Speaker 1: Faster. Six hundred chariots churned up dust and stone behind
Speaker 1: Pharaoh and his armies. They rode with hardened rage deep
Speaker 1: in their stomachs. The air was thick with the scent
Speaker 1: of iron and hatred. Pharaoh's scepter rose above his head,
Speaker 1: poised to strike the first Hebrew he saw.
Speaker 2: I am eh God, I am Lord of the oil,
Speaker 2: heavy traveler.
Speaker 3: I.
Speaker 1: Suddenly the heavens responded. The chariots were halted by a
Speaker 1: pillar of fire falling from the sky. The heavenly inferno
Speaker 1: raged before them with white heart intensity. The horses reared
Speaker 1: in a panicked frenzy, and the soldiers cowered, shielding their faces.
Speaker 1: The heat singed their brows, but Pharaoh wouldn't relent. His
Speaker 1: fury burned just as fierce as the heavenly flames. Violent
Speaker 1: rage dripped out of him like sweat. He knew the
Speaker 1: Lord had challenged him, But even after all the plagues
Speaker 1: and destruction, Pharaoh refused to bend a knee. You will
Speaker 1: not rule over me.
Speaker 4: If I can't hid them big, I kill him.
Speaker 2: Dear blood shall consecrate my brain.
Speaker 5: They will know that I am fel.
Speaker 1: The children of Israel stood in front of the sea.
Speaker 1: The waters churned violently, a dark and chaotic symbol of death.
Speaker 1: Terror carved deep lines into their weary faces as they
Speaker 1: stood paralyzed, the sounds of Pharaoh's approaching fury growing louder
Speaker 1: behind them. They were trapped between their oppressors and the aby. Yes,
Speaker 1: they had no way out and no way forward.
Speaker 5: Here, you there's no way out. What are we going to?
Speaker 5: Is this what you wanted? Moses? We have no graves
Speaker 5: in Egypt, so you've decided to bury us out here.
Speaker 5: You should have left us alone. Better to live as
Speaker 5: slaves than die out here.
Speaker 1: Moses eyes widened with similar panic, but he had to
Speaker 1: remain calm. His gaze shifted from the menacing chariots to
Speaker 1: the swirling chaos of the sea. He didn't know how
Speaker 1: long the chariots would be kept at bay. They had
Speaker 1: to act quickly.
Speaker 5: Moses, we can't remain here. We either surrendered a pharaoh
Speaker 5: or start running around the shoreline.
Speaker 1: He's got must this war.
Speaker 4: Why down now?
Speaker 5: Are you listening to me? Surrender around the coast. We
Speaker 5: can't remain here. We're running out of time.
Speaker 2: Have you learned nothing here?
Speaker 4: Remember how we got it?
Speaker 1: Moses left his brother's side and ascended a jagged outcrop.
Speaker 1: He looked over the flock of Israel. He saw their fear,
Speaker 1: he felt it. He wasn't anune to terror, yet he
Speaker 1: knew deliverance was at hand some way, somehow. Moses knew
Speaker 1: the Lord would respond. He wouldn't have freed them from
Speaker 1: slavery to abandon them.
Speaker 5: Now.
Speaker 1: The same God who rained fire from the sky and
Speaker 1: turned the Nile to blood would not forsake them. Moses
Speaker 1: wasn't an eloquent man, a motivator, or an orator like
Speaker 1: his brother, but he trusted God. He wanted the children
Speaker 1: of Israel to move with the same faith. His faith
Speaker 1: burned like a furnace. Moses pointed toward the chariots, illuminated
Speaker 1: by flames. Pharaoh's bloodthirsty screams resounded over the sound of
Speaker 1: the waves and inferno. But mo Jes saw him for
Speaker 1: who he truly was, a false God and a defeated man.
Speaker 2: Look at them, Look at the Egyptians hungry for your flesh.
Speaker 2: After this day you will never see them again. Stand firm,
Speaker 2: reject the fear gripping your hearts. Stand firm and behold
Speaker 2: the salvation of the Lord.
Speaker 5: He will fight for you.
Speaker 1: A mighty eastern wind blew through the canyons, churning the
Speaker 1: water's edge. The breath of God was near. Moses looked
Speaker 1: back at the raging sea. The waters were dark and untamed,
Speaker 1: just as they were in the very beginning. But the
Speaker 1: wind of God was present, the Rua, the spirit. Everything
Speaker 1: went silent for Moses, as if he were suspended from
Speaker 1: space and time. The clamor of the crowd faded into
Speaker 1: a distant He gripped his staff tightly, brow furrowed with
Speaker 1: righteous resolve. He closed his eyes, hearing the voice of
Speaker 1: the Almighty resounding in his mind.
Speaker 4: Why do you cry to me? Tell the children of
Speaker 4: Israel to advance. Stretch forth your hand over the sea,
Speaker 4: and behold my wonders. I will triumph over Pharaoh and
Speaker 4: his armies. My glory will be revealed, and my name
Speaker 4: will be exalted among the nations. They will know that
Speaker 4: I am the Lord.
Speaker 1: Moses opened his eyes, planted his foot firmly on the
Speaker 1: rock below, and raised his staff.
Speaker 4: The breath of.
Speaker 1: God blew from behind his chosen people. The wind cut
Speaker 1: through the sea like a razin, dividing the waters into
Speaker 1: two great walls. With trial and between them. The people
Speaker 1: fell back and beheld the red sea. Yielding to the
Speaker 1: will of God. The voice of the Creator tamed the
Speaker 1: dark and chaotic abyss. Moses turned his voice thundering over
Speaker 1: the stunned, crowded. Aaron and Miriam rallied the people. Women
Speaker 1: with children ran in first, with the men in the back.
Speaker 1: The waters were held at bay by the breath of
Speaker 1: the Creator, and the Chosen people ran through unharmed. They
Speaker 1: leaped over stones and helped each other up jagged slopes.
Speaker 1: Moses remained there with his staff held high. He looked back.
Speaker 1: The pillar of Fire rose into a dark plume of smoke,
Speaker 1: enveloping Pharaoh's army in darkness. The six hundred chariots burst
Speaker 1: through with rage. Soot covered their faces, mirroring the darkness
Speaker 1: in their hearts.
Speaker 5: Damn God, stop for the sea, and lad with their blood.
Speaker 1: They were the cries of a man watching his godhood
Speaker 1: melt away under the intensity of a more extraordinary being.
Speaker 1: Moses turned to Pharaoh, seeing the man he once knew
Speaker 1: as a kinsman and friend. Images of their childhood flashed
Speaker 1: in his mind. He didn't see a bloodthirsty tyrant. He
Speaker 1: saw Ramses, the boy, the brother before the Throne, and
Speaker 1: delusions of divinity. He was a boy playing by the stream,
Speaker 1: pretending to be a sea monster. He had become a
Speaker 1: monster indeed, and it broke Moses' heart. Ramses, relent you fool.
Speaker 5: Ham Godike recD.
Speaker 1: Moses was frozen, staring into fairs darkened eyes. Just then
Speaker 1: an arm grabbed him from behind.
Speaker 5: Moses, snap out of it.
Speaker 4: You have to run.
Speaker 1: Aaron took Moses by the arm and dragged him back.
Speaker 1: The brothers ran down the path cut through the sea.
Speaker 1: The MUDs slowed their pace, and the sounds of horse
Speaker 1: hoofs and bronze wheels weren't far behind. Moses didn't look
Speaker 1: back until he reached the other side. The chariots were
Speaker 1: stalled from the muck of the sea's floor. Frustrated, Pharaoh
Speaker 1: sent spears and arrows. They broke against the rocks, right
Speaker 1: past Moses. Aaron launched himself up a stone and crawled up.
Speaker 1: He extended his hand to Moses.
Speaker 5: Everyone is on the other side. We have to move
Speaker 5: before they catch up. Miriam is already taking them to
Speaker 5: the hills.
Speaker 2: No command them to stay.
Speaker 5: Don't be foolish, Moses, let's flee now before it's too late.
Speaker 5: We finally have a chance to be free.
Speaker 2: We don't understand, Aaron, The Lord doesn't want us to
Speaker 2: run for the rest of our lives. As long as
Speaker 2: Pharaoh lives, we'll never be free. The Lord promised that
Speaker 2: we'd never see them again.
Speaker 1: Moses turned back to the chariots. Another arrow flew past him,
Speaker 1: barely grazing his cheek. The renowned chariots of Egypt were
Speaker 1: rendered useless in the mud. They dismounted, trudging through the
Speaker 1: muck with spears in hand, moses jaw quivered. The mighty
Speaker 1: armies of Egypt were about to crumble.
Speaker 4: Stretch out your hand again, Moses. Stretch out your hand
Speaker 4: and behold, Pharaoh will know that I am the Lord.
Speaker 1: With an onslaught of arrows and spears flying toward him.
Speaker 1: Moses raised his staff in the air.
Speaker 2: You feedle the tip of my spear.
Speaker 5: Moses, you and your.
Speaker 2: Un name God, we'll bow at my feet on the
Speaker 2: back for our side. He has a name, and now
Speaker 2: all of Egypt will remember.
Speaker 1: Moses lowered his staff and the waters fell like mountains.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh was crushed under the weight of the sea. The
Speaker 1: chariots splintered, the swords disappeared, and the rushing waters drowned
Speaker 1: out their screams. The oppressors of God's Chosen People were
Speaker 1: buried in darkness.
Speaker 3: This is where it all begins. Darkness gives way to
Speaker 3: light and chaos being tamed into order. The beginning of
Speaker 3: the Bible speaks to something deeper that happens within each
Speaker 3: of us when we read the Word of God. Shalom friends.
Speaker 3: I'm l Extein with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews,
Speaker 3: and you're listening to the very first episode of the
Speaker 3: Chosen People. In each episode, we'll explore a new story
Speaker 3: from the Hebrew Bible, a story from God's Word that
Speaker 3: will awaken our imaginations and inspire us as His Chosen People.
Speaker 3: We'll find tales of faith, failure, love and loss, and
Speaker 3: after each cinematic saga, join me to reflect and uncover
Speaker 3: lessons hidden within. As we explore the biblical story of Israel,
Speaker 3: God's people will discover what it means to live a
Speaker 3: life of purpose today and answer the calling God has
Speaker 3: for each of us. God chose the nation of Israel
Speaker 3: on Mount Sinai, but through the Israelites journey we will
Speaker 3: discover one abiding truth, that we are all chosen for
Speaker 3: something great. So let's begin in the beginning. Genesis one.
Speaker 3: It began with the word of God, God's words. Now
Speaker 3: think about it. The universe, with all of his vast
Speaker 3: complexity and beauty, starts with God speaking the words, let
Speaker 3: there be light, or, as you say in Hebrew, via
Speaker 3: heat or and there it was. You see, Genesis is
Speaker 3: more than a beginning. It's an invitation, an invitation to explore,
Speaker 3: to question, to discover not just the how of creation,
Speaker 3: but the why of creation, not just the process, but
Speaker 3: the meaning behind it. And so here we go. The
Speaker 3: story begins here in the beginning, as we say in Hebrew,
Speaker 3: bereat sheet.
Speaker 1: Before time, before light, before man, before all things that were.
Speaker 1: There was the i Am. He came from nothing, nor
Speaker 1: did anything exist before him. Before the cosmos draped itself
Speaker 1: in the glistening array of celestial lights, before the verdant
Speaker 1: valleys cradled the mountain's tiers. There stood the i Am,
Speaker 1: the Alohim, the uncreated one. With a whisper that fractured
Speaker 1: the infinite dark, he commanded the heavens into being. Galaxies
Speaker 1: were forged, and stars and planets appeared. Within one of
Speaker 1: these galaxies. Was the Earth, tiny compared to the boundless
Speaker 1: reach of space, yet precious in the Creator's sight. It
Speaker 1: was formless and void, but not for long. Darkness was
Speaker 1: over the deep and chaotic waters. Then, in the dark
Speaker 1: and quiet mystery of an untamed world, the voice of
Speaker 1: God spoke.
Speaker 4: Let there be light.
Speaker 1: It was like a song, an anthem from his voice.
Speaker 1: Light broke through the noiseless void. The darkness was held back,
Speaker 1: and the chaotic waters were tamed. God saw the light.
Speaker 1: It brought the potential for life. God called the light
Speaker 1: day and the darkness night. This was the beginning of creation.
Speaker 1: The first day. Light would be the brush by which
Speaker 1: God painted his mark piece. Each moment, each day was
Speaker 1: a verse in the poem of Creation.
Speaker 4: And it was good. May the waters below and the
Speaker 4: waters above be separated, and may the heavens reign above.
Speaker 1: The Creator sang to the sky. The Earth's atmosphere formed,
Speaker 1: and the potential for life increased. God was crafting the
Speaker 1: expanse of the heavens and Earth with a plan in mind.
Speaker 1: This was the second day of God's masterpiece, and it
Speaker 1: was good. Then God's voice beckoned the Earth to rise
Speaker 1: out of the waters.
Speaker 4: Come forth, o land, May the waters gather, and may
Speaker 4: the earth rise.
Speaker 1: Fire from the belly of the Earth burst forth, and
Speaker 1: the waters cooled the molten ground. Slowly and violently, the
Speaker 1: Earth rose. It emerged from the waters, sturdy and immovable.
Speaker 1: God called the dry land Earth and the waters seas.
Speaker 1: God looked upon them and declared that they were good.
Speaker 1: The earth stretched for miles, barren empty. Now that the
Speaker 1: Earth was set in strength, it awaited its verdant crown.
Speaker 1: God called forth life with a gentle decree, like rain,
Speaker 1: nourishing the parched soil, like a womb prepared for seed.
Speaker 1: The earth received God's word.
Speaker 4: Let the earth have life, vegetation, plants, fruits, and seeds,
Speaker 4: each according to its kind.
Speaker 1: And it was so. Plants sprang forth from the ground.
Speaker 1: Trees stretched to the heavens, soaking in the sun's nourishing rays.
Speaker 1: Wildflowers arrayed the mountain range, spreading their seeds with each
Speaker 1: wisp of the wind. God looked upon the vibrant land
Speaker 1: and saw that it was good. It was adorned with
Speaker 1: color and prepared to nourish itself. This was the third day.
Speaker 1: God whispered to the wind blowing away the clouds and
Speaker 1: revealing the expanse of heaven above. The earth was nudged
Speaker 1: into motion, and the stars shifted in the night sky.
Speaker 4: Day from night, days from years, seasons from season. Let
Speaker 4: light shine and give order to the earth.
Speaker 1: God delicately set the Earth and every planet on its axis.
Speaker 1: As Creation's architect, He set it all in motion, crafting
Speaker 1: time from the endless weave of light and darkness. The
Speaker 1: sun was set to govern the day, and the moon
Speaker 1: watched over the night, each a faithful witness, marking seasons
Speaker 1: and years, days and nights. The cosmic clockwork was a
Speaker 1: masterpiece of divine precision. God beheld all of it and
Speaker 1: declared it to be good. This was the fourth Day.
Speaker 1: No longer brewing in chaotic rage, The waters were ready
Speaker 1: for life.
Speaker 4: Let living creatures spring forth from the waters, and may
Speaker 4: the skies be adorned with birds.
Speaker 1: The oceans teemed with life, from the tiniest plankton to
Speaker 1: the great leviathans that guarded the deep. The skies filled
Speaker 1: with the chorus of birds, each song a melody of
Speaker 1: Creation's joy. They were given breath, life, and blessing. The
Speaker 1: Creator sang over.
Speaker 4: Them multiply filled the seas and skies.
Speaker 1: This was the fifth day. God saw what he had
Speaker 1: made and knew that it was good. The earth had
Speaker 1: yet to welcome creatures. Beings walking with the breath of life.
Speaker 4: Come forth, beasts, live, stock, and crawling things, each according
Speaker 4: to its kind. Go forth and multiply.
Speaker 1: God made the beasts of the earth. They stomped and crawled,
Speaker 1: they howled and groaned. The earth was filled with creatures,
Speaker 1: abiding by God's will and word to fill and multiply
Speaker 1: the earth. The world was a tapestry of life, vibrant
Speaker 1: and brimming with potential. This was the fifth day. God
Speaker 1: looked upon all he had done and declared it good.
Speaker 1: At last, it was time. One thing remained for the creator.
Speaker 1: It was time to stamp creation with his image, bearers
Speaker 1: of his likeness to steward the world. God the Elohim
Speaker 1: consulted with himself about the nature of his next masterpiece.
Speaker 4: Let us craft creatures in our image, imbued with our essence.
Speaker 4: Let us make man as an image of God to
Speaker 4: steward the fish of the sea, birds of the air,
Speaker 4: and creatures of the earth.
Speaker 1: Then out of dust, God fashioned creatures unlike any other.
Speaker 1: They weren't temporal animals or heavenly beings. They were something special,
Speaker 1: other set apart. God crafted humanity in his image. He
Speaker 1: created male and female expressions of his divine nature and
Speaker 1: will on the earth. In them was life, the breath
Speaker 1: of God, the spirit of wisdom and love, and the
Speaker 1: potential for music, art, industry, and family. The wind rolled
Speaker 1: over the mountains, the seas thrashed against the shores. Forests
Speaker 1: hummed with animated energy. It was all theirs to enjoy.
Speaker 4: Be fruitful, and multiply. Fill the earth and subdue it.
Speaker 4: You will be my co rulers of this creation. Behold,
Speaker 4: I have given you everything necessary for life, Every plant
Speaker 4: and fruit of the vine, everything with the breath of
Speaker 4: life is yours.
Speaker 1: God's design for human he was to bear his image,
Speaker 1: fill the earth, and share in the joy of creation.
Speaker 1: Then God rested on the seventh day, surveying his creation.
Speaker 1: He scanned everything from the heavens above to the depths
Speaker 1: of the sea. He listened to the songs of birds
Speaker 1: in the morning and the howling of wolves at night.
Speaker 1: He surveyed man's character and potential for life, love, and laughter.
Speaker 1: It wasn't good, it was perfect. Thus creation was hewn
Speaker 1: from the chaotic void, God the Yelohim, brought forth light
Speaker 1: into darkness, order into chaos, and potential into the void.
Speaker 1: Amid this creation, he set a garden on a high
Speaker 1: place where heaven and earth harmonized. On that mountain, the
Speaker 1: history of humanity would unfold. What God called good would
Speaker 1: be introduced to evil, and the story of redemptive love
Speaker 1: would be said in.
Speaker 6: Motion Genesis one, You've heard it so many times it's
Speaker 6: almost cliche.
Speaker 3: Right in the beginning beret sheet, as it says in Hebrew,
Speaker 3: God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis one might
Speaker 3: seem so familiar that it almost doesn't even register anymore.
Speaker 3: But wait, stop and listen to this old story with
Speaker 3: new ears, and you'll find a deep and rich lesson,
Speaker 3: a new lesson that has for each of us. It's
Speaker 3: a story rich, deep, and overflowing with meaning. This is
Speaker 3: the beginning of everything. It's where we came from. This
Speaker 3: is where it all begins, not just for the universe,
Speaker 3: but for every single one of us. Consider the big
Speaker 3: picture of the creation story. It's not just about the
Speaker 3: formation of stars and the carving of rivers. It's about
Speaker 3: a father building his family and a king establishing his kingdom.
Speaker 3: Each act of creation was a deliberate, loving choice. God spoke,
Speaker 3: and it was so not because he needed a world,
Speaker 3: but because he desired a family. He was crafting a home,
Speaker 3: a kingdom where his children could thrive, where they could
Speaker 3: experience his love and his rule. This is a father
Speaker 3: who begins his work by setting a stage of unimaginable
Speaker 3: beauty and order, light separated from darkness, land from water,
Speaker 3: day from night. He then fills this canvas with life,
Speaker 3: birds to dance in the sky, fish to glide through
Speaker 3: the waters, animals to roam the lands, and finally, humans
Speaker 3: crafted in his very image, breathed into being with God's
Speaker 3: own breath of life. How awesome is that? Now? Think
Speaker 3: about that? Isn't that beautiful?
Speaker 6: That?
Speaker 3: Going all the way back to creation, we are partners
Speaker 3: with God and he is promising us that he will
Speaker 3: always be with us. In fact, just as God spoke
Speaker 3: to the first human even before he created him, he
Speaker 3: is always speaking to us and all we have to
Speaker 3: do is open up our heart to hear him and
Speaker 3: to listen. And one more insight about this verse. It
Speaker 3: tells us that God's intent was to create the human
Speaker 3: being in his image and in his likeness. Now, that
Speaker 3: can't mean a physical image or likeness, because God is
Speaker 3: not physical. So what does that really mean that we
Speaker 3: were created in his likeness? Well, one of the great
Speaker 3: Jewish commentaries on the Tourus suggests this refers to the
Speaker 3: unlimited potential that human beings were given by God. That
Speaker 3: just as God possesses vast and unlimited goodness and compassion,
Speaker 3: we do too. We are created in His image, we
Speaker 3: possess these same qualities. Of course, we can never reach
Speaker 3: the level of God's attributes, but we are created in
Speaker 3: His image, so we can certainly keep trying. Just like
Speaker 3: God is awesome and holy, we too are awesome and holy.
Speaker 3: Just as God is humble, we too must try to
Speaker 3: be humble. Just as God is loving, we too must
Speaker 3: try to be loving. And just as God crafted humans,
Speaker 3: he crafted the whole world with stewardship and care. In
Speaker 3: his creation, he instilled a purpose and a destiny. Now,
Speaker 3: let's take a moment for a theological deep dive. In
Speaker 3: our typical readings of Genesis, we often miss some of
Speaker 3: the subtle nuances of the original Hebrew, as we call it,
Speaker 3: Lashon Hakodesh, the Holy tongue. Jewish tradition teaches that God
Speaker 3: created what is called in Hebrew yesh mi ain, which
Speaker 3: literally translates as something from nothing. There's a beautiful Jewish
Speaker 3: teaching that states that this is an imperative for us,
Speaker 3: that just as He created worlds, so must you create worlds.
Speaker 3: The profound creativity that God displayed in creating the universe
Speaker 3: should inspire the creativity that we show in each of
Speaker 3: our own individual universes. So as we study God's grand
Speaker 3: creation of the world, let's also think about how we
Speaker 3: can be creative in creating the best for our families.
Speaker 3: That's creating worlds, in creating surroundings for ourselves, which is holy,
Speaker 3: which is pure, which is not full of drama, but
Speaker 3: is full of giving and doing good. That's creating worlds
Speaker 3: and for the entire universe. We are able to give,
Speaker 3: to give charity, we are able to give prayer, We're
Speaker 3: able to do action that will change this world. That's
Speaker 3: what it means to live in the image of God,
Speaker 3: to create something from nothing. God gave us a blank slate.
Speaker 3: We need to fill it through our lives here on earth,
Speaker 3: and we can fill it by doing good things, by
Speaker 3: doing holy things and creating a new world, a better
Speaker 3: world for our children and grandchildren. And let's consider the
Speaker 3: words formless and avoid. As we say in Hebrew tohu
Speaker 3: Va Vogel, these terms don't just speak of emptiness or formlessness.
Speaker 3: They describe something wild, something untained, something brimming with potential.
Speaker 3: The Bible isn't describing a mere absence of something before
Speaker 3: creation is describing a blank canvas awaiting the creator's touch.
Speaker 3: This perspective transforms our understanding of creation. It suggests that
Speaker 3: the world was not just made to be a static
Speaker 3: display of God's craftsmanship, but a dynamic starting point for
Speaker 3: something that is constantly growing and changing and that is
Speaker 3: continuously wonderful. As bearers of God's image were called to
Speaker 3: venture into the wilderness of our world, the politics, the policy,
Speaker 3: everything that seems so empty, but we're called to engage
Speaker 3: with it, with the untamed, and to bring forth His
Speaker 3: kingdom through creativity and cultivation. Just as it began in
Speaker 3: the garden, so it continues with us today. Let's also
Speaker 3: consider a reoccurring image in the Bible, the image of
Speaker 3: the chaotic waters. In the beginning, the earth was covered
Speaker 3: in a dark, chaotic and unruly sea, and then God
Speaker 3: spoke life, light and order. In the Bible, stormy waters
Speaker 3: represent life apart from God evil darkness. We will see
Speaker 3: this image over and over again, most notably in the
Speaker 3: beginning of our episode with the parting of the Red Sea.
Speaker 3: And each time we see this image in the Bible,
Speaker 3: you can go back to Noah as well. We are
Speaker 3: reminded that from the beginning Brasiat that first word of
Speaker 3: the Scriptures, God has prevailed over evil, darkness, and despair,
Speaker 3: and He always provides a way through. He stills and
Speaker 3: steadies the stormy waters. God gives us peace and harmony.
Speaker 3: The Psalms communicate this beautifully. Do you remember Psalm twenty three.
Speaker 3: The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He
Speaker 3: makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me
Speaker 3: besides the still water hashim roil essar. As we say
Speaker 3: that verse in Hebrew, chaotic and stormy waters bring death.
Speaker 3: Still waters and quiet streams bring life. The earth was
Speaker 3: lost in a chaotic darkness, but God brought forth light.
Speaker 3: He can and will do the same thing for you.
Speaker 3: We are all part of this story. No matter the hurdles,
Speaker 3: the heartache, or the chaos. You face today. You are
Speaker 3: part of God's grand design. So hold fast to God's promise,
Speaker 3: hold fast to his love and his light. The shadows
Speaker 3: you see today will be chased away by the bright
Speaker 3: dawn of each new day He creates. So let me
Speaker 3: conclude with a blessing to you. This blessing is a
Speaker 3: very special to me. It's the priestly blessing from number six.
Speaker 3: And it's a blessing that my father, as we say
Speaker 3: in Hebrew, my Abba, Rabbi Ziel Exstein of blessed memory,
Speaker 3: gave to me and my sisters every single week on
Speaker 3: the Sabbath. And it's a blessing that I will leave
Speaker 3: you with today as I bless you from Israel. Yevarrera
Speaker 3: Hashem vish morehra yeah er hashempanave lera verra ye sa hashempanave.
Speaker 1: Shalon.
Speaker 3: May the Lord bless see you and keep you. May
Speaker 3: the Lord make his face shine upon you. May the
Speaker 3: Lord be gracious to you, and may the Lord turn
Speaker 3: his face towards you and give you Shalon. Give you peace.
Speaker 3: Join me next time from here in Israel, as we
Speaker 3: meet Adam and Eve. Their story is a lesson on
Speaker 3: what it means to be human, to walk with God,
Speaker 3: and to live a life of purpose. I can't wait
Speaker 3: to study it with you. With blessings from the Holy Land.
Speaker 3: This is your el Extein and you are listening to
Speaker 3: the Chosen People.
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