Jewish Narrative: Seven Hour Study that Greatly Clarified My Perspective on Life

I love the way God works!  As a Gentile, he is surrounding me with brothers who are bringing to light my deep Jewish heritage (Romans 11:17).  One Messianic Jewish brother shared with me an on-line study which has greatly influenced my perspective on God's intention for the Jewish people in stewarding the nations in righteousness, all the way back to our father in the faith, Abraham.  His new covenant will come to fruition in the age to come with our Jewish brothers continuing to take the lead in stewarding matters of our Righteous King:

The Lord of Armies says this: “In those days, ten men from nations of every language will grab the robe of a Jewish man tightly, urging: Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”  Zechariah 8:23 

This seven-week class seeks to explore the Torah’s (Genesis – Deuteronomy) instruction and framework for understanding the unfolding Jewish narrative of the Bible. Special attention will be given to Genesis 1-11 as the context leading to God’s covenants with Abraham and the Jewish people as the way He will bring about redemption to all the nations (gentiles) of the earth.

In addition to a weekly class, other resources, such as articles, scripture readings, and follow-up podcast conversations will be provided as we journey through these foundational portions of the Bible together.

You may wish to check out this study by the Ark Network called Studies in Torah.  If you're like me, you will be blown away with the content that accentuates the role of the Jewish people in laying the foundation for our faith and practices in following Jesus (Yeshua) in this age, in great anticipation of the glorious Messianic age to come.   


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