Messiah in Life
Messiah in Life is hosted by Justin D. Elwell, Bishop of Restoration Fellowship International and Messianic Rabbi at Messiah Congregation in New Hartford, New York. Specializing in biblical ethics and theology, Justin draws from a variety of Jewish, Messianic Jewish, and Christian sources to aid the listener in applying the full counsel of God’s Word to life, by faith in Messiah Yeshua/Jesus. New programs every week. Visit themountainmensch.com for articles, videos, and other features.
Messiah in Life
Vayechi: Torah 12
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We conclude the opening book of the Torah, Genesis. This portion focuses on the life of Jacob in Egypt with his beloved son Joseph. Yet, in a touch moment of blessing, Jacob blesses and adopts the sons of Joseph in order to give them, and Joseph himself, a future hope. Then Joseph, as the day of his death approaches, uses a phrase that will appear in the calling of Moses, and, according to Rashi, serves as a code word of sorts to the elders of Israel. What does it mean when God "attends to"? What is being signaled by this phrase? We will consider this, and much more, in this episode of Messiah in Life.
References: Genesis 50:24-25; Exodus 3:16-18; Genesis 21:1-2; Jeremiah 1:12; Hebrews 11:1; 13.