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Shabbat Shalom. 🌿
In the middle of everything competing for our attention, Shabbat reminds us to stop.
To be still.
To remember who is sovereign.
And to make room for His presence and His Word.
May this Shabbat be a time of rest, reflection, and renewed faith.
Shabbat Shalom from Torah Class.
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One of the easiest ways to read Scripture is to see the warning as something meant for someone else. What if the question isn’t, “Who is Scripture talking about?” What if the question is, “What is Scripture showing me?”
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Rinnah · רִנָּה
Joyful shouting, cry of joy, rejoicing ringing cry.
Where some Bible versions say Yehoveh is “singing” over His people, that is a poor choice of words for the Hebrew rinnah. It more means a ringing cry. A few versions catch it better - God uttering shouts of joy.
We don’t want to get the idea of God literally singing like a soloist in a choir. He is uttering some type of noise that shows His deep approval and satisfaction.
After judgment, shame, and scattering, it all doesn’t end in a whisper. It ends in rinnah - YHVH’s deep approval ringing over a restored remnant.
Rinnah. A ringing rejoicing joyful cry.
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Shabbat Shalom, Torah Class Family.
As the sun sets and rest begins, Zephaniah 3 leaves us with a piercing distinction: knowing God and trusting God are not the same thing. Jerusalem's people knew Yehoveh was their God — but they trusted their own traditions instead.
This Shabbat, we invite you to do more than pause. Draw near. 🕊️
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Scripture shows there's a point where warning turns into consequence.
In Zephaniah 3:1, the prophetic "woe" marks the moment the window to repent closes and judgment is locked in. It's a sobering thought — and also a gift: today is still the day to respond.
What's one thing you're being nudged toward right now? 🕊️
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Curious, on how you might actually SPOT a false teacher today? Here are some telltale signs but what scriptures HELP you?
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haphak · הָפַךְ
Haphak can mean turn, overturn, transform - even “change.” But think “to turn.” To convert is to change. But to convert is not the same as to turn. The thought here is move in a new direction, not so much change a religious belief or opinion.
“Conversion” is one of the highest-impact words in Christian theology, especially hung on Paul. Here’s a simple proposal: retire it. It doesn’t belong. It paints Paul as leaving Hebrew faith for a new anti-Torah religion.
Paul used Greek strepho (στρέφω) “you turned to God from idols.” Latin converso → English convert stacked the error. Gentiles were to turn from idols to the God of Israel, not convert as if Paul had founded something that replaced or created a new faith that left Torah behind.
Haphak. Strepho. Turn — not convert.
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Why do we resist correction until the consequences force our hand?
A wise person accepts correction because they've drawn close to God and trust Him — but almost all of us learn this truth the hard way first.
Where has this shown up in your walk? 💭
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A hard question worth sitting with: what happens when God's Word and church tradition disagree?
Today's teaching pulls a challenging claim from Zephaniah 3 — that obeying God's instruction can, in practice, make someone an "enemy" of institutional church doctrine.
This isn't a comfortable topic, but it's an honest one. We'd love to hear where you land. 👇
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KARET · כָּרַת
"cut off"
In Hebrew the word for "cut off" is karet and it doesn't mean a simple cut. It means to be separated from God's people, and permanently separated from YHVH Himself. There's wonderful, prophetic symbolism here: a piece of the corrupted flesh must be removed, separated, and die. Even Yeshua cried from the cross, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" A moment when the Messiah, in His flesh, was karet, spiritually cut off from the Father.
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