RR Psalm 28:5 Part 5
Rabbi’s Reflections - Thursday May 1, 2025
Shalom,
Today is designated the 74th annual National Day of Prayer in the United States. https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/2025-theme I have been asked to pray at the local gathering in Farragut for the lost souls worldwide. For more information… http://www.ladiesofthelivingwater.org/events Join us if you can make it (and bring your own lawn chairs). If it is raining, the church across the street is open to us.
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As I mentioned yesterday, today is Israeli National Independence Day.
https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/yom-haatzmaut-2025 77 years ago, God fulfilled His promise…
Isaiah 66:8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children. 9 “Will I bring the moment of birth, and not give delivery?” says Adonai. “Will I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God. 10 Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you who love her. Rejoice for joy with her all you who mourned over her.
…and the promise is still being fulfilled today. This link is from last year’s Yom HaAtzmaut. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KBfHfX7OM1o
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Day 12 of counting the Omer
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּֽנוּ עַל סְפִירַת הָעֹֽמֶר
Baruch Atah Adonai Elohenu Melech Ha-Olam, Asher Kid’shanu B’mitzvotav, Vitzivanu Al Sefirat Ha-Omer.
Blessed are You O Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us by his commandments and commanded us about the counting of the Omer. Today is one week and five days of the counting of the Omer.
Follow up that prayer by remembering a blessing from the Lord and give Him thanks. Psalm 69:31(30) I will praise God’s Name with a song, and magnify Him with praise.
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Psalms
Psalm 28:5 – Part 5
Psalm 28:5 Since they show no regard for the deeds of Adonai nor the work of His hands, He will tear them down and never build them up.
Rabbi Trail: “Tear them down” is an interesting word in Hebrew. The Shoresh is “Haras” (Hey-Resh-Samech) meaning to tear down or intentionally destroy. It should be easy to remember because of our English word “harass.” Maybe “harass,” meaning “to irritate or torment continuously” was borrowed from the Hebrew, “Haras.” Then again, that might be a stretch. End RT.
The idea that God will “tear them down” (“them” is a reference to the previous mention of “the wicked” and “doers of iniquity” back in verse 3. They will be torn down and never be built up, which is a prophesy of Judgment Day. These are Yeshua’s words…
Matthew 12:36 “But I tell you that on the Day of Judgment, men will give account for every careless word they speak. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
In Hebrew “words” are “D’varim.” The same word is used for “things.” Biblically speaking, words have substance, such power that God spoke the world into existence. One of the chief responsibilities of humans is to have control over spoken words.
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the control of the tongue. Those who indulge in it will eat its fruit.
So, what will you have? (Isn’t that what the waiter asks?) Will it be life or death? Here is some carefully considered advice, choose life. Speak wisely the things that are in agreement with the word of God. Shalom shalom.
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Thu1-May-20253rd of Iyar, 5785 Yom HaAtzma’ut, Day 12 of the Omer
Le 14:21-32Isa 54Job 112 Pet 3 (Mt 12: 22-50)
Shalom,
Today is designated the 74th annual National Day of Prayer in the United States. https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/2025-theme I have been asked to pray at the local gathering in Farragut for the lost souls worldwide. For more information… http://www.ladiesofthelivingwater.org/events Join us if you can make it (and bring your own lawn chairs). If it is raining, the church across the street is open to us.
______
As I mentioned yesterday, today is Israeli National Independence Day.
https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/yom-haatzmaut-2025 77 years ago, God fulfilled His promise…
Isaiah 66:8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children. 9 “Will I bring the moment of birth, and not give delivery?” says Adonai. “Will I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God. 10 Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you who love her. Rejoice for joy with her all you who mourned over her.
…and the promise is still being fulfilled today. This link is from last year’s Yom HaAtzmaut. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KBfHfX7OM1o
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Day 12 of counting the Omer
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּֽנוּ עַל סְפִירַת הָעֹֽמֶר
Baruch Atah Adonai Elohenu Melech Ha-Olam, Asher Kid’shanu B’mitzvotav, Vitzivanu Al Sefirat Ha-Omer.
Blessed are You O Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us by his commandments and commanded us about the counting of the Omer. Today is one week and five days of the counting of the Omer.
Follow up that prayer by remembering a blessing from the Lord and give Him thanks. Psalm 69:31(30) I will praise God’s Name with a song, and magnify Him with praise.
_______
Psalms
Psalm 28:5 – Part 5
Psalm 28:5 Since they show no regard for the deeds of Adonai nor the work of His hands, He will tear them down and never build them up.
Rabbi Trail: “Tear them down” is an interesting word in Hebrew. The Shoresh is “Haras” (Hey-Resh-Samech) meaning to tear down or intentionally destroy. It should be easy to remember because of our English word “harass.” Maybe “harass,” meaning “to irritate or torment continuously” was borrowed from the Hebrew, “Haras.” Then again, that might be a stretch. End RT.
The idea that God will “tear them down” (“them” is a reference to the previous mention of “the wicked” and “doers of iniquity” back in verse 3. They will be torn down and never be built up, which is a prophesy of Judgment Day. These are Yeshua’s words…
Matthew 12:36 “But I tell you that on the Day of Judgment, men will give account for every careless word they speak. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
In Hebrew “words” are “D’varim.” The same word is used for “things.” Biblically speaking, words have substance, such power that God spoke the world into existence. One of the chief responsibilities of humans is to have control over spoken words.
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the control of the tongue. Those who indulge in it will eat its fruit.
So, what will you have? (Isn’t that what the waiter asks?) Will it be life or death? Here is some carefully considered advice, choose life. Speak wisely the things that are in agreement with the word of God. Shalom shalom.
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Thu1-May-20253rd of Iyar, 5785 Yom HaAtzma’ut, Day 12 of the Omer
Le 14:21-32Isa 54Job 112 Pet 3 (Mt 12: 22-50)