1.13 - Genesis 15:1-6

A study of chapter 15, verses 1-6 of Genesis. We look at the text word-by-word and also discuss topics relevant to portions of the text. Some of the larger topics discussed this week include: - The Name (Tetragrammaton) - Faith and works - Abraham's faith …and much more! Scriptures used this week: - Genesis 15:1-6 - 2 Samuel 7 - Romans 4:1-8; Hebrews 11:8; Jacob (James) 2:14-26 Thank you for listening! For further learning resources, use the link below to access the study's Google Drive. On the Google Drive, we store: the recordings, my notes, articles/videos/etc. that we've found interesting, as well as instructions on how to access the main resources and podcasts we use in leading the study. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nS2qUhHBdFxtLIZJSRlpGCFhlMSLrmds?usp=sharing

A study of chapter 14, verses 18-24 of Genesis. We look at the text word-by-word and also discuss topics relevant to portions of the text. Some of the larger topics discussed this week include: - Melchizedek: the man vs the idea, appearances in Scripture, and relation to Yeshua - Yeshua's status as High Priest - Dead Sea Scrolls: document 11Q13 (The Melchizedek Document) …and much more! Scriptures used this week: - Genesis 14:18-24 - Psalm 110 - Hebrews 5-7 - Genesis 46:17, Ezra 10:31, Joshua 10 (other names with the same structure as Malki-tzedek) - Psalm 76 Thank you for listening! For further learning resources, use the link below to access the study's Google Drive. On the Google Drive, we store: the recordings, my notes, articles/videos/etc. that we've found interesting, as well as instructions on how to access the main resources and podcasts we use in leading the study. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nS2qUhHBdFxtLIZJSRlpGCFhlMSLrmds?usp=sharing

A study of chapters 13 and 14 (up to verse 17) of Genesis. We look at the text word-by-word and also discuss topics relevant to portions of the text. Some of the larger topics discussed this week include: - Conflict between righteous Abraham and wicked Lot - The place of the foreigner in Israel - Traveling to/from the East - God's promise to Abraham - The war of the kings …and much more! Scriptures used this week: - Genesis 13 and 14 - Ruth 1:16, Exodus 12:48-49, Romans 11 - Deuteronomy 3 Thank you for listening! For further learning resources, use the link below to access the study's Google Drive. On the Google Drive, we store: the recordings, my notes, articles/videos/etc. that we've found interesting, as well as instructions on how to access the main resources (Torah Class podcast, Yaakov Wolbe's podcasts, etc.) we use in leading the study. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nS2qUhHBdFxtLIZJSRlpGCFhlMSLrmds?usp=sharing

Join us for our family's first Purim celebration and lesson! In this lesson, we read through the whole megillah ("scroll") of Esther in accordance with the first of the four Purim mitzvot. After the reading (and a small bit prior), we have a teaching on the content of Esther. If you would like to skip ahead directly to the lesson, you can go to minute 36:34. Scriptures used this week: - Esther - Deuteronomy 31:18 - 1 Samuel 15:7-9 Thank you for listening! For further learning resources, use the link below to access the study's Google Drive. On the Google Drive, we store: the recordings, my notes, articles/videos/etc. that we've found interesting, as well as instructions on how to access the main resources (Torah Class podcast, Yaakov Wolbe's podcasts, etc.) we use in leading the study. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nS2qUhHBdFxtLIZJSRlpGCFhlMSLrmds?usp=sharing

A study of chapter 12 of Genesis. We look at the text word-by-word and also discuss topics relevant to portions of the text. Some of the larger topics discussed this week include: - Abraham and the start of his journey - Standing with Israel - Being grafted in with Israel - What is a Hebrew (Ivrit)? -- moving to the "other side" in Abraham's footsteps - Abraham's tests and his faith …and much more! Scriptures used this week: - Genesis 12 - Hebrews 11:8-10 - John 15, Matthew 10, 1 John 3 (the verses on "standing against the world") - Romans 11:11-31 Thank you for listening! For further learning resources, use the link below to access the study's Google Drive. On the Google Drive, we store: the recordings, my notes, articles/videos/etc. that we've found interesting, as well as instructions on how to access the main resources (Torah Class podcast, Yaakov Wolbe's podcasts, etc.) we use in leading the study. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nS2qUhHBdFxtLIZJSRlpGCFhlMSLrmds?usp=sharing

A study of chapters 9:18-28, 10, and 11 of Genesis. We look at the text word-by-word and also discuss topics relevant to portions of the text. Some of the larger topics discussed this week include: - Alcohol and Noach's vineyard - The crime of Ham and punishment of Canaan - Nimrod and ancient Babylon - The Tower of Bavel (and the potential relationship to Shavuot/Pentecost) - Abraham and his fiery furnace …and much more! Scriptures used this week: - Genesis 9, 10, & 11 - Acts 2 - Zechariah 13 Thank you for listening! For further learning resources, use the link below to access the study's Google Drive. On the Google Drive, we store: the recordings, my notes, articles/videos/etc. that we've found interesting, as well as instructions on how to access the main resources (Torah Class podcast, Yaakov Wolbe's podcasts, etc.) we use in leading the study. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nS2qUhHBdFxtLIZJSRlpGCFhlMSLrmds?usp=sharing

A study of chapters 8 and 9 (up to verse 17) of Genesis. We look at the text word-by-word and also discuss topics relevant to portions of the text. Additionally, this week we had a lengthy discussion at the start of the meeting about "building fences" around the Torah, and when the right times to do so might be (to skip straight to the lesson on Genesis 8 and 9, go to 19:55). Some of the larger topics discussed this week include: - "Building fences" around the Torah - "Remember"/remembering in the Bible - Animals and blood - The rainbow …and much more! Scriptures used this week: - Genesis 8 and 9:1-17 - Mark 7 and Matthew 5:21-22, 27-28 - John 19:34 Thank you for listening! For further learning resources, use the link below to access the study's Google Drive. On the Google Drive, we store: the recordings, my notes, articles/videos/etc. that we've found interesting, as well as instructions on how to access the main resources (Torah Class podcast, Yaakov Wolbe's podcasts, etc.) we use in leading the study. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nS2qUhHBdFxtLIZJSRlpGCFhlMSLrmds?usp=sharing

A study of chapter 7 of Genesis. We look at the text word-by-word and also discuss topics relevant to portions of the text. Some of the larger topics discussed this week include: - Why did God spare Kayin? (Question from previous week) and mercy in general - Extra-biblical Flood stories - The animals of the ark - Food and kashrut (kosher) - The beginning of the Flood - The number 40 …and much more! Scriptures for this week: - Genesis 7 - John 8:1-11 - Acts 5 - Numbers 25:7-13 Thank you for listening! For further learning resources, use the link below to access the study's Google Drive. On the Google Drive, we store: the recordings, my notes, articles/videos/etc. that we've found interesting, as well as instructions on how to access the main resources (Torah Class podcast, Yaakov Wolbe's podcasts, etc.) we use in leading the study. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nS2qUhHBdFxtLIZJSRlpGCFhlMSLrmds?usp=sharing

A study of chapter 6 of Genesis. We look at the text word-by-word and also discuss topics relevant to portions of the text. Some of the larger topics discussed this week include: - Noach (Noah) - The Sons of God and the Nephilim - Mankind's deterioration - Righteous Noach's flaws - The Ark …and much more! Scriptures for this week: - Genesis 6 - Isaiah 54:9 Thank you for listening! For further learning resources, use the link below to access the study's Google Drive. On the Google Drive, we store: the recordings, my notes, articles/videos/etc. that we've found interesting, as well as instructions on how to access the main resources (Torah Class podcast, Yaakov Wolbe's podcasts, etc.) we use in leading the study. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nS2qUhHBdFxtLIZJSRlpGCFhlMSLrmds?usp=sharing

A study of chapters 4 and 5 of Genesis. We look at the text word-by-word and also discuss topics relevant to portions of the text. Some of the larger topics discussed this week include: - The world's population during the beginning of Genesis - Genealogies - Kayin (Cain) and Hevel (Abel) - Kayin's punishment and wandering …and much more! Scriptures for this week: - Genesis 4 & 5 - Matthew 18:21-22 Thank you for listening! For further learning resources, use the link below to access the study's Google Drive. On the Google Drive, we store: the recordings, my notes, articles/videos/etc. that we've found interesting, as well as instructions on how to access the main resources (Torah Class podcast, Yaakov Wolbe's podcasts, etc.) we use in leading the study. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nS2qUhHBdFxtLIZJSRlpGCFhlMSLrmds?usp=sharing