Shabbat shalom, Nazarene Israelites.

1. PRAISE REPORTS, PRAYER REQUESTS, UPDATES: 15 November 5785 (2024)

a. Is Yahweh our King?

In this week’s parasha, we see another rebellion against Yahweh’s rule and the people’s refusal to submit to the leadership that Yahweh selected. We will see that this cycle of rebellion and rejection of Yahweh as our King continues throughout the history of the two houses, and unto today. As we watch this week’s study, let us consider whether we are found complaining against Yahweh, or whether we are fully submitted to Yahweh’s authority and the priority to please Him above all else. (May Yahweh Elohim help us all to fully submit to Him as obedient, faithful servants, to do His will as a daily priority.)

Shemuel Aleph (1 Samuel) 8:6-7 
6  But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” So Samuel prayed to Yahweh. 
7  And Yahweh said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them. 

2. STUDIES:

a. Weekly studies:

b. Additional Studies:

Previous parashiot videos
Video Studies
Video Shorts
Book Studies

c. Beit Sefer Children’s Publications (Home Page):

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Parasha activities
Tanach activities
Brit Chadasha activities
Hebrew Lessons

3. SABBATHS, NEW MOONS, AND CALENDAR EVENTS:

a. Feasts of Yahweh:

11 March 2024 was Rosh HaShanah (the beginning of the Hebrew year). The new moon of the 7th Hebrew month was seen from Israel on the evening of 4 September 2024. Yahweh’s feasts are officially over for the year. For more information about the Torah Calendar and news calendar updates, please visit Torah Calendar News 2024.

b. New Moon 10th Hebrew Month (expected): 2 or 3 December 2024 (evening)

The new moon of the 10th Hebrew month is expected to be visible from Israel on either 2 or 3 December 2024. Confirmation will be made upon the sighting of the new moon (or the 30-day default count) as the new month approaches.

c. Upcoming Discipleship Meetings: 

All meetings are at 8 AM Colombian time (always UTC-5, but watch your Daylight Savings Time adjustments). The Discipleship Meeting is a discussion between disciples. It is generally 1-hour long but may run longer depending on how the Spirit leads. For more on NI’s description of discipleship, please see NI’s Discipleship program.

3 or 4 December 2024- new moon discipleship meeting (expected)

Note: If the monthly Discipleship Meeting coincides with the weekly Shabbat Meeting, the Shabbat Meeting will take precedence, and new moon discussion will be combined with the Shabbat meeting. However, in the case of a Feast Day Meeting coinciding with a Shabbat meeting, the Feast Day Meeting will take precedence.

d. Why the FirstFruits Torah Calendar?

Every year we receive questions about the Firstfruits Torah calendar and why it differs from Karaite, Jewish, and Messianic, and Equinox calendars. The different calendars that exist can (and do) cause a lot of confusion. But if we follow Scripture without adding or taking away from Yahweh’s word, we see that there are significant errors in the Karaite, Jewish, Messianic, and Equinox calendars.

We explain these errors in the following studies, as well as why it is important to follow the true Firstfruits Torah calendar in order to observe Yahweh’s feasts at His appointed times only.

Note: Some published studies may include dates for Babylonian calendars (5785/2024). It should be noted that neither the Hillel II Jewish calendar, nor the Roman-Greco calendar are the biblical Torah calendar of Yahweh, and that NI only updates these years for publishing and relational purposes. While the Babylonian years change accordingly, NI keeps the biblical Rosh HaShanah (new year) according to the Torah Calendar.

4. NAZARENE ISRAEL REVELATION NEWS:

I encourage you to check the news each week, to follow the trends of the four horses. Also, if you have never gone through the permanent links, we urge you to read them. Click here to read the Nazarene Revelation News on the website. (You must be logged in to view.)