Prophet Pearls #50 – Ki Tavo (Isaiah 60:1-22)
In this episode of Prophet Pearls, Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson discuss the Prophets portion for Ki Tavo, covering Isaiah 60:1-22. Gordon and Johnson revel in this sixth in a series of seven “Haftarot of Consolation,” as the prophet Isaiah details … Continue reading →
In this episode of Prophet Pearls, Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson discuss the Prophets portion for Ki Tavo, covering Isaiah 60:1-22. Gordon and Johnson revel in this sixth in a series of seven “Haftarot of Consolation,” as the prophet Isaiah details the future glory of Israel. Gordon and Johnson provide eyewitness accounts of the fulfillment of some of the prophecies—such as walls built by foreigners and the ingathering of exiles. Word studies include uri/wake up, kavod/glory leaving, netzer/branch and hamas/violence. We learn that signs of a hastening are going on right now and that eternal life on Earth is a Jewish concept. In closing, Johnson prays for the day when there are no coups and no confusion and Messiah reigns from Jerusalem.
Artwork for this week's episode is a painting by artist Mara Hofmann.
"Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor destruction within your borders." Isaiah 60:18
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Prophet Pearls #50 – Ki Tavo (Isaiah 60:1-22)
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Nehemia: G’day and welcome to Prophet Pearls down under in the safe house in Jerusalem, exploring Biblical prophecy for yesterday, today, and tomorrow with Keith Johnson and the Caffeinated Karaite himself, Nehemia Gordon!
Keith: G’day, mate!
Nehemia: G’day, Keith. How are you?
Keith: Where do you come up with that? That was golden. You’re back, you’re back and you’re in the zone. Listen, I have to tell you something… Look, folks, I didn’t know if we were going to get to this one, we’ve really been working off… He’s had a couple of cups of coffee, now and I don’t know if I’m going to be able to slow him down.
Nehemia: I’m the Caffeinated Karaite!
Keith: Hey, Nehemia, something’s really interesting. Well, first of all, we have to say again, to our friends, Bonny and Olly, they are actually…
Nehemia: Bonny and Olly over in Oregon.
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Is 66:20 – a dray is a cart horse.
Nope no one is going to heaven nor hell after dying, just another christian fable.
‘Heaven is a Place on Earth’ by Belinda Carlisle
ANOTHER GREAT TEACHING, YES HE IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD,JOHN 8:12 YESHUA!!! 2ND PETER 1:19 COME TO THE LIGHT OF SALVATION!!!
Sorry, no.
I wrestled for decades regarding Rev.3:9, but after hearing your 2 part interview with Prof. Shaya Cohen, I’m thinking 3:1 is dealing with the Gentile Replacement Theologians (and even speaking directly to Melito of Sardis, who wrote ” …the Jews lie dead and the Torah is depleted…”), whereas 3:9 might be addressing Pharasaic Judaism – both add to and subtract from Torah – but what do I know? I thoroughly enjoyed the conversations with Prof. Cohen and the wealth of information bouncing back and forth, and had to listen several times to get it all. Would appreciate another interview with him, regardless of the topic.
Nehemiah, Welcome to Montana! woo hoo! looking forward to seeing you tomorrow along with your new wife. Hoe you like burned burgers because am really good at that.
stay away from the so called NT unless it quotes the so called old.
Ernest L Martin in “The Temples that Jerusalem Forgot” and Bob Cornuke in “Temple” make a very strong case that the First and Second Jewish Temples were not located on the so-called “temple mount”. By asserting this it seems that some people are setting the stage for an unnecessary confrontation between Jews and Muslims. What is called the “temple mount” actually seems to have been the location of a Roman military base and the real Jewish temples were located at the site of the Gihon spring.
There seem to be three figures for the Messiah in the Bible. The “lamb” refers to Messiah at His first coming as the suffering servant, the “branch” refers to His second coming as the King of the Earth, and the “rock” or “stone” refers to Messiah in general, not limited to either appearance.
As you were reading Rev 3.9, Nehemia, it occurred to me too, that it sounded like replacement theology. It seemed very clear when you said it, especially in the context of Isaiah 61.
Fantastic!! I love this . Thank you all for your comments and time to share this with us. I am not a believer in Yeshua but I find it interesting that you guys are friends even though you are distant in your faith and practice. I also have a Christian friend and we agreed to not try to convert each other. I want Moshiach to come soon. Toda…Yosef
Absolutely love these Torah portions with you and Keith (and Jono). Thank you SO much for the time and work you all put in and keeping them available for those of us a bit behind on the journey.
You had me fooled! ? Your British pronunciation was absolutely convincing!
It’s 2017 and this is the third cycle I’ve had the opportunity to listen to this Prophet Pearl. I am so thankful for the work you guys are doing and pray Jehovah blesses you beyond compare . I hope one day to shake hands and meet you guys but in the meantime there’s also a song about heaven being here on Earth by Tracy Chapman go check that out. Heavens here on earth. -Tracy Chapman
I am so enjoying the Torah study. May you be blessed abundantly.
Could someone point me to the study of ‘kavod/glory leaving’? I would be really interested in that.
These teachings have been foundational as I prayerfully test my previous beliefs to Torah. Everlasting thank you’s and Toda Rabas for meeting on common ground and honestly searching out Yahovah’s True Name and the Truth meaning of His Words.
My two cents about Rev 3:9; Isaiah 14:1, 2: The “Synagogue of satan”=Assembly of those against/adverse to YHVH’s Torah.
This is far greater than the replacement theology doctrine, this includes every religion who teaches Torah has been abolished or corrupt.
I pray for you both everyday.Thank you for teaching a “newbie”.
Nehemiah, I think your speculation about the synagogue of Satan in Rev 3:9 is spot on. That’s what I’ve been suspecting too. Be blessed!
Sent one already follow the way of the abba.
shalom
I find that special word for darkness unusual also. See it (‘araphel’) also in Ezekiel 34, where the Good Shepherd is out seeking His sheep Himself on the day of araphel. To deliver them out of the mouth of the bad shepherds, so his sheep would not be meat for them. It shows up paired with the word ‘cloudy’ fairly often.
WOW, did I catch it right? The “wall of safety” is Yashua, and Praise!”? I think I must have heard right, because that is my life experience – without fail!
The problem is, YHUH did not create Lions to eat grass. Isaiah 66: 1-4 the revelation of just how pleasing what we have done is.
What is this ” who are these that fly like a cloud… You skipped the explanation. There are little clips in there that suggest eternal life/no death? Verse 20 …and the days of your mourning will be finished.” There are only 2 subjects to mourn about: our loved ones dying and his kabod presence in the land.
Interesting “Heaven” on earth. Genesis 1: 6-8 v.8=”And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.” KJ
Thanks for the Chumash suggestion Janice. Will have to check it out. I think the CJB is better than just a small “ok,” especially for the effort that David Stern put into clarifying issues such as the infamous “under LAW” of most English translations.
Sorry; this sounds like I am having a go at Christians, but I am a Gentile Christian myself. Must remember not to be too hard on people who believe today what I believed (sort of) a few years ago.
Michael Beer, the Complete Jewish Bible is ok. Basically, they put in some Hebrew names, to remind us of the original text was Hebrew. If you really want to challenge yourself get a Chumash, I have the Stone edition. It will give you both Hebrew text and English for all the words, Hebrew commentary. It’s well worth the money.
Nehemia
The name of the song you were asking about is, “Heaven is a place on Earth”, by Belinda Carlisle
Isaiah 60 one of my ‘favorite passages’, but i have never before grasped verse 2 about the ‘thick darkness’ in the world surrounding that light. it certainly describes today and probably the near future.
Thank you for your frank and thorough teachings.
Belinda Carlisle; Heaven Is A Place On Earth 🙂
Not sure if my comments went thru. Interesting at this time(sept) with all things happening, I expect the Psalm 83 and Ezekiel 38 wars to begin soon. Blessings and thank you both for your teachings. Ya’ll are in my prayers.
Another comment. You discussed v19 & 20; Yehovah being your light. It is almost as if this is an alien concept to Christians, but it shouldn’t be. Revelation 21:22 says the same thing. Somehow, many Christians appear to believe that we end up sitting in the clouds of Heaven, even though our Bible concludes with God coming down to live with His people on the renewed earth.
Shalom. Great study. Thank you. A comment in response to your challenge. My first choice Bible (since I haven’t progressed far with Hebrew) is the Complete Jewish Bible. That has v1 as Arise Shine [Yerushalayim] with the square brackets indicating something that is implied / understood from the Hebrew. I noticed that this subtly emerged towards v10. But I find that the trouble is most Christians do not pick this up at all and read this chapter (if they do at all) in a kind of vacuum. It needs revelation.
I just started listening to Torah pearls a few weeks ago and prophet pearls tonight. Your teaching is amazing so as I listen I am making notes in order to teach some of these things every Shabbat and it is great that your teachings are available 7/24. It gives me time to start studying on Sunday to prepare for the upcoming Shabbat and I have to add that communicating with Dev is fantastic. She is so helpful, friendly and informative. You guys are such a blessing.
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