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October 28 - November 23, 2019
“There’s only one place in the writings of Moses where the ram’s horn, or shofar, is connected to the words you shall return. It’s in the law of Jubilees.”
The return of the Jewish people to their ancient land would be the sign of the end times.”
“for a nation to be destroyed, for its people to be scattered to the ends of the earth and then to return to their homeland and come back into history . . . that would be unprecedented.”
Strapped across the ram’s back were sheaves of grain and a cloth bag that hung down on both of its sides. Around its neck was a chain, from which hung a small white object, something of a pendant, on which was a symbol.”
The word akharone can speak of a coming generation or time, but it specifically means latter or last. So it would refer to the latter days, the end times, the last days.”
“It is hopelessness that sets the stage for the moving of God’s hand and the impossible that sets the stage for a miracle.”
“The Jubilee undoes the last transaction, but in doing so, it undoes all of them. By restoring the land to its original owner, the Jubilee undoes all the transactions of all those who have occupied it.
The Innocents Abroad
But December 9 encompasses two Hebrew days: the day that ends at sunset and the day that begins at sunset.
“Did you ever think it strange,” he said, “to spend your entire life in this world, to know nothing else but this world . . . and yet to never feel at home within it?”
You could never feel at home in this world because it’s not your inheritance. It’s not your land. And it’s not what you were created for. That’s why you feel what you feel. That’s why you always sense something missing . . . you and everyone else in this world.
