“BATHED HIS FEET WITH TEARS” – Luke 7:38

“She began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head.”

We find reference in many old books to the custom of collecting the tears of the whole and preserving them in bottles.

Thus King David prays, “Put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?”

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WITNESS: “Martus”

In the Bible, the word “witness” is used to describe both a person and an action – someone who sees something and then talks about what they’ve seen.

Similar to today, this word is used in both legal settings and to describe an experience with Elohim. But what’s most interesting about the word witness is how it illuminates the story of Scripture, especially the role of the people of Elohim.

The word “witness” makes us think of someone testifying in a courtroom. Or maybe you think of someone sharing their religious testimony or persuading others about their faith.

These ideas are similar to what we find in the biblical text, but the word and theme of witness also tell a much bigger story. In the Bible, a witness is someone who sees something amazing or important and then shares it with others (Ruth 4:9). We call this act of sharing “bearing witness,” and it isn’t about being pushy.

Witnesses simply share their experience. This idea is simple, but it carries a lot of responsibility (Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 19:18-20).

YaHUaH calls a group of people, Israel, to be witnesses of His character and actions to the nations (Exodus 19:4-6; Isaiah 43:10-12). And even though they continually fail at their role, He does not give up this partnership with them. Instead, He appoints chief witnesses to the people – Moses, the prophets, and ultimately YaHUsha – to open their eyes again to who Elohim is (Romans 3:21; John 1:7).

When YaHUsha’s companions witnessed His death and resurrection, their eyes were opened. They were transformed into the witnesses Elohim had always intended, and they went out to bear witness to the nations about what they had seen (Luke 24:44-48; Acts 1:8).

Today, when we experience the love and rescue of YaHUsha, we can join in this simple yet weighty task of representing him to the world by sharing what we have experienced.

In this video of The Bible Project, they explore how this word contributes to the overarching story of the Bible.

Witness: “Martus”


THE BOOK OF YESHAYAHU (Isaiah): The Gospel, Messiah and Restoration Foretold

What an amazing Book of Scripture! If you never had access to the Renewed (New) Covenant Scriptures (or more commonly called: New Testament) and you only ever read and studied one of the pre-Messiah incarnation books (‘the Old Testament’), then this book would be enough for you to know the gospel and YaHUaH’s plan of salvation and restoration for His people through His Chosen One – our Messiah.

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DIE AARD VAN DIE KONINKRYK VAN ELOHIEM

Wat is die verskil tussen die “Koninkryk van Elohiem/God”, die “Hemelse koninkryk” en ‘n “Aardse koninkryk”?

Die kort antwoord: 

Die “Koninkryk van Elohiem” is as ‘t ware soos ‘n “versamelnaam” vir die verskillende fases daarvan. 

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HOW TO READ THE “GOSPEL”

The New/Renewed Testament contains four ancient biographies of YaHUsha of Nazareth, and altogether they are called “the Gospel.”

Each one tells the story as an announcement of Good News that the impaled and risen YaHUsha is the True Ruler of the nations.

In this video, The Bible Project explores why these accounts were written and how you can read them with greater insight.

HOW TO READ THE “GOSPEL”