Interesting as always! I found it interesting that your principal for biblical interpretation, as you stated, was to find in the New Testament the passages that find their fulfillment in Torah. I approach it 180 degrees the opposite. I look for that which is in Torah to find their fulfillment in the New. Is this a principal followed generally by Messianics, or is that you prefer to do your reading this way because perhaps you feel more at home in the Tanak? Either way, it’s all the Word of God and I quite enjoyed it! When you read about the spear being driven through the two fornicators, I instantly thought of Jael hammering the tent peg through Sisera’s head. I guess God really likes to drive home a point!😂 Also, when I envisioned Jesus tipping the tables of the moneychangers, I could see all those Tyrian Sheckles spilling on the ground, and wondered if any of those sheckles ended up as part of the 30 pieces of silver given to Judas. Keep up the good work Miri! Everything illustrated well the theme: “Blessed are the peacemakers, not the peacekeepers. Peacemaking is achieved by going to war.”
Interesting as always! I found it interesting that your principal for biblical interpretation, as you stated, was to find in the New Testament the passages that find their fulfillment in Torah. I approach it 180 degrees the opposite. I look for that which is in Torah to find their fulfillment in the New. Is this a principal followed generally by Messianics, or is that you prefer to do your reading this way because perhaps you feel more at home in the Tanak? Either way, it’s all the Word of God and I quite enjoyed it! When you read about the spear being driven through the two fornicators, I instantly thought of Jael hammering the tent peg through Sisera’s head. I guess God really likes to drive home a point!😂 Also, when I envisioned Jesus tipping the tables of the moneychangers, I could see all those Tyrian Sheckles spilling on the ground, and wondered if any of those sheckles ended up as part of the 30 pieces of silver given to Judas. Keep up the good work Miri! Everything illustrated well the theme: “Blessed are the peacemakers, not the peacekeepers. Peacemaking is achieved by going to war.”