through broadcast, online and print media: https://www.vision.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.