Category: 2 – Exodus – 04 – Beshalach
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Gematria of Amalek: 240. Mockery, Insecurity, Self-Doubt
In this week’s Bible portion (“Beshalach,” meaning “when you are sent”), God sent the Jews out of slavery in Egypt, took them through the sea unharmed, and fed them in the unforgiving desert. Soon enough they are confronted by the enemy Amalek. Exodus 17:8: “וַיָּבֹ֖א עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּרְפִידִֽם” “Amalek came and fought with Israel in…
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The Army Of Egypt Is Dead
We hear a lot about faith and how important it is. But faith is not required for God to do His work. In fact, sometimes faith is impossible, because the totality of rampant injustice is just too great. It is in those times, specifically, that God gives us “open miracles.” They are a way of…
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Parshas BeShalach: We Are Slaves To Them
This week’s Torah (Bible) portion, "BeShalach" – "when He sent them" – is about the Jews escaping slavery, but in a way that is nothing short of terrifying. To make a long story short, God orchestrates a situation where the Jews are boxed between the angry, vengeful, destructive, murderous Egyptians (occult satanic scientists of corruption…