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Season 7, Leaders in the Cause of Christ: Lydia
In thinking about Lydia’s story, five divisions seemed to emerge.
Lydia’s destiny,
Lydia’s career as a dye merchant
Lydia’s desire to establish her own household
The dream God gave Paul to evangelize in Macedonia
And the dignity God settled on women in first century Palestine, and on Lydia, and the dignity the Apostle Paul also conferred on women and on Lydia
I Destiny, Acts 16:14
II Dye Merchant, Acts 16:14
III Desire, Acts 16:14
IV Dream, Acts 16:6-12
V Dignity, Acts 16:13-15
And through Lydia we learn that mature faith accepts God's crossing up of conventions--I first heard that taught in a BSF class, years ago, and I was struck with the simple wisdom in that statement.
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Season 7, Leaders in the Cause of Christ: Tabitha (Dorcas)
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Tabitha’s story begins in Joppa, an ancient seaport along the Mediterranean. This is harbor city as the place Jonah fled to when he heard God’s call to Nineveh. Joppa’s international anchorage so well represented, Jonah knew he could board a ship to the farthest reaches of the west-in the opposite direction of Assyria-as soon as he arrived. Further back in its history, Joppa represented the ter...
Season 7, Leaders in the Cause of Christ: Mary of Bethany
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Martha, Lazarus, and Mary were all disciples of Jesus, people who loved and followed Jesus, opened their home to Him, shared their table with Jesus in fellowship and enjoyed Jesus’ friendship as well as lived by Jesus’ teaching. Each had their own unique relationship with the Lord, yet together, as a family, they displayed all the aspects of a church. Especially the sisters, Martha and Mary, te...
Season 7, Leaders in the Cause of Christ: Martha of Bethany
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Years and years ago, when I was in a high school writing class, we were asked to write our own obituary. I remember us all laughing nervously, it sounded so macabre! But it was the teacher’s sideways device to get us to write about our hopes and dreams. What would we want to be remembered for someday? And it made me wonder what Martha would have wanted to be remembered for? Most of us remember ...
Season 7, Leaders in the Cause of Christ: The Woman at the Well
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The story of the woman at the well comes right after Jesus made a blockbuster statement to the Pharisee and Sanhedrin member Nicodemus: God loves not just Pharisees, not even just Judeans, but the whole world. And, to illustrate this very point, Jesus made his way to some of the most despised people in the region, the Samaritans. Now, as Jesus and his disciples arrived at Jacob’s famous well, t...
Season 7, Leaders in the Cause of Christ: Women Disciples, the Conclusion
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Matthew, Mark, and Luke acknowledge the women who traveled with Jesus. Matthew and Mark do not mention these female disciples until they are found at Jesus’s cross. Luke gives more details about them, describing them as ministering to Jesus, and along with Jesus, from their own resources and ability. These women received teaching and revelation from Jesus along with his other disciples and were...
Season 7, Leaders in the Cause of Christ: Mary of Magdala, a Disciple of Jesus
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Though Mary of Magdala is a well-known figure in the gospels, she is not introduced by name until Jesus’s crucifixion in John’s Gospel (John 19:25). John doesn’t explain who she is, or what her relationship is to Jesus or his family, but there she is, with John and Mary, Jesus’s mother. That alone says how important she was to Jesus’s inner circle. In fact, Mary of Magdala is the only other wom...
Season 7, Leaders in the Cause of Christ: The Samaritan Woman, A Disciple of Jesus
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This is a six-part series, and this is the fourth installment, exploring how the calling narrative found in the Gospel of John, chapter 1 is repeated in the story of the Samaritan Woman in John chapter 4, and in Mary of Magdala's story at the end of John's Gospel, chapter 20. There are twelve calling elements to Jesus's call to discipleship and apostolic mission portrayed in the calling of Jesu...
Season 7, Leaders in the Cause of Christ: Twelve Marks of Jesus Call to Discipleship
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We don’t often think of Jesus gathering disciples together as a rabbi starting a school, but the shape of what Jesus did very much is the shape of a school. Jesus did depart from the traditional rabbinical model of his day in a few significant ways. For instance, unlike other schools, Jesus kept his table fellowship open to everyone, people in every stratum and sphere of life. And, Jesus chose ...
Season 7, Leaders in the Cause of Christ: Did Jesus Call Women to Discipleship?
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Did Jesus call women into discipleship in the same way Jesus called men? Or did women simply start following Jesus of their own accord, with no formal call? Can we say, for instance, that Mary of Bethany was actually a disciple, or was she simply acting like a disciple when she sat at Jesus’s feet? In the same way, was Mary of Magdala only acting like an apostle to the apostles, as she is somet...
Season 7, Leaders in the Cause of Christ: Women Disciples, an Introduction
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The debate continues as to whether Scripture endorses, or at least permits, or rather forbids women from certain roles within the Body of Christ. May women be deacons? May women be elders? May women be pastors? May women be bishops? May women teach or lead in church? At stake, of course, is how to live rightly before God, how to do what God has in mind, and to live within the space and the desi...
Season 6, Christ's Ministry: Jairus's Daughter
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The story of Jairus’s daughter and the woman who suffered from a bleeding disorder are told together in all three of the synoptic gospels-the gospels that more or less track with each other, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. I am going to be teaching out of Mark’s gospel, who has the most detailed account of these two stories. I believe this to be a true story, but it is a story that also reveals startl...
Wife of Pilate, Low Music
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#PontiusPilate #WifeofPilate #ClaudiaProcula #Pilate #Bible #BibleStudy #Gospel #GospelofMatthew #JesusChrist #Jesus #Christ Of the several influential women in the Bible who are not given names-Job’s wife, comes to mind-the wife of Pilate is perhaps the most shadowy. All that is known of her from the scriptures is her relationship to the Procurator Marcus Pontius Pilate, and the message she se...
Season 6, Christ's Ministry: Mary of Magdala
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Throughout his ministry, Jesus gathered around him men and women who became a community of 120 people joined in their love for and faith in Jesus. And one of those women was Mary of Magdala. She is mentioned fourteen times, in all four Gospels, and her name is almost always placed first, seemingly implying she was first in service, first in support. However, Mary’s most significant story appear...
Season 6, Christ's Ministry: The Cross, Symbol of Victory
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Is the cross a symbol about death or life? defeat or triumph? humiliation or glory? Or all those things? As I searched for answers, I became drawn to how Christians depicted crosses a thousand years ago and more, and that search became this fifteen minute video on the ancient symbols of Christianity. From the eight-hundred-year old Batllo Majsty, now residing in in the Museu Nacional d’Art de C...
Tru316 Talk
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Tru316 Talk
Season 6, Christ's Ministry: The Wife of Pilate
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Season 6, Christ's Ministry: The Wife of Pilate
Season 6, Christ's Ministry: The Widow's Mite
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Season 6, Christ's Ministry: The Widow's Mite
Season 6, Christ's Ministry: The Sinful Woman
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Season 6, Christ's Ministry: The Sinful Woman
Mary Magdala, A Disciple of Jesus
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Mary Magdala, A Disciple of Jesus
Women Disciples, Conclusion
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Women Disciples, Conclusion
Season 6, Christ's Ministry: Woman Caught in Adultery
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Season 6, Christ's Ministry: Woman Caught in Adultery
Season 6, Christ's Ministry: Herodias
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Season 6, Christ's Ministry: Herodias
Season 5, Kings and Queens: Esther
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Season 5, Kings and Queens: Esther
Season 5, Kings and Queens: Huldah
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Season 5, Kings and Queens: Huldah
Women Disciples, an Introduction
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Women Disciples, an Introduction
Season 5, Kings and Queens: Jezebel
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Season 5, Kings and Queens: Jezebel
Samaritan Woman, a Disciple of Jesus
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Samaritan Woman, a Disciple of Jesus
Season 5, Kings and Queens: Bathsheba
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Season 5, Kings and Queens: Bathsheba
Season 5, Kings and Queens: Abigail
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Season 5, Kings and Queens: Abigail

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  • @MrsD1980
    @MrsD1980 День тому

    My daughter's name is Lidia Anna, after Lydia and Anna the Prophetess. It has been a joy sharing this vid and your Anna one with her. I believe God named her, and over the decades I've enjoyed seeing why. The 2 names fit her well. What a gift to know of these women so many long centuries later.

  • @MrsD1980
    @MrsD1980 День тому

    I was always told that Elizabeth was a prophetess too, especially with all she told Mary. Not true??

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne День тому

      Yes, in the sense that Elizabeth was filled with the Spirit of God and proclaimed prophetic words, Elizabeth absolutely would be considered filling a prophet's role. There are a goodly number of women and men in the Bible who speak the words of God in some way as they were filled or swept up in the Spirit of God, but they are not specifically called prophets. For example, in Luke 2, Simeon is simply called a man, but he prophecies, then Anna is introduced as a prophet, though she does not specifically prophecy, in the traditional sense.

  • @MrsD1980
    @MrsD1980 День тому

    Amen. Too often with this story, people tend to look outward at their own city or country being corrupt. But its also an opportunity to look inward. Never thought about how his wife was behind him. Good point. If nothing else, Lot was an awful husband and father.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne День тому

      Agreed! Though Peter described Lot as a righteous man, it is clear from his story that Lot was also a particularly flawed man.

  • @MrsD1980
    @MrsD1980 День тому

    Wait.....are we seriously trivilizing David watching her?? Oh he was bored?? No. He was king, he was supposed to be with his army. He was disobeying God and dishonoring his men to even be home. Perfect example how one sin leads to another and choosing comfort instead of battle. And she was not doing her cleanse. That is done elsewhere very differently than this. And the water must be running, like in a stream or fountain NOT a rooftop bath. She honestly assumed that all men were gone to war, most of all the king, so in no way expected this. But she could not have been the only woman doing this, especially at that time of day and an opportunity to do it without men around. So, David HAD to have known if he was going to look out what he'd likely see. It might have even been a reason he stayed home from battle. I've heard it preached on like an addiction to x rated material. This would've been equivalent. Only he used his position to take it even further. No, he was not just feeling lonely or lazy. Ca mon

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne День тому

      Thank you for taking time to write this out. The Bible doesn't give us David's motivation for being on the roof of his palace, which would have seen into the courtyards of all the dwellings surrounding him. My guess is that he was restless, because, as you say, he was supposed to be with his men on the battlefield and had instead opted to stay back. Whatever prompted him to stay, it was not enough to occupy his full attention. Or, perhaps, he was seeking distraction and escape from his responsibilities as king. Whatever the reason, we know he went to his roof during a time most others would have been at home, and he was peering into the home of Bathsheba, watching her as she bathed. Here is where the scripture is specific, explaining -why- she was bathing: "(Now she was purifying herself after her period.)" 2 Samuel 11:4. The text places David on the roof of his palace, but does not say Bathsheba was on the roof of her abode. We know that the typical four-room ancient Israelite house, the courtyard was considered part of the blowing space, and would have been fenced off from view. It might have been here that Bathsheba bathed. The mikvehs of Jesus's day were a much later addition to Jewish practice. Bathsheba was cleansing herself following her monthly flow, in accordance with scripture, in the courtyard of her home which would only have been visible from a higher vantage such as the palace. Additionally, though most all of the depictions I've found of this scene, Bathsheba is portrayed nudes, the biblical passage does not indicate so. It says only that she was very beautiful. It is possible to imagine she was robed in a loose garment that would allow her to bathe discreetly. The importance of her ablutions is two-fold. First, it shows her to have been God-fearing, following the scriptures. Secondly, it explains why she became pregnant. David took her when she was ovulating. The story, when read from this perspective, allows us to see the unraveling of David's character to such a degree that it is he who trivialized Bathsheba, something the prophet Nathan made abundantly clear. I'm grateful you made the points you did. You sound like someone who is passionate about the truth of God's word.

  • @melchizedekqumran960
    @melchizedekqumran960 8 днів тому

    THE RAPTURE : Israel 1948 + (84 - 7) = 2025 then T.Storm Sara hit Honduras on last Nov 17-18 in The 17th of Cheshvan of Genesis 7 : 11, Noah and his Family stayed in The Ark A Year plus 10 days,that's November 18,2025 The Rapture...

  • @dragosnc4624
    @dragosnc4624 16 днів тому

    The Bible says the spirit of God came upon Jephthah and after that, he made the vow. 29Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites. 30And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord: “If you give the Ammonites into my hands, 31whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.” Could God inspire him to make a vow against God's rules?

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 16 днів тому

      That is it exactly! You have pointed out the key to the whole story. The Spirit of God was upon Jephthah when he made his vow. Jephthah was not thinking about his daughter, and possibly assumed that one of the animals ancient Israelites typically kept in the courtyard and front room of their home would come out first, and he would offer up that valuable animal to the Lord as a thank offering. But it seems God had something else in mind, the dedication of Jephthah's daughter to the Lord's service, as provided in Leviticus, which I outline in the video. Grace and peace, Joanne

    • @dragosnc4624
      @dragosnc4624 15 днів тому

      @@GraceandPeaceJoanne I think there is a lesson for us today, that for victory in the spiritual battle, we have to sacrifice sometimes things or persons that we love most, not literally but to give up on some relationships and dedicate our time or life to make the Gods will. How many Christians compromise to satisfy their loved ones' desires that aren't aligned with God's will? Adam did so because he wanted to align with Eva's choice and so they became sinners and condemned all mankind to sin and death. Everyone must choose between God's will or flesh's will, meaning his immediate interests belong to this present time. God's will on the other hand means giving up present flesh desires but future everlasting life. No one can escape from this choice.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 15 днів тому

      This is such a wise insight, and so true. Doing a great work for God will require much from us, and it is God who will guide what must be given up for the Lord's sake. Thank you for writing this, and may God bless the reading of it, and applying it to our lives. Grace and peace, Joanne

    • @dragosnc4624
      @dragosnc4624 14 днів тому

      @@GraceandPeaceJoanne Thanks, and I wish ypu the same!

  • @rebeccagutierrez1960
    @rebeccagutierrez1960 21 день тому

    Oh, how I enjoyed hearing this story that I love so much and especially now that I am a widow. I am the Lords widow.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 21 день тому

      Amen! You are the Lord's widow, and may you have the voice of Anna, blessing all those around you. Grace and peace, Joanne

  • @akijahmonae
    @akijahmonae 24 дні тому

    In our weakness He is made strong

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 23 дні тому

      Amen! God's personal car of Hagar, and their conversations are among the more stunning in the Bible

  • @akijahmonae
    @akijahmonae 24 дні тому

    Hagar story has a great correlation to African American Slavery in comparison

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 23 дні тому

      I have read some correllation, but the commentaries I've read don't make a strong point. Any chance you could steer me towards a good paper, or commentary that talks about this? I see it, too, and I think it's important.

  • @KikiBorom-xd1mx
    @KikiBorom-xd1mx 26 днів тому

    One of the many Old Testament stories that turned me toward Gnostic Christianity and reject the Old Testament. About the only good thing Yahweh ever did was part the Red Sea.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 26 днів тому

      Thank you for taking time to respond and to explain why you no longer accept the Hebrew Bible. I think a large part of the disconnect for people with the Hebrew Bible is how old it is, written in two different ancient languages and reflecting cultures very different from our twenty-first century experience. I think it's hard to read these stories and get the kind of impact from them the original readers got. Even in Jesus's day, the Hebrew Bible was old. That's why bit was translated into Greek two or three hundred years before Jesus was born--because most people didn't understand ancient Hebrew and ancient Aramaic anymore. So even in Jesus's day, the Hebrew Bible was archaic, and that's a full two thousand years ago. That all said, ine of the ways I've been reading the Hebrew Bible is to look for God first in the story, remembering the character of God as presented -by God.- God had already been presented as loving, patient, and forgiving. God had already been presented as entirely different than other gods, against human sacrifice. So, reading the story of Jephthah's daughter with that in mind, it became clear that what some people said the story was about were wrong. It's not about Jephthah being rash and stupid and it's not about the barbarity of human sacrifice. That's why I did this video.

  • @sublime1061
    @sublime1061 27 днів тому

    God's judgment in this case was loving protection from the Lord towards Abigail. Flaunting the Lord's law in their days brought with it consequences that would last generations. Whatever Saul messed up was going to follow his lineage, including Michal's issue. Therefore it was mercy towards her to not give her children who would suffer and she would suffer doubly watching them suffer. A case in point is David himself watching his own sons devastated by a spirit he brought in the family when he slept with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah - it hit no less than 3/4 of David's sons/ daughter, if we add adonijah to the fray. Just one ignoring of God's laws could devastate your whole lineage. So Michal's barrenness was a blessing in disguise! Look what happened to her sisters 5 sons, who had to be given to the Gibeonites to be killed for Saul's ignorance of the Israelite/ Gibeonite agreement. Had Michal had children, would they have escaped that? I do t know why people see barrenness only as a curse. Whatever God does is always good if you follow it properly, you will be able to see the kindness and mercy of the Lord. The Lord loved Michal. Watch all the barrewomen of the Bible, they were special to the Lord. He would not just give them children until He had eradicated Whatever was against those children. Saul, at the last minute had even visited a necromancer. His descendants may have been attacked by those spirits too thereafter. That's why his family had to be terminated quickly and stop future misfortune. Look at the accident that happened to his youngest whom a maid had managed to escape with. In God's world, there are no accidents! That was lack of protection first Saul's family because of the bloody lineage he had made it. All termination of it was a mercy. It is terrible to ignore God's laws.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 27 днів тому

      This is such a spiritually rich perspective, keeping the heavenly view in mind, and remembering the goodness and mercy of our loving God. Thank you for this, I appreciate you. Grace and peace, Joanne

  • @georgiakritikos4955
    @georgiakritikos4955 Місяць тому

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  • @marybenson1583
    @marybenson1583 Місяць тому

    uuuggh...sorry, just couldnt get past that music!

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne Місяць тому

      thank you for letting me know. I've made low-music versions of other videos people have suggested I rebalance, so I rebalance this one and send you the link when it's ready.

  • @claudiakromer8037
    @claudiakromer8037 Місяць тому

    There is historical evidence that Pilate commited suicide.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne Місяць тому

      Yes, according to Eusebius, a fourth century Christian historian, Pilate killed himself on Caligula's order. If that truly happened, it is a tragic end. I would personally consider it to have been a Roman execution, a particularly cruel one, so in keeping with Caligula's notoriety for twisted brutality. And it wouldn't have negated the possibility of Pilate coming to faith in Christ at some later point before he died. But that is left to conjecture and church tradition.

  • @bradlitz6017
    @bradlitz6017 Місяць тому

    It's pretty clear Jeptha pledged her as a holocaust. It takes some crazy mental gymnastics to spin this story to be anything other than a virgin sacrifice. Seems pretty darn satanic to me!

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne Місяць тому

      Thank you for taking time to weigh in, I appreciate that. As I show in the video, and as others have shown in this conversation, it isn't mental gymnastics at all, but rather an understanding of what Jephthah and the Israelites of his day already had in their sacred writings, as well as in the stories of their founding fathers. God made it clear through Abraham that human sacrifice--prevalent in other religious practices of his day--was not what God wanted or would allow. God prevented that sacrifice and provided the appropriate one, a ram. Later, in the law given through Moses, God gave explicit instructions for how to handle a vow that would require a human life: the equivalence in a sum of money, which was routinely given each year for the dedication of the firstborn, or lifelong service to the tabernacle. Pretty simple, easy to understand, easy to find in the Torah.

    • @bradlitz6017
      @bradlitz6017 Місяць тому

      @GraceandPeaceJoanne Consider this. Scholars believe the story of Abraham to be written in the 2nd century BCE and the story of Jephthah to be 8th century BCE. This is due to the more archaic style of writing. The song of Deborah is believed to be one of the oldest stories in the Bible. It is well known that the books of the Bible are not one complete work. It's more of a collection of works. The story of Jephthah is very clear. He offered a burnt offering, and then he fulfilled his oath.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne Місяць тому

      The dating of the writing is, of course, based upon textual forensics which can be trusted as far as that goes. We are certain editors gathered this material together and created what we would call today the Hebrew Bible. Scribes in the exile centuries BCE and even in the early centuries CE, often edited, "corrected," rearranged, and otherwise wrote over ancient texts. The story of Abraham, which may easily have been oral, and for which there may have been many versions, was written down at some point, and edited at another. We see such edits and emendations in Christian texts as well, some of them major insertions or deletions. I'm not too unsettled about any of that. It is my contention that Jephthah redeemed his daughter from the flames because the ancient editors appear to have arranged this story in such a way as to indicate Jephthah's allegiance to and anointing by God, and that the God of the Hebrew Bible was against human sacrifice. It is my contention that Jephthah offered his daughter to the Lord as a virgin servant to the tabernacle at great sacrifice to himself and to her (with her complete agreement), in accordance with the Levitical laws of his day, and in keeping with the "ur" story of Abraham also sparing his son. I propose there is solid evidence supporting this contention, and I stand with scholars and commentators who have far more weight than my own (whom I credit). I accept that you disagree.

    • @bradlitz6017
      @bradlitz6017 Місяць тому

      @GraceandPeaceJoanne I accept that you disagree with me. You actually seem very nice.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne Місяць тому

      You seem like a nice person too, and a well-educated one.

  • @mylenebriones-q4o
    @mylenebriones-q4o Місяць тому

    Beautiful story❤

  • @CleanFun
    @CleanFun Місяць тому

    Jephthah's daughter became a servant of the tabernacle. Her life was dedicated, not destroyed. The very thought that Jephthah's daughter died miserably in a flaming pyre on some altar in the desert, as a reward for her father's valor in saving God's people, is so stupid and such a grotesque misreading that it goes far beyond the mere stretching of reason, beyond the realm of absurdity, all the way into outright stupid satanic suggestion. First off, according to Levitical law, every burnt offering was to be a male without blemish, and each step of the sacrifice was a sacred sequence designed solely for bulls, sheep, goats, doves, and pigeons. Contrarily, snakes, spiders, unicorns, and little girls who love their daddies were not allowed to be sacrificed under any circumstance whatsoever. Mankind was and is made in the image of God Himself. Consider, if you will, the explicit and precise nature of the burnt offering ritual. The animal, once brought to the altar, was slaughtered, its throat slit to ensure a complete draining of blood-'for the life of the flesh is in the blood,' as Leviticus states (Leviticus 17:11). No flesh could be consumed without this sacred release of life. Afterward, the priests would carefully flay the animal, stripping off its skin, then parting and dissecting it. The entrails and legs were washed thoroughly to ensure ritual cleanliness. Its flesh, head, fat, and other parts were meticulously separated and arranged upon the altar, piece by piece, until the entire animal was wholly consumed by fire. What person would dare to suggest that Israel's priests-guardians of God's holy ordinances-would commit such a vile act, subjecting a young woman, her family, themselves, and the people of Israel to the grisly spectacle of a burnt human offering? I'll tell you who. 1. Gross sinners who have consciously chosen their sin over God and have entered into an open rebellion. 2. Those with a deep misunderstanding or willful distortion of Israel's faith would even entertain such a notion. 3. Those who harbor anti-Semitic bias, seeking to portray ancient Israel's worship as cruel or barbaric, might resort to such an accusation, aiming to denigrate what was, in fact, a system founded on reverence for life and God's holiness. 4. Luciferians and Satanists, who pervert Christian symbols and principles, could project such heinous practices onto Israel's worship, attributing to it their own abhorrent values in an attempt to degrade the purity of God's commands, which strangely is part of their own cherished anti-value system. These accusations ignore the entire spirit and true meaning of the holy arrangement that is Judeo-Christianity. For God Himself decreed in Leviticus 18:21, Deuteronomy 12:31, and Deuteronomy 18:10 that human sacrifice is an abomination that is categorically forbidden and abhorrent to Him. Merely suggesting that Jephthah's daughter was ritually slain insults not only the divine Law but also God's faithful worshipers, who fear and revere the sanctity of life as instructed by God Himself. In truth, her life was consecrated, sanctified in service and a living commitment to God, not a life destroyed. To suggest that Jephthah's daughter was sacrificed in a burnt offering is to ignore the profound cultural and religious identity rooted in the Law given by Moses. This Law was far more than a set of rules, it was the heartbeat of Israel's national identity, their covenant with God, and a daily guide that touched every facet of life. Just as every true American knows who they won their independence from, every Israelite knew the history and commands delivered through Moses a mere 300 years, or three long generations, earlier. These divine instructions shaped not only their relationship with God but also the very fabric of their society. And although you may not remember the first or second amendment, their life wasn't so saturated with endless nonsense. They remembered all 613 mitzvot and you could walk down the street and ask almost anyone to recite them back to you with a 95% success rate. These laws are not to them what they are to you. They took them serious. They counted their laws with even more love than you count your hard-earned paper money. Jephthah calling out a burnt offering was like saying 'the whole enchilada '. Every single part, nothing withheld. When we say `the whole enchilada‘, we're not actually talking about an enchilada, and neither was Jephthah's oath intended to be taken absolutely literally. Jephthah's vow was never intended as a literal burnt offering of his daughter but as a declaration of total consecration. '100% God's,' set apart without reservation. If a male lamb without blemish had run out, I'm sure it would have hit the altar. But if a slave came out, he or she would have gone into tabernacle service. But it was his own daughter. Not to be mutilated and consumed in flames, but to serve honorably and respectfully in the temple, so honorably and respectfully that she requested two months to lament her virginity. Let's be honest, when you're staring down death's door, you're hardly worried about not having known the rod of Jacob or having embraced the scepter of Solomon or having your vineyard tilled. These priests, descendants of Aaron and the only ones authorized to perform sacrifices, appointed as custodians of God's holiness, would know beyond any doubt that God expressly forbids human sacrifice. Jephthah is not a descendant of Aaron and, therefore, would have no authority to perform any sacrificial ritual-certainly not in secret, if that's the next wild, absurd suggestion the devil whispers to your peabrain. Only priests from the line of Aaron were ever permitted to conduct sacrifices, and their work was bound by the highest standards of holiness, visibility, and adherence to God's explicit commands. The Law, as given to Moses, is unwavering on this matter. In Leviticus 18:21, God commands, 'You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God.' In Deuteronomy 12:31, He declares with clarity, 'You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the Lord hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.' Again, in Deuteronomy 18:10, He reinforces this command, 'There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering.' Numbers 8:11-16 reminds us that the Israelites did indeed consecrate individuals to God-offered up as a living sacrifice, not in death, but in lifelong devotion. The Levites were set apart and presented as a 'wave offering,' symbolizing their dedication to God's service, not as lifeless sacrifices but as living servants wholly given to Him. This act of consecration demanded purity and total commitment of life, not death. Even within the sin offerings, where blood symbolized atonement, human life was never offered up in death, for every sacrifice preserved the sacredness of life. Each type of offering held its purpose and meaning, and none of these-burnt, sin, peace, or otherwise-permitted the slaughter of human beings as a sacrifice to God. God's Law would never allow such an abomination among His people. Thus, in every way, Jephthah's daughter's consecration would reflect a living offering, a life wholly set apart in service to God, not a life destroyed upon the altar. And look, too, to Christ, the ultimate fulfillment of sacrifice, who, while offered for sin, accomplished it in a way far removed from ritual slaughter. Unlike any sacrifice before, Christ's was voluntary, transcending the limitations of law-bound offerings. He gave His life willingly, submitting to death yet transforming it into an eternal, perfect sacrifice that fulfills every law-bound offering of old. Thus, when Jephthah's daughter went to the mountains to mourn her virginity, it was no dirge for impending death but a lament for the life she would surrender in lifelong service. She grieved not because she was to be killed, but because she would know no husband, no children. To interpret her story otherwise is to impose upon Israel the customs of pagan nations, to forget God's abhorrence of human sacrifice, and to ignore His unwavering commands against shedding innocent blood. Israel was uniquely called, as part of their covenant, to abolish these pagan practices, eradicating the very customs that desecrated life. Her offering was one of holy devotion, an enduring service, the kind of sacrifice God desired-a life set apart, not a life destroyed. Her fate was consecration, not combustion.

    • @CleanFun
      @CleanFun Місяць тому

      I hope this helps you and your channel. I've seen the topic arise enough times that I took a moment to sit down and, with God's guidance, hopefully lay to rest any and all misunderstandings.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne Місяць тому

      I'm very grateful you did, this is careful research laid out in a very readable way. I appreciate you, and may God add God's blessing and power to your work. Grace and peace, Joanne

  • @jeffengstrom5363
    @jeffengstrom5363 Місяць тому

    This Mary was a prostitute. The account in Luke 7 is the same account found in the other 3 gospels. Few women in the that first century were as evil as she.

  • @massagetherapyforinjuriesf8197
    @massagetherapyforinjuriesf8197 2 місяці тому

    MANY TIMES IN THE WHOLE WORLD HUMAN BEHAVIOR ARE BEEN REPEATED FAMILIES EXPERIENCES LIKE DAVID .....MICHAEL ... SECOND HUSBAND OF MICHAEL....SAUL.. THANK YOU JOANNE

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 2 місяці тому

      It's a sad truth you point out. Thank you for writing. Grace and peace to you

  • @commoveo1
    @commoveo1 2 місяці тому

    What a Beautiful story I was guilty of reading to fast and not taking in the blessing it brought ✨🕊️💖✨

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 2 місяці тому

      Am so glad you took time to watch this presentation of Puah and Shiphrah. They really were remarkable women

    • @commoveo1
      @commoveo1 2 місяці тому

      @GraceandPeaceJoanne it's by far not a man's world in no degree. Although I've always been taught to respect women, this rather raised the bar quite a bit. I think of my Great Grand Mother who was know as as a midwife. Anyway very much to blessing to have watched the video and yes God is certainly who controls everything. Really enjoyed the explanation of good times and importance of the not so good as well. Just a wonderful video in every way. I could go on but again thank you ever so much. Precious ✨🕊️✨. Sincerely Grateful Howard

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 2 місяці тому

      Thank you 😊

  • @alphazolax1843
    @alphazolax1843 2 місяці тому

    My spirit accept your understanding on this matter , thank you

  • @alisonlangridge7431
    @alisonlangridge7431 2 місяці тому

    I'm so sorry but I couldn't continue to listen due to overbearing music drowning out narrator 😥

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 2 місяці тому

      Thank you for letting me know. A number of other people had the same issue, so I made a special "low music" version. Here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/63tiMlUu_tw/v-deo.html

  • @teachersikhumbuzomoyo5419
    @teachersikhumbuzomoyo5419 3 місяці тому

    I am learning deeply a lot

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 3 місяці тому

      Am so glad! I stopped producing the presentations on Peter's letters because I wondered if people were watching them, but I will start back up producing them for you.

  • @robertsimpson4936
    @robertsimpson4936 3 місяці тому

    No video shows in this replay of the audio. Why?

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 3 місяці тому

      The podcast version is just a podcast, so there aren't visuals. There -are- visuals for the Lydia UA-cam presentation, which you can fund under the "Broken, Searching, Trusted, Powerful" playlist.

  • @abdularrachic6137
    @abdularrachic6137 3 місяці тому

    Noah's wife has 15 feet tall. not like this picture.

  • @jedaiahadaiahisrael7611
    @jedaiahadaiahisrael7611 3 місяці тому

    Really love this story...

  • @msalzaidi9504
    @msalzaidi9504 4 місяці тому

    What a lier!

  • @MamaTreNiner
    @MamaTreNiner 4 місяці тому

    Interesting!!! 👍🏾

  • @joerupps5291
    @joerupps5291 4 місяці тому

    She's in my family tree. I have them posted if you care to see a COMPLETE FAMILY TREE to ADAM and EVE

  • @tracymoye5623
    @tracymoye5623 4 місяці тому

    This is good

  • @CleanFun
    @CleanFun 4 місяці тому

    Numbers 8:11-16 Clearly demonstrates and supports the fact that she went to work in the temple.

  • @irontaylor9992
    @irontaylor9992 4 місяці тому

    thisi story is traguc most off the story is about him and then he makes a promise to the lord that s god gives him yhe victory he would he would offer upthe first thing that comes out of hs house as a burnt offering the lord gives him the vicroty and hs daughter comes out to greet him he gets upset that he has to offer her as a burnt offering she tellls him to keep his promse she gose off for a whike and then he offers her as a burny offferng that is sad

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 4 місяці тому

      That is one of the ways the story can be understood. But as I studied this story more, and especially from the point of view of God, and from the scriptures that would have been available at that time. In the story, Jephthah is the first to call upon the name of God, it is clear he knows his history, and the scriptures, and he does not make his vow until the Spirit of the Lord comes upon him. His daughter asks that she be given time to mourn her virginity, not her life, indicating she will never marry, not that she will lose her life. So there is another very different way to understand this story. Hats why I made this video. Grace and peace, Joanne

  • @jeffreyadams5833
    @jeffreyadams5833 4 місяці тому

    True

  • @jeffreyadams5833
    @jeffreyadams5833 4 місяці тому

    True 👍

  • @jeffreyadams5833
    @jeffreyadams5833 4 місяці тому

    This is absolute truth

  • @DORCASEhigiE-gm1ev
    @DORCASEhigiE-gm1ev 4 місяці тому

    DORCAS Amen love ❤ 🙏🙏🙏🙏✍️✍️✍️

  • @bru3537
    @bru3537 4 місяці тому

    I thank you so much for your work🌸

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 4 місяці тому

      I'm grateful for your words of encouragement. Grace and peace to you

  • @joevialpando9296
    @joevialpando9296 4 місяці тому

    So the false prophet!

  • @maybe4873
    @maybe4873 4 місяці тому

    That's wonderful . Thank you. May the Lord expand you and your ministry.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 4 місяці тому

      So glad you gave this a listen, I think it's a really important part of the Gospel.

  • @annadarshay4704
    @annadarshay4704 4 місяці тому

    ☺️

  • @Mzbumpy2u
    @Mzbumpy2u 5 місяців тому

    😊 Anna scripture correction. Luke 2: v36 vs. The Acts of the Apostles 2: v.36, 37

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 5 місяців тому

      Thank you! I'll have to go through and see where that is and put a correction in the description. Grace and peace, Joanne

  • @JeffDbury
    @JeffDbury 5 місяців тому

    Claudia Procula, the daughter of Julia? That sounds very sketchy to me. The historical record says that Julia gave birth to five children: Gaius , Lucius , Agrippina the Elder , Julia the Younger , and Posthumous. The five children of Marcus Agrippa Julia's second husband. Julia was twice a widow.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 5 місяців тому

      @JeffDbury thank you for your added information about Julia's life. It sounds like you've researched her a bit. I'm away from my desk, but when I return I can list my resources--some of which I listed in the credits of this video.

    • @JeffDbury
      @JeffDbury 5 місяців тому

      @@GraceandPeaceJoanne Another thing Julia was not taken toGaul either ,when she was banished ,she was first taken to Pandataria , an island off of Campania, and then she was moved to Rhegium, a town in Calabria, where under the orders of Tiberius , she died of starvation.

  • @Noac000
    @Noac000 5 місяців тому

    Waiting for the Islamo-lefties to claim Michal was a "Balestinian" 🤭

  • @ashentmariner
    @ashentmariner 5 місяців тому

    Girl's Talk 🌎 may ask for a boost up a mulberry tree 🌲 Forest Gump ❤

  • @LissetteAzar1
    @LissetteAzar1 5 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing this video! Very inspiring and informative. Blessings!

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 5 місяців тому

      So glad you enjoyed it, and that there was something there for you. Grace and peace, Joanne

  • @ChandyT43
    @ChandyT43 6 місяців тому

    Well done! Thank you so much for this great study. To God be the glory!!

  • @whitneypowell-brooks9520
    @whitneypowell-brooks9520 6 місяців тому

    Phenomenal and thorough teaching of Prophet Anna. Thank you for sharing.

  • @loricalass4068
    @loricalass4068 6 місяців тому

    Other women prophets: Miriam, Deborah, Huldah.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 6 місяців тому

      You are absolutely right. In fact, I think those women prophets acted as role models and inspiration for Anna. In my book, that goes with this series, "Broken, Searching, Trusted, Powerful," I offer Bible studies for each of the women featured. In the "Anna" chapter, I ask people to read the narratives of these Hebrew Bible era women prophets and think about what impact their stories might have had on Anna.

  • @TheBodyguard777
    @TheBodyguard777 6 місяців тому

    Praise the Lord Jesus for opening the heart of Lydia.

  • @The_Queprint
    @The_Queprint 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for this video. It’s helping me with understand as I’m studying.

    • @GraceandPeaceJoanne
      @GraceandPeaceJoanne 6 місяців тому

      I'm so glad it was helpful. When I read a story in the Bible, one of the tools I use is called "narrative criticism." It means approaching the story on its own merit, without having a preconceived idea of how the story is to unfold. I also try to understand the language, too. I'm better with Greek than Hebrew, I'm still learning. May God continue to undergird you in your study. Grace and peace, Joanne