Foundations with Mandy and Robbo

Very few people get excited when reading the book of Leviticus, because it's a long list of laws and rules and consequences. However, what makes God's Law so unique and distinct from the rest of the ancient world, was the equality that God's Law demanded of His people. No separate rules for the wealthy and elite. That's our focus 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.

If you've ever studied different cultures in the ancient world, you learn pretty quickly that when it came to the law, there were different standards and consequences depending on who was being tried. The wealthy, connected and elite often got away with things, or were given lenient sentences when compared to the common fold. In ancient Israel, God's Law was different, it was a level playing field and social status was irrelevant. In God's eyes, the Law applies equally to all. That's the real treasure from Mt Sinai.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.

Simchat (Simk'hat) Torah is an annual celebration of the complete reading of the Word of God over the course of the year. We'll learn how and why the Jewish people celebrate the wonder of God's Word like this at the end of every reading cycle. 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 apparent revealing of two different Messiahs in Bible prophecy, one who would suffer and the other who would be a warrior. We'll bring those possibilities together in 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.

In our program today we're going to look at the issue that Bible prophecy appears to describe two different Messiahs, a suffering servant and a warrior king. Which one's correct? 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 seven mandatory Feasts of the Lord, we've learned about them all on Foundations and today we'll get an overview of them all to see how they present the work and ministry 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.

The Feast of Sukkot (Soo-cott) or the Feast of Tabernacles like every Feast of the Lord, is a picture of some element of the ministry and works of the Messiah. We'll wrap up our time on this feast today on Foundations to show how Jesus is the fulfilment of Sukkot too. 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 Sukkot (Soo-cott) is known mostly as the Feast of Tabernacles. It’s one of the seven mandatory Feasts of the Lord. It a remembrance of the time the Hebrews were travelling in the wilderness during their 40 year wanderings and how God provided for all their needs on a daily basis.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 see how Jesus the Messiah is once again the fulfilment of the Day of Atonement ?' Yom Kippur ?' as He is in every other Feast of the Lord.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.

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement is what we'll continue learning about on Foundations today. It's the time of the year ?' the only day of the year ?' when the Jewish High Priest was permitted to enter the Holy of Holies in the Temple to make atonement for the sins of the people. It was also a time of self-denial and we'll learn about some of the requirements of the people during this sacred time. 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.

Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement in the Hebrew Calendar. It's one of the mandatory Feasts of the Lord that God said His people were to observe every year. It's also the most solemn and serious day of the year for the Jewish 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.

On Foundations today we'll keep looking at the idea that God can forget our sins, even though we know God doesn't have a bad memory and nothing is impossible 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.

We love the idea that when God forgives us of our sins that He doesn't remember them anymore. After all, who wants to be reminded of every terrible thing they've ever said, done or thought! But, if God knows everything, how can He forget what we've done? 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.

Can you imagine what it must have been like for Abraham to be known as the ’friend of God’? 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.

On our program today, we're going to look at how praise is actually linked to victory, in the Hebrew language. 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 wrap up our time learning about Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year in our program today. We've learned that the feature of trumpet blasts are all focused on the hearts of the people and their expectation of the coming of their king, and we'll see clearly today how Jesus is their expected coming King. Jesus is the fulfilment of the Feast of Trumpets. 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 feature program today on Foundations we'll continue learning about the holiday of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year also known as the Feast of Trumpets. The trumpet blasts have varying sounds and they all symbolise important aspects of the people toward their king and today we'll begin learning more about the expectations of their coming king. 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.

Rosh Hashana is the Jewish New Year, the start of the new year in the Hebrew Calendar. It's also known as the Feast of Trumpets because trumpets feature so heavily in the annual celebration. In todays' program we'll get some background into the significance of the various different trumpet blasts that are sounded during this holiday.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 learn pretty quickly that everything in the Bible, no matter how day to day or mundane, has significance to help us understand important spiritual lessons. That's our focus today when we wrap up our conversation about the ear piercing of slaves and possibly, why it had to be done against a wooden door.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 conversations about the practice of piercing the earlobes of slaves who decide they want to remain with their masters rather than being set free. 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're going to begin looking into the ancient practice of piercing the earlobe of a slave. 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.

Last time we looked at a peculiar word in the ancient Hebrew text of the Bible, that is actually untranslatable and we're going to continue the conversation to see if we can discover what it means.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.

Have you ever read a word in the Bible you didn't understand and simply skip over it? That's pretty normal really, but what do you do about a word that's untranslatable and so is dropped from the Bible altogether? We're going to look at such a word 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.

Today on Foundations we'll wrap up our time studying Shema, the command that has become a prayer for the Jewish people all around the world, and see how loving God can't help but result in loving others as much as we love and regard ourselves. 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 Shema was a command given to the ancient Hebrews by Moses, and Jesus recited Shema in His ministry as well. He also said that in loving God supremely, it would extend out to love others as well. That's our focus 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 continue to learn about what the soul is, as used in Shema, the ancient command given to the Hebrews by Moses.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, we've been learning about Shema, both a command and a prayer used by Jewish people all over the world, a command that reaches deep into their souls. But what is the soul? That's what we'll be looking at in this program.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.

Shema - Part 6 - LoveYour 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 Love is bandied about in our everyday lives, used to describe our favourite ice cream, celebrity as well as our children and spouses. The same word we use to say we love God. The word love is much deeper than that, and that's what 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.

As with the word hear, the word one is much deeper than we first think. We'll continue learning about the word one, in Shema, 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 in a short series about Shema on Foundations, and today we'll be learning about the meaning of the word 'one', because Shema tells us that God is one. 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 to learn about Shema on foundations, digging deeper into the meaning of the word hear.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 Shema has become a prayer to all Jewish people around the world. God called His people to hear what He said, but does hear really mean hear?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 know that the Jewish people are known as the Hebrews, but what is a Hebrew? What does that word even mean? That's what we'll be looking at 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 began a conversation last time regarding human beings being cracked pots, broken because of sin. Fortunately for us, our God specialises in repairing cracked pots and it's a good thing to remind ourselves that He and He alone deserves the glory for every life He rescues and restores.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.

Usually referring to someone as a crackpot, means you think they're crazy, but the Bible talks about human beings as earthen vessels, pots made of clay from God's hand of creation. Because of sin we're broken???kind of like cracked pots. That the topic of 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.

When we read the Bible, it's easy to become confused about some things that are said, but that doesn't mean what's said is wrong. Context and culture are really important. Jesus also said some things that can be confusing and we're going to continue our previous conversation about that very thing.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.

When we read through the Gospels, sometimes we can become confused about some of the things Jesus said. Usually, it’s confusion because we’re missing the cultural context. That’s what we’ll take a look 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.

We're going to continue our conversation about orphans, and what it meant to be an orphan adopted into a Roman family during the days of the Roman Empire, and what that means for us as believers 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.

Paul described those of us who don't know Christ, especially Gentile's, as orphans, and that when we come to faith in Christ, we're adopted in the family of God and therefore, are no longer orphans. What did that mean in the ancient Roman Empire world? That's what we'll take a look 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.

Making vows is serious business as far as the Bible is concerned. Making vows to people is serious and making vows to God is even more serious and we're going to continue that conversation 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 are many ancient Middle Eastern traditions that we don't know about or understand, and one of them is the tradition of corban???making vows. That's what we'll take a look 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.

Last time we looked at the curious description the Bible has of human beings being like sheep. We also have a God who is described as being our Shepherd. We’ll continue that conversation 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.

Nobody wants to be described as an animal, however, the Bible describes human beings as being like sheep, and with good reason. We tend to behave just like them in so many ways. We also know that sheep desperately need a shepherd to look after them. We have a God who is called the Good Shepherd and that's what we'll be learning about 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 continue our conversation on knowing who our King is, and also on how we should approach our King. 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 quite a bit of confusion about not only knowing who our King is, but how we're supposed to approach our King. Because the Bible says we can come boldly to the throne of God, does that mean we can come flippantly, or casually? These are questions we'll be tackling 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 conclude our conversation about the meaning of the name Christ, and why it’s so significant.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 we’re going to look at the meaning of the name ’Christ’. Too many people, Christ is Jesus’ surname, and nothing could be further from the truth. In Jewish culture, names have meaning and the name Christ, or the Hebrew equivalent, is really significant.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.

Builders know that getting the foundation right when building a structure is vital, if the structure is to be safe and last. If the foundation is faulty, the building might collapse and harm all those in it. The same is true with our faith. It's important to get the foundation right so our faith remains strong and solid, not failing because of error. 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 always been confusion about the differences between Jews and Gentiles and the question of how they're saved. Are they saved the same way, or has God established a different means for these two distinct people groups?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.