One of
Jesus’s earliest memories was no doubt watching and listening to his family when
they gathered to pray the Shema at sunrise
before the day’s work began and after the working work day was over at sunset.
He also heard and participated in praying the Shema at their synagogue. He was surrounded by neighbors who also
prayed the same prayer in their homes every day. The Hebrew word for prayer is tefilah. It is derived from the root Pe-Lamed-Lamed
and the word l'hitpalel, meaning “to
judge oneself.” This surprising word origin provides insight into the
purpose of Jewish prayer. The most important part of any Jewish prayer, whether
it be a prayer of petition, of thanksgiving, of praise of God, or of confession,
is the introspection it provides, the moment that we spend looking inside
ourselves, seeing our role in the universe and our relationship to God. Read
the complete Real Yeshua Blog & Take The Real Yeshua Challenge at -- http://therealyesua.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-prayer-yeshua-prayed-twice-every-day.html
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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