kingdom of yahweh

  • A Clash of Empires

    In first century Israel, Jesus was tortured and executed brutally by the Roman Empire. What was the reason? Did the Empire accomplish its goal in killing him?

  • A Different Emperor

    Jesus preaches the Empire of God that he will bring to the Earth and rule it as its Emperor. What kind of an Emperor would he be? What taste does he give us of his upcoming rule in his teachings, parables and miracles?

  • Empire of Yahweh

  • Healing on the Sabbath

    When he heals people on the Sabbath, the relgio-political leaders of Israel accuse Jesus of breaking the law. Jesus' response to them brings out the spirit of the law. What exactly is that spirit?

  • Jesus and the Manna Principle

  • Jesus and the Sabbath

  • Jesus Feeds the Multitude

    Jesus feeds thousands of people in the wilderness. How does he manage that feat? Does he turn stones into bread? Or does he demand his followers do something for such a miracle to happen?

  • Jesus in the Roman Empire

    When Jesus enters the scene, what was the state of the society in Israel under the Roman Empire? And why was the title 'son of god' so controversial in those times? Who was its original owner?

  • Like Father, Like Son!

    Yahweh, the God of the Old Testament is usually portrayed as an angry, vengeful god who somehow became benevolent in the New Testament with the arrival of his son. Is this an accurate depiction?

  • Practice the Kingdom

  • Sermon on the Sabbath - A Forecast of God's Empire

    In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus delivers his inaugural sermon at a Nazareth synagogue on a Sabbath day. How does his message relate to the Sabbath and how does it forecast the Kingdom of God that is to come on the Earth?

  • Shared Meals

    Jesus encouraged the Manna Principle among his followers and demonstrated it during the feeding of the multitude. How did his disciples put it in action in the church communities of the first century?

  • The Anti-Imperial Yahweh

    Yahweh, the God of the Bible, emerges on the world scene by subduing the imperial masters and liberating the Israelites from under the yoke of the Egyptian Empire. He brings them out into the wilderness, where he starts teaching them his ways. In these teachings and commandments we find the true nature of Yahweh, and what he personally deems as a just and fair society. What are some of Yahweh’s flagship teachings that reflect the themes of his thought process on how a model society should function?

  • The Jubilee Year Liberty

    Yahweh's Jubilee Year Liberty laws cover those who fall under harsh times and end up mortgaging off their agricultural land, property or themselves to someone. How do these revolutionary laws weave a safety net for everyone in society?

  • The Lord of the Sabbath

    When the disciples pick grain on a Sabbath day, the Pharisees accuse them of breaking the Law. In his response, Jesus says the Son of Man is the Lord of the Sabbath. What does he mean by that?

  • The Manna Principle

    When Yahweh rains down food from heaven for the Israelites in the wilderness, he gives them specific directions regarding how the Manna should be collected and consumed. Those instructions go against the very fabric of imperial societies, and together they form the tenets of what can be defined as the Manna Principle. What are those tenets?

  • The Power of Sharing - A Forecast of God's Empire

    When Jesus asks his disciples to share their meagre food with the thousands of people in the wilderness, what lesson is he teaching them? And what is he forecasting about the nature of food security in the Kingdom of God?

  • The Sabbath Equality

  • The Sabbath Rest

    "The seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns." Exodus 20:8-10. Whenever this law is discussed nowadays, debates rage on which day it's supposed to be and the mechanics of how one is expected to observe it. But all these controversies distract us from the main point of the law, which has been deemed as unprecedented, groundbreaking and revolutionary in the ancient world.

  • The Sabbath Year Release

    Yahweh’s Sabbath extends far beyond the week, as he decrees a Sabbath Year of rest every seven years. A Sabbatical year every seven years. No food cultivation that year. Then what are people supposed to eat? Also, most types of debts are expected to be canceled that year. What is the intended purpose of that?

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