2/26/2024 0 Comments Kristi mclelland![]() Jesus would recognize this in His language! We want to be a people who hear from the Lord, who lean in to who He is and what He is like. V’ahav’ta et Adonai Elohekha b’khol l’vav’kha, uv’khol naf’sh’kha, uv’khol m’odekha ( D’varim 6:4-5). As you read the Shema in Hebrew, imagine Jesus walking down a road 2,000 years ago praying this with His disciples: Sh’ma Yisra’el Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad. It is this prayer that reminds them of that. The Jewish people believe that anytime we do the smallest thing to love God or love our neighbor, we cause the kingdom of God to come down to the ground. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength (Deuteronomy 6:4-5). In English, the Shema says, Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. This is the first prayer Jesus would have learned growing up as a child He would have recited it daily throughout His life. Then and now, Jews learn the Shema and pray this prayer at fixed times during the day. The Shema is a prayer of unification for the Jewish people. This Jewish prayer goes all the way back to Deuteronomy 6 and is called the Shema. There is a Jewish prayer that is more than 1,000 years older than the Lord’s Prayer. Two thousand years ago, Jesus gave the New Testament church what has become known as the Lord’s Prayer, which has been a unifying agent for the Christian church, whether Catholic or Protestant. For giving us the Story of the Bible and inviting us to locate ourselves in it. In that same spirit and posture, we want to bless God for providing the written Word for us. ¹ When they say the blessing, they are not blessing the food there is no such thing as a holy hot dog or sanctified salami!² Rather, they pray and bless God for providing the food. The Jewish people primarily pray after they eat their meal, not before it. Similar to how we pray before we eat food at our dinner tables, we want to pray before we eat the Word of God. Read moreĪs we begin our journey through the biblical narrative, let’s do so with the understanding that the first step in studying the Bible is not reading the first step is prayer. Whether you are preparing for pilgrimage to Israel or you desire to experience a fresh encounter with Scripture, Rediscovering Israel offers a welcome blend of biblical truth, faithful research, and personal reflections that will enrich your interactions with God’s Word. ![]() share in the joys, curiosities, and insights gained through Kristi’s adventures in Israel.celebrate the richness of Scripture while discovering unique cultural idioms and customs. ![]()
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