Sunday, May 22, 2016

"I Bore You on Wings of Eagles" ✡ Stirring Words by Rabbi Tuly Weisz - ISRAEL365

You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on wings of eagles, and brought you to myself.

אַתֶּם רְאִיתֶם אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי לְמִצְרָיִם וָאֶשָּׂא אֶתְכֶם עַל כַּנְפֵי נְשָׁרִים וָאָבִא אֶתְכֶם אֵלָי

שמות יט:ד


a-tem r'-ee-tem a-sher a-see-tee l'-mitz-ra-yim va-e-sa et-khem al
kan-fay n'-sha-reem va-a-vi et-khem ay-lai

Today's Israel Inspiration

Today's verse from the Book of Exodus offers eternal insight into God’s loving relationship with humanity as the ultimate Redeemer. Indeed, this book of the Bible has always served as inspiration for those who long for the Land throughout the ages. In the darkest moments of Jewish history, we have tolerated persecution in faith, knowing that we are always getting closer to deliverance and redemption, and to Israel. Join the inspiring journey with the Israel Bible, the ONLY bible in print today that highlights the God, the People and the Land of Israel, and explains God's focus on the Land. Help publish the first-ever hardcover edition of The Israel Bible, and you'll receive a FREE copy.
 

Rabbi Tuly Weisz's Inspiring Video on the Bible

Get the scoop from Rabbi Tuly Weisz on why publishing The Israel Bible is vital in today's anti-Zionist world. Within its inspiring pages is the answer to those who deny the deeply rooted, biblical truths of God's Land.

UN Gave Western Wall To Arabs, Is Jerusalem Next?

Three weeks after renaming the Western Wall Al-Buraq, a Muslim holy site, the UN is now considering a demand by the Palestinian Authority to censor an exhibition because it mentions a Jewish connection to Jerusalem.
 

The Hamsa: An Inspiring Tale of Lost & Found

 
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Today's captivating photo by Ilan Rosen of a bird in flight over the Hula Valley in northern Israel.

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Saturday, May 21, 2016

Donald Trump Tells Christian Leaders He Is 'Concerned' About Christians' Rights in America - TAYLOR BERGLUND CHARISMA NEWS

Donald Trump met secretly with Christian leaders last week.

Donald Trump Tells Christian Leaders He Is 'Concerned' About Christians' Rights in America

Donald Trump met secretly with Christian leaders last week. (Reuters)
Donald Trump secretly met last week with Sid Roth, Rick Joyner and other apostolic and evangelical church leaders. Mario Bramnick, senior pastor of New Wine Ministries Church in Cooper City, Florida, told Charisma about his private conversation with Trump—and what it reveals about the Republican frontrunner's true stances.
Bramnick attended the Trump Tower meeting as a representative for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC). NHCLC, the largest Hispanic Christian evangelical organization in America, is led by popular pastor Samuel Rodriguez Jr. Bramnick was joined in the meeting by Roth, Joyner, Frank Amedia, Alex Nuñez and Darrell Scott.
Though Trump has reportedly not changed his mind regarding immigration, Bramnick said Trump showed greater understanding for the plight of Latinos than he had in the past.
"I personally felt that I saw a different side of him from some of what has come forth in his statements previously," Bramnick said. "He seemed to understand the plight of the undocumented, the plight of the Latino here in America, and really showed a willingness to wanting to work with our community."
Rodriguez has been openly critical of Trump in past months, but this meeting suggests the two men may be able to find common ground. Bramnick said NHCLC and Trump actually agreed on many immigration-related issues: the importance of strong border security, comprehensive immigration reform and deportation for illegal immigrants with criminal records.
As president of the Hispanic Israel Leadership Coalition, Bramnick was also encouraged by Trump's addition of a pro-Israel advisor, Jason Greenblatt, to his campaign. Trump also reportedly demonstrated genuine concern for the state of religious liberty.
"He told us in the meeting that he's very, very concerned that Christians are losing their rights in America, that we no longer can even speak or express what we believe," Bramnick said. "And he did say that if he becomes president, he's going to change things to make sure that we as Christians have our religious liberties restored. He said he's concerned about Christians, he's concerned about Jews, and he wants to help."
Yet Bramnick said he was not endorsing any candidate at this time. Instead, he exhorted evangelicals to be prayerful and seek God's wisdom during this election cycle.
Bramnick said, "In our decision-making process—especially at such a critical crossroad in America—we need to see which candidate is most pro-life? Which candidate is most pro-religious freedom? And which candidate is most pro-marriage? And which candidate is most concerned about the immigrant and the stranger? We are in such a critical time. I don't think not voting is an option. We've got to be sober-minded. We can't be one issue-oriented.
"We need to cry out for our nation. We know the answer isn't coming from the Republican party or the Democratic party, but coming from the Lord. We all have expectations of great revival or great third awakening, but we're in very difficult times. We've been called to be light, we've been called to be salt, and we are the ones by the spirit first—not by power, not by might, but by God's spirit—to cry out to God, to decree and declare, to bring our nation back to its original godly values."
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Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog: Despite a bizarre week in Israeli politics, Sunni Arab leaders are quietly reaching out to Netanyahu to discuss restarting peace talks

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Despite a bizarre week in Israeli politics, Sunni Arab leaders are quietly reaching out to Netanyahu to discuss restarting peace talks based on the “Saudi Plan.” Meanwhile, Abbas signals he may soon step down. Who would replace him?

by joelcrosenberg
Very few Israelis or Palestinians believe the moment is ripe to craft a comprehensive peace deal. Pessimism over the seemingly never-ending "peace process" is rampant.
That said, there continue to be curious developments here I think you should be aware of. I laid out some in my column earlier in the week. There have been more since then. Among them:
  1. Despite a bizarre and topsy-turvy week in Israeli politics, there are credible reportsthat moderate Sunni Arab leaders are actively reaching out to Prime Minister Netanyahu with indications that they are open to making changes in the Saudi Peace Initiative to make it more palatable for Israelis.
  2. Netanyahu is signaling that he is not averse to opening new peace talks that would involve changes to the Saudi plan, so long as regional Arab leaders are the primary players in the talks, not the French.
  3. At the same time, however, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is privately indicating that he will soon need to step down from power. "My age and health don't allow me to remain in power," the 81-year-old Abbas recently told Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi. "My term in office expired several years ago and I'm still in power only because of the Hamas, which staged a coup and is controlling the Gaza Strip and refusing to allow new elections."
  4. The possibility that Abbas could soon step off the political stage could add a destabilizing factor into the mix, especially if the battle to succeed Abbas becomes heated, or even violent.
  5. Who will the next Palestinian leader be? Would he (or she) be more or less ready to strike a compromise with Israel? Would he or she encourage violent opposition to Israel, or encourage calm and reconciliation?
  6. Meanwhile, critics of Netanyahu are asking, "How serious is Bibi about really making peace?" His enemies say Bibi will never negotiate in good faith. But those close to him say he's ready for an honest dialogue, and note that it was Menachem Began (the first leader of the Likud Party) who made peace with Egypt in 1979. [NOTE: I'm not taking a position on any of these internal political questions -- who's right? who's wrong? -- I'm just pointing out some of the trend lines I think are noteworthy.]
  7. The week began looking like Netanyahu would create a "unity" government with Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog, who is personally determined to find a peace deal with the Palestinians. But in a dramatic and unexpected reversal mid-week, Netanyahu decided to make a deal with right-wing leader Avigdor Liberman and his Yisrael Beitenu ("Israel Our Home") party instead of Herzog. Liberman is now slated to be Defense Minister, if the deal is finalized. This news has triggered a firestorm. Herzog is furious with Bibi. Current Defense Minister Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon is, too.Ya'alon resigned the government rather than accept his imminent demotion or even change of position, and Ya'alon had harsh words for both Netanyahu and Liberman.
  8. Many in Israel and the region regard Liberman as an acerbic, controversial, polarizing figure, and someone not known for being eager to make peace with the Palestinians or even other Arab states. To Bibi's enemies, the offer to Liberman is proof Bibi and his government will never make peace.
  9. In these circumstances, then, one could imagine that the notion of Bibi including Liberman into his government -- especially instead of Herzog, who believes that a "rare" chance to make regional peace is emerging -- will sabotage whatever slowly improving ties there have been between Israel and the moderate Arab states.
  10. That may still prove the case. But at the moment, the Arab states are reaching out to Bibi, despite of the Liberman/Ya'alon brouhaha. This is intriguing, to say the least.
  11. At the moment, it's Egyptian President el-Sisi who is taking the lead in communicating with Netanyahu. Earlier this week, the Egyptian leader publicly called on Israelis and Palestinians to come back to the negotiating table, and offered to help mediate those discussions. Netanyahu immediately responded positively to the suggestion. Sisi and Netanyahu then spoke on Friday when Netanyahu called to offer condolences over the crash of an Egyptian jetliner this week, a crash that may have been the result of terrorism, though the investigation has only just begun.
  12. Jordan's King Abdullah II, currently on a state visit to Europe, has been quiet so far this week. That said, recent media reports (see hereherehere and here) indicate that behind the scenes he senses the environment for talks is improving and is quietly encouraging the peace process to begin again.
  13. As I wrote on Tuesdaysomething does appear to be afoot between Israel and her Sunni Arab neighbors. Where will it lead? I genuinely don't know. But I am praying for peace because the Bible commands me to and because I truly want there to be calm and security and prosperity and genuine freedom and opportunity for everyone in the region. I hope you will join me in praying along these lines, as well.
[This column is based on my personal views and analysis. I share them in my personal capacity as an American and Israeli citizen and an author. They do not reflect the views of The Joshua Fund, which is a non-profit organization and takes no political or legislative positions.]
  • "Moderate Sunni Arab governments in the region have communicated to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu their willingness to engage in negotiations with Israel over possible changes to the Saudi peace initiative so that it may serve as the agreed-upon basis of renewed talks with the Palestinians," reports the Jerusalem Post, based on a story first reported by Channel 10 on Friday....
  • Arab regimes led by Egypt and the wealthy Gulf sheikhdoms have signaled their desire to publicly change their posture toward Israel, according to Channel 10.
  • Officials in Arab capitals are now awaiting Netanyahu's response to their offer of substantive discussions on the Saudi initiative so as to make it more palatable for Israel.
  • During a Twitter chat he held in the courtyard of his Jerusalem home in honor of Israel’s 68th Independence Day, Netanyahu said Israel is ready to talk about an amended Saudi peace initiative.
  • One of the questioners asked him in Arabic about the 2002 Saudi Initiative, otherwise known as the Arab Peace Plan, which calls for a two-state solution on the pre-1967 lines with a just settlement for Palestinian refugees. In exchange the Arab world would offer Israel normalized relations.
  • “Why don’t you accept the Arab initiative and what are the reasons why it is not implemented,” Twitter questioner @abosarah7 asked.
  • Netanyahu responded, also in Arabic, that an updated initiative which “addresses our concerns merits further discussion. Israel will always seek peace.”.....
  • In response to Sam Rubinstein from Brown University, Netanyahu said in a short video response, “I am willing to meet President Abbas today, right now. He can come to my home here in Jerusalem or I can go to his home here in Ramallah. Now I want you to forward that question to President Abbas and see what he says, #askAbbas.”
  • Channel 10 cites Western diplomatic sources as saying that a number of emissaries have relayed conciliatory Arab messages to Netanyahu, one of them being former British premier Tony Blair.
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Friday, May 20, 2016

Bob Dylan's Handwritten Letter Reveals Strong Christian Faith - MARK MARTIN/CBN NEWS CHARISMA NEWS

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Bob Dylan's Handwritten Letter Reveals Strong Christian Faith

Bob Dylan (Paul Townsend/Flickr/Creative Commons)

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A handwritten letter that reflects a strong Christian faith by music legend Bob Dylan is up for auction.
Boston-based RR Auction is offering the item, written around April 1980 to a friend named "Steve."
Dylan writes, "We are up in Toronto singing and playing for about 3,000 people a night in a downtown theatre—the Spirit of the Lord is calling people here in their beautiful and clean city, but they are more interested in lining up for Apocalypse Now than to be baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost."
Dylan is probably referring to the film, Apocalypse Now, which hit theaters in 1979. The artist played in Toronto in 1980. 
Dylan goes on to write to Steve, "Wanna thank you for that Bible as it is helpful in discovering a few phrases from and shedding more light on what the King James Version reads—God will lift up your heart as you begin to realize that 'He thru Christ has reconsiled (sic) man unto Himself' (II Corinthians)."
The singer-songwriter's letter is filled with references to Christianity.
"You will be strong in the Lord and seeing that looks are deceiving, you will work miracles that way—He has called you to be a saint and your responsibility is to him and him alone," he continues. "Be praying and not looking back no more—press on toward what is ahead—I send love to you and will pray for strength and more strength for ya (sic)." 
Dylan concludes the letter with a bold profession of faith: "Always in the name of Jesus Christ Son of God, Manifest in the flesh."
Dylan, who is a Jew, accepted Jesus Christ as his Messiah in 1979. Two of his albums,Slow Train Coming and Saved, have overtly Christian lyrics.
Rumors surfaced in the early '80s that Dylan renounced Christianity. However, in an October 2012 blog on Godreports, Dan Wooding writes that Al Kasha, a Messianic Jew who led Dylan to Christ, believes the singer-songwriter never lost his faith.
In the blog, Wooding says Dylan's album, Tempest, released in September 2012, is filled with Christian lyrics. 
"I am absolutely thrilled that Bob has shown through this new record that he has never lost God's calling in life. He's never given up," Kasha said, referring to the album.
"I get upset when people think that he has because you don't write all these songs just out there," Kasha continued. "It takes time to write them and they're all about Christ so I've said this in the past - the media has hurt rather than helped him."
Robert Livingston, executive vice president of RR Auction, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the letter "is incredible." 
"It's rare that you see handwritten letters from Bob Dylan on the market," he said. "You may see notes or lyrics but not real composed letters like this."
The items up for auction include the letter in "very good to fine condition" and the original envelope. Livingston said the items belong to a Boston collector.
"This remarkable letter offers enormous insight into Dylan's thoughts during a critical period of his career," a description on the auction website reads. 
Reprinted with permission from CBN.com.  Copyright The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., All rights reserved.
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THE LEGACY - Morris E. Ruddick (SIGN)

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THE LEGACY
 
© Morris E. Ruddick
 
 
We began this series of Jewish business secrets by commenting on the response of a religious leader outside the faith to what he saw in the lives of the Christians he knew. Ghandi loved the teachings of Jesus, but rejected the faith because of his observation that the lives of the followers of Jesus didn't match the standard.
 
Ghandi's words seemed to express disappointment. Perhaps his take on the Christians he knew was a distorted representation. One only has to look at the track record of anti-Semitism to know that distorted responses can accompany an identity in God.
 
Still, the world is looking. The world is hungry to see the reality of God operating through a people. It is an identity thing.
 
The identity of Jews is encased by their history and legacy. Jews are generally viewed as a prophetic people of God, a people of destiny. It punctuates why understanding the history included in the ancient Jewish writings is so important. As a people, the Jews have an incredible track record of disproportionate accomplishments. Within this context they have gained an irrefutable reputation as a people of business.
 
Over the centuries Jews have left their mark of positive influence on the major civilizations of which they have been a part. Their skill as merchants, brokers, bankers and traders have given birth to middle classes in societies that previously only had peasant and ruling classes. Their creativity and contributions to humanity during just this last generation have changed the world for the better. Whether it is their impact on the societies in which they have lived or the standards by which they have defined their communities, Jews as a whole have walked the talk characterizing their faith.
 
Jesus Himself said that we would be known by our fruits.
 
Within historic Jewish writings is the story of a craftsman, an entrepreneur, whose name was Bezalel. The story of Bezalel illustrates how a person's gift can open the door for opportunity. It shows the importance of using one's gift for a broader, more enduring purpose that serves the community and posterity. It is an example of the importance of the simple things, but simple from the standpoint of stewardship and the faithfulness that walks before it runs and evolves into excellence. It is in this type of simplicity that the expectations of the wise are confounded.
 
The story of Bezalel also illustrates how there is a point in the process of becoming so excellent in your gift, that a spiritual dimension from God becomes a part of the equation. It is written that God called Bezalel by name and filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and ability, in knowledge and understanding of skillful works and of devising all kinds of craftsmanship.
 
Bezalel, who lived during the days of Moses, was from the house of Judah. His story is an apt representation of the points we have been making in this series on Jewish business secrets. It unveils how the dimension of the seen world can be enhanced by the unseen. It punctuates the prophecy given by Moses that if the people of Israel would adhere to following the Lord, that they would be the head and not the tail and would be above all the other nations of the earth. So it has been in this distinction, as a prophetic people of God, that their potential and legacy as disproportionate achievers has been held.
 
A People Known by Their Fruits
To illustrate, Jews have been awarded 27 percent of all Nobel prizes since 1950, following the destruction of a third of their population in the Holocaust. The Encyclopedia Britannica has a section on "Great Inventions." Jews have accounted for the defibrillator, the pacemaker, instant photography, holography and the videotape.
 
Steven Pease's research, "The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement", notes that of Fortune's 2003 list of the 25 most powerful people in business, 24 percent were Jewish. Jews pioneered the ready-to-wear garment industry. Over half the department stores in America were started or run by Jews. Specialty retailing is laced with names that have been created by Jews: Gap, Limited, Men's Warehouse, Home Depot, Ritz Camera, Bed Bath & Beyond.
 
Jews are dominant in diamonds and the diamond trade. Starbucks in coffee, Haagen-Daz and Baskin Robbins in ice cream, Fairmont, Lowes, Hyatt, Helmsley and Wynn in hotels are all Jewish operations, along with the creating and shaping of every major Hollywood studio. In the major TV networks, only ABC was not started by a Jew. The legacy extends to cable, to publishing, finance and real estate.
 
The world's most successful search engine (Google) and software (Microsoft) are Jewish creations. The second largest software company (Oracle) has a co-founder and head who is Jewish. So it has been with Dell, Intel, Yahoo, eBay and Qualcomm.
 
A third of leading symphony orchestras have been conducted by Jews. Jews have created roughly two-thirds of the longest-running musicals on Broadway. Almost four out of ten of the Hollywood directors awarded Oscars have been Jews. Jews have over half the Pulitzer Prizes for non-fiction. Almost 40 percent of Business Week's America's fifty most generous benefactors are Jewish families and individuals.
 
Each of these examples reflect disproportionate achievement, by a people, whose numbers are less than one-quarter of one percent of the world's population.
 
The Nature of the Dynamic
As the world becomes increasingly aware of the Jewish phenomenon, it has been during our day, that there has emerged a global movement to glean the truths and the ways of the Jews. This awareness has extended to nations like Vietnam, who have reached out to Israel. With such unexpected alliances is a growing recognition of the legacy of the Jews.
 
It is a legacy of power. Yet it is a different type of power. It is the power that closes the gap with creativity and discovery for the good of mankind.
 
In talking about gaps, it is pertinent to address the gap that Jesus, as the Jewish Messiah, came to bridge. He made His Jewish identity very clear. His teachings gave focus to the purity of the issues that had become muddied. He advised His followers to give heed to the foundations held by the pharisaical Jewish leaders, but to be wary of what he referred to as the leaven of the Pharisees: the speculative religious add-ons unnecessary to know God and walk in His ways. He referred to these religious leaders of His own people who misused their positions and power for personal gain and elitism, as hypocrites.
 
Jesus gave focus to truths that had long been foundational to what have made Jews distinctive. He pointed to their destiny, to a future that would fulfill the promises of God to His people and restore the order God had originally intended for those who believed. He dealt with the proper use of power, of righteous power, in a corrupt world.
 
He also talked about restoration, the restoration of the foundations to form a society He referred to as the Kingdom of God. As already noted, He did all this in the context of a distinctive Jewish identity. The Christianity that Ghandi found so compelling was foundationally a Jewish sect.
 
As a culture operating within the confines of the dominant cultures of each major era, Judaism has again and again been challenged with both cultural and economic survival.
 
Yet, the power to prevail has been inherent in the foundations passed on by Abraham and put into writing by Moses. Together with the history, the wisdom, the psalms, along with the words of the prophets, these collected writings are a treasure trove of the secrets to the exploits and destiny of Abraham's descendants and all others who would believe. They are the basis to why Jews have been known as the people of business, a people of destiny.
 
In this process prophetically, Jesus became the first-born of the needed spiritual restoration leading to the destiny of Abraham's lineage. Jesus, Yeshua in Hebrew, spoke of our day as the beginning of another phase of this restoration. This dynamic of restoration, the fulfillment of the Kingdom, is at its roots a very Jewish belief. It references a time coming when the Messiah would reign as King, and His forebearer David, as prince in the land promised to Abraham's descendants.
 
Polluting the Power
Yet, within a generation of Yeshua's, of Jesus' life, there arose problems. As a movement, the first generation of Christianity reflected incredible spiritual power. The impact they made was described as turning the world upside down. Whereas the strength came from the foundations and culture, from within, so there also came an internal weakness that had been inherent in the Jewish people over the centuries: the desire to be like everyone else. This weakness began manifesting in the early church.
 
Within a generation of the time of Jesus, there arose those like the Nicolatains who were enticing followers away from the Jewish foundations, identity and cultural roots. Together with those who wielded their power from short-sighted perspectives and too often for their own gain with speculative add-ons, this vibrant new movement experienced growing defilement and began losing its once potent spiritual power as it became more and more institutionalized.
 
Bringing the Legacy into Fullness
Nevertheless, within this last generation have been emerging the keys to this restoration. They are the keys to restoring what was promised to Abraham's descendants, the keys to the time Jesus spoke of when a great shift would take place in the world and the model exemplified by Abraham reflecting an economic, trust society with God at the center would come into place. Together with the foundations will come the legacy and the power.
 
The legacy will involve a focus on God that was outlined in the foundations, rather than on add-on speculative doctrines. The legacy will be defined by the culture, of being a prophetic people of God. It will be a movement that goes beyond institutional and generational constraints, a movement tied to a different power, the pure power of the Creator.
 
Once again, it is the simple things that confound the wise. This movement will operationally be built on foundations of business-incubator and community-builder minyans, the small gatherings that flow in the mantle of being blessed to be a blessing. There will be an explosion of purposeful gifts, reflecting the scope represented by the Jewish achievements noted by Mr. Pease.
 
Congregations will form around allied minyans and communities will be the outgrowth of congregations working toward common ends. Congregations and communities will be centered on and based on such common purposes, rather than being driven by doctrinal stances. The reality of God's presence will negate the need for the precepts of men.
 
With a world seeking the reality of God through a people, this will be the light on the hill that cannot be hidden. This movement will reflect a different way of thinking, which creates and brings increase. This is the thinking that has prevailed in Jewish culture over the millennia. This legacy will bring restoration at both congregational and community levels. All this will dovetail with the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham, with its pivot point being the land promised to Abraham, the land of promise, Israel.
 
This is the pathway unfolding for those who discern and embrace the legacy of the Jews.  This is the legacy of a people whose remarkable feats have astounded the world with blessings and goodness tied to a destiny of being restorers and rebuilders of a world gone amok. It is in this legacy that a connection and purpose that transcends time is actuated.
 
The Legacy and Destiny
So what does all this mean in today's world in terms of Jewish business secrets, for the Jew and the non-Jew?
 
We return to the story of Joseph and the Jewish dynamic of being a culture within a culture. We've already gone into detail in a previous session about Joseph's betrayal at the hand of his brothers and how he came to be in Egypt. We covered his 13 years of slavery and prison in which Joseph maintained his strong identity in God, as well as operating faithfully as a prophetic steward for those he served. Then came the time when his prophetic gift, evident to all those he served, was needed by Pharaoh.
 
Pharaoh was amazed, stating there was no one like Joseph in whom resided the Spirit of God. From that an alliance was formed in which Joseph became the second in charge of Egypt, the steward over the resources of the land. What Egypt faced was a time of crisis.
 
Yet Joseph's anticipatory response to preparing for those times brought great blessing to the house of Pharaoh and the house of Israel. It was a time of destiny. Not only was disaster averted for each, but the destiny of the descendants of Abraham was restored, from the impact of the digressions committed by Joseph's older brothers.
 
Then we have another issue that began with the generation following reputedly the wisest man who ever lived, Solomon. It involved the dispersion among the nations of ten of the tribes of Israel and the destiny foretold for the nations. Solomon's successor refused the overtures of the ten northern tribes that David had brought together with the House of Judah. Then, despite prophetic intervention, the man who became leader of the northern tribes, Jeroboam, led them to separate themselves. It began the dispersion and assimilation of these descendants of Abraham into the nations. Yet, by the words of the Jewish prophets, their destiny in God has been foretold as being restored in the latter days.
 
Jesus made the point that the mantle He bore was first to go to the Jew. From the Jew would come the fulfillment of the destinies that God foretold Abraham would go to all the peoples of the earth. Not unlike the days of Joseph, the days are close at hand when there will be alliances between forerunners like Joseph and gatekeepers like Pharaoh, whose efforts will avert disruptions and maintain the legacy. So there has been an awakening taking place today, with the Jews, with the Diaspora of the Jews, to the great dispersion of the descendants of Abraham and then to all who would give honor to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It is a time of destiny.
 
The Legacy and Restoration
It is written that He will give light to those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide their feet into the way of peace. The legacy of the Jews is the legacy of Jesus, who clearly stated that his mission was to put an axe to the root of evil and restore the foundations outlined by the writings of Moses and the prophets.
 
This is the legacy. It is the root system and lens through which we can better understand this dynamic we've referred to as Jewish business secrets. The father of a Jewish friend I once worked with founded Godfather's Pizza. Willy Theisen was described in an article as one who had gone far afield to follow his passion for business. He has been an entrepreneur through and through. Once he became fixed on an opportunity, whether of his own creation or when leveraging an existing one, he has applied his high energy, long vision, laser focus, risk tolerance and untiring persistence to translate his dreams into reality. (Leo Adam Biga, "Omaha's Pitchman," Omaha Magazine, May/June 2012) This description describes a key aspect of the Jewish DNA. Yet, as it has been for centuries, it was more than just business.
 
The demonstration of the disproportionate fruits represented by the Jews is another prism into this legacy. It is a prism by which we close the gap of the broken seen world with that of the undefiled unseen dimension. It is in this legacy of restoration that the swirl of chaos and destruction so rampant in this world will be subdued.
 
The Response
So then, what is the response in terms of Jewish business secrets? The Jewish perception of reality comes from within the community and from above. This perception of reality is foundational to the dynamic of disproportionate achievement.
 
The Jewish response to reality is laced with a creative, community-building mind-set. It goes back to Abraham who passed on that his descendants would bear the blessings of God to be a blessing. It represents the priority given to the community and to posterity.
 
So, the Jewish process of stewarding reality involves commitment to the community and future generations. That means that each business is designed to serve and make a difference. This commitment operates on a level beyond the individual. It nurtures destiny not only for the individual but for the benefit of the community of those who share in their identity. Jews understand what it means to cultivate God's blueprint within the incubator of community.
 
Our past sessions together on Jewish business secrets have uncovered a range of insights tied to the amazing legacy and exploits of the Jews. We've gone beyond foundations, the gifts and a process of thinking that creates and brings increase. We've tapped the strategy of community that nurtures the destinies of its members from one generation to the next.
 
We live in a time, when we again face the disruptions of cyclic change that characterize the many muddied ways of this world. The legacy as a people of destiny is in the realignment and purification of the defilements. Harvard Professor Ruth Wisse in the Prologue of her compelling book "Jews and Power" tells the story of a Jewish mother in 1939 Warsaw. The time followed Warsaw's German capture, but preceded the Jews being walled up in the ghetto. Seeing her little boy being bullied by some German soldiers, this mother left the safety of her courtyard and fearlessly ignoring the solders, she told her son as she rescued him, "Come inside the courtyard and be a human being." Implied in the translation of the instructions to her son was his response to what was happening around him and how "to become a decent human being."
 
Beyond budgets and plans, at the core of Jewish business secrets, is the Jewish response to the status quo. In practical terms it is a response that gives honor to the God of Israel and His ways, while walking out the fulfillment of the legacy of those who, from generation to generation, have been bearing the fruits of the mantle, as the descendants of Abraham.
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Morris Ruddick has been a forerunner and spokesman for the higher dimensions of business leadership since the mid-90s. As founder of Global Initiatives Foundation and designer of the God's Economy Entrepreneurial Equippers Program, Mr. Ruddick imparts hope and equips economic community builders to be blessed to be a blessing where God's light is dim in diverse regions around the globe.
 
He is author of "The Joseph-Daniel Calling;" "Gods Economy, Israel and the Nations;" "The Heart of a King;" "Something More;" "Righteous Power in a Corrupt World;" "Leadership by Anointing;" and "Mantle of Fire," which address the mobilization of business and governmental leaders with destinies to impact their communities. They are available in print and e-versions from www.Amazon.comwww.apple.com/ibooks and www.BarnesandNoble.com.
 
Global Initiatives Foundation (www.strategic-initiatives.org) is a tax-exempt 501 (c) 3 non-profit whose efforts are enabled by the generosity of a remnant of faithful friends and contributors whose vision aligns with God's heart to mobilize economic community builders imparting influence and the blessings of God. Checks on US banks should be made out to Global Initiatives and mailed to PO Box 370291, Denver CO 80237 or by credit card at http://strategicintercession.org/support/
 
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