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Att terrorism inte definieras av FN är ett problem. Det menar Henrik Lagerlund som funderar över några försök att nagla fast begreppet. Bland andra Benjamin Netanyahus. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Det sägs ofta att den enes frihetskämpe är den andres terrorist. Yasser Arafat, grundaren av PLO och själv kallad terrorist av både Israel och USA, sa i FN 1974 att: “Skillnaden mellan en revolutionär och en terrorist ligger i anledningen till att var och en kämpar. Den som står upp för en rättvis sak och kämpar för sitt lands frihet och befrielse ... kan omöjligen kallas terrorist.” Men riktigt så enkelt är det förstås inte.Orden “terrorism” eller “terrorist” härstammar från det sena 1700-talets franska revolution och terrorvälde. Terrorn beskrevs då som något som infördes uppifrån för att folket skulle kunna återfödas, eller, som de själva sa, för att etablera “en generell tendens mot det goda”. Orden användes på liknande sätt om den så kallade “röda terrorn” av bolsjevikerna under det ryska inbördeskriget 1918. Det var också en sorts statsterror riktad mot medlemmarna i kontrarevolutionen; den så kallade “vita rörelsen”. Terrorismen bestod av massdeportationer och arresteringar av så kallade dissidenter.Terrorism som vi känner den idag och som begås av enskilda personer mot stater eller statens invånare är ett mycket senare fenomen som började växa fram omkring andra världskriget. På 60- och 70-talen framträder många av de sammanslutningar som kom att associeras med begreppet, grupper som PLO, ETA, IRA, RAF, FLQ och så vidare. Deras motiv var främst nationalistiska eller ideologiska.En av den första organisationerna av den här typen var den paramilitära sionistiska rörelsen Irgun som angrep både araber och britter i ett försök att etablera en judisk stat på båda sidor om Jordanfloden. 1938 sprängde de landminor på en fruktmarknad i Haifa och dödade 74 människor, 1946 sprängde de King David hotellet i Jerusalem och dödade 91 personer och 1948 anföll de tillsammans med Sternligan den arabiska byn Deir Yassin och dödade 254 av dess invånare. Båda dessa terroristgrupper absorberades i den israeliska armén 1948. Och Irguns ledare Menachem Begin blev senare Israels premiärminister 1977—1983 och fick dela på Nobels fredspris.Idag är nog den religiöst motiverade terrorismen mest spridd. Exempel på sådan är attacken mot Tokyos tunnelbana 1995 av den buddhistiska sekten Aum Shinrikyo. Enligt polisen var attacken ett sätt att påskynda apokalypsen, men enligt åklagaren var avsikten att störta regeringen och installera sektledaren Shoko Asahara. Ingen vet säkert. Ett annat exempel är bombdådet i Oklahoma City 1995. Enligt Timothy McVeigh var bombningen ett sätt att hämnas på FBI för belägringen i Waco, Texas. En brand uppstod då FBI försökte storma en bondgård där en sekt känd som Davidianernas vistades. 76 personer, varav 26 barn, dog i branden. Det mest kända terrordådet med religiöst motiv är naturligtvis attacken på World Trade Center i New York av al-Qaida den 11 september 2001.Än idag finns det ingen vedertagen definition av terrorism inom FN utan istället en rad olika konventioner och deklarationer som fördömer terrorism som en kriminell handling. Ett problem med det är att begreppet ständigt politiseras och sålunda används på olika sätt världen över. Under en intervju med ABC News 1998 sade Osama bin Laden att: “Terrorism kan vara lovvärt och det kan vara förkastligt. Att skrämma en oskyldig person och terrorisera dem är förkastligt och orättvist […] Den terrorism vi utövar är av det lovvärda slaget, för den är riktad mot tyrannerna och angriparna och Allahs fiender […] som begår förräderi mot sina egna länder och sin egen tro och sin egen profet och sin egen nation.” I ett senare brev till det amerikanska folket publicerat i den brittiska tidningen Observer 2002 rättfärdigade han 11 september-attackerna på vanliga människor med att de själva valt den regering som stöder Israel och de på så sätt kan anses vara medskyldiga till den amerikanska statens handlingar. Demokratin användes alltså som ett sätt göra ”oskyldiga” människor till skyldiga, vilket skulle trolla bort begreppet terrorisms relevans.Tanken att det är just oskyldiga som attackeras är nämligen avgörande i alla försök att definiera terrorism. Det är en attack på vanliga människor och inte soldater eller personer som direkt deltar i en konflikter. I en av sina böcker om terrorism skriver en annan av Israels senare premiärministrar – Benjamin Netanyahu – att terrorism är en ny form av organiserat våld mot demokratiska stater som vuxit fram sedan 1960-talet. Han ger också följande definition: ”Terrorism är ett medvetet och systematiskt angrepp på civila för att ingjuta rädsla för politiska syften.”Med politiska syften avser han även ideologiska och religiösa motiv. 11 september-attackerna faller inom denna definition. Det var en medveten attack på civila. Den var religiöst motiverat och den ingöt mycket rädsla. Det är svårt att säga om motivet var att ingjuta rädsla eller om det var att åstadkomma en politisk förändring i USA:s politik. Kanske är det en svaghet med definitionen att den är oklar, men den innehåller den centrala idén att den verkliga måltavlan inte är den direkta, det vill säga de civila som attackeras direkt inte är de egentliga målen. Det är kanske det som är så fruktansvärt med terrorism. De dödade eller skadade bara är medel för något annat mål som är politiskt eller religiöst.Filosofer har främst fastnat för två frågor när det gäller terrorism: dels hur den ska definieras, dels om den under vissa omständigheter går att rättfärdiga. Nästan alla verkar dock överens om att det senare inte är möjligt, just på grund av att det förutsätts att offren är civila. Som i den australiensiske filosofen Tony Codys inflytelserika definition där terrorism beskrivs som ”en organiserad användning av våld för att angripa icke-stridande eller deras egendom för politiska ändamål.” Med ”icke-stridande” menas personer som inte deltar i själva konflikten och sålunda är oskyldiga.Ett av skälen till att detta betonas är att terrorism inte bara är något som riktas emot demokratier som Netanyahu hävdar utan också förekommer i krig och även kan begås av stater. Vanliga exempel i diskussionen är de allierades terrorbombningar av Tyskland, framför allt Dresden, under andra världskriget, eller atombomben över Nagasaki. Enligt många filosofer exempel på statsterrorism.I mitten av 2020-talet, i samband med den intensiva diskussionen om huruvida den laddade termen folkmord beskrev Israels agerande i Gaza, fanns alltså redan ett annat begrepp som i etablerade definitioner mer än väl kunde förklara allvaret i handlingarna: Terrorism. Som jag tolkar skeendet faller det under Codys definition, men kanske rent av under Netanyahus egen.Henrik Lagerlundprofessor i filosofiLitteraturBenjamin Netanyahu: Fighting Terrorism: How Democracies Can Defeat Domestic and International Terrorists. Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 2005. (Reviderad upplaga efter 11 september).C.A.J. Coady: The Meaning of Terrorism. Oxford University Press, 2021.

The book of Judges shows us what life looks like when a people try to live without God. Israel was religious, but their religion had drifted far from the God of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Joshua. Judges tells us bluntly that a generation arosewho did not know the LORD, nor yet the work which He had done for Israel(Judg. 2:10). Surrounded by nations with kings, Israel wanted one too. Wanting a king wasnt the problemGod had already promised a coming ruler from Judah:The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the rulers staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples(Gen. 49:10). He even gave instructions for Israels future king in Deuteronomy 17. The issue wasnt the idea of kingship, but Israels motivation. They wanted a king not to be more like God, but to be more like the nations. Their first king, Saul, looked the parttall, strong, impressivebut his heart was far from God. He cared more about preserving his image than obeying the Lord. The breaking point came when God commanded him to destroy the Amalekites. The Amalekites were a brutal nomadic tribe who had been Israels sworn enemies since the days of Moses, attacking Israel from behind when they were weak and exhausted (Ex. 17). Instead of obeying fully, Saul spared their king and kept what pleased him. So the Lord said through Samuel: Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrificesAs in obeying the voice of the LORD?Behold, to obey is better than a sacrifice,And to pay attention than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as reprehensible as the sin of divination,And insubordination is as reprehensible as false religion and idolatry.Since you have rejected the word of the LORD,He has also rejected you from being king. (1 Sam. 15:2223) Saul finally confessed,I have sinned because I feared the people and listened to their voice(1 Sam. 15:24), but the damage was done. Samuel told him the kingdom had been torn from him and given toa neighbor of yours, who is better than you(v. 28). That neighbor was a young Judean shepherd named Davidsomeone no one expected. When Samuel arrived at the home of Jesse (Boaz and Ruths great-grandson), he assumed Israels next king would look like one of Jesses oldest sons. But God corrected him:Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God does not see as man sees, since man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart(1 Sam. 16:7). After seven sons passed by without Gods approval, Samuel asked,Are these all the boys?Only then did Jesse mention his youngestDavidso overlooked that even his family hadnt considered him. But when David appeared, the Lord said,Arise, anoint him; for this is he(v. 12). And from that moment on,the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward(v. 13). David Was Gods Man The first time we are invited to look into Davids heartand to see what set him apart from everyone elseis in 1 Samuel 17 when he faced Goliath in battle. While Israels army stood frozen on the front lines, David had only been sent to deliver food to his brothers. The Philistines had proposed a champion-to-champion battle: Goliath against anyone Israel dared to send. The stakes were highthe losing side would become the servants of the winner. No one in Israel wanted to step forward. After Goliath roared,I defy the battle lines of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together!Saul and all Israel weredismayed and extremely afraid(1 Sam. 17:1011). For forty days, the giants taunts filled the valley. And for forty days, young David went back and forth between tending his fathers sheep and tending to his brothershearing the escalating tension firsthand. Eventually David had heard enough. Offended by Goliaths insults against God and His people, he asked,What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes the disgrace from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he has dared to defy the armies of the living God?(v. 26). When word reached Saul, David was brought before the king. Without hesitation, he said,May no mans heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine(v. 32). David stepped forwardnot with armor, experience, or military strengthbut with confidence in Yahweh. Armed only with a staff, a sling, and five stones, David stood as Israels champion. Goliath mocked him, saying,Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?and cursed him by his gods (v. 43). He then threatened,Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals(v. 44). But Davids response revealed everything about his heart and his source of confidence: But David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a saber, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will hand you over to me, and I will strike you and remove your head from you. Then I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that this entire assembly may know that the Lord does not save by sword or by spear; for the battle is the Lords, and He will hand you over to us! (1 Sam. 17:4547) Davids confidence was not in his ability, but in Gods character. The God who had rescued Israel before would rescue them again. David slung one stone, struck the giant in the forehead, and killed him with what seemed like nothing more than a slingshot. There was no earthly guarantee that David would defeat Goliath. But he knew God had promised Abraham that Israel would represent Him among the nations, and that a king would one day rise from Judah, the one to whomthe scepter shall not depart and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples(Gen. 49:910). David trusted that Gods purposes could not be stopped by a Philistine giant. David Was Israels Flawed King Under Davids leadership, Israel finally defeated and subdued the Philistinesthe nations greatest threat throughout the time of the Judges and during Sauls reign. David had been one of Sauls most successful military commanders, and the women of Israel even sang,Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands(1 Sam. 18:7). Under Davids rule the borders of Israel expanded, and the promises made to Abraham appeared closer than ever to becoming reality. Some of the high points of Davids reign include making Jerusalem the capital of Israel, bringing the ark of the covenant back into the city as the visible sign of Gods presence, preparing the way for Solomon to build the temple, and establishing Jerusalem as the spiritual and political center of the nation. David wanted God to be at the center of everything Israel did, reflecting Gods covenant at Sinai where the people were called Godstreasured possession, Hiskingdom of priests, and Hisholy nation(Exod. 19). But David is also remembered for one of the darkest moments of his lifehis adultery with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband in a desperate attempt to cover up his sin. Uriah, one of Davids most loyal soldiers, was a man devoted to his king and to Israel. He also happened to be married to a woman of striking beauty named Bathsheba. We are told in 2 Samuel 11 that while Israels army was out fighting, David remained in Jerusalema decision that placed him exactly where temptation could reach him. What follows is one of the most sobering accounts in Scripture: Now at evening time David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the kings house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance. So David sent messengers and inquired about the woman. And someone said, Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? Then David sent messengers and took her, and when she came to him, he slept with her.(2 Sam. 11:24) Soon after, Bathsheba sent word back to the king:I am pregnant. David never imagined his sin would come to light so quickly. Like many who try to hide their sins, he moved from temptation to adultery, and from adultery to deception. He brought Uriah home from battle, attempting to manipulate him into sleeping with his wife so the pregnancy would appear legitimate. But Uriah refusedhe would not enjoy the comforts of home while his fellow soldiers risked their lives. With his plans unraveling, David chose a darker path. He wrote a sealed letter to Joab, the commander of the army, and sent itin Uriahs own hand as messenger. The letter read: Place Uriah at the front line of the fiercest battle and withdraw from him, so that he may be struck and killed (2 Sam. 11:1415). It was a death warrant. And David made Uriah carry it. Uriah died just as David intended, and for a moment the king must have felt deep reliefhis sin was concealed. But the covering of sin never hides it from God. The Lord sent the prophet Nathan to confront David, and when the truth broke through Davids self-deception, he finally said,I have sinned against the LORD.[1] The difference between David slaying Goliath and Davids failing with Bathsheba was not his strength, his ability, or his statusit was his dependence on God. When David trusted God, giants fell. When David trusted himself, David fell. We Need a True and Better David It was before Davids great sin with Bathsheba that God promised him that through his linage would come another king in 2 Samuel 7:1216; this moment is one of the most breathtaking moments in the entire Old Testament. Before a flawed king of whom God knew would fall terribly. The One David worshiped exclusively announced that the hope promised to Adam and Eve, the covenant repeated to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that would one day burst into reality through one of Davids descendants: When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever. (2 Sam. 7:1216) This covenant echoes the very promises God made to Adam and Eve, and later to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was a promise given specifically to Judah, and its path can be traced through some of the most unlikely people in Scripture. It moved forward throughTamar, a Canaanite woman surrounded by scandal. It continued throughRahab, another Canaanite woman who married Salmon of Judah and became the mother of Boaz. Boaz then marriedRuth, a Moabite widow, and they had a son named Obed. Obed fathered Jesse, and from Jesse came David. Consider the astonishing depth of God's grace, mercy, and loveHe chooses to accomplish His purposes through people with significant flaws. The covenant God was fulfilling through them is what theologians refer to as an unconditional covenanta promise not reliant on human strength, virtue, or even obedience, but founded solely on the perfect will of our good and holy God![2] Think about the weight of the promise made to David: Aforever throne that will never be compromised by sin.Aforever kingdom that will never be overcome by evil.Aforever King whose righteousness will never need improvement. Israel didnt just need a brave king, or a talented king, or even a repentant kingIsrael, and indeed the entire world, needed a perfect King. A King who would never fail, never fall, never waiver, and never walk away from God the way David did on the roof that night. And here is where the grace of God overwhelms:God chose to fulfill His forever covenant promise through the very place of Davids greatest failure. Bathshebathe woman David exploited, the woman whose husband he murdered, the woman whose story began with sinis the very woman God folded into the line of redemption. Bathsheba bore David five sons; the first was conceived through their affair and was taken from them by God through death. Of the other four sons listed in Scripture, was Solomon and the last child listed was Nathan. ThroughSolomon, the royal line flowed to Joseph, throughNathan, the line flowed to Mary. And standing at the end of both genealogies is the One the prophets longed forJesus, the Son of David. Jesus is the King that David could never be. He is the flawless Son whom God promised.He is the Shepherd-King of Ezekiel 37 who gathers the broken, restores the wandering, and rules with justice and compassion. He is the One who never surrendered to temptation, never hid His sin, never needed to be confronted by a prophetbecause He lived in perfect dependence on the Father every moment of His earthly life. Every one of us knows what it is to stand in front of a Goliathan addiction, a fear, a bitterness, a woundand feel small. And every one of us knows what it is to stand on the roof like David, spiritually lazy, drifting, self-confident, and one decision away from disaster. But Gods purpose was never for David to be the hero of IsraelDavid was the signpost, not the destination. His victories pointed to the kind of dependence God wants from us, and his failures pointed to the kind of Savior we desperately need. The remarkable message of the gospel isnt simply that God offers us another chance, but that He provides us with a greater Kinga true and better David. This King never surrendered to temptation, never acted out of pride, and never misused His power for harm. Instead of taking anothers life to hide His wrongdoing, He willingly gave His own life to atone for ours. Jesus, as the Son of David, is the true and better Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, Boaz, and David. He is the King David could never be. And to the weary and the woundedto the Davids who have fallen, and to the Bathshebas whose stories have been marked by anothers sinHe speaks: Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light (Matt. 11:2830). [1] David is remembered as a great king, but also as a deeply flawed man. And yet, Scripture still calls hima man after My heart(Acts 13:22). [2] Remember this, and be assured; Recall it to mind, you wrongdoers. Remember the former things long past, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things which have not been done, saying, My plan will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure... (Isa. 46:8-10).

Sunday Worship: November 30, 2025 Preacher: Pastor Nathan Ruble

Have you ever experienced a loved one ignoring your advice like the prodical son? Hear what Zephaniah prophesyed about Israels betrayal.

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The story of Ruth begins with these words: In the days when the judges governed (v. 1a). Just before Joshua died after a lifetime of faithful service, he warned all of Israel: Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in sincerity and faithfulness. Put away the gods your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve... But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. (Josh. 24:14-15) The book of Judges recounts Israels history shortly after entering the promised land, and just in the second chapter, we are told: Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals, and they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers... (Jud. 2:11-12), which characterizes the tone and climate of Israels spiritual health. The book of Judges also concludes with the words: In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes (Jug. 21:25). While in the wilderness, God warned Israel that there would be consequences to their choices, especially when it came to their trust of God and obedience to God: Beware that your hearts are not easily deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods, and worship them. Otherwise, the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and He will shut up the sky so that there will be no rain, and the ground will not yield its produce; then you will quickly perish from the good land which the LORD is giving you (Deut. 11:16-17) As we move from Judges into the book of Ruth, the opening five verses immediately shed light on the spiritual condition of Naomis husband, Elimelech. These verses reveal how Elimelech, in his role as both husband and father, deeply influenced the direction and well-being of his family. The famine in the land did not just reflect a lack of physical food; it also mirrored the spiritual famine within Elimelechs own heart and soul. There are some things I want to point out to you that I believe will help you appreciate just how relevant this book is to us today. First, let me begin by stating that Bethlehem means house of bread yet there was no bread in Bethlehem because there was famine in the land due to Israels disobedience. God had promised that He would bless His people if they obeyed Him, so the reason why there was no bread in Bethlehem was because of Israels unfaithfulness, not Gods unfaithfulness. Second, we are told that Elimelech was a man of Bethlehem in Judah..., which means that he belonged to the tribe of Judah. God called Elimelech to live in Bethlehem, yet he chose to move to Moab because he believed that he and his family could thrive in a place outside of where God called him to live. Some of the things that Elimelech had to know about Moab was that the people originated out of an incestuous relationship after Lots older daughter got him drunk for the purpose of having sex with her father so that she could become pregnant with his child (Gen. 19:30-38). Secondly, the Moabites were known for their scheming to get Israel to sin against God (Num. 22-24). Thirdly, the Women of Moab were known for seducing the Israelite men for the purpose of getting them to worship the gods of Moab (Num. 25). Moab was not a place for a family to thrive spiritually, but this is the place that Elimelech took his family to live. The other important detail we need to consider is that while Naomis name means Pleasant nothing about her life seemed pleasant. Her husbands name meant God is my king but he certainly did not live like God was his king. The meaning of the names of their two sons were, Mahlon (Weakness, sickness) and Chilion (destruction, failure); both men took for themselves Moabite women who did not grow up worshiping the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; taking Moabite women as wives was something God commanded Israel not to do (see Deut. 7:1-4). Noamis husband and both of her sons died, leaving her with nothing but two daughters-in-law who were also destitute with no husband or male child. Naomi Suffered Loss When Naomi left Bethlehem with her husband and two sons, she leftfull. Because of the famine in the land (v. 1), moving to Moab must have felt like the right decisionan act of survival for the sake of their family. But while in Moab, tragedy struck. Her husband, Elimelech, died. Then her two sons married Moabite women, Orpah and Ruthsomething God had warned His people against because of the danger of idolatry (Deut. 7:23). And after marrying these women, both of Naomis sons also died, leaving her with two widowed Moabite daughters-in-law and no descendants of her own. Naomi had lost the three most important men in her life, along with any hope of lineage, inheritance, or security. There was nothing for her in Moab, and because of her husbands death after leaving Bethlehem, there was nothing but maybe the kindness of her relatives back in Judah. So when she returned to Bethlehem, it is no surprise that she no longer wanted to be called Naomi, which means pleasant. She asked instead to be calledMara, meaning bitter. She explained the bitterness in her own words: The Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went away full, and the LORD has brought me back empty (vv. 2021). Ruth: A Woman of Excellence Naomi failed to recognize the blessing her Moabite daughter-in-law truly was. When Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem, she urged both Orpah and Ruth to go back to their own people and gods in Moab. While Orpah left to go back to her people and her gods, Ruth decided to remain with Naomi and even declared to her mother-in-law: Do not plead with me to leave you or to turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you sleep, I will sleep. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD do so to me, and worse, if anything but death separates me from you. (1:1618). One reason Naomi discouraged Ruth from coming back with her was concern for Ruths safety. There was significant hostility between Moabites and Israelites. This is clear in chapter two, after Ruth entered a field belonging to Boaz. Everyone in the field knew Ruth was a foreigner, as the foreman explained to Boaz, She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from Moab. Boazs response reveals the real danger Ruth faced. He spoke kindly to her, saying, Listen carefully, my daughter. Do not go to glean in another field; furthermore, do not go on from this one, but join my young women here. Keep your eyes on the field which they reap, and go after them. Indeed, I have ordered the servants not to touch you. When you are thirsty, go to the water jars and drink from what the servants draw (Ruth 2:89). Ruths foreign status exposed her to rejection, prejudice, and mistreatmentyet she chose to stay with Naomi anyway, embracing uncertainty and risking lifelong exclusion. Her courage did not go unnoticed. In chapter three, Boaz calls Ruth a woman of excellence (3:11)a term that carries the sense of valor, honor, and strength of character. Remarkably, the same word is used of Boaz in 2:1, while you do not see it in the way the NASB translated Ruth 2:1, just about every other translation does recognize this: Now Naomi had a relative of her husbands, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. The parallel is deliberate. The narrator wants us to see that Ruth and Boaz are kindred spiritstwo people marked by integrity, bravery, and covenant faithfulness in a time when such qualities were rare in Israel. Boaz: A Kinsmen Redeemer Boaz is the third important character in the story of Ruth, for he is the only one qualified to serve as Naomis kinsman-redeemer. Every kinsman-redeemer had to meet three qualifications: He had to be a family member, He had to have the ability to redeem, and He had to be willing to redeem. A kinsman-redeemer held several responsibilities in the Old Testament: he could buy back family land lost to famine or debt (Lev. 25:2530), redeem relatives who had sold themselves into slavery (Lev. 25:4755), avenge the unlawful death of a family member (Num. 35; Deut. 19; Josh. 20), and step in when a family member faced a wrong they could not fix on their own. Naomi needed that kind of help. She had lost her husband and both sons. She had no land, no security, and no hope. Ruth could not redeem her, so she went out to glean in the fieldsa provision God had given for the poor and the foreigner (Lev. 19:910). Thats where we first meet Boaz. He told Ruth, Do not go to another field I have ordered the young men not to touch you (Ruth 2:89). Ruth bowed in gratitude, asking why he would show kindness to a foreigner. Boaz told her he had heard of her loyalty to Naomi and her trust in Israels God (2:1113). He saw Ruth as a woman of excellenceworthy of honor and protection. When Naomi learned how Boaz treated Ruth, she urged Ruth to approach him at the threshing floor. Though the scene might look questionable at first glance, Ruth 3:613 makes it clear: both Ruth and Boaz acted with purity and integrity. Ruth lay quietly at his feet, and when Boaz awoke, she said, Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer. She wasnt tempting himshe was invoking covenant language, the same wings imagery Boaz used earlier of the LORDs care (see 2:12). Boaz responded with joy: I will do all that you ask, for everyone knows you are a worthy woman (3:11). He was both willing and able to redeem her. And he did. So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son (4:13). Through Boaz, Naomis emptiness was replaced with joy, and Ruth was blessed with a godly husband and a son. The women of the town celebrated: Then the women said to Naomi, Blessed is the Lord who has not left you without a redeemer today, and may his name become famous in Israel. May he also be to you one who restores life and sustains your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him. Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her lap, and became his nurse. And the neighbor women gave him a name, saying, A son has been born to Naomi! So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David. (4:14-17) What began in sorrow ended in joy. What started with loss ended in redemption. God used a barley field, a faithful woman, and a willing redeemer to bring about His plannot just for Naomi and Ruth, but through Boaz and Ruth the line of the kings would come with the birth of David by whom all other kings would be compared in Israel. This leaves us with the point of this little book in the Bible. There is a True and Better Redeemer Boaz was not only Naomis redeemerhe was also a picture of the Redeemer who would one day come through his and Ruths own bloodline. Boaz was only a shadow of a true and better Boaz. Remember the announcement of Jesus birth delivered by the angels to lowly shepherds: And so the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David [Bethlehem] there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:10-11). It was the disobedience of Israel that led to the famine that compelled Naomis husband and sons to leave where there was no bread to a place that led to a deeper and more severe famine that left Naomi empty. God used all of the hard things in Naomis life so that another Son would be born in that same city to do what no other person was able to do; Jesus said of Himself: I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me will never be thirsty (John 6:35). When Adam and Eve bit into the forbidden fruit, creation was cursed and humanity was lost. Eden was forfeited, and mankind was expelled from Gods presence. The only way for Eden to be restored and the curse removed was for another Adam to comeone who was related to humanity, who had the ability to redeem what was lost, and who was willing to carry out the redemption. Ruth and Boaz had a son named Obed; Obed fathered Jesse; Jesse fathered David. Many generations later, Jesus was born to Maryconceived supernaturally while she remained a virginqualifying Him uniquely as the Kinsman-Redeemer mankind and creation needs. How was Jesus qualified? Jesus had to be a family member of humanity, and He was, as demonstrated by the human bloodline recorded in Scripture. Jesus had to have the ability to redeem, which He had because the virgin birth made Him both fully God and fully manperfectly qualified to redeem creation. Jesus had to be willing to redeem, and that willingness led Him to the cross, where He became our curse and took our sin upon Himself. Jesus did not remain dead. On the third day He rose in victory! Our Kinsman-Redeemer lived the perfect life we could not live, died as the sin-bearer though He was spotless, and then conquered death itself. All of heaven rejoices that the Redeemer who was slain now standsaliveinterceding for us: Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals, for You were slaughtered, and You purchased people for God with Your blood from every tribe, language, people, and nation. You have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign upon the earth (Rev. 5:910). And maybe thats where you need hope today. Perhaps you are living with the consequences of choices you made years ago. Perhaps bitterness has taken root because life did not turn out the way you imagined. Perhaps, like Naomis family, you have wandered far into Moabfar from God, far from joy, far from where you began. But hear the good news:the book of Ruth declares that no one is too far for Gods love, grace, and mercy to reach. If God can take a famine, a foreigner, and a broken widow and weave them into the lineage of King David and ultimately Jesus Christ HimselfHe can redeem your story too!

Dem ukrainischen Präsidenten Selenskyj wird aus Sicht von US-Präsident Trump nichts anderes übrigbleiben, als seinen Friedensplan zu akzeptieren. "Wir glauben, wir haben einen Weg, um Frieden zu schaffen. Er wird ihn billigen müssen.", so Trump. │ Selenskyj hat den vorgelegten Plan in der jetzigen Form zurückgewiesen. Er werde sein Land nicht verraten, so Selenskyj in einer Rede an die Nation. Die Ukraine stehe vor einer sehr schwierigen Entscheidung. │ Vertreter der US-Regierung und der Ukraine wollen nach Angaben Kiews in der Schweiz über den US-Plan zur Beendigung des Ukraine-Kriegs beraten. │ Kremlchef Putin wertet den US-Vorschlag als mögliche Grundlage für eine Lösung des Kriegs mit der Ukraine. Sollte die Regierung in Kiew den Plan jedoch ablehnen, würden die russischen Streitkräfte weiter vorrücken. │ Der Ukraine-Plan prägt auch den Auftakt des G20-Gipfels in Südafrika. Die Gruppe der wichtigsten Industrie- und Schwellenländer hat zu einem gerechten und dauerhaften Frieden in der Ukraine aufgerufen. │ Nach den jüngsten israelischen Angriffen im Libanon will der libanesische Präsident Aoun verhandeln. Man wolle eine Vereinbarung erreichen, die die Angriffe beendet und den Rückzug Israels von fünf Grenzhügeln vorsieht, so Aoun.

Ragnar Hatlem er advokat og tidligere Politimester. Han har jobbet som forsker på Politihøyskolen, og har forsket på de juridiske og folkerettslige forholdene rundt Israel/Palestina i de siste 10 årene, og har utgitt boken «Palestina» på Hermon Forlag om tematikken. Disse samtalene med Ragnar Hatlem ble opprinnelig spilt inn i 2024, og ble da publisert én og én som enkeltepisoder. Nå har jeg slått sammen alle episoden til én enkelt remastret episode på 11 timer.Du kan kjøpe boken hans her: https://www.ark.no/produkt/boker/fagboker/palestina-9788230217771I denne podden på over 11 timer (!) tar vi for oss hele Israels rettslige historie de siste 4000 årene, alle de viktigste hendelsene, og det juridiske grunnlaget for Staten Israel slik vi kjenner den i dag. Vi snakker om San Remo, om Balfourerklæringen, Fredsavtalen i Paris, og hvorfor Israel ikke okkuperer noe som helst. Sett av 11 timer og lær deg alt om Israels rettslige historie.Chapters:00:00 Fra ca. år 1800 fvt. til år 0.01:01:00 Fra år 0 til år 700.02:01:00 Fra år 1091 til 192903:04:30 Fra år 1929 til år 194703:54:06 1948, San Remo-Resolusjonen og Uavhengighet05:27:08 Fra 1949 til 2000-tallet, Seksdagerskrigen, Yom Kippur-krigen, og Oslo-avtalen. 07:02:06 1967-grensene, Okkupasjon, Apartheid og Egypt08:12:15 Om begrepet folkemord09:08:43 Om tostatsløsning, PLO, PA, Fatah, Iran, Saudi-Arabia, Tyrkia og Libanon.10:18:45 Om 7. oktober, ondskap, løsninger og Israels eksistens.► NY BOK UTE NÅ: Frykt og Stillhet - jødiske stemmer i Norge etter 7. oktober. Bestill her:  https://bok.norli.no/frykt-og-stillhet► STØTT ARBEIDET PÅ VIPPSOm du ønsker å støtte arbeidet med denne podcasten, kan du bidra med et stort eller lite beløp, etter eget ønske. All støtte settes pris på, og du bidrar til arbeidet med å lage flere episoder. Bruk Vippsnummer: #823278►  ⁠BLI ⁠⁠⁠⁠MEDLEM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fremover vil de som er støttemedlemmer få tilgang til episodene først. Da støtter du podcasten med det samme som prisen av en kaffe hver måned. Setter stor pris på om du blir støttemedlem. Tusen takk.► Annonsere på Henrik Beckheim Podcast?Send en mail til post@henrikbeckheim.no ► MERCH: Kjøp klær, kopper, capser og mer: https://henrikbeckheim.com/store► Linker:⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Nettside⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | Podimo | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Apple

Join Amir as he sits down with Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amir Avivi — former IDF officer and Founder/CEO of Israel's Defense & Security Forum (IDSF) — for a powerful conversation on Israels defense realities. Together, they'll explore his military background, the mission behind Israel's Defense & Security Forum (IDSF), and the warnings that preceded October 7th. This timely interview dives into the failures, the war in Gaza, and the strategic future of Israels security. Don't miss this candid and insightful discussion from a leading voice shaping Israels national defense policy.Connect with us on social:Telegram: @beholdisraelchannelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/amir.tsarfati/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beholdisrael/X: https://x.com/beholdisraelYouTube: https://youtube.com/@beholdisrael

251118PC Umgebracht von IsraelMensch Mahler am 18.11.2025Meine Schwester war neulich im Klinikum. Ihre Bettnachbarin: eine junge Libanesin, die ihr erstes Kind erwartete. Sie telefoniert per Skype mit der Heimat. Plötzlich bricht sie in Tränen aus und schreit laut auf. Das erleidet einen Schock, der beinahe zur vorzeitigen Geburt ihres dritten Babys führt. Die Ärzte können dies durch Intensivbehandlung gerade noch abwenden.Was ist geschehen? Fragt meine Schwester die junge Frau besorgt. „Ich bin als einzige aus dem Libanon mit meinem Mann hier in Deutschland. Meine Verwandten leben nach wie vor im Süden des Libanon. Mein Cousin ist von einer israelischen Rakete getroffen worden – auf offener Straße. Er hat nichts, aber auch gar nichts mit der Hisbollah und der Auseinandersetzung mit Israel zu tun. Und er war mein wichtigster Gesprächspartner. Er wusste mehr über mich als mein Mann. Jetzt hat er alle meine Geheimnisse und Sehnsüchte mit ins Grab genommen. Er hinterlässt eine Frau und vier Kinder, das jüngste ist gerade mal 3 Monate alt. Ich kann nicht einmal zu seiner Beerdigung gehen und kann wohl nur via Skype teilnehmen.“Die Geschichte ist erschütternd, zutiefst verstörend. Uns wurde suggeriert, dass der Gaza-Krieg zu Ende ist. Dabei sind lediglich die Geiseln freigekommen – der Gaza Streifen ist nach wie vor zur Hälfte von Israel besetzt. Im Libanon hat Israel eine Mauer jenseits der blauen Linie auf libanesisches Staatsgebiet gebaut und geht mit unverminderter Härte gegen die Hisbollah, aber auch gegen Krankenhäuser und Zivilisten vor – wie im Fall des Cousins der jungen Bettnachbarin meiner Schwester. Staatsräson würde heißen, dass wir mit allen Mitteln Israel dazu zwingen, von ihrem mörderischen Tun endlich abzuhalten. Das wäre im Sinne der Bevölkerung Israels und seiner Nachbarn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textKennst du die kleinen Propheten des Alten Testaments? Was sie zu sagen haben, ist nicht weniger wichtig als die Aussagen die wir in Jesaja, Jeremia oder im Buch Hesekiel finden. Leider wird über die kleinen Propheten relativ wenig und selten gepredigt, doch auch sie offenbaren wichtige Dinge über das Wirken und Handeln Gottes in der Geschichte. Was sagen uns die kleinen Propheten heute noch über uns und Gottes ewiges Wirken? Diese und andere Fragen wollen wir in unserer Reihe über die kleinen Propheten beantworten. Heute beginnen wir mit dem Buch Amos.  Seid gesegnet! Schalom!Feedback und Anregungen könnt ihr gerne an prophetic.apostolic.ministry@gmail.com schicken. Music credit for podcast:Epic Cinematic Trailer | ELITE by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Complementary New Testament Passage:1 Corinthians 15:50-58 Sermon Outline: The shameful effects of sin Would you prefer the Lord to lift you up or tear you down? Who can help you if you reject the Lord? The Lord will turn his anger on death itself Israels history foreshadows the ultimate result of choosing evil Family Discussion Questions: What silly and embarrassing things did Gods people do when they disobeyed him? What terrible things did Gods people do when they disobeyed him? Did Gods people stay thankful to God for rescuing them from Egypt? Could any of Israels kings rescue them from sin and hell? God is compared to a lion. Would you rather have a lion as your helper or enemy? How did Jesus defeat death? When will death be finally gone? What will happen to people if they do not trust in Jesus? We believe that Gods decree includes all things that will come to pass, and yet that he is not the author of sin. How does that help us to comprehend verses 15-16? Why is that a terrible and fitting result of Israel continually choosing Assyria instead of the Lord? How have you seen the truths of verses 1-2 in the world around you? How about in your own life/heart? Israels history (Old Testament) is summed up in verse 13; they could not produce their own saviour. How does this set up wonderfully the book of John? Verse 14 is one which we too often forget. How does this correct our false understanding that the only comfort at a Christian funeral is that their soul is in heaven?

Die Bibelstelle 5. Mose 32,11 – ausgelegt von Detlef Garbers. (Autor: Detlef Garbers)

11 november. Israels ambassadör Ziv Nevo Kulman om vad som förändrats och inte förändrats under de fyra år han varit posterad i Sverige, om framtiden för Gaza, den förändrade hotbilden mot både israeler och judar i Sverige, och varför Israel har ändrat uppfattning i frågan om man kan ha en relation till Sverigedemokraterna. Tove Lifvendahl ställer frågorna.

Nadav Lapid ist einer der wichtigsten Filmemacher Israels. In „Yes“ zeichnet er ein grelles Porträt der israelischen Gesellschaft im Gaza-Kriegs: laut, überdreht und enorm wütend.

When Moses was born the Hebrew people had been living in Egypt for quite a time. Initially under the protection of Joseph and Pharoah and welcomed as honored guests; they had become an oppressed and enslaved nation. Fearing their growing strength, Pharaoh ordered every Hebrew boy to be thrown into the Nile. But one mothers courage defied the kings decree. She hid her child as long as she could, then placed him in a basket coated with tar and pitch and set him afloat on the Nile river. By Gods providence, Pharaohs daughter found the baby and raised him as her own. Moses grew up amid the luxury of Pharaohs court, yet he never forgot his Hebrew roots. His passion for justiceand his temperwould define much of his life. When he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave, Moses struck down the oppressor and hid the body in the sand (Exod. 2:1112). When the act became known, he fled to the wilderness of Midian, where he spent forty years as a shepherd, husband, and son-in-law to Jethrowaiting for the day when God would call him to lead His people out of bondage. By the time we reach Exodus 3, Moses had already spent those forty years in Midian tending sheep. Then, before a burning bush, he encountered the living Godthe God of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God entered into Moses world in such a way that he would never be the same again. When God called to him from the bush, He said,Do not come near here; remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground(v. 5). What made the ground holy? The presence of God made it holy. As R.C. Sproul wrote in his classicThe Holiness of God: God alone is holy in Himself. Only God can sanctify something else. Only God can give the touch that changes it from the commonplace to something special, different, and apart. The God who spoke to Moses from within the burning bush is not only holybut faithful. While many Hebrews believed that God had forgotten them, the Lord reminded Moses that He is not only all-seeing, but full of mercy:I have certainly seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their outcry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings(v. 7). Then God said to Moses,And now come, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so that you may bring My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt(v. 10). To this, Moses humbly replied,Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt? All that Moses saw in himself was his own failures and weaknesses. But for God, it didnt matter how weak Moses was, for He delights to use the foolish to shame the wise and the weak to shame the strong (1 Cor. 1:2631). What the burning bush reminds us of is not only that God is holy, or that He is omniscient, or that He is faithful to His promises, but that God uses people not because He needs to, but because He wants to. Just as God did not need Noah or Joseph to address the problems of the world, He did not need Moses. The marvel of the story of God and the people He chooses to use has more to do with that fact that He invites people like us into His mission and the story He is telling. There is a Mediator Who Stands in Your Place After God revealed Himself to Moses as Yahwehthe covenant-keeping GodHe commissioned Moses to return to Egypt. Understandably, Moses questioned,Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?God assured him,I will certainly be with you(Exod. 3:1012). And when Moses was to speak to the people of Israel, God instructed him to say,I AM WHO I AM has sent me to you(v. 14). One of the characteristics that distinguishes the God of Abraham from the gods of Egypt is His faithfulnessHe keeps His promises. This is expressed beautifully inExodus 6:25, where God tells Moses,I am the LORD. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself fully known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners. Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.Gods faithfulness is not only in His name but in His actions, His compassion, and His unwavering remembrance of His promises. Do you remember Leahthe ugly wife whom Jacob did not love? Not only was Judah born to her, but so was Levi. About five generations later, we read inExodus 2:1of a man from the house of Levi who married a daughter of Levi. Together they had three children: Miriam, Aaron, and Moses. It was after Miriam and Aarons birthbut before Moses was bornthat Pharaoh commanded every Hebrew son to be thrown into the Nile (seeExod. 1:2022). Yet from this very family, God raised up the leaders who would deliver His people. Moses would lead Israel out of bondage, serving as a type of king who would shepherd Gods people through the wilderness. Aaron would become Gods priest, and through him the priestly line would continue (Exod. 28:129:9). Miriam would be identified as a prophetess (Exod. 15:2021). Dont miss this: God used all threeMoses, Aaron, and Miriamto lead His people out of Egypt, yet Aaron and Miriam would serve the people under Moses leadership (see Mic. 6:4). But it was to Moses, that God said, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. And when Miriam and Aaron forgot their place and Moses God-ordained role before Israel, God said, Now hear My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, will make Myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream. It is not this way for My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My household; with him I speak mouth to mouth, that is, openly, and not using mysterious language, and he beholds the form of the Lord. So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant, against Moses? (see Num. 12:1-8). Follow the Deliverer Who Leads His People Out of Bondage Moses stood before Pharaoh and Israel as a type ofshepherd-kinga mediator and prophet who spoke on Gods behalf. Listen to how the Lord described Moses role: As for you, you shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall speak to Pharaoh that he let the sons of Israel go out of his land. But I will harden Pharaohs heart, so that I may multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. When Pharaoh does not listen to you, I will lay My hand on Egypt and bring out My armies, My people the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments. Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I extend My hand over Egypt and bring out the sons of Israel from their midst. (Exod. 7:2-5). When Moses and Aaron appeared before Pharaoh, they declared, Thus says the LORD, Let My people go. (Exod. 5:1). Pharaoh not only refused but mocked the God of Israel: Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and besides, I will not let Israel go (5:1-2). To prove that no one would command Pharoah of Egypt, he made the Israelites labor even harsher, forcing them to gather their own straw while maintaining the same quota of bricks. What followed was asuccession of ten plagues, each designed to expose the impotence of Egypts gods and, in many cases, tomock them directly. The first nine fall naturally into three escalating triads: Plagues of defilement:water turned to blood (7:1424), frogs overran the land (8:115), and gnats or lice tormented Egypt (8:1619). Plagues of destruction:swarms of flies invaded (8:2032); disease killed Egypts livestock while Israels remained unharmed (9:17); and boils afflicted people and animals alike (9:812). Plagues of devastation:hail mixed with fire ravaged the land (9:1335); locusts devoured the remaining crops (10:120); and darknessa direct assault onRa, the sun-godcovered Egypt for three days (10:2129). Each judgment demonstrated Yahwehs sovereignty, yet Pharaohs heart only grew harder. Enraged, he shouted to Moseswho stood before himas Gods representative: Get away from me! Be careful, do not see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you shall die! (10:28). The cognitive dissonance of Pharaoh towards the God of the Israel was not only irrational, but insane! He was dealing with the God who He could not defeat, for in the words of the apostle Paul, it was the equivalent of the clay pot accusing the potter that He had no rights over what He created (Rom. 9:19ff.). In essence, Pharaohs heart cried out to the God of Moses,Who are You to tell me what I can and cannot do? Before we shake our heads or point our finger at Pharaoh in disgust, we must ask ourselves:What has God commanded us to release or submit to that we have resisted with the same question Who is Yahweh that I should obey His voice? Live in the Victory of the Lamb Who Triumphed Over Every Power Before the final plague, Israel was commanded to take amale lamb without defectand keep it forfour dayslong enough to confirm it was spotless and long enough for it to become, in a sense,theirlamb (Exod. 12:16). On the fourteenth day, the lamb was to be slaughtered at twilight, and its blood applied on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it (v. 7). Afterward, the entire household was toeat the lamb together(vv. 811). For what purpose was the perfect and spotless lamb slaughtered? We are told why in Exodus 12:12, For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and fatally strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the human firstborn to animals; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgmentsI am the Lord. Who would God strike? Thefirstborn sonsboth human and animaland thegods (elohim) of Egypt. These gods were not merely lifeless idols butspiritual powers, demonic forces that animated Egypts sorcery and who also held Pharaoh and his people captive[1] (see Deut. 32:17; 1 Cor. 10:2022).[2] So what fueled Pharaohs hatred of Yahweh and his oppression of Israel? His sin and pride, certainlybut beneath that rebellion lay ademonic conflict. The showdown between Moses and Pharaoh, Israel and Egypt, was not merely political or personal; it wasspiritual warfare. As Paul later wrote, For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places (Eph. 6:12). Every plague before the tenth was a call to repentancea chance for Pharaoh, for Egypt, and even for any Hebrew who had turned to Egypts idols, to turn back to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But only throughthe blood of the lambwould anyone experience deliverance and victory. But, why the firstborn? At the summit of Egypts pantheon stoodRa (Re), the so-called god of gods, depicted with thehead of a falconand thesolar disk encircled by a cobraa symbol of divine power and kingship. Pharaoh was worshiped as theson of Ra, and his ownfirstborn sonwas regarded as the next embodiment of divine rule. In one decisive act, Yahweh crushed the head of Egypts god for the purpose of liberating captive Israel and any Egyptian who wished to turn to the true Creator, and He did it through the blood of the lamb! Conclusion Through this series, youve been reminded of thetrue and better Adamwho embraced a tree for our redemption and life. Youve seen thetrue and better Isaac, who carried His cross to the place of execution for sins we committed, that we might become children of God through His willing death. There is atrue and better Israel, who pursued the unfaithful bride and redeemed her to be clothed in white, never again enslaved to sin. And there is atrue and better Mosesthe Prophet who perfectly represents God, the High Priest who intercedes for us, and the flawless Shepherd-King whose lordship demands our obedience. Behind Egypts gods stood a master deceiverthe father of lies, the ancient serpentwho twists truth and opposes the purposes of God. When Moses stood before Pharaoh, he wasnt merely confronting a ruler; he was standing against the spiritual powers of darkness. In that moment, Moses foreshadowed the One who would intercede perfectly on our behalf. Jesus is the true and better Mosesthe long-promised Deliverer, the Lion of Judah who became the Lamb of God to set captives free. He alone is the sinless Son of the Father, who took on flesh and dwelt among usthe Lamb who takes away the sin of the world. But His death did more than address our guilt; ittriumphed over sin, death, and every power opposed to Gods kingdom. Through His cross and resurrection, Jesus destroyed the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil (Heb. 2:14), and the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). When we turn to the book of Revelation, we witness a dramatic, global reenactment of the Exodus story: the seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls each unleash escalating judgments, echoing the plagues that struck Egypt. Yet, just as Pharaoh stubbornly hardened his heart, so too does humanity in the final days. Scripture warns, The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands; they continued to worship demons and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and woodidols that can neither see, hear, nor walk. They refused to repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts (Rev. 9:20-21). So we must ask regarding ourselves: Who is Yahweh that I should obey Him? Thetrue and better Moses, theLamb of God, was slain to liberate us from such things. For the true Christian,Colossians 2:1315declares our victory: And when you were dead in your wrongdoings and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our wrongdoings, having canceled the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him. (Col. 2:13-15) If you are in Christ, your victory and freedom are found inthe Lamb who reigns as the Lion of Judah. Jesus is the true and better Mediator who stands in your place. Jesus is the true and better Deliverer who leads His people out of bondage. The true Son of God is your salvationbefore whom every ruler and demon, all who are rich and poor, those who are known and unknown will one day bow. And on that Day, mayRevelation 12:1011be said of you: Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down, the one who accuses them before our God day and night. And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death. (Rev. 12:10-11) [1] And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they will not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (2 Cor. 4:3-4) [2] No, but I say that things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become partners with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we? (1 Cor. 10:20-22)

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The Bible never hides the mess that happens when sinful people collide. It doesnt take much to recognize that since Adam and Eve were promised a descendant who would crush the head of the serpent, the story of Gods people is one of dysfunction. All who make up Jesus family tree include broken and messy people. When we come to Genesis 29, we meet Jacoba deceiverand Leah, the woman no one wanted. But their story began long before this moment. God had promised Abraham that through his descendants would come a child who would bless all nations. That promise passed to Isaac, and before his twins were born, God declared,The older shall serve the younger (Gen. 25:23). Jacob deceived his aging father, stole his brothers blessing, and fled for his life. Alone in the wilderness, with only a stone for a pillow, God met him in a dream.I am the LORD, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go (Gen. 28:1315). God didnt appear to Jacob because he finally got his act togetherHe showed up in Jacobs mess. Thats the beauty of grace: God steps into our brokenness, keeps His promises, and accomplishes His plan through imperfect people. Later, God gave him the name Israel, but for the purpose of this sermon, we will continue to refer to him as Jacob (Gen. 35:9-21). Outside of Eden We Want Rachel (Gen. 29:1-20) When Laban heard his nephew had arrived, heran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house(Gen. 29:13). Jacob stayed with his uncle for a month, and during that time he fell in love with Labans younger daughter, Rachel (v. 18). Why did Jacob love Rachel? The text tells us:Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. And Leahs eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in figure and appearance(vv. 1617). Were not told exactly what it means that Leahs eyes were weak. Some think she was cross-eyed or simply lacked the beauty that her younger sister possessed. Whatever the case, the contrast is clearLeah was plain, but Rachel was striking. Even their names hint at the difference:Leahmay mean wild cow or gazelle, whileRachelmeans ewe or lamba softer, more affectionate name. Rachel was beautiful, and Jacob was captivated. When Laban offered to pay Jacob for his work, Jacob didnt ask for wageshe offered seven years of labor for Rachels hand. Laban agreed.So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to him but a few days(Gen. 29:20, NLT). Rachel was the apple of his eyethe treasure of his heart. To Jacob, life with Rachel promised the happiness he had always longed for. And isnt that what we all want? On this side of Eden, every heart searches for a Rachelsomeone or something we believe will complete us. We might not call it Rachel, but we chase it in our stories, our dreams, and our longings. We dont want Leah. We want Rachel. If the Bible repeats something, we need to pay attention to it. But, if the Bible repeats something three times, it elevates it to the superlative degree as something super important. Three times we are told of Jacobs love for Rachel: Now Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel. (Gen. 29:18) So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him like only a few days because of his love for her. (Gen. 29:20) So Jacob had relations with Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years. (Gen. 29:30) Guess how many times we are told that Jacob loved Leah. Zero. In fact, when it comes to love, here is what we are told: Now the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was unable to have children (v. 31). Outside of Eden We Get Leah (Gen. 29:21-30) After Jacob completed the seven years he had promised his uncle, he was ready to receive what his heart had longed for.Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my time is completed, that I may have relations with her. So Laban gathered all the people of the place and held a feast(Gen. 29:2122). Finally, Jacob believed life was about to become sweet. The wedding celebration began, the food was served, and the wine flowed freely. When the bride was brought to himveiled and under cover of nightJacob, likely feeling content and confident, welcomed her.Now in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to him; and Jacob had relations with her.... So it came about in the morning that, behold, it was Leah!(Gen. 29:23, 25a). Morning light brought a brutal truth. The woman beside him was not Rachelthe love of his lifebut Leah, the weak-eyed daughter whose very name meant wild cow. Jacob was furious. He had been deceivedjust as he had once deceived his brother Esau. His dream of happiness, shattered.And he said to Laban, What is this that you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served you? Why then have you deceived me?(v. 25). But Laban, the master manipulator, calmly replied,It is not the practice in our place to marry off the younger before the firstborn. Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you shall serve with me for another seven years(vv. 2627). Jacob was trappedused for free labor once again. He was tricked into taking the daughter he hadnt chosen, and bartered into another seven years for the one he loved. Unfortunately for Leah, she was stuck in the middle of all the drama. Outside of Eden There is Still Hope The marriage that Jacob was tricked into began with a week-long celebration. Laban insisted Jacob complete the festivities with Leah, giving enough time for her to become pregnant. Yet Jacob was eager for the days to end, and as soon as the week was over, he immediately married Rachel. Driven by the selfish motives of both Jacob and Laban, Leah found herself trappedcaught between their desires and loved by no one. Leah was rejected, while Rachel was cherished. The striking irony in Leahs story is that, while she was overlooked by everyone else, God loved her: Now the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was unable to have children (v. 31). Despite Gods blessings with each child, Leahs deepest longing, which was for her husbands love, remained out of reach. After every birth, Leah hoped that her husband would finally love her, yet that hope was continually unfulfilled. Consider how Leah responded after each of her first four child were born: Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and named him Reuben, for she said, Because the Lord has seen my affliction; surely now my husband will love me. (v. 32) Then she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said, Because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also. So she named him Simeon. (v. 33) And she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said, Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons. Therefore he was named Levi. (v. 34) And she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said, This time I will praise the Lord. Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children. (v. 35) I wish Leahs story ended with her praising theLORD, but it didnt. She continued to seek Jacobs affection by giving him what Rachel could notchildren. Just as Sarah gave Hagar to Jacob, Rachel followed the same pattern when she could not conceive, unwilling to trust Gods timing. What followed was a rivalry between Leah and Rachel, each striving to win Jacobs love by giving him more sons. Both even gave their servants to Jacob, and through them, four more sons were born. In time, God blessed Leah with two additional sons and a daughter, yet her longing for her husbands love was never fulfilled (seeGen. 30:1921). Rachel, meanwhile, bore only two sonsJosephand, finally,Benjamin, the only son Jacob named. Then they journeyed on from Bethel; but when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe difficulties in her labor. And when she was suffering severe difficulties in her labor, the midwife said to her, Do not fear, for you have another son! And it came about, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin(Gen. 35:1618). Application The irony in Leahs story is striking: although she was overlooked by her father, unloved by her husband, and scorned by her younger sister, she was shown favor by God. Leah became the mother of seven children, including Levi and Judah. Through Levi, the priestly lineage was established, and through Judah, the royal line was formeda line that ultimately led to the birth of Jesus Christ! The promise God made to Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob... was Leahs promise. Listen to the prophetic blessing pronounced upon Judah by Jacob in Genesis 49:8-10, As for you, Judah, your brothers shall praise you;your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;your fathers sons shall bow down to you. Judah is a lions cub;from the prey, my son, you have gone up.He crouches, he lies down as a lion,and as a lion, who dares to stir him up? The scepter will not depart from Judah,nor the rulers staff from between his feet,until Shiloh comes;and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. The ugly wife was loved by God! Leah couldnt have seen it then, but the beauty God would bring through her lineage is staggering. Her name may meanweary,exhausted,gazelle, or evenwild cowyet through her would come the Deliverer promised to Adam and Eve, to Noah, to Abraham and Sarah, to Isaac, and now to Jacob. She was the wife no one loved or treasured, except God Himself. From Leahs sons came the tribe ofLevi, the tribe set apart to oversee the worship and sacrificial life of Israel. From the Levites, God appointed theHigh Priest, chosen from Aarons line, to mediate between God and His people. Upon his chest he wore a sacred breastplate adorned with twelve precious stones, each set in gold and engraved with the name of one of Israels tribes. Thefirst stone,sardiusa deep red rubyrepresentedReuben, whose name meansBehold, a son!Thelast stone,jasper, representedBenjamin, meaningson of my right hand. Leahs legacy was not measured by Jacobs affection but by Gods covenantal love. Through the unloved wife, God brought forth the priesthood that pointed to the Great High PriestJesus Christ. Conclusion Now, permit me to show you something from Revelation 4-5. In Revelation 4, John is invited to see the heavenly throne room of God. Notice what it is that John sees: After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things. Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and someone was sitting on the throne. And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance. John is ushered into heavens throne room, and what captures his attention is that the One seated on the throne radiates with the colors of jasper and sardiusthe first and last stones on the High Priests breastplate. This is not accidental imagery. It is intentional revelation. What shines from the throne is He who is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. When you pair the meanings of those names Behold, a Son and Son of My right handyou hear the gospel proclaimed from the very throne of God. Who is this Son at the right hand of the Father? Revelation 1:1718 gives the answer: Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and Hades. The One radiant like sardius and jasper is none other than Jesus Christ. And how do we know He sits at the right hand of the Father? Because Paul who himself was from the tribe represented by the jasper stonedeclares in Romans 8:3134: What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Who will bring charges against Gods elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, but rather, was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. This is the One who is worthy to open the scroll in the Fathers hand. Revelation 5:5 tells us, ...behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals. The elder tells John to look at the Lion of Judah. But when John turns, he doesnt see a lion. He sees a Lamb. A Lamb standing, as if slaughtered... (Rev. 5:6). Jacob chased after a beautiful woman whose name meant sheep, but through Leahthe unloved, weary wifewould come the Lamb of God. The Lamb who stands before the throne as the triumphant Redeemer. And all of heaven erupts in worship: Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing (Rev. 5:12). What is the point of Leahs story? God redeems what is ugly, weary, and rejected. He takes what the world despises and uses it to accomplish His glorious plan of redemption. This is why the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders sing a new song to Leahs descendant: Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slaughtered, and You purchased people for God with Your blood from every tribe, language, people, and nation (Rev. 5:9). And here is where the story turns deeply personal. We are Leah. We are the unlovely bride. We are the weary, broken, and undeserving. But instead of being repulsed by us, Jesus loves us. He makes us His Bride. Paul writes, For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom. 8:3839). Leahs story ends not in sorrow, but in the songs of heaven. The woman who was unloved became the vessel through whom the Lamb of God would come. The tribe she bore would point to the Great High Priest, and the Son of her bodys lineage would one day stand at the right hand of the Father. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. That is our story too. If you belong to Christ, then your shame, your weariness, and your rejection are not the end of the story. The throne is. The Lamb is. His love is.

The Bible never hides the mess that happens when sinful people collide. It doesnt take much to recognize that since Adam and Eve were promised a descendant who would crush the head of the serpent, the story of Gods people is one of dysfunction. All who make up Jesus family tree include broken and messy people. When we come to Genesis 29, we meet Jacoba deceiverand Leah, the woman no one wanted. But their story began long before this moment. God had promised Abraham that through his descendants would come a child who would bless all nations. That promise passed to Isaac, and before his twins were born, God declared,The older shall serve the younger (Gen. 25:23). Jacob deceived his aging father, stole his brothers blessing, and fled for his life. Alone in the wilderness, with only a stone for a pillow, God met him in a dream.I am the LORD, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go (Gen. 28:1315). God didnt appear to Jacob because he finally got his act togetherHe showed up in Jacobs mess. Thats the beauty of grace: God steps into our brokenness, keeps His promises, and accomplishes His plan through imperfect people. Later, God gave him the name Israel, but for the purpose of this sermon, we will continue to refer to him as Jacob (Gen. 35:9-21). Outside of Eden We Want Rachel (Gen. 29:1-20) When Laban heard his nephew had arrived, heran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house(Gen. 29:13). Jacob stayed with his uncle for a month, and during that time he fell in love with Labans younger daughter, Rachel (v. 18). Why did Jacob love Rachel? The text tells us:Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. And Leahs eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in figure and appearance(vv. 1617). Were not told exactly what it means that Leahs eyes were weak. Some think she was cross-eyed or simply lacked the beauty that her younger sister possessed. Whatever the case, the contrast is clearLeah was plain, but Rachel was striking. Even their names hint at the difference:Leahmay mean wild cow or gazelle, whileRachelmeans ewe or lamba softer, more affectionate name. Rachel was beautiful, and Jacob was captivated. When Laban offered to pay Jacob for his work, Jacob didnt ask for wageshe offered seven years of labor for Rachels hand. Laban agreed.So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to him but a few days(Gen. 29:20, NLT). Rachel was the apple of his eyethe treasure of his heart. To Jacob, life with Rachel promised the happiness he had always longed for. And isnt that what we all want? On this side of Eden, every heart searches for a Rachelsomeone or something we believe will complete us. We might not call it Rachel, but we chase it in our stories, our dreams, and our longings. We dont want Leah. We want Rachel. If the Bible repeats something, we need to pay attention to it. But, if the Bible repeats something three times, it elevates it to the superlative degree as something super important. Three times we are told of Jacobs love for Rachel: Now Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel. (Gen. 29:18) So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him like only a few days because of his love for her. (Gen. 29:20) So Jacob had relations with Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years. (Gen. 29:30) Guess how many times we are told that Jacob loved Leah. Zero. In fact, when it comes to love, here is what we are told: Now the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was unable to have children (v. 31). Outside of Eden We Get Leah (Gen. 29:21-30) After Jacob completed the seven years he had promised his uncle, he was ready to receive what his heart had longed for.Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my time is completed, that I may have relations with her. So Laban gathered all the people of the place and held a feast(Gen. 29:2122). Finally, Jacob believed life was about to become sweet. The wedding celebration began, the food was served, and the wine flowed freely. When the bride was brought to himveiled and under cover of nightJacob, likely feeling content and confident, welcomed her.Now in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to him; and Jacob had relations with her.... So it came about in the morning that, behold, it was Leah!(Gen. 29:23, 25a). Morning light brought a brutal truth. The woman beside him was not Rachelthe love of his lifebut Leah, the weak-eyed daughter whose very name meant wild cow. Jacob was furious. He had been deceivedjust as he had once deceived his brother Esau. His dream of happiness, shattered.And he said to Laban, What is this that you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served you? Why then have you deceived me?(v. 25). But Laban, the master manipulator, calmly replied,It is not the practice in our place to marry off the younger before the firstborn. Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you shall serve with me for another seven years(vv. 2627). Jacob was trappedused for free labor once again. He was tricked into taking the daughter he hadnt chosen, and bartered into another seven years for the one he loved. Unfortunately for Leah, she was stuck in the middle of all the drama. Outside of Eden There is Still Hope The marriage that Jacob was tricked into began with a week-long celebration. Laban insisted Jacob complete the festivities with Leah, giving enough time for her to become pregnant. Yet Jacob was eager for the days to end, and as soon as the week was over, he immediately married Rachel. Driven by the selfish motives of both Jacob and Laban, Leah found herself trappedcaught between their desires and loved by no one. Leah was rejected, while Rachel was cherished. The striking irony in Leahs story is that, while she was overlooked by everyone else, God loved her: Now the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was unable to have children (v. 31). Despite Gods blessings with each child, Leahs deepest longing, which was for her husbands love, remained out of reach. After every birth, Leah hoped that her husband would finally love her, yet that hope was continually unfulfilled. Consider how Leah responded after each of her first four child were born: Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and named him Reuben, for she said, Because the Lord has seen my affliction; surely now my husband will love me. (v. 32) Then she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said, Because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also. So she named him Simeon. (v. 33) And she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said, Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons. Therefore he was named Levi. (v. 34) And she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said, This time I will praise the Lord. Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children. (v. 35) I wish Leahs story ended with her praising theLORD, but it didnt. She continued to seek Jacobs affection by giving him what Rachel could notchildren. Just as Sarah gave Hagar to Jacob, Rachel followed the same pattern when she could not conceive, unwilling to trust Gods timing. What followed was a rivalry between Leah and Rachel, each striving to win Jacobs love by giving him more sons. Both even gave their servants to Jacob, and through them, four more sons were born. In time, God blessed Leah with two additional sons and a daughter, yet her longing for her husbands love was never fulfilled (seeGen. 30:1921). Rachel, meanwhile, bore only two sonsJosephand, finally,Benjamin, the only son Jacob named. Then they journeyed on from Bethel; but when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe difficulties in her labor. And when she was suffering severe difficulties in her labor, the midwife said to her, Do not fear, for you have another son! And it came about, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin(Gen. 35:1618). Application The irony in Leahs story is striking: although she was overlooked by her father, unloved by her husband, and scorned by her younger sister, she was shown favor by God. Leah became the mother of seven children, including Levi and Judah. Through Levi, the priestly lineage was established, and through Judah, the royal line was formeda line that ultimately led to the birth of Jesus Christ! The promise God made to Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob... was Leahs promise. Listen to the prophetic blessing pronounced upon Judah by Jacob in Genesis 49:8-10, As for you, Judah, your brothers shall praise you;your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;your fathers sons shall bow down to you. Judah is a lions cub;from the prey, my son, you have gone up.He crouches, he lies down as a lion,and as a lion, who dares to stir him up? The scepter will not depart from Judah,nor the rulers staff from between his feet,until Shiloh comes;and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. The ugly wife was loved by God! Leah couldnt have seen it then, but the beauty God would bring through her lineage is staggering. Her name may meanweary,exhausted,gazelle, or evenwild cowyet through her would come the Deliverer promised to Adam and Eve, to Noah, to Abraham and Sarah, to Isaac, and now to Jacob. She was the wife no one loved or treasured, except God Himself. From Leahs sons came the tribe ofLevi, the tribe set apart to oversee the worship and sacrificial life of Israel. From the Levites, God appointed theHigh Priest, chosen from Aarons line, to mediate between God and His people. Upon his chest he wore a sacred breastplate adorned with twelve precious stones, each set in gold and engraved with the name of one of Israels tribes. Thefirst stone,sardiusa deep red rubyrepresentedReuben, whose name meansBehold, a son!Thelast stone,jasper, representedBenjamin, meaningson of my right hand. Leahs legacy was not measured by Jacobs affection but by Gods covenantal love. Through the unloved wife, God brought forth the priesthood that pointed to the Great High PriestJesus Christ. Conclusion Now, permit me to show you something from Revelation 4-5. In Revelation 4, John is invited to see the heavenly throne room of God. Notice what it is that John sees: After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things. Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and someone was sitting on the throne. And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance. John is ushered into heavens throne room, and what captures his attention is that the One seated on the throne radiates with the colors of jasper and sardiusthe first and last stones on the High Priests breastplate. This is not accidental imagery. It is intentional revelation. What shines from the throne is He who is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. When you pair the meanings of those names Behold, a Son and Son of My right handyou hear the gospel proclaimed from the very throne of God. Who is this Son at the right hand of the Father? Revelation 1:1718 gives the answer: Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and Hades. The One radiant like sardius and jasper is none other than Jesus Christ. And how do we know He sits at the right hand of the Father? Because Paul who himself was from the tribe represented by the jasper stonedeclares in Romans 8:3134: What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Who will bring charges against Gods elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, but rather, was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. This is the One who is worthy to open the scroll in the Fathers hand. Revelation 5:5 tells us, ...behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals. The elder tells John to look at the Lion of Judah. But when John turns, he doesnt see a lion. He sees a Lamb. A Lamb standing, as if slaughtered... (Rev. 5:6). Jacob chased after a beautiful woman whose name meant sheep, but through Leahthe unloved, weary wifewould come the Lamb of God. The Lamb who stands before the throne as the triumphant Redeemer. And all of heaven erupts in worship: Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing (Rev. 5:12). What is the point of Leahs story? God redeems what is ugly, weary, and rejected. He takes what the world despises and uses it to accomplish His glorious plan of redemption. This is why the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders sing a new song to Leahs descendant: Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slaughtered, and You purchased people for God with Your blood from every tribe, language, people, and nation (Rev. 5:9). And here is where the story turns deeply personal. We are Leah. We are the unlovely bride. We are the weary, broken, and undeserving. But instead of being repulsed by us, Jesus loves us. He makes us His Bride. Paul writes, For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom. 8:3839). Leahs story ends not in sorrow, but in the songs of heaven. The woman who was unloved became the vessel through whom the Lamb of God would come. The tribe she bore would point to the Great High Priest, and the Son of her bodys lineage would one day stand at the right hand of the Father. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. That is our story too. If you belong to Christ, then your shame, your weariness, and your rejection are not the end of the story. The throne is. The Lamb is. His love is.

Send us a textThis is Understanding Israel Palestine: A Beyond the Walls edition. I'm Jeremy Rothe-Kushel, public interest producer, deep political analyst & Jewish American patriot of conscience.Here in late October 2025, a tentative alleged Gaza so-called peace deal is roughly unfolding—almost exactly two years after the initiation of the October 7th attacks & the subsequent genocidal response. But as American allies have recognized an apparently not yet existent & likely non-viable Palestinian state, there largely remains no serious journalistic investigation into the true & full origins of that day's terror.Was it really a surprise? Or was it part of a deeper political provocation, escalated by security & intelligence stand-downs and the 'Mass Hannibal Directive'?We cast back to an AnteDote analysis I pursued with colleague Greg McCarron - recorded less than 2 weeks after the 2023 attacks - to begin examining the obfuscated circumstances, pretext, and plausible intent of 'Israel's 9/11.'-----------https://beyondthewalls.substack.com/p/a-return-to-the-deep-politics-ofhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j27SNo-XD4shttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-antedote/episodes/Israels-911–The-Simchat-Torah-Treason-Terror-War-Part-1-e2asqfi/a-aagpb47

Im Gespräch zwischen Stefan Kaltenbrunner und Harry Bergmann geht es um Israels Situation nach dem Hamas-Angriff vom 7. Oktober 2024 und den Versuch, Frieden oder zumindest Stabilität zu erreichen. Bergmann schildert, wie der Antisemitismus in Europa stark zugenommen hat und jüdisches Leben zunehmend unsichtbar wird. Er beschreibt die israelische Gesellschaft als von Dauerkriegen und Angst geprägt, wodurch Mitgefühl gegenüber Palästinensern erschwert wird. Besonders kritisch äußert er sich zu sozialen Medien, die antisemitische Narrative verstärken und junge Menschen beeinflussen. Die Diskussion beleuchtet die Grenzen zwischen Israel-Kritik und Antisemitismus sowie die Unfähigkeit, differenziert über den Konflikt zu sprechen. Bergmann fordert, die Hamas als zentrales Hindernis für Frieden zu beseitigen, sieht aber keine kurzfristige Lösung. Er betont, dass der jüdische Antisemitismus längst Teil westlicher Gesellschaften geworden ist. Am Ende bleibt seine Sorge um die Juden außerhalb Israels größer als seine Hoffnung auf politischen Wandel.  Wir würden uns sehr freuen, wenn Du "Ganz offen gesagt" auf einem der folgenden Wege unterstützt:Werde Unterstützer:in auf SteadyKaufe ein Premium-Abo auf AppleKaufe Artikel in unserem FanshopSchalte Werbung in unserem PodcastFeedback bitte an redaktion@ganzoffengesagt.atTranskripte und Fotos zu den Folgen findest Du auf podcastradio.at

Die palästinensische Politik ist durch jahrzehntelange Besatzung und Israels gezielte Tötung und Inhaftierung populärer Führungspersönlichkeiten geschwächt worden. Israel, die USA und die Golfstaaten sind nun sehr zufrieden damit, ohne palästinensische Vertretung über den Wiederaufbau des Gazastreifens zu sprechen. Politische Anführer wie Marwan Barghouti und Ahmad Sa'adat müssen freigelassen werden, ihre Organisationen müssen offen über dieWeiterlesen

Der Waffenstillstand hat gehalten, trotz gegenseitiger Angriffe der Hamas und Israels. Verhandlungen zum Friedensplan von Donald Trump laufen in Ägypten weiter. Der Nahostexperte Guido Steinberg zeigt auf, wie wirtschaftliche Interessen den politischen Anliegen zum Durchbruch verhelfen sollen. Es ist ein Zeichen der Fragilität, dass der Waffenstillstand kurzzeitig gebrochen wurde. Es ist auch ein Zeichen der Stabilität, dass er nun wieder eingehalten wird. Dieser Schwebezustand könnte wochen- wenn nicht monatelang weitergehen. So die Einschätzung von Guido Steinberg, er ist Islam- und Nahostexperte bei der Stiftung für Wissenschaft und Politik in Berlin. Bemerkenswert sei die Art der Verhandlungen. Zuerst wurde ein sehr allgemeines Einverständnis beider Parteien eingefordert, bevor die Details und einzelne Schritte geklärt werden sollen. Diese Einigung kam unter maximalem Druck einerseits der USA auf Israel, andererseits von Katar und der Türkei auf die Hamas zustande. Im Vordergrund standen auch finanzielle Interessen. Wie erfolgversprechend ist diese Taktik mit Blick in die Zukunft? Kann es so gelingen, die Hamas zu entwaffnen? Der Nahostexperte Guido Steinberg ist zu Gast im Tagesgespräch bei Karoline Arn.

“Entonces Moisés llamó a Josué y le dijo en presencia de todo Israel: «Sé firme y valiente, porque tú entrarás con este pueblo en la tierra que el Señor ha jurado a sus padres que les daría, y se la darás en heredad. El Señor irá delante de ti; Él estará contigo, no te dejará ni te desamparará; no temas ni te acobardes».”Deuteronomio‬ ‭31‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭NBLA‬‬

Nach 736 Tagen ist auch die letzte israelische Geisel aus der Gefangenschaft der Hamas befreit worden. Israel lässt im Gegenzug rund 2.000 palästinensische Gefangene frei und stellt die Kampfhandlungen erst einmal ein. Sehen wir hier den Anfang eines tatsächlichen Friedens in der Region, oder wird der Friedensplan nur von kurzer Dauer sein? Das erklären Matthias Wasinger vom Österreichischen Bundesheer und Maria Sterkl, Korrespondentin des STANDARD in Tel Aviv.

Vi ägnar hela veckans huvudepisod åt att prata Donald Trumps fredsplan för Gaza. Vi snackar det nödvändig andrummet för befolkningen, återlämningen av gisslan, de tusentals palestinier som hålls i israeliskt så kallad administrativt förvar, de olika faserna av planen, att Trump ska leda the ”Board of Peace” som ska styra över Gaza, det luddiga språket om Israels totala tillbakadragande, den stora frågan om palestinskt självbestämmande + mycket mer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Som 15-åring började Greta Thunberg återkommande att sittstrejka utanför riksdagen och skapade genom sitt engagemang en global rörelse. Hon blev uppmärksammad av världsledare, tilldelades priser och utmärkelser – men fick också många fiender. När kriget i Gaza bröt ut skiftade Greta Thunberg fokus och protesterar och agerar nu mot Israels politik. Oavsett ämne skapar hon stora rubriker. Hur kommer det sig? Varför väcker hon starka känslor – åt precis alla håll? Och vad ska hon göra härnäst? Gäst: Eric Rosén, biträdande kulturchef på Aftonbladet. Programledare och producent: Olivia Svenson. Kontakt: podcast@aftonbladet.se

-  Đại hội đại biểu Đảng bộ Chính phủ lần thứ nhất, nhiệm kỳ 2025-2030 khai mạc trọng thể sáng nay tại Trung tâm Hội nghị Quốc gia, Mỹ Đình, Hà Nội. Đại hội đặt mục tiêu phấn đấu đến năm 2030 quy mô GDP nước ta thuộc nhóm 30 nền kinh tế hàng đầu thế giới.- Phát biểu chỉ đạo Đại hội, Tổng Bí thư Tô Lâm yêu cầu Đảng bộ Chính phủ xác định rõ mục tiêu đưa đất nước vững bước tiến vào kỷ nguyên phát triển giàu mạnh.- Bộ Tài chính đề nghị điều chỉnh thời hạn chi trả chế độ nghỉ việc đối với cán bộ, công chức, viên chức và người lao động theo Nghị định 178 và Nghị định 67.- Nhiều trường học tại TP.HCM đang đối mặt với áp lực rất lớn về cơ sở vật chất để thực hiện mục tiêu học hai buổi mỗi ngày.- Tổng thống Mỹ Donal Trump lần thứ 2 tới Trung Đông, đặt cược vào thỏa thuận ngừng bắn lịch sử tại dải Gaza.- Nhiều nguồn tin nhận định Phong trào Hamas sẽ bắt đầu phóng thích con tin người Israel- Sông Hoàng Hà, con sông dài thứ hai Trung Quốc đón trận lũ lớn đầu tiên trong năm, 3 tỉnh kích hoạt ứng phó khẩn cấp với lũ lụt.

Tim Cupal hat seit 2019 die Entwicklungen aus dem Nahen Osten in die Wohnzimmer der Österreicherinnen und Österreicher gesendet. Am 8. Oktober 2023, dem Tag nach dem Hamas-Massaker, reiste er mit seinem Kamerateam in die Kampfzone im Süden Israels.Wie Journalismus in Kriegszeiten funktioniert, wie der Krieg die israelische Gesellschaft und den Nahen Osten verändert hat und wie ihn die Erfahrung persönlich geprägt hat, berichtet ORF-Korrespondent Tim Cupal.Hinweis: Aufgezeichnet am 8. Oktober 2025, im Rahmen der FALTER Arena im Wiener Stadtsaal. In der darauffolgenden Nacht auf den 9. Oktober stimmten Israel und die Hamas der ersten Phase des Trump'schen Friedensplans zu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Auslandredaktorin Susanne Brunner bekam Anfang Jahr ein Mail vom unabhängigen Recherche-Kollektiv Viewfinder. Aus der einfachen Anfrage wurde eine journalistische Zusammenarbeit über die Landesgrenzen hinweg: USA, England, Deutschland und Israel.

Die Knesset stimmt für die Waffenruhe, die Terrororganisation Hamas will die Kämpfe im Gazastreifen beenden und die überlebenden Geiseln freilassen – auf Trumps Vermittlung. Ist dem US-Präsidenten der Friedensnobelpreis jetzt sicher?

Onsdag morgen border israelsk militær skibet Milad, der er på vej mod Gaza med nødhjælp. Skibets mål var at bryde Israels mangeårige blokade, som forhindrer mad og medicin i at komme ind til de nødlidende i det ødelagte Gaza. Ombord er syv aktivister, blandt andet danske Isaac Twomey-Madsen. Mindre end et døgn før, det sker, var Isaac Twomey-Madsen igennem på telefon fra det lille skib på Middelhavet – så podcasten du skal høre i det her afsnit er optaget, mens ingen endnu var tilbageholdt, og de stadig havde kurs mod Gaza. Normalt læser han litteraturvidenskab, men de seneste måneder har han arbejdet fuld tid på nødhjælpsprojektet. Og i det her afsnit fortæller han, hvordan han har været med til at skaffe penge, købe et skib og lære, hvad man gør, hvis man bliver anholdt af israelske soldater. Og om hvorfor det er så vigtigt for ham at sejle af sted mod Gaza med en last fuld af medicin og modermælkserstatning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Det har gått två år sen Hamas terrorattack mot Israel. Sen dess har Israel gjort allt för att slå ut terrorgruppen. Runt om i världen pågår demonstrationer och protester mot Israels krig mot Gaza. Även i Israel. Israel har hävdat sin rätt att försvara sig efter Hamas attack, men många har under åren ifrågasatt hur långt Israel ska gå i sin jakt på hämnd. Internationella domstolen i Haag i Nederländerna, utreder också om Israel har begått brott mot mänskliga rättigheter, om det som Israel gör är ett folkmord. Vad domstolen i Haag kommer med för beslut återstår att se. Hur är läget i Israel just nu? Vad tycker invånarna om kriget och vad tänker de om fredsförhandlingarna? Gäster: Emil Forsberg, reporter och Niclas Hammarström, fotograf, Aftonbladets team på plats i Israel. Programledare och producent: Jenny Ågren. Klipp från: CNN, BBC News.

Im Nahost-Konflikt beschuldigen sich die Kriegsparteien gegenseitig der Desinformation. Eine Recherche zeigt, wie Israel mit 3D-Videos um Deutungshoheit kämpft. Ausserdem: die Kantone und die Prämienverbilligungen. Und: die Reportage von der mexikanischen Grenze. Krieg um die Wahrheit: Israels 3D-Videos Seit zwei Jahren veröffentlicht das israelische Militär 3D-Videos zu seinen Angriffszielen: Spitäler und Wohngebäude, unter denen sich eine terroristische Kommandozentrale oder ein Waffenlager befinden sollen. Sie sollen belegen, dass die Angriffe auf zivile Infrastruktur gerechtfertigt sind. Die 3D-Videos gehen um die Welt: verbreitet in den sozialen Medien, von TV-Stationen und Nachrichtenagenturen. Obwohl sie als «Illustrationen» gekennzeichnet sind, werden die 3D-Modelle als Visualisierungen der Realität präsentiert. Eine Recherche. Kantone unter Druck: Kostenschub bei den Prämienverbilligungen Die steigenden Krankenkassenprämien sind für viele Menschen in der Schweiz eine Belastung. Parallel dazu steigen auch die Ausgaben für die Prämienverbilligungen an. Wie stark die Bürgerinnen und Bürger entlastet werden, ist von Kanton zu Kanton sehr unterschiedlich. Das soll sich ändern: Ab 2026 müssen sich die Kantone stärker an der Finanzierung der Prämienverbilligung beteiligen. Doch für einige Kantone ist das eine grosse finanzielle Last. Die «Rundschau» fragt nach. Kartelle und Fentanyl: Reportage von der mexikanischen Grenze An der mexikanischen Grenze sind Tausende mexikanische Soldaten im Einsatz, um Produktion und Export der tödlichen Droge Fentanyl zu stoppen. Auf der US-amerikanischen Seite patrouillieren an der Grenzmauer hochmoderne amerikanische Panzer und Drohnen. Sie setzen das von Präsident Trump versprochene harte Vorgehen gegen den Drogen- und Menschenschmuggel um. Die Reportage zeigt die Spannungen in der Grenzregion – denn das berüchtigte Sinaloa-Kartell wird nun von beiden Seiten angegriffen.

Das israelische Militär hat eine Flotte mit Hilfslieferungen für Palästinenser gestoppt und alle Aktivisten festgesetzt. Was will Israel nun mit ihnen tun? Und: Wie Europas Regierungen ihre Länder vor fremden Drohnen schützen wollen. (15:35) Grieß, Thielko

This episode takes a hard look at the controversies swirling around Charlie Kirk's death and the broader struggle over narrative control in American politics. The hosts reflect on Kirk's influence with younger audiences, the pressures and alleged “interventions” he faced, and claims that he rejected a massive funding offer tied to taking a more pro-Israel line. They trace how those tensions intersected with Turning Point events, campus debates, and the role of high-profile figures like Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Dave Smith, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, arguing that the real fight is over who gets the microphone and how the message is framed.Throughout, they revisit the upheaval inside right-leaning media, speculation about finances and incentives, and the scramble to fill the void on college campuses and podcasts. Rather than pretending to have definitive answers, they emphasize uncertainty, push listeners to examine primary sources, and urge more people to speak openly—even imperfectly—about uncomfortable topics. If you've wondered how narratives take hold, why certain stories dominate while others disappear, or what it looks like when political, donor, and media interests collide, this discussion lays out the claims, counterclaims, and unresolved questions driving the current moment.00:00:00 Introduction & setting the stage00:06:45 Ian's background and worldview shifts00:17:30 Media narratives and controlled messaging00:28:10 Speaking out and breaking away from groupthink00:40:25 The role of faith, values, and truth-seeking00:54:00 Social media influence and censorship01:05:20 Daily Wire, influencers, and political funding01:17:40 The Hasbara PR strategy explained01:33:00 Propaganda, Gaza, and the framing of genocide01:55:23 Outro

Chicago and other sanctuary cities are bracing for ICE raids this week. Meanwhile, South Korea's top diplomat is heading to Washington DC, following the Hyundai factory raid in Georgia. Israels military is “encircling” areas of the occupied West Bank, after today's deadly shooting in Jerusalem. The man accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump is set to stand trial. And, the four-year man hunt for a fugitive father in New Zealand comes to a tragic end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices