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ABOUT Torah Association of Believers Observing and Understanding Torah
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ABOUT Torah Association of Believers Observing and Understanding Torah
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During the first century period, the dating of Shavuot varied depending on whether the Sadduceean or Pharisaical tradition was followed. As followers of Rabbi Yeshua we need to investigate, and determine which practice is the most biblical. So let us turn to scripture to see if there are any indications of which pratice seams more prevalent in the Scriptures. The first palce to start is in the examination of the most detailed description of Shavuot, which comes from Lev 23. The Lord Says: “Speak unto the children of Israel, and say
unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall
reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of
your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to
be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave
it. And ye shall offer that day when
ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt
offering unto the LORD. And the meat offering thereof shall be two
tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the
LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be
of wine, the fourth part of an hin. And ye shall eat neither bread,
nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought
an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout
your generations in all your dwellings. And ye shall count unto you from the
morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave
offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: Even unto the morrow after the
seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat
offering unto the LORD. Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave
loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken
with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD”(Lev 23:10-17, KJV). In this passage the Lord mentions when the children of
Israel are brought into the land they are to ofter the firstfruit wave
offering on the day after the Sabbath. The Lord then desires for them to
count off seven Sabbaths and on the day after the fourty ninth Sabath they are
to offer, another wave offering that contains leaven. The feast of Shavuot (Pentecost) is the next holy feast after Passover and unleavened bread. Shavuot is an extremely important feast, in the life of the believer. Shavuot is when HaShem begins to show Israel what it means to be set apart. The next step in the Lords plan is to take this mixed multitude (Exodus 12:38), and form a single nation based on righteousness. ABOUT-Torah was founded by Rabbi Yaakov benYosef and his wife Hava as a fulfillment of the calling that the Lord placed on their lives. As the Lord led the Rabbi and his wife in their messianic walk it became obvious that the messianic community needed good institutions to train individuals in scriptural and cultural discernment. This training needed to be based on three pillars: Spiritual, Biblical, and Historical. With these three pillars in place the mission of ABOUT-Torah was obvious. We would train people to live and walk as the Lord walked, using an approach that is based on Spiritual Leading, Biblical Inspiration, and Historical Fact. With these three tools the school's mission would be to learn and teach as much information about Yeshua’s life as possible. In this way we would fulfill the great commission as outlined in Mt 28:19 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” In the future there will be more biographies about the staff at the school. Shalom for this addition of the ABOUT-Torah newsletter until next publication "The LORD bless thee, and keep thee The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace." (Num 6:24-26)
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Works Cited i The Bible. King James Version
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