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Ezra and Carly
One is Jewish. One is Gentile. Both believe in Jesus. Join us as we discuss life, faith, prophecy, current events and more. Discover surprising insights and amazing things God is doing around the world.
It was easy to stand with Israel the week following October 7, but what about now, after six months of a controversial and very complex war? In this episode, Carly and Ezra discuss the environment we’re in today, where standing with Israel can evoke all kinds of responses. They talk about how it’s possible to both stand with Israel and not agree with everything the State of Israel does. You’ll hear about:
- Stories of confrontation and the temptation to hide one’s support of Israel or Jewish identity
- How, after six months of war, people may be losing clarity on where to stand
- Why it will never be easier to stand with Israel than it is today
- If the Bible indicates that “standing with Israel” could possibly, one day, be unto the death
- How the point of making outward declarations of standing with Israel should be more about opening up a conversation than stating your stance
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll also hear about:
- How a “this is true, and this also is true” approach can diffuse a confrontation
- How standing with Israel doesn’t mean whitewashing or ignoring wrongdoing
- How only God sees what it takes for us to turn to Him
- How being “grafted in,” as Gentile Believers, puts you in a familial relationship with the Jewish people
- An encouragement for Jewish believers in Jesus to “stay Jewish”
- An encouragement to Jewish listeners – believers in Jesus or not – that difficult times are maybe the best times for us to say we believe in God and that He’s actually chosen us to be a blessing to everyone else
- An encouragement to Christians about the importance of not standing with Israel naively or in ignorance
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Mishpocha, Gentiles, chanukiah, Am Yisrael Chai, Yeshua
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Matthew 24:6, Mark 13:7
Zechariah chapters 12 and 13
Matthew chapter 25
Romans chapters 9–11
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S4.5 E7 – Why Won’t Israel Agree to a Ceasefire?
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra clarify some of the complexities of a ceasefire agreement and why Israel hasn’t agreed thus far. They challenge listeners to read multiple news sources to get the whole picture because a single source gives only a single perspective. They also offer some concrete ways to pray for Israel. Here’s some of what they cover in this discussion:
- The fickle nature of the news cycle that has moved on from the Israel war, but Israel and the Middle East are still very much in the thick of it
- Misleading headlines that don’t indicate the complexities of the war and what Israel is dealing with
- The difference between a ceasefire and a truce
- What’s breaking down in the recent ceasefire talks with Hamas
- Four specific things to pray regarding this war
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll hear about:
- The root of anti-Semitism
- Wait, what? Israel and Hamas were actually already in a ceasefire on October 7?
- The humanitarian crisis in Gaza before October 7 – where did all that aid go?
- How the tragic plight of the Gazans and the fight against the terrorist regime Hamas are separate issues in this very complex war
- Who this war is not against
- How both societies – Israel and Gaza – are traumatized right now, and both deserve our compassion and prayers
- The abundant opportunities for the Gospel in both Israel and Gaza right now
Words You Might Learn (or learn more about) in This Episode
Hezbollah, Yeshua, truce, ceasefire, Isa
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Psalm 89:14
James 4:12
Genesis 17:8
Isaiah 11:10–12, Ezekiel 11:16–20
Genesis 12:3
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E8 – Anti-Semitism Exposed
S4.5 E6 – Practical Ways to Combat Anti-Semitism
S1 E14 – Israel: A Little Word Loaded with Meaning
S1 E15 – Israel: Promised Land and Political State
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Israeli News Sources:
Jerusalem Post, www.jpost.com
Times of Israel, www.timesofisrael.com
All Israel News,
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Anti-Semitic incidents have dramatically increased since Hamas violently attacked Israel on October 7. In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about some ways to combat anti-Semitism that you may not immediately think of. They discuss the origins of anti-Semitism and how, at its root, lies a spiritual matter. They also discuss:
- Anti-Semitism isn’t new. Anti-Semitic spirits revealed in the Bible from Pharaoh to Haman and all the way to today’s terror group, Hamas
- Who the biblical kingdom of Persia is today
- What we can do about anti-Semitism
- How to explain your faith and desire for your Jewish friend to know Jesus
Along the Way
Along the way, they’ll also discuss things like:
- The Holocaust started as an idea that turned into propaganda
- The organized Church’s persecution of Jewish people throughout history – whether or not those people were truly followers of Jesus – has left the Jewish people with a lot to overcome about Jesus
- The fear of “Jewish fragility”
- Where “blessing Israel” and “Christian Zionism” often fall short
- Understanding that talking to Jewish people about Jesus is not anti-Semitic
- Being careful of your language when sharing the Gospel with Jewish people. They’re not converting to another religion; they’re following the Jewish Messiah sent to the house of Israel as promised by the Hebrew Scriptures
- The importance of learning to recognize subtle forms of Replacement Theology. Jewish people do not have a separate way to God apart from faith in Yeshua (Jesus)
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Proto Evangelion, besora, Persia, replacement theology
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Genesis 3:14
Genesis 3:15
Isaiah 25:8, 1 Peter 3:18–20
2 Timothy 1:10, 1 Corinthians 15:54–57
Revelation 20:10
Matthew 23:37
Book of Exodus
Book of Esther
Daniel chapter 10
Isaiah 6:9, Isaiah 42:20, Romans 11:25, Matthew 13:13–15
Romans chapters 9–11
Acts 4:12
2 Corinthians 1:20
Matthew 5:44
Exodus 34:14
Isaiah 63:3, 1 Corinthians 15:24–26
Deuteronomy 4:24, 32:16, Jeremiah 31:3, Romans 11:11
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S4.5 E1 What’s Going On In Israel?
S4.5 E2 Israel: 111 Days and Counting
S1 E36 Problems with the Church Replacing Israel
S1 E37 Does the Bible Say the Church Is the New Israel?
S3 E7 Why Christians Want Jews to Convert
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra continue their conversation about the End Times and where Israel fits in regarding Bible prophecy. They dive into the Christian and Jewish mindsets toward the Last Days and challenge listeners to rethink a “for-Christians-only” understanding. The discussion turns to the difficult things Israel experienced on October 7, how these events may have caused some listeners to disengage with God and the importance of finding your way back to re-engaging with Him. They talk about:
- What’s meant by the End Times and what Christians think of when they hear it
- How the End Times isn’t just a Christian thing but first appears in the Hebrew Scriptures
- Hard things to come in the End Times
- The Christian response to Israel’s suffering
- The mixed reality of both grief and hopeful anticipation contained in the package of the End Times
Along the Way
Along the way, Carly and Ezra also discuss:
- The challenge to make room in our hearts for what Jesus feels about Israel
- What most Christians think of when they think of the period approaching the End Times
- The birth pangs, “beginning of sorrows,” that Jesus talked about regarding the Last Days
- Jesus’s love in preparing His followers for the future
- A challenge to Jewish people who think the idea of the End Times is only a Christian concept to look again at the Hebrew Scriptures, at Moses and the prophets
- How the atrocities of October 7 can cause confusion, sideline our faith and make us disengage with God, and the encouragement to check back in and re-engage with the Lord
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Sukkot, pestilence, Mashiach, acharit hayamim, sof, Torah, Christian Zionism, Yeshua, Baruch haba Bashem Adonai
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Matthew chapters 24 and 25
Matthew 24:4–8
Matthew 24:8 (and 1 Thessalonians 5:3) John 14:3
Joel 2:11
Revelation 19:15
Genesis 49:1, Deuteronomy 31:29
Psalm 147:2, Isaiah 11:12
Zechariah 13:8, 14:1–3
Matthew 23:37
Matthew 23:39, Psalm 118:26
Isaiah chapters 12–14
Luke 20:9–17, Zechariah 10:4
Isaiah chapter 53
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S4.5 E5 The End Times: Is It a Jewish or Christian Thing?
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Hamas’ October 7 massacre in Israel and the war since sparked questions about the End Times. Many people have written in, asking, “Is this the End?” or “Is this the Tribulation?” Before getting into that in our next episode, today, Carly and Ezra lay the groundwork by discussing where the concept of the End Times comes from. Did Jesus introduce it, or is it actually a Jewish thing?
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, the conversation includes:
- What it was about October 7th that pushed the End Times button for us
- Wait, the End Times is mentioned in Genesis?
- The Song of Moses and if it has a place in Jewish tradition
- Why Christians don’t talk much about the Song of Moses
Along the Way
You’ll also hear about:
- Jewish thought about the Tribulation
- Where Christians can misstep regarding the End Times
- The Hebrew phrase vital to understanding certain Old Testament Scriptures
- A part of the Torah that’s completely overlooked in the Jewish community
- Two things we need to do if we want to be students of the Word on this subject
- If Gentile Believers are grafted into the promises of God for Israel, are they also grafted into Israel’s difficulties?
- The importance of Christians being prepared to engage with Jewish people who are confused about the difficulties they, as a people, will face and the hopeful message of the Bible
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Am Israel, Yeshua, acharit hayamim, yom, yamim, the Song of Moses, Torah, Sukkot, Yom Kippur
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Zechariah 12:3 and 14:2–4
Matthew chapter 24, specifically verses 40–41, 20, 32–33 and 6–8
Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis chapter 49
Deuteronomy 4:27–30 and 31:29
Romans chapter 11, highlighting 11:17–24
Psalm 30:5 and Deuteronomy 7:9
Deuteronomy chapter 32
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S4 E8 Rinse and Repeat – An Annual Jewish Bible Reading Cycle
S4.5 E2 Grafted In
S4.5 E3 Israel: 111 Days and Counting
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra discuss the profound metaphors and analogies of Romans chapter 11 and what this has to do with how Christians relate to Jewish people and respond to the crisis in Israel. They cover:
- What it means biblically to be “grafted in”
- Making Israel jealous for their God
- Reviewing the difference between Israel the Land, the State and the people
- Ezra’s take on the “one new man” of Ephesians 2
- How the “one new man” relates to “grafted in”
- How “grafted in” evokes jealousy in Israel
- Why all of this is so important and matters to the life and faith of Christians
Along the Way
Along the way, they’ll also discuss:
- The importance of not skipping from Romans chapter 8 to chapter 12
- What’s the “therefore” there for?
- Compassion for Israel and for Palestinians
- Who the “natural” and “unnatural” branches of Romans 11 are
- The grafted-in design is more than a clever mashup of religious symbols
- What the “fatness of the olive tree” is
- What it means to carry your faith, Gentile Believers, in a way that makes Israel jealous
- The startling reality of what the crisis in Israel has to do with you as a Christian
- Ask the Lord to give you His heart for His Chosen People
- The game-changer conversation Christians can have with Jewish people
Words You Might Learn More About in This Episode
Magan David, Ibri, Jewish/Jew, Jewish Scriptures, Haaretz, Am Yisrael, tikkun, chutzpah
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Romans chapter 11 (the entire chapter and specifically, Romans 11:17, 20, 25, 20, 33)
Romans chapters 5–8
Romans 12:1
Matthew 4:19
Matthew 15:24
Genesis 12:3
Genesis 15:6 (and Romans 4:3, Galatians 3:6, and James 2:23)
Genesis 12:10–20 and Genesis chapter 20
Leviticus 17:11 and Hebrews 9:22
Romans 12:3 and Ephesians 2:8–9
Genesis 17:19–21 and Galatians 4:22–31
Genesis 25:6 and Romans 9:10–13
Genesis chapter 27
Isaiah 6:9–10 and 43:8, Isaiah 42:6 and 49:6
Exodus 20:4, 34:14 and Deuteronomy 6:15
Exodus 20:5, 34:14, Deuteronomy 6:15, 32:21
Romans 1:16
John 3:16
Acts chapter 14
Ephesians 2:11–22
Romans 9:5–6 and 3:23
Ephesians 5:31–32
John 14:3
Matthew chapter 24, specifically verse 36
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S4 E3 Does the Bible Tell Us to Make Christians or Jews Jealous?
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra are back in the studio for a conversation about the ongoing crisis in Israel in the aftermath of Hamas’ brutal attack on October 7, 2023, including
- Unraveling some of the complexities of the situation
- Wrestling over standing with Israel but not liking everything it’s doing
- How Hamas’ actions on October 7 have become overshadowed and absorbed into larger, more palatable causes
- If Israel is supplying aid to Gaza
- An analogy that brings some perspective
- What it means and doesn’t mean to stand with Israel
- How to respond to strong rhetoric against supporting Israel
- Coping with the emotion and burden of all the suffering taking place
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll also hear about
- A “false choice” that society pressures us to make and the challenge to reject it
- A refresher on Hamas’ reason for existing
- What Islamic terrorist groups around the world have in common
- The different focus in military actions between Hamas and Israel
- The worst thing you can do when advocating for a cause
- The biblical origins of the Israeli vs. Arab conflict
- Who Israel’s enemies are
- God’s love for the Arab world
- How Gazans become political pawns of surrounding Arab nations
- Good things that can come from the pain of October 7 and war
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
IDF, Hamas, Hezbollah, Jihadists, neutralizing, Palestinian Authority, Ishmael, “The Great Satan,” “The Little Satan”
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Zechariah 2:8, Isaiah 19:23–25, Amos 9:15, Genesis 17:18–21, Genesis 16:12, Isaiah 66:8, Romans 11, Deuteronomy 4:24, Deuteronomy 32:16, Joel 2:18
Previous Episodes Mentioned
Special Update: War in Israel
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Resources Mentioned
- Prayer Points for Israel
- Intercessory Prayer Guide for Israel – general
- Help Israelis: jewishvoice.org/Israel-crisis. One hundred percent of your donation will go to ministries in Israel caring for the displaced and traumatized, as well as soldier needs.
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In this special off-season episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra bring clarity to the tragic events of the last two weeks in Israel and Gaza. They discuss many questions people are asking about what’s going on, where this sudden attack came from, who Hamas and other players are, Israel’s response, and the needs in Israel right now.
It’s been about two weeks since more than 1,000 terrorists invaded Israel and committed horrific murders and assaults on innocent Israelis and others in the south of Israel, plus taking some 200 hostages into Gaza. Rockets from Hamas in Gaza are still flying toward Israel, and Israel is responding with powerful air strikes to eliminate further threats from Hamas.
Carly and Ezra discuss:
- What led up to the events of October 7
- Whether Israel did something to provoke the attack on October 7
- Why people in Israel are calling this the Simchat Torah War, and if Hamas knew their attack was on a Jewish holiday
- The players involved in all of this, who’s joining in the conflict and who’s latching on to it
- Hamas’ stated purpose as an organization and how it affects this war
- The “Israel had this coming” response some are having
- What the Bible says about all that’s going on
- Is this World War III? Is it the beginning of the End Times?
- How this is a wake-up call for Christians
- What we’re hearing from our friends and ministry connections there in Israel
- The needs the people in Israel are facing and how we can help
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll also learn about:
- The key element of radical Islamic terrorism in this conflict and the importance of not vilifying all Palestinians, Arabs, Gazans
- The spiritual war underlying all of this
- How a lot of Christians are being forced to examine what it really means to “stand with Israel”
- Why Israel’s response is not a quid pro quo
- Why Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu had to say, “Hamas is done”
- The call for Christians to take the issue of Israel and the Jewish people out of the “deal with it later” box
- Great opportunities for the Gospel in Israel right now
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Shabbat, Hamas, Hezbollah, jihad, Mahmoud Abbas, IDF
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Zechariah chapters 12–14 (specifically Zechariah 12:2–3, 12:10, 13:8, 14:2–9), Ezekiel 36:19, Ezekiel 37:21, Matthew 23:37–39, Romans 11:17–24, Matthew chapter 24
Resources Mentioned
- IDF webpage: https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/hamas-israel-war-articles-videos-and-more/
- Find more information and videos from the IDF on their Instagram and Facebook pages
- Help Israelis: jewishvoice.org/Israel-crisis. One hundred percent of your donation will go to ministries in Israel caring for the displaced and traumatized, as well as soldier needs.
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk with Tara-Leigh Cobble, host of The Bible Recap podcast. Tara-Leigh is a real kindred spirit with her love for God’s Word, for Israel and the Jewish people and helping Christians understand the Jewish roots of their faith in Jesus.
Join them for a fun conversation about
- the way we discovered Tara-Leigh that can only be by God’s hand
- what Tara-Leigh does and how she turned from someone who had no interest in going to Israel into a leader of twice-a-year teaching tours
- misconceptions people have about Israel before going,
- the interesting and pleasant surprises some of them encounter once there
- how Tara-Leigh observes the Sabbath
- and how visiting Israel has changed her Bible reading
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Along the way, you’ll also hear about
- an interesting comfort that concerned tourists don’t often think about when traveling to Israel
- a curious story about a driver, baby car seats and an eye-opening encounter with cultural differences
- the unexplainable peace one feels in Israel
- building relationships with Jewish people
- something known as “the Shabbat elevator”
- how the Israel landscape isn’t as brown as you might think it is
- and a fantastic way of sharing your faith with international Uber drivers
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
IDF (Israel Defense Forces), Yerushalayim
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Isaiah 53, Haggai 2:9, Matthew 21:18–21, John 9:1–6, Exodus 35:3, John 4:4–26
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E8 Sabbath: To Keep It or Not – That is the Question
S4 E9 Sabbath as a Cultural Revolution
Find Tara-Leigh
- The Bible Recap: www.thebiblerecap.com/start
- Tara-Leigh Cobble: www.taraleighcobble.com/books
- Israelux Tours: www.israelux.com
- D-Group: mydgroup.org/join
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about how practicing a Sabbath rest each week is so counter-intuitive in our productivity-driven culture. They share some of their own challenges and practices and provide you with some interesting thoughts to ponder when considering embracing a weekly day of rest for yourself. No shame, no guilt – just some fascinating and inspiring conversation, including:
- The Bible’s first mention of a Sabbath rest
- The Jewish concept of the day beginning at sunset
- The greeting, “Shabbat Shalom”
- How you actually “cease” on the Sabbath
- Preparation, pre-decisions and purpose
- Reflecting and rejoicing on the Sabbath
- Feeling free to start small, if you’re new to practicing a weekly Sabbath rest
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll also hear about:
- The first thing God called holy
- The Jewish concept of holiness
- How the Industrial Revolution affected our work life
- Do we start work from a place of rest, or work-work-work to earn rest?
- The Sabbath is a gift from God
- Two things Jewish people are to remember on the Sabbath
- What “building a palace of time” means
- The spirit behind one particular Sabbath “don’t” listed in the Bible and what we can take away from it to shape our own Sabbath days
- Some great questions and a lens to look through when considering what your own Sabbath might look like
- The idea of taking a weekly digital Sabbath (Gasp!)
- Jewish obligation, Christian invitation, and a gift to all
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Bereshit, m’kadesh, kadosh, Shabbat, shevet, Shabbat Shalom, Sukkot
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Genesis 1, Genesis 2:2–3, Psalm 133:1, Exodus 20:9, Deuteronomy 5:12–15, John 19:14 and 42, Exodus 16:4–5, Exodus 30:8–11, Exodus 35:1–3, Matthew 11:30
Previous Episodes and Resources Mentioned
- S1 E8 – Sabbath: To Keep It or Not – That is the Question
- S1 E25 – Let’s Call It “Ezra’s Story”
- The Sabbath, book by Abraham Joshua Heschel
- Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest, book by Ruth Haley Barton
- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, book by John Mark Comer
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about the Jewish custom of reading through the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, each year, using a universal reading plan. Carly shares a bit about her background growing up Catholic, and they touch on how the “high church’s” Book of Common Prayer sprang from a Jewish concept begun during ancient Israel’s captivity in Babylon. They discuss how the plan works along with
- The meaning of the Hebrew word “parasha” that describes a single reading
- When the reading cycle starts, when to read and different ways to approach it
- If Jewish people read any other Scriptures along with the Torah portion and if Jewish Believers in Jesus add New Testament Scriptures
- Why the repetition?
- If this is a good reading plan for Christians
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll also learn about
- four important questions all of us ask when it comes to Bible reading and relating to God
- The Jewish holiday that celebrates the Torah
- The Torah scroll and the interesting way it’s honored in synagogue services
- The Hebrew name for New Testament
- The sense of unity you get when you realize that people all over the world are reading the same section of Scripture at the same time as you are
- three important reasons to read the Bible again and again
- Why Christians reading the Old Testament is an integral part of their walk with God
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Tanach, Torah, parasha, parashot, Simchat Torah, Sukkot, Mashiach, Yohanan the Immerser, Yeshua, Brit Chadashah, matzah
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Genesis 1:1, Deuteronomy 18:15, Isaiah 52:13–53:12, Jeremiah 31:31–33, Malachi 4:5–6, Matthew 3:1–3, John 1:29–36, Genesis 15:7–21, Genesis 17:1–14, Hebrews 9:11–15, Exodus 12:24–27, Hebrews 4:12, Genesis 9:8–17, Romans 11:13–25, Matthew 15:24, Acts 2:21, 2 Corinthians 3:12–16
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E47 The Difference Between Jewish and Christian Worship
S2 E9 Hoo-pah – Demystifying the Jewish Wedding
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Who knew that the book of Jonah is connected to the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement? Probably not anyone who isn’t Jewish, right? Well, it is, and it’s what Carly and Ezra talk about in this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss. They share the Jewish context in which Jonah was called to preach repentance to Nineveh, a cruel and wicked nation, the consequences of Jonah’s disobedience and how God ultimately restored Jonah and redeemed Nineveh.
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll hear:
- How Jonah’s calling was so far out of his worldview that he refused
- What gave Jonah authority and credibility in the message he eventually spoke to Nineveh
- Applications for our Jewish and Christian audiences
- Advice for Christians wanting to share about the Messiah with Jewish people
- The irony of Jonah’s prayer for mercy as he sat in the belly of the big fish
- What Jonah needed in preparation for his ministry
- What Jonah and Peter have in common
- A challenge regarding some Christian worldviews about the Jewish people
- A powerful personal application as we relate to others in today’s divisive world
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Synagogue, Shabbat school, Yeshua, Yom Kippur, High Holy Days, Fall Feasts, the Messiah/the Christ, Ruach
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Matthew 12:38–42, John 6:68, Matthew 16:13–16, Acts 2:22, Matthew 16:21–27, Matthew 26:31–35, Acts chapter 10, Romans 11:25–27, Exodus 33:19/Romans 9:15, Ephesians 2:13, Zechariah 14:8–9, Romans 8:28, Matthew 15:24, Romans 11:11–14
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We live in a fast-food culture where we want things yesterday. We get frustrated when we have to wait on things out of our control. So, what does it really mean to “wait on God”? For most of us, waiting seems like idleness or passivity. In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra and Carly dive into the Hebrew word used in verses about “waiting on the Lord” to reveal it’s not a passive thing. No, indeed. The Hebrew word reveals some pretty rich insights about how waiting on God is active and participatory on our part. They also discuss
- Why the Bible connects waiting on God to gaining strength
- Some of Ezra’s personal waiting stories and what he learned from them
- What this active participation of “waiting” actually looks like in everyday life
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll hear them talk about
- How Carly thought of waiting when she was a brand-new Believer
- The value in digging into the Hebrew or Greek meaning of Bible words
- How waiting on the Lord involves “knitting ourselves together with His character” rather than idly passing the time till He does what we hope He will
- Circumstances can’t be our anchor in life
- Why God sometimes seems slow to answer
- Questions to ask during your wait
- A huge thing we have to watch out for while we’re waiting
- Encouragements and takeaways for your own waiting
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Qaveh, Yeshua
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Psalm 27:14, Isaiah 40:31 NKJV, Psalm 130, Romans 3:23, Hosea 6:6, 2 Peter 3:8–9, Hebrews 12:15, Zechariah 14:8–9, Acts 1:9–11, Matthew 23:39
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E25 – Let’s Call It “Ezra’s Story”
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You may have heard that 2023 is Israel’s 75th anniversary, but do you know exactly what that’s referring to? In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra explore this topic, filling in gaps you may have about when and how Israel became a nation again, how the Arab world views Israel’s existence and a startling shift in the United Nations’ (U.N.’s) attitude toward Israel in the last 75 years. They discuss:
- What led to Israel’s independence
- Why the date changes on the calendar from year to year
- The State of Israel as a fulfillment of the prophecy found in Isaiah 66:7–8
- Anti-Semitism – is it really real or just an exaggeration?
- Nakba Day – what it is, what it means and why it’s a shocking sign of the times
- Two reasons why this is important to all Believers in Jesus
- What you can do to make a difference for Israel – two simple things
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll hear Ezra and Carly talk about other things like:
- The surprising size of Israel’s Arab-citizen population
- Where the word Palestine came from
- “Drunk with rage?” – what does that mean, and rage against who?
- What government won’t even say the name of Israel
- As a Christian, your destiny is inextricably connected to what’s happening to the Jewish people
- Arm yourself with information. Be informed. Be a voice.
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Yom HaAtzmaut, Iyar, the British Mandate on Palestine, Palestina, Yeshua, Nakba, U.N. Partition on Palestine
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Isaiah 66:7–8, Zechariah 14:1–2, Zechariah 12:2–3, Deuteronomy 4:23–25, Exodus 34:14
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra address a listener question, asking, “Are Messianic Jews obligated to obey Jewish tradition established by the rabbis after the Bible was written?” Before they get to the answer, they clarify terms by comparing rabbinic Judaism and biblical Judaism. They also talk about:
- Some key reasons why Judaism tends to lean heavily on rabbis to interpret the Scriptures
- The differences and similarities between Jewish and Christian ways of seeking advice and understanding Scripture
- The good things and the challenges of rabbinic Judaism
Along the Way
Along the way, they discuss:
- When rabbinic interpretation first became so important in Judaism
- The “fence” around the Law that the rabbis established and why
- Examples of biblical laws that have transformed into much stricter Jewish tradition
- The origins of the Orthodox Jewish tradition of men wearing big fur hats and long black coats
- A surprising Jewish prayer traditionally prayed at Yom Kippur and the unfortunate reasons it came to be
- An underlying question about whether or not Jewish Believers have an obligation to “stay Jewish”
- The bottom line for Gentile and Jewish Believers in Jesus and who the ultimate rabbi really is
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
The Lost Tribes of Israel, made aliyah, Yeshu, ecclesia (or ekklesia), and rabbi.
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Jeremiah 25:8–11, Exodus 19:10–12, Exodus 23:19, John 12:32, Matthew 1:21, Luke 1:68, Romans 3:1, Romans 9:4–5, Deuteronomy 7:7, Deuteronomy 9:5–6, Isaiah 43:10, Matthew 19:37–40, Deuteronomy 6:4–5, Leviticus 19:18, Leviticus 24:19–22, Matthew 5:38–39, Romans 11:29, Acts 4:12, Romans 10:30, John 3:16, Hebrews 4:12, Acts 17:11, Deuteronomy 4:2, Matthew 5:17.
Previous Episodes Referenced
S1 E8 Indigenous Jewish Ministry, with Troy Wallace
S1 E27 Lost Tribes: Reality or Wishful Thinking?
S3 E4 But He Doesn’t Look Jewish
S1 E40 Staying Jewish: Love and Marriage with Joshua and Monique Brumbach
S4 E2 Why Christians Should Care About Messianic Judaism
For more about the rabbi who wrote a note naming Jesus as the Messiah, you might enjoy this Jewish Voice Ministries TV episode: The Mysterious Revelation of the Messiah.
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In Romans 11, Paul writes that salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous. He says that he hopes his ministry to the Gentiles arouses jealousy, or as the King James Version says, “provokes” his own Jewish people to jealousy. OK, so we just answered the question in the title of this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, but you’ll want to tune in because Carly and Ezra get into the why and how of this unusual – and sometimes uncomfortable – purpose in Gentile Believers’ lives. They discuss:
- The context of these verses
- The provocative word “provoke”
- What it means to provoke to jealousy vs. just provoking
- Defining jealousy and contrasting it with envy and resentment
- Three how-to suggestions for Believers who want to kindle jealousy for God in their Jewish friends
Carly asks Ezra if he was ever “provoked to jealousy” toward God by Christians before he came to believe in Jesus and if he now prompts jealousy in other Jewish people.
Along the Way
Along the way, Carly and Ezra talk about:
- Three pesky chapters in Romans that many Christians don’t know what to do with
- The politically correct thing to do vs. the biblical, loving thing to do
- Are Christians just pawns for God to get Israel to believe?
- How do we arouse jealousy in Jewish people without being perceived as anti-Semitic?
- Answering the bold question: What right does God have to use Christians to provoke Israel to jealousy?” through a biblical understanding of the Jewish people
- How God has a fire of longing burning within Him for Israel
- What provoking a Jewish person does not mean
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Am Israel, the Church, Gentile, ecclesia, Replacement Theology, Yeshua, salvation
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Romans 11:11–14, Romans chapters 9–11, John 3:16, Deuteronomy 32:21, Romans 1:16, John 10:10, Matthew 15:24
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E36 Problems with the Church Replacing Israel
S1 E37 Does the Bible Say the Church is the New Israel?
S1 E48 Who’s More Important – Jews or Gentiles?
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Why should Christians care that Messianic Judaism exists in the world? In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra analyze three reasons why a Messianic Jewish expression of faith in Jesus is important and why Gentile Believers should appreciate it. They also discuss whether or not this means Christians should go all in and attend a Messianic congregation and about how there are many thousands of people with Jewish heritage that attend Christian churches.
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll also hear:
- How the Jewish people are a testimony to the existence, power and faithfulness of God
- The curious phrase “the Chosen People” and the Jewish and non—Jewish questions it evokes
- Why it’s important that Christians not skip or skim over Romans 9–11, even though you might be more drawn to chapters before and after
- How, while, for Jewish people, it is a foreign idea to believe in Jesus as Jewish and the Messiah, it may be equally odd for Gentile Believers to see themselves as those who believe in the God of Abraham – but are either of these correct views?
- The most foundational historical mandate of the Jewish people
- Jesus is not “the God of the Christians” who showed up to begin a new religious system, and how the Church unknowingly perpetuates this misbelief with the language it uses to describe faith in Jesus
- A challenge to Christians: What message are you holding out to Jewish people? Is it “conversion” to your religion, or is it “the God of Israel brought me near to Himself through your Jewish Messiah, Jesus”?
- What Paul means by “provoking” the Jewish people to jealousy
- The invitation for Gentile Believers to worship in Messianic Jewish congregations and some questions to ask yourself if you feel drawn to them
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Ecclesia (or ekklesia)
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
John 3:16, Matthew 15:24, Jeremiah 35̶ -36, Romans 11:23, Isaiah 43:8–12, Romans 8: 31–39, Romans 8–11, Genesis 15:6/Romans 4:3/Galatians 3:6, Romans 6:4, Zechariah 14:8–9, Romans 11:28, Romans 11:14
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S4 E Is Messianic Judaism a Jewish or Christian Religion?
S1 E3 The Difference Between Messianic Judaism and Christianity
S1 E20 The Difference Between a Messianic Congregation and a Christian Church
S1 E21 Behind the Scenes of a Messianic Congregation
S1 E45 Gentile Christians: Where Do They Fit in Messianic Judaism?
S1 E47 The Difference Between Jewish and Christian Worship
S2 E1 Jewish in America – What the Pew Survey Missed
S2 E2 Why are Christians Acting Like Jews?
S2 E10 Making Messianic Less Messy
S3 E2 What Covenant Am I Under?
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra discuss where Messianic Judaism falls in the realm of Judaism and Christianity and show you that it’s a more complicated question than you might think. First, they head over to Wikipedia to see what it says on the matter – not because it’s the most reputable place to start but because a lot of people find answers there. They also get into:
- Why this is a loaded question
- Ethnicity, religion, separations and links
- Hmmm… Would Jesus define Himself as a Messianic Jew?
- Where the “one new man” of Ephesians chapter 2 fits in all of this
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Along the way, you’ll also hear about
- Wikipedia’s interesting qualifier when defining Messianic Judaism and where its entry stands on this question
- Four pigeonholes that Jews and Christians seem to automatically go to when trying to figure out Messianic Judaism
- Some errant extremes that some people go to in interpreting Ephesians’ “one new man”
- So, what about Galatians 3, where Paul says there is neither Jew nor Gentile among Believers in Jesus?
- How Messianic Judaism is both “distinct from” yet “one with” Christianity
- How ethnicity and religion muddy the waters of this question, making it difficult to give a simple answer
- Giving Constantine the benefit of the doubt regarding his separation of Judaism from faith in Jesus
- The danger of working backward in history and assuming that the way things are today was the way things were back in the Bible, particularly about today’s predominantly Gentile body of Believers in Jesus
- A paradigm shift for Christians, too – How many, when asked about their faith, say they believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Christianos, Christos, Mashiach, ecclesia, Yeshua
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Acts 11:26, John 10:30, John 8:58, Ephesians 2:14–18, Matthew 11:1–6, John 4:25–26, Galatians 3:26–29, Romans 11:17–24, Ephesians 2:8–9, Deuteronomy 18:15, Isaiah 7:14, Jeremiah 23:5–6, Ezekiel 36:26–27, Zechariah 12:10, Daniel 9:26, Psalm 16:8–10, Genesis 12:3
Don’t miss next week’s episode discussing why you should even care about all this!
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This is our final episode of the season, and it’s a big one!
Jesus came as Savior of the world, but most of the world doesn’t believe in Him. Does that mean He failed in what He came to do? In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra and Carly ask these hard questions and more.
- What was Jesus’ goal? Did He fail?
- Jesus died – isn’t that defeat?
- If Jewish people are God’s Chosen People, why didn’t Jesus save them while He was on Earth?
- If Jesus’ earthly ministry was to the Jewish people, why did He make it so hard for them to accept Him?
- Why does the Bible say Jewish people have a veil over their eyes?
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll gain insight into the following:
- The Jewish concept of the Messiah’s role
- Why the disciples asked the resurrected Jesus if He was now going to restore the kingdom to Israel
- Something that Christians have a second nature understanding of but to Jewish people is scandalous
- The blindness and partial hardening of the Jewish people, for a time, and what that means for the Gentile world
- When and how that blindness will come off from Jewish eyes
- The Messiah’s mission to transform hearts before we would actually accept His rule in His Kingdom
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Messiah ben David, Messiah ben Youssef, Messianic expectation, Yeshua
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Romans 3:23, Deuteronomy 18:15, 2 Samuel 7:12–13, Isaiah 9:6–7, Acts 6–7, Matthew 27, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, Genesis 50:19–20, Isaiah 53, Isaiah 52:13–14, Matthew 15:21–28, Ezekiel 34, Jeremiah 23:4–6, Micah 7:14–20, Luke 15:4–7, Revelation 7:9, Isaiah 6:8-10, Deuteronomy 9:13, 2 Corinthians 3:14–16, Romans 11:25–26, Romans 11:30–32, Romans 3:23, John 3:3–6, Ezekiel 36:26, Luke 22:14–20, Jeremiah 31:31–33, Matthew 23:39, Hebrews 8–10, John 14:1–3, John 1616–23a
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S3 E5 – Why Jews Meet on Saturday and Christians on Sunday
S3 E8 – Christian and Jewish Thoughts on the Messiah
S3 E1 – Was Adam Jewish?
Thanks for listening to this season! We have enjoyed sharing these topics with you. Stay tuned for news about our next season, starting in 2023. We can’t wait to dig into more relevant topics with you!
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra and Carly break down the various perspectives on Israel – from both the Jewish and Gentile perspective – uncovering differences and finding similarities about this important nation. The conversation includes:
- What is the Christian perspective on Israel?
- How do secular Jewish people view Israel?
- Why is Israel called the Holy Land and why is this (not so) convenient?
- What is the promise referred to in “Promised Land”?
- What are the Christian and Jewish perspectives of “Israel in the future”?
- What does Israel have to do with Jesus’ return?
Along the Way
You’ll also hear about…
- Problems in Israel
- What Israel and Hawaii have in common
- The amazing smells of Israel
- What’s on Carly’s bucket list
- How God is still faithful
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E14 – Israel: A Little Word Loaded with Meaning
S1 E15 – Israel: Promised Land and Political State
S1 E16 – Israel: It’s the People Too
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Is Jesus a personal Savior of individuals or a national Redeemer of Israel? Christians and Jewish people tend to have different pictures of the Messiah. In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra and Carly dig into the Christian and Jewish concepts of a biblical Messiah, and how they intersect and differ. And all of it reveals a deeper understanding of where each is coming from, providing a bigger scope for dialogue between Jewish and Christian friends. They discuss:
- The general idea of a Messiah
- The role personal sin plays in thoughts of the Messiah – big deal or not so much?
- A process Christians may think Jewish people go through to conclude Jesus is not the Messiah, but do they?
- Four specific biblical requirements of the Messiah that Jewish people are looking for
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll hear about:
- A Jewish rabbi that tens of thousands of Jewish people believe is the Messiah
- Deeper insight – from the Jewish perspective – into why the disciples, followers and even John the Baptist asked Jesus to “tell us plainly, are you the Messiah?”
- Why Isaiah 53 doesn’t reveal Jesus as Messiah to Jewish people
- A straightforward verse from the apostle Paul, laying out how Jesus fulfilled some essential Messianic prophecies
- Three questions to elicit deeper conversation about the Messiah between Christian and Jewish friends
- The encouragement to ask us questions!
- The encouragement to embrace the “tension” between the concepts of the Messiah being both personal Savior and national Redeemer
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Mashiach, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, Sar Shalom, Yeshu, Cristos, Christ
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Jeremiah 31:29–34, Isaiah 35:5, Isaiah 61:1, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Acts 1:6–9, Isaiah 53:1–12, Matthew 5:17, Luke 15:7, Luke 18:9–14, Matthew 23:25–26, John 10:22–39, Matthew 11:1–6, 1 Corinthians 15:3–8, Psalm 22, Isaiah 53:8, Psalm 16:9–10, Romans 1:16, John 3:16, Mark 13:8–10
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S3 E5 – Why Jews Meet on Saturday and Christians on Sunday
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If you’re Jewish and hear a plea to “convert,” you’re undoubtedly offended. If you’re a Christian, chances are you don’t understand why that would be the case. In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra and Carly open the doors wide on this little-spoken-of misunderstanding, uncovering some truly helpful and clarifying points you should know – whether you’re Gentile or Jewish.
- Why the word “convert” is such a big deal
- What do Christians mean when they use it?
- How relationships, society and culture lack the context of the Christian motivation around the word “convert,” which results in misunderstandings and offense among people of other religions
- Where the Bible uses “convert“ and what it means there
- Why the Church and Christians aren’t aware of confusion surrounding the idea of “converting”
- Alternate language to use to better convey the heart of your message
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll glean some significant knowledge, like:
- The foundational mandate in mainstream Judaism that the word “convert” violates
- The difference between “turn” and “turn back” in Scripture, and how it provides keen insight for this discussion
- Insight from Paul’s discussion of “the olive tree” in Romans 11 that will make Gentile Believers reconsider using the word “convert” when speaking to Jewish people
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Kishkes, teshuva, ecclesia
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
John 14:6, Matthew 15:24, Romans 1:16, Ephesians 2:13, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 3:15, John 1:29, Hebrews 3:1, Acts 15:3, Acts 3:19, Romans 11:11–24
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S3 E6 – How Judaism and Christianity Parted Ways
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If the first followers of Jesus were almost entirely Jewish, how did there grow to be such a huge divide between Judaism and Christianity? In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra dive into a bit of history to talk about just how and when these two faiths — both believing in the God of the Hebrew Scriptures — parted ways.
Ezra and Carly discuss:
- The beginnings of Judaism and Christianity
- Jewish authorship of most of the New Testament
- The influence of the Jewish cultural context
- The debate among Jewish Believers regarding what to do with non-Jewish Believers and what that says about the origins of Christianity
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Along the way, you’ll also learn some key factors in the story of how Judaism and Christianity parted ways, such as:
- What first-century Gentile Believers understood about their faith
- How the shift from majority-Jewish to majority-Gentile took place in the Church
- How the destruction of the Temple and the persecution and scattering of the Israelites affected things
- Who Constantine was and what he did that further separated Judaism and Christianity
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
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Is one day right and one wrong? In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra discuss the different days Jews and Gentiles worship and the biblical reasons why. Their conversation takes them to:
- The biblical first and last days of the week
- Two reasons why Jewish people worship on Saturdays
- When did Jesus’ followers switch from meeting on Saturdays to Sundays…or did they?
- The significance of Sunday for Believers in Jesus
- What is “the Lord’s Day” in Revelation chapter 1?
Along the Way
And along the way, you’ll glean a lot more:
- The days of the week on an Israeli calendar
- The first thing God called holy
- What about Jesus’ encounter with the rabbis when He and His disciples picked grain to eat on the Sabbath?
- How we know that Jesus kept the Sabbath
- The significance of authorship and audience when it comes to understanding the New Testament
- Something we don’t see in Scripture
- The unique situation for Messianic Jewish people
- And what would a Jew and Gentile podcast be without challenges to both the Jewish and Gentile audiences? Listen carefully – they’re excellent!
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Shabbat, Torah, kadosh, berit olam, Le Chaim!, Yohanan
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Genesis chapters 1 and 2, Exodus 31:16–17, Matthew 12:1–8, Mark 2:28, Luke 6:5, Matthew 5:17, John 20:1, John 20:19, Acts 20:7, Acts 10:9–22, John 3:16, Acts 1:12, Acts 17:2, Revelation 1:9–10, Isaiah 13:9, Jeremiah 46:10, Ezekiel 7:19, Joel 2:11, Zechariah 14:1, Revelation 1:11–12, Matthew 15:24, John 4:42, Deuteronomy 9:5–6, Isaiah 43:8–12, Romans 9:4–5
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E8, Sabbath: To Keep It or Not – That is the Question
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra tells the fascinating story of his first encounter with a “Lost Tribe” community in Zimbabwe and the intriguing conversation he had with them. Carly and Ezra discuss scriptural references confirming the concept of “the Lost Tribes” today and encourage both Christian and Jewish listeners to be open-minded about Jewish people who don’t look like what you’re familiar with.
They also talk about:
- What the term “Lost Tribes” means, and where it came from
- Are the “Lost Tribes” legitimate?
- How Ezra came to understand there are Jewish people scattered around the world living apart from mainstream Judaism
- What all this means for Christians today
Along the Way
The conversation also reveals:
- Why Ezra has a problem with the term “Lost Tribes” and the word he prefers
- What the Bible has to say about God regathering the people of Israel, and how that idea intersects with the “Lost Tribes of Israel”
- An Ethiopian Jewish saying that’s been passed down through the generations for centuries
- What the Lemba called themselves instead of “Jewish”
- “Think again” challenges for both Christian and Jewish listeners
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Kush, “stretch out His hand,” banner, Am Yisrael, Yeshua, Ashkenazi, Misrahi, Sephardic, Shabbat, Beta Israel, kippah, yarmulke, hermeneutics, aliyah
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Ezekiel 11:16–17, Jeremiah 32:37, Isaiah 11:11–12, Zephaniah 3:10
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E27, Lost Tribes: Reality or Wishful Thinking?
S1 E8, Indigenous Jewish Ministry, with Troy Wallace
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If you’ve been around Christian circles that talk about Israel much, you’ve probably heard the Scripture verse today’s episode is based on. In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about Psalm 122:6, where David gives the directive to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They discuss what that really means, why we should do it and some practical ways to pray.
The conversation includes such things as:
- Bumper sticker sayings about supporting Israel – what do they mean
- Reasons to focus our prayers on Jerusalem
- The context and meaning behind “pray for the peace of Jerusalem”
- But wait – Jerusalem is anything but a City of Peace today!
- Is this verse specifically about Jerusalem, or does it include all of Israel?
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll hear a lot of meaningful and interesting thoughts, including:
- Psalm 122 is a Psalm of Ascent and what that means
- The meaning of Jerusalem’s God-given name
- How the Lord’s Prayer ties in with Psalm 122:6’s directive to pray for the peace of Jerusalem
- If this issue is important, does that make other issues unimportant?
- God has a heart and soul and feelings
- Ezra’s moving experience at the Temple Mount’s Western Wall
- The Ethiopian Jewish community’s saying that speaks of the innate love for Jerusalem
Plus:
- A really practical idea to help inspire prayers for far-away Jerusalem and Israel
- The destiny of Jerusalem that adds an essential factor to praying for her
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Yerushalayim, shalu shalom Yerushalayim, evino shabashmim, shalom, Sar Shalom, Yeshua, Zion, ekklesia
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Psalm 122, Genesis 12:3, Matthew 6:9–13, Zechariah 14:8–9, Ezekiel 38 and 39, Psalm 83, Genesis 15:18, Genesis 17:8, Psalm 105:8–11, Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 23:39, Jeremiah 29:7, Jeremiah 29:10, 2 Kings 21:7, Revelation 21:2, 9–14
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E46 – What It Really Means to Bless Israel
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Intercessory Prayer Guide for Israel: https://www.jewishvoice.org/pray/scriptures
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra and Carly discuss various covenants of the Bible and how they relate to Jewish people and Christians. You’ll learn:
- What a covenant is
- Six primary covenants of the Bible: Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic and New Covenants
- How these covenants build upon one another and without them, the New Covenant would mean something different
- A Christian perspective of “New Covenant” vs. “New Testament”
- Is the New Covenant only for Christians?
- Practical takeaways for Christians and Jews
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll also learn:
- A pyramid illustration of the covenants
- Where the word Semitic comes from
- God makes covenants and promises in response to faith
- Why God delivered the Israelites from slavery to Egypt
- Why it isn’t enough, as a Christian, to only read the New Testament
- The Old Testament prophesied about the coming of a New Covenant
- Two things the enemy of God wants to accomplish among Believers in Jesus
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Zehra, Yeshua ben David
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Genesis 3:18–19, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 6:5–14, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 9:18–17, Genesis 9:18–19, Genesis 1:1–3, Exodus 14:13–31, 2 Samuel 7:16, Mark 10:47, Genesis 17:20, Matthew 26:26–29, Jeremiah 31:31–33, Romans 11:17–24, Isaiah 49:6, Acts 13:47, John 3:16, Ephesians 6:11, Zechariah 14:8–9, Matthew 23:29, Matthew 5:18
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S3 E1 – Was Adam Jewish?
S1 E30 – The Difference Between Passover and Easter
S1 E32 – Passover and Easter Foods Explained
S1 E33 – Holy Week from a Jewish Perspective
S1 E36 – Problems with the Church Replacing Israel
S1 E37 – Does the Bible Say the Church Is the New Israel?
S1 E2 – Misconceptions Jews Have About Christians
S1 E23 – Jonathan Bernis’ Story
S1 E 24 – Jonathan Bernis’ Story Continued
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If Adam is the father of all people, does Judaism go all the way back to him? Where did the Jewish people begin? In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra answer the listener question, “Was Adam Jewish?” Spoiler Alert: The answer is “no,” but listen in because there’s a lot of interesting and insightful stuff in this episode about Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael and Jacob and Esau. Plus, you’ll find some great takeaways for your personal relationship with God.
Ezra and Carly discuss:
- Who the first Jewish person was
- The first biblical use of the word “Hebrew”
- What “Hebrew” actually means
- Is “Jewish” a race, a heritage, or a religion?
- Why only one of Abraham’s sons is Jewish
- If Adam wasn’t Jewish, what do the Jewish people have to do with Adam?
Along the Way
Along the way, you’ll also learn about:
- Where the word Jewish came from
- What made Abraham a Hebrew
- Abraham’s obedience to the voice of God
- God’s reward of Abraham’s faith
- Did God “hate” Esau?
- Blessing Israel in no way means vilifying or not loving Arab people
Plus some great personal takeaways about
- Faith and obedience
- God’s blessings in our lives and
- Sometimes God has to “change our identity” before He can release His blessings
Words and Meanings You Might Learn in This Episode
“In Adam,” l’dor v’dor, Torah, Judah, Ibrit, brit, Brit Kodesh, Bet El, Jewish Believer, Yeshua, zehra, Ismael, Yitzhak, Bereshit, Rivka, Yaakov, Israel
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Genesis 14:13, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 17:17–20, Genesis 25, Malachi 1:2–3, Romans 9:13, Genesis 32:28, 1 Corinthians 15:22, Romans 5:12–20, Deuteronomy 9:5–6, Hebrews 9:13–14, 10:14, Isaiah 53:6, Romans 3:23, John 1:29, Matthew 15:24, Romans 10:13, Joel 2:32
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E2 | Misconceptions Jews Have About Christians
S1 E14 | Israel: A Little Word Loaded with Meaning
S1 E16 | Israel: It’s A People Too
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In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk openly about the sometimes messy and perhaps confusing realm of Messianic Judaism. What is it? Who’s part of it? And why should Gentile Christians care about it? Ezra asks Carly, a Gentile Believer, what Messianic Judaism is. From there, the conversation delves into:
- If “Messianic Jew” is a term believing Jews use to describe themselves
- Whether Messianic Judaism is a denomination
- If Messianic Judaism came out of the Jesus Movement
- Who the first Messianic Jew was
- The context in which faith in Jesus spread in the first century
- Why there seems to be so much variance in Messianic Jewish practice
Along the Way
Along the way, they discuss these key matters and more:
- Differentiating the term Messianic Jewish from its essence
- The vital component of Messianic Judaism that sees Jewish people embracing their Jewish identity and believing Jesus is the Messiah and that these two things are not in conflict with one another
- What Jewish sources say about Messianic Judaism
- A challenge to Jewish listeners to consider how believing in fulfilled Messianic prophecies of the Hebrew Scriptures wouldn’t mean converting to another religion
- What unites us should be stronger than what differences we have
- Something first-century Jewish Believers in Jesus did not say
- What Jewish/Gentile scenario has been kind of flipped on its head
- The most important question a Jewish person will ever answer in their life, and how no one can answer it for them
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Ecclesia, Mashiach, diaspora, kippah, Shabbat
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Romans 10:13, Joel 2:32, John 3:16, Deuteronomy 18:15, Psalm 16:8–11, Acts 2:22–36, John 14:3, Isaiah 7:14, Jeremiah 31:15, Jeremiah 31:31, Zechariah 9:9, Zechariah 11:12–13, Zechariah 12:10, Daniel 7:13–14, Daniel 9:24–27, Galatians 3:28, Romans 3:21–23, Matthew 16:13–17, 1 Corinthians 15:1–8, Romans 11:11–26, John 14:6, Acts 4:12, 1 Corinthians 12:12–27, Revelation 21:9
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E3 – Difference Between Messianic Judaism and Christianity
S1 E15 – Israel: Promised Land and Political State
And with that, Season Two comes to a close. Be sure and watch for updates on Season Three, coming this Fall! And, you can always relisten to any conversation on our website A Jew and A Gentile Discuss or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Jewish weddings include some really interesting traditions. In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about their meanings, similarities and differences from what most of our audience may be familiar with. Among the things they discuss are:
- Wedding attire, including why most grooms wear kippahs
- Fasting before getting married
- The Jewish tradition of bedeken, the veiling of the bride by her groom
- The significance of the
- The part in the ceremony when the bride circles the groom several times and what that means
- The special marriage contract of a Jewish wedding
- The concluding tradition of Jewish weddings, resulting in the shout of “Mazel Tov!”
- Gifts in increments of $18? What’s that all about?
- So, this is all cool, but how does it apply to Christian listeners?
Along the Way
As they talk about the fascinating meanings of Jewish wedding traditions, they bring out some other intriguing things, like:
- The Owen Wilson image Ezra can’t get out of his mind when he thinks of Jewish weddings
- Why a Jewish groom meets the bride halfway down the aisle
- What Jericho has to do with Jewish weddings
- The funny thing Ezra’s Israeli wife put in their Hebrew-written marriage contract
- The difference between the Jewish marriage covenant and typical wedding vows
- What some Jewish grooms forget in the wedding ceremony that leaves brides saying, “Um, hello?”
- How Jewish letters and words have numeric values associated with them
- A great reminder about one of the primary purposes of this podcast, for both Jewish and Christian listeners
- How Jewish wedding traditions are so filled with meaning that Christians can relate to
- What the traditional stomping of the glass by the groom has to do with the Temple
- A false choice many people think they have to make – if they’re Jewish, from a Jewish background or are in a mixed relationship
- A challenge to dig into the Scriptures and see if Jesus could be the unifying factor you never realized
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Ashkenazi Jewish, kippah, yarmulke, chuppah, bedeken, tallit, Ani ledodi vedodi li, ketubah, mazel tov, chai, lechaim
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Matthew 19:5, Song of Solomon 2:16, Luke 22:20, Ezekiel 40–43, Revelation 11:1–2 and 9, Matthew 15:24, Isaiah 53:5–12, Psalm 16:10, John 4:42, 1 John 4:14, Ephesians 2:14
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S2 E1 – Jewish in America: What the Pew Survey Missed
S1 E40 – Staying Jewish: Love and Marriage
A1 E49 – Mixed Marriages: Love and Marriage
Other Important Stuff
May 2-8 is the 2022 Bless Israel 5K. Walk or run “with us” to show your support for Israel and the Jewish people in the 2nd annual Bless Israel Virtual 5K. Learn more on our website and register today!
Win Free Coffee. Enter our monthly drawing at www.ajewandagentilediscuss.org, and you could win a free bag of some of the finest Ethiopian coffee in the world from Lost Tribes Coffee Co.
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Jewish weddings include some really interesting traditions. In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about their meanings, similarities and differences from what most of our audience may be familiar with. Among the things they discuss are:
- Wedding attire, including why most grooms wear kippahs
- Fasting before getting married
- The Jewish tradition of bedeken, the veiling of the bride by her groom
- The significance of the
- The part in the ceremony when the bride circles the groom several times and what that means
- The special marriage contract of a Jewish wedding
- The concluding tradition of Jewish weddings, resulting in the shout of “Mazel Tov!”
- Gifts in increments of $18? What’s that all about?
- So, this is all cool, but how does it apply to Christian listeners?
Along the Way
As they talk about the fascinating meanings of Jewish wedding traditions, they bring out some other intriguing things, like:
- The Owen Wilson image Ezra can’t get out of his mind when he thinks of Jewish weddings
- Why a Jewish groom meets the bride halfway down the aisle
- What Jericho has to do with Jewish weddings
- The funny thing Ezra’s Israeli wife put in their Hebrew-written marriage contract
- The difference between the Jewish marriage covenant and typical wedding vows
- What some Jewish grooms forget in the wedding ceremony that leaves brides saying, “Um, hello?”
- How Jewish letters and words have numeric values associated with them
- A great reminder about one of the primary purposes of this podcast, for both Jewish and Christian listeners
- How Jewish wedding traditions are so filled with meaning that Christians can relate to
- What the traditional stomping of the glass by the groom has to do with the Temple
- A false choice many people think they have to make – if they’re Jewish, from a Jewish background or are in a mixed relationship
- A challenge to dig into the Scriptures and see if Jesus could be the unifying factor you never realized
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Ashkenazi Jewish, kippah, yarmulke, chuppah, bedeken, tallit, Ani ledodi vedodi li, ketubah, mazel tov, chai, lechaim
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Matthew 19:5, Song of Solomon 2:16, Luke 22:20, Ezekiel 40–43, Revelation 11:1–2 and 9, Matthew 15:24, Isaiah 53:5–12, Psalm 16:10, John 4:42, 1 John 4:14, Ephesians 2:14
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S2 E1 – Jewish in America: What the Pew Survey Missed
S1 E40 – Staying Jewish: Love and Marriage
A1 E49 – Mixed Marriages: Love and Marriage
Other Important Stuff
May 2-8 is the 2022 Bless Israel 5K. Walk or run “with us” to show your support for Israel and the Jewish people in the 2nd annual Bless Israel Virtual 5K. Learn more on our website and register today!
Win Free Coffee. Enter our monthly drawing at www.ajewandagentilediscuss.org, and you could win a free bag of some of the finest Ethiopian coffee in the world from Lost Tribes Coffee Co.
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Are you thinking what we think you might be thinking?
Hm. Zion. I know that word – it’s in the Bible. Isn’t it a mountain? No wait, is it a city? Or is it the Temple? I’m confused. How can I know what Christian Zionism is when I’m not even sure what Zion means?
Never fear; in this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra and Carly clear that up at the beginning with a really cool analogy. Then, they discuss a common definition of Christian Zionism, analyzing it bit by bit to root out the Good, the Bad and where it can get downright Ugly.
Along the Way
As they explore various aspects of Christian Zionism, their conversation takes them to:
- What Scripture means when it says God stretches out His arm
- Before there was Christian Zionism, there was Jewish Zionism
- One of the main verses Christian Zionism springs from – and it’s part of “the Good”
- A “Messianic declaration” necessary for Jesus’ return
- How Israel’s regathering needs to also lead to Israel’s redemption
- Putting the shoe on the other foot – What if this attitude about Jewish people was the attitude toward your family? It’s part of “the Bad” that’s possible with Christian Zionism, and it can alienate us from each other
- Whichever way you look at this particular understanding of Christian Zionism – either from a Jewish perspective or Christian – it really belongs in “the Ugly” category
- A phrase that has become a trigger to Carly now
- A poorly-worded part of a Christian Zionism definition that, if carried out to its subtle conclusion, essentially aims to make Jewish people cease to exist in their own faith. Now that’s Bad! And Ugly!
- A “Really Ugly” thing that emerges out of a fear of the hot-button issue of the Gospel
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Zion, Christian Zionism, Am Israel, Eretz Israel, Baruch haba bashem Adonai, aliyah
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Psalm 76:1–2, Psalm 87:2, Psalm 135:21, Psalm 51:18, Genesis 13:14–17, Deuteronomy 12:4–5, Ezra 6:12, Zechariah 14:8–9, Ezekiel 36:24, 2 Samuel 22:50–51, Ezra 3:11, Isaiah 54:10, Ezekiel 20:34, Ezekiel 11:16–17, Ezekiel 36:25, Matthew 23:37–39, Romans 11:25–27, Romans 3:25, John 1:29, John 14:6, Zechariah 14:2, Matthew 15:24, Galatians 3:28, Romans 3:23, Acts 4:12, Romans 11:17–24
Previous Episodes Mentioned
Episode 15 – Israel: Promised Land and Political State
Other Important Stuff
May 2-8 is the 2022 Bless Israel 5K. Walk or run “with us” to show your support for Israel and the Jewish people in the 2nd annual Bless Israel Virtual 5K. Learn more on our website and register today!
Win Free Coffee. Enter our monthly drawing at www.ajewandagentilediscuss.org, and you could win a free bag of some of the finest Ethiopian coffee in the world from Lost Tribes Coffee Co.
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Are you thinking what we think you might be thinking?
Hm. Zion. I know that word – it’s in the Bible. Isn’t it a mountain? No wait, is it a city? Or is it the Temple? I’m confused. How can I know what Christian Zionism is when I’m not even sure what Zion means?
Never fear; in this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra and Carly clear that up at the beginning with a really cool analogy. Then, they discuss a common definition of Christian Zionism, analyzing it bit by bit to root out the Good, the Bad and where it can get downright Ugly.
Along the Way
As they explore various aspects of Christian Zionism, their conversation takes them to:
- What Scripture means when it says God stretches out His arm
- Before there was Christian Zionism, there was Jewish Zionism
- One of the main verses Christian Zionism springs from – and it’s part of “the Good”
- A “Messianic declaration” necessary for Jesus’ return
- How Israel’s regathering needs to also lead to Israel’s redemption
- Putting the shoe on the other foot – What if this attitude about Jewish people was the attitude toward your family? It’s part of “the Bad” that’s possible with Christian Zionism, and it can alienate us from each other
- Whichever way you look at this particular understanding of Christian Zionism – either from a Jewish perspective or Christian – it really belongs in “the Ugly” category
- A phrase that has become a trigger to Carly now
- A poorly-worded part of a Christian Zionism definition that, if carried out to its subtle conclusion, essentially aims to make Jewish people cease to exist in their own faith. Now that’s Bad! And Ugly!
- A “Really Ugly” thing that emerges out of a fear of the hot-button issue of the Gospel
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Zion, Christian Zionism, Am Israel, Eretz Israel, Baruch haba bashem Adonai, aliyah
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Psalm 76:1–2, Psalm 87:2, Psalm 135:21, Psalm 51:18, Genesis 13:14–17, Deuteronomy 12:4–5, Ezra 6:12, Zechariah 14:8–9, Ezekiel 36:24, 2 Samuel 22:50–51, Ezra 3:11, Isaiah 54:10, Ezekiel 20:34, Ezekiel 11:16–17, Ezekiel 36:25, Matthew 23:37–39, Romans 11:25–27, Romans 3:25, John 1:29, John 14:6, Zechariah 14:2, Matthew 15:24, Galatians 3:28, Romans 3:23, Acts 4:12, Romans 11:17–24
Previous Episodes Mentioned
Episode 15 – Israel: Promised Land and Political State
Other Important Stuff
May 2-8 is the 2022 Bless Israel 5K. Walk or run “with us” to show your support for Israel and the Jewish people in the 2nd annual Bless Israel Virtual 5K. Learn more on our website and register today!
Win Free Coffee. Enter our monthly drawing at www.ajewandagentilediscuss.org, and you could win a free bag of some of the finest Ethiopian coffee in the world from Lost Tribes Coffee Co.
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Global pandemic. Supply chain shortages. Energy crisis. And now Russia has invaded Ukraine. Hard times and heartbreak confront us all around. And it’s making some people wonder how close we’re advancing toward the End Times.
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about this Bible topic that some may prefer to avoid. (It’s not exactly what most people read about for a morning devotional, right?) But, they come at it from a different angle than the typical debates about pre-this or post-that. Their conversation reveals a lot about the Jewish perspective of “the world to come,” and they share some Hebrew words that carry some hefty meaning related to the Last Days. They also mention a ton of Scriptures revealing that this whole idea of “the End Times” is not a New Testament, Christian thing. It's an Old Testament, Jewish thing.
They discuss
- The End Times as an Old Testament thing, not just a Christian thing
- How a Jewish person would define how the world ends
- Waiting for Messiah to come – either for the first time or again
- The Jewish perspective on the Book of Life and what happens “in the end” to someone who’s not Jewish
- For Believers, how understanding Jewish End-Time thought may help them when talking to Jewish friends
Along the Way
Along the way, they get into some really interesting things like:
- How the Hebrew definition of a single word in Jeremiah 29:11 changes so much. Like, whoa!
- What the book of Daniel says about Jewish people in the End Times
- Something for Christians to think about as they eagerly await the return of Jesus
- A cool word-study challenge
- Encouragement to not neglect, brush over or take as symbolic an important factor of End Times events
- And hey, don’t shy away from this stuff because it’s too complex, OK? This is important stuff worth looking at (It’s in the Bible after all, right?)
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Eschatology, Olam Haba, Baurch haba, Yakov/Jacob, Israel, aharit hayamim, sof, Am Yisrael, Messiah, Maschiach
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Ezekiel 38, Revelation 20:7–10, Psalm 89:14, Matthew 24:1–32, Matthew 25:31-33, Genesis 49, Jeremiah 29:11, Revelation 7–14, Daniel 10:14, Isaiah 39:5–7, Jeremiah 25:12–14, Revelation 3:1–10, 2 Thessalonians 2:3–10, Daniel 10–12, Genesis 3:15, Deuteronomy 18:15, Isaiah 9:6–7, Isiah 59:20, Isaiah 53, Genesis 37–41, Zechariah 9 and 14, John 1:29, Isaiah 53:6, Zechariah 14:8–9, Acts 1:6, Luke 24:50–51, Zechariah 8:22, Zechariah 14:16, Isaiah 45:21, Matthew 15:24, Romans 10:13, John 3:16, Matthew 25, Revelation 6, 8–10, 16, Ephesians 4:30, Revelation 3:5, 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17, Revelation 5:10, Jeremiah 30:7, Matthew 23:39
Previous Episodes Mentioned
Episode 5: Die Another Day – Yom Kippur
Episode 34: What Happens When You Die?
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Global pandemic. Supply chain shortages. Energy crisis. And now Russia has invaded Ukraine. Hard times and heartbreak confront us all around. And it’s making some people wonder how close we’re advancing toward the End Times.
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about this Bible topic that some may prefer to avoid. (It’s not exactly what most people read about for a morning devotional, right?) But, they come at it from a different angle than the typical debates about pre-this or post-that. Their conversation reveals a lot about the Jewish perspective of “the world to come,” and they share some Hebrew words that carry some hefty meaning related to the Last Days. They also mention a ton of Scriptures revealing that this whole idea of “the End Times” is not a New Testament, Christian thing. It's an Old Testament, Jewish thing.
They discuss
- The End Times as an Old Testament thing, not just a Christian thing
- How a Jewish person would define how the world ends
- Waiting for Messiah to come – either for the first time or again
- The Jewish perspective on the Book of Life and what happens “in the end” to someone who’s not Jewish
- For Believers, how understanding Jewish End-Time thought may help them when talking to Jewish friends
Along the Way
Along the way, they get into some really interesting things like:
- How the Hebrew definition of a single word in Jeremiah 29:11 changes so much. Like, whoa!
- What the book of Daniel says about Jewish people in the End Times
- Something for Christians to think about as they eagerly await the return of Jesus
- A cool word-study challenge
- Encouragement to not neglect, brush over or take as symbolic an important factor of End Times events
- And hey, don’t shy away from this stuff because it’s too complex, OK? This is important stuff worth looking at (It’s in the Bible after all, right?)
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Eschatology, Olam Haba, Baurch haba, Yakov/Jacob, Israel, aharit hayamim, sof, Am Yisrael, Messiah, Maschiach
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Ezekiel 38, Revelation 20:7–10, Psalm 89:14, Matthew 24:1–32, Matthew 25:31-33, Genesis 49, Jeremiah 29:11, Revelation 7–14, Daniel 10:14, Isaiah 39:5–7, Jeremiah 25:12–14, Revelation 3:1–10, 2 Thessalonians 2:3–10, Daniel 10–12, Genesis 3:15, Deuteronomy 18:15, Isaiah 9:6–7, Isiah 59:20, Isaiah 53, Genesis 37–41, Zechariah 9 and 14, John 1:29, Isaiah 53:6, Zechariah 14:8–9, Acts 1:6, Luke 24:50–51, Zechariah 8:22, Zechariah 14:16, Isaiah 45:21, Matthew 15:24, Romans 10:13, John 3:16, Matthew 25, Revelation 6, 8–10, 16, Ephesians 4:30, Revelation 3:5, 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17, Revelation 5:10, Jeremiah 30:7, Matthew 23:39
Previous Episodes Mentioned
Episode 5: Die Another Day – Yom Kippur
Episode 34: What Happens When You Die?
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“I’ll take Purim for 800, Alex.” There’s meaning to every holiday, but sometimes it gets lost behind its symbols and traditions. Listen to this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, and you might even ace a Purim category on Jeopardy. From ooos and boos, noisemakers and baked goods, to the threat of destruction and profound deliverance, Purim has it all.
Join Carly and Ezra as they discuss the story, meaning and traditions of Purim – one of the most festive Jewish holidays on the calendar. You’ll hear:
- The Purim story, its main characters and the meaning beyond the partying
- What graggers are and their part in Purim celebrations
- What the Purim plays are all about
- How young the brave and noble Queen Esther may have been
- Why Purim is both fasting and feasting
- All about hamantaschen
Along the Way The conversation leads to all kinds of fun facts and meaningful insights, including:
• How rabbinical tradition gauges “celebrating well”
• The most common Purim tradition
• The saying that evolved into “the whole enchilada”
• Why retelling stories is a part of so many Jewish holidays
• A traditional, ancient Jewish curse (not that we endorse it) and what it has to do with Purim celebrations
• The historical pattern of “intended annihilation” followed by great deliverance of the Jewish people
• What “ears” have to do with Purim’s most famous baked treat
• The super-surprising number of times God is mentioned in the book of Esther
• God’s miraculous fingerprints all over the Purim story
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Gragger, Megillah, Megillat Esther, pur, Purim, Hadassah, chag, Chag Purim, tsum, Tsum Esther, hamantaschen, oznei Haman, mohntaschen
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Esther 3:7, Esther 7:1–6, Esther 4:14, Esther 4:15–16, Jeremiah 25:11–12, Daniel 12:11, Luke 22:49–51
Previous Episodes Mentioned
Episode 26 – Why Purim is Such a Party
Watch the Hamantaschen Taste Test Video on YouTube
Ezra and Carly will be trying a popular Purim dessert blindfolded and on video so you can get their great reactions! Let’s see who can guess the flavor of the treats. Carly’s 0 for 2 in their holiday food taste tests. Can she beat Ezra this time?
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Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on a second. You’re saying that communion – as in the Christian remembrance of Jesus’ death for us – is Jewish? WHAT?
Some things seem distinctly Christian. And communion is one of them, right? It’s just so New Testament that how could it not be? But what if everything about the New Testament practice of communion originated from an ancient Jewish custom commanded by God? Well, that would almost be like God had some intentional plan to connect the two.
Ahh, now you’re tracking!
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra and Carly engage in an eye-opening conversation that you’re definitely going to want to hear. First, they share their personal stories of understanding communion from their different backgrounds. Then, they dig into:
- The incredible Jewish context of communion
- How Messianic Jews observe communion and how often
- How Jewish observance of Passover relates to the Christian communion
- Application for Christians today
Along the Way
You’ll learn a ton of fascinating stuff during their conversation, including:
- Carly’s, “Do not make a face” experience
- The connection between Jewish matzah and Jesus’ death
- A key motivation for this podcast
- Night, supper, bread, wine and cups – slowing down through this Scripture passage to ask “wait a minute” questions about each phrase – and the fascinating answers to them
- How the Jewish context provides amazing insight into the words “before” and “after” of the Last Supper account
- Communion is a commandment to Believers
- Do Coke and Doritos count?
- How every year, the worldwide Jewish community goes through communion without even knowing it
- Encouragement to Christians: Do this! (You’ll be glad you did)
- How we’re living in an unfinished Passover Seder
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Communion, Lord’s Supper, Eucharist, yizkor, Yeshua, Seder, matzah, Cup of Redemption, ekklesia, Hallel, Cup of Hallel
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
1 Corinthians 23:23–28, Romans 1:16, Matthew 15:24, Romans 10:9 and 13, John 19:31, Luke 22:19, Matthew 16:21, John 3:14, John 12:32, Ezekiel 18:20, Jeremiah 31:31–33, Exodus 12:24–27, 2 Corinthians 3:14–16, Matthew 26:17–30, Mark 14:12–26, Luke 22:1–30, John 13:1–30, Revelation 19:16, Matthew 26:29, Matthew 6:9–10, Leviticus 16:7–10, Genesis 2:17, Deuteronomy 30:15:20, Ezekiel 18:20, Hebrews 10:8–10, Romans 10:13
Previous Episodes Mentioned
Season 1, Episode 41 – Top 5 Jewish Objections to Jesus
Season 1, Episode 30 – The Difference between Passover and Easter
Season 1, Episode 32 – Holy Week from a Jewish Perspective
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“But wait, there’s more!” That could have been a good title for this podcast conversation.
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra and Carly dive into the reason why Jesus seemingly dawdled in going to His friend Lazarus after hearing he was dying. Mary and Martha had sent urgent word to Jesus to come and heal their brother, but Jesus didn’t even leave where He was for a few days. Why? He showed up “late,” and Lazarus was long dead.
You may be familiar with the story and know that Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. It’s a dramatic account and a pretty substantial reason for His initial delay, right? But wait, there’s more! More than you know.
Carly and Ezra discuss:
- Was Jesus “late”?
- Why the fourth day of the story is so important to the Jewish audience and why it should be important for Christians too
- The Christian mindset and common takeaway from Lazarus’ resurrection
- How the four-day understanding relates to Jesus’ resurrection
- We can do the math, and Friday to Sunday doesn’t equal three days and three nights. What gives?
- An encouraging application for your everyday faith-life, gleaned from the Lazarus story
Along the Way
As they discuss, some pretty great insights emerge:
- Application vs. Interpretation
- How the meaning of the Lazarus story radically changes when you know the Jewish context – as Ezra would say, “Insert mind-blown emoticon here.” (It was a huge takeaway for Carly.)
- Don’t pass up these four words the apostle Paul used – they mean a ton!
- What the Day of Preparation is
- Ezra’s theory about Good Friday
- Watching out for Christianese and glossing over what the Bible actually says
- An appeal to our Jewish audience: If you’re going to do “this,” make sure it’s from a place of “that”
- Jesus is in the business of confirming to us that He is everything He says He is – even through our unbelief and doubts
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Yohanon, Yohanon the Immerser, Yeshua, Moshiach/Messiah, Day of Preparation, Pesach
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
John 11: 1–45, John 13:23, John 8:58, John 11:17, Hebrews 6:1–2, Matthew 12:40, Mark 9:31, 1 Corinthians 15:3–4, Acts 2:21, Matthew 18:21, Matthew 16:14–16, John 10:17–18, Matthew 26:17, Mark 15:42, Exodus 12, 1 Corinthians 5:7, Matthew 28:6
Other Episodes Mentioned
Episode 34 – What Happens When You Die?
Episode 56 – Communion: Borrowed from the Jews (release date: March 1, 2022)
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The world includes a lot of cultures, right? But when you think about it, it also has a ton of sub-cultures, and each one has its own nuances, understandings and interpretations. What’s said in one micro-culture – even within the same country, state or region – might mean something completely different to another. How on earth are we supposed to get along and be on the same page together?
When it comes to all things Jewish and Christian, that’s what this podcast is here for. (Ezra and Carly to the rescue!) In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly asks Ezra to talk about three things he believes the Jewish community would like Christians to understand about them. As a bonus, she asks what the Messianic Jewish community wishes the Church grasped about Jewish Believers.
Along the Way
Along the way, they bring out some great things to help bridge the gap. Things like:
- A great metaphor Ezra heard, describing Jews and Gentiles, the Bible and a Broadway show
- How, just because Christians can look backward with a clear vision, doesn’t mean Jewish people can look forward with the same clarity
- An expression of Judaism that Jews don’t recognize
- Discussing the Jewish roots of New Testament faith doesn’t always open the door to understanding
- Advice for Christians regarding sharing their faith with Jewish people
- An appeal to Jewish people to consider Christian history from a different angle
- Why some copies of the Scriptures in synagogues go straight from Isaiah 52 to Isaiah 54
- Why you can’t “convince someone to faith”
- The dangerous miscommunication that happens when Christians use the word “convert” with Jewish people
- The cultural mountain that hinders Jewish people from seeing Jesus in Isaiah 53
- What the Jews’ “irrevocable calling” means to Messianic Believers
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
root/fatness of the olive tree, Yeshua, wild branches, Messianic Jew
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Romans 11:13–21, Isaiah 11:12, Deuteronomy 18:15, Isaiah 53:1, 5, 7, Matthew 16:16, 1 Corinthians 5:7, 2 Corinthians 3:14–15, Isaiah 53:6, Romans 3:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 6:13, Isaiah 59:2, Romans 8:15, Ephesians 2:8–9, Romans 11:29, Romans 11:15, Genesis 12:3, Isaiah 4:10, Romans 11:1–2, 2 Timothy 2:13
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S1 E25 – Let’s Call It, Ezra’s Story
S1 E42 – Top 5 Jewish Objections to Jesus
S1 E53 – Jewish in America: What the Pew Survey Missed
S1 E48 – Who’s More Important, Jews or Gentiles?
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So, you run across a person you know is Gentile but who wears a Star of David, a prayer shawl and says and does Jewish things. And you just don’t get it. Wait, what? Why…? Huh?
Or maybe you’re one of those people; you’re Gentile, and you love Israel and the Jewish people just like the Bible says you should. So, what’s the problem, right?
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra dig into the subject of “Jewish affinity” to sort out the questions and mysteries surrounding it. They challenge both sides with pointed questions and insights. Join them as they discuss:
- What “Jewish affinity” is and where it sometimes comes from
- Biblical examples of Jesus being Jewish
- Where the words Jew and Jewish come from
- Invitation vs. obligation regarding Jewish observance
- The line where Jewish things could become not so good for Gentiles
Along the Way
As always, as the conversation progresses, some great insights emerge, like:
- Flipping the script on perceived weirdness of a Jewish affinity due to mixed marriage
- Jesus not only “was” Jewish, Jesus “is” Jewish
- Interesting tidbit about how the “Lost Tribes of Israel” identify themselves
- Three questions Ezra answers with: “I absolutely do,” “No, I don’t,” and “Sure, I do”
- The two types of “Why” questions Gentiles should ask themselves about participating in Jewish things
- Do Christians earn anything in God’s eyes by doing Jewish things?
- Reasons why Messianic Judaism may have gotten a bad rap among the Christian community
- Caution about fair-weather alignment with the Jewish people
- Loving Jewish things but not Jewish people – Ouch! – Good point of self-examination
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Rabbi, rabboni, Yehuda, Ani Yehuda, Bnei Menashe, Cohen/Kohanim, Lost Tribes, “scattered Jewish communities,” WWJD, Shabbat, tallit, mezuzah, shin, Hashem
Scriptures Referenced in this Episode
Isaiah 53:6, Romans 3:3, Hebrews 1:3, 0:12, 12:2, Revelation 3:21, Revelation 19:11–16, Haggai 2:7, Deuteronomy 7:7, 9:5–6, Isaiah 49:6, Romans 11:13–21, Romans 7:12–13, Galatians 3:24, Romans 3:20, Colossians 1:15
Previous Episodes Mentioned
S2 E1 | Jewish in America: What the Pew Survey Missed
S1 E40 | Staying Jewish: Love and Marriage with Joshua and Monique Brumbach
S1 E49 | Mixed Marriages: Love and Marriage with Aaron and Maria Baer
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Welcome back to A Jew and A Gentile Discuss! We’re excited to begin Season 2 of conversations between Ezra and Carly – a Jew and a Gentile who both believe in Jesus. And now you can also watch A Jew and A Gentile Discuss on YouTube!
Season 2 begins with our co-hosts pulling out some interesting data from the recent Pew Survey about American Jews. They discover some basic statistics that bring up a lot of curious questions. Join them as they talk about:
- The number of Jewish people in America
- You’re Jewish, but what religion do you identify with?
- Did God give the Land of Israel to the Jewish people?
- Is observing the Law part of being Jewish?
- Can a Jew believe in Jesus?
- What the survey means by “Jewish background”
- The percentage of Jewish people in mixed marriages
- What “Jewish affinity” means in Pew language
Along the Way
You’ll also get interesting insight into things like:
- A survey result that surprised Carly but not Ezra
- 3 things about Judaism and how they affect survey stats
- What twice as many evangelical Christians say about Israel as compared to Jewish people
- A negative statistic with positive undertones (Ezra wants to dance)
- What Scripture says about Jewish identity that the Pew Survey doesn’t
- Who are the millions “not Jewish enough” to be counted
- What should you do as a Christian if you have friends of a Jewish background
- An appeal to Jewish listeners: Ponder this challenging question
- An appeal to Christian listeners: Consider this aspect of individuals’ unique faith stories
Words You Might Learn in This Episode
Rabbinic authorities, secular, Jewish background, Jewish affinity
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode
Romans 11:29, Deuteronomy 18:15
Previous Episodes Recommended
EP025 – Let’s Call It Ezra’s Story
EP022 – I’m a Christian with a Jewish Background – Now What?
EP003 – The Difference Between Messianic Judaism and Christianity
EP045 – Gentile Christians – Where Do They Fit in Messianic Judaism?
Links to the Pew Survey
Pew Research Center: www.pewforum.org
Jewish Americans in 2020
The Size of the U.S. Jewish Population
Jewish Americans in 2020 (PDF of the full report, all 248 pages)
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A Jew and A Gentile Discuss Podcast Season 2 is right around the corner!
Tune-in on Tuesday, February 1st for the first episode of the new season.
In the meantime, Ezra and Carly share a sneak preview of what's coming up.
Can you believe it’s been a year? Well, almost. September 1 marks the 1-year birthday of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss podcast. In this episode, Carly and Ezra talk about the past year’s podcasts – which included everything from fun holiday foods to Gaza’s attack on Israel to living out your faith as a Jewish person who loves Jesus or a Gentile Christian who loves Israel and the Jewish people.
Hear some of their favorite episodes, funny stories, and the things they love best about engaging with you, the listening audience, as they wrap up Season 1 with a look back at a year’s worth of discussions.
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With special guests Michael and Vanessa Mistretta
What’s it really like to pick up your life and move to Israel? Why would anyone do that? In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk with Michael and Vanessa Mistretta about how their very different immigration stories have one thing in common: God calling them.
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How do a Jewish boy and a Catholic girl fall in love and get married? And once they do, then what? In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk with Aaron and Maria Baer to hear the story of their mixed marriage and how they make it work.
Aaron is the president of the Center for Christian Virtue based in Columbus, Ohio, and was a guest early on in J&G’s inaugural season to talk about Jewish Believers in Politics. Maria is a prolific freelance writer, stay-at-home mom and fellow podcaster.
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All this talk about Jewish people being “God’s Chosen People” – what’s up with this “chosenness” stuff? Does God love the Jewish people more than Gentiles? In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly hits Ezra with questions on this very subject, asking what many Christians may be thinking but don’t want to ask outright.
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Worship styles – there are a ton of them out there in Christian churches alone, aren’t there? So, what about Jewish worship? What does that look like? What are the differences and similarities between Jewish and Christian worship? And what constitutes worship anyway? These are the things Ezra and Carly address in this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss. They look at the origins and heart of worship and explore the Jewish and Christian perspectives of worshiping God.
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You’ve probably seen a bumper sticker somewhere saying, “I stand with Israel.” And maybe you’ve even heard something about “blessing” Israel. But, what on Earth do “standing” and “blessing” really mean? This is what Ezra and Carly dig into in this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss. They help lift the fog around these phrases and present a biblical perspective of what it really means to “bless Israel.”
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With Special Guest, Travis Snow
So, maybe you’re a Christian and thinking, “I’m not Jewish, so, what does Messianic Judaism have to do with me?” Or you might be wondering just the opposite, “Why am I so drawn to the Jewish people and understanding the Jewishness of the Bible?” Well, today’s guest knows both ends of that spectrum.
Travis Snow is not your stereotypical Messianic ministry leader. For one, he’s a Gentile. And two, he’s a millennial, younger than most leaders in the field of Messianic Judaism today. Travis is the founder of Voice of Messiah Ministries, an outreach and teaching ministry to both Jew and Gentile.
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk with Travis about his testimony of coming to faith in Jesus and the journey that led him into Messianic Judaism. Through the course of the conversation, you’ll see that there is a place for Gentile Christians in the Messianic Jewish movement.
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You might have heard about a bunch of crazy chaos going on over in Israel last month. But maybe you don’t really know what it’s about.
Well, in May of 2021, Israel and Hamas in Gaza went head to head for 11 intense days. Incessant rocket fire from Gaza and responding airstrikes from Israel exacted a heavy toll on Palestinians and Israelis.
Why the sudden flare-up? What started it all? What really happened in those 11 days? What does it even mean, and why should we care?
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra explore the conflict as best they can to give you clarity on matters not fully communicated in the news. Along the way, they outline the events of this recent battle between Israel and Gaza, talk about extremists and peace, and stress the emphatic need for prayer.
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Get ready for an exciting, eye-opening episode! Carly and Ezra talk with Rabbi Troy Wallace, Vice President of Congregation and Leadership Development at Jewish Voice Ministries. They discuss some fascinating expressions of the Trinity found throughout the entire Bible. Troy shares loads of Scriptures, so you’ll want to be sure to look them all up to see how amazing the God of Israel is as He reveals Himself.
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, the three discuss:
- What “the Trinity” means
- Why the Trinity is a fundamental problem for Jewish people
- How Jewish people understand the Spirit of God mentioned in the Creation story
- Appearances of Jesus in the Hebrew Scriptures
- Tips for discussing the Trinity with Jewish friends and family
Along the way
Additional things you’ll learn, highlights, things discussed:
- How the Hebrew word echad often means a “compound unity” rather than a single item
- That the word “Trinity” isn’t in the Bible
- How the problem Jewish people have with the Trinity is a by-product of the false division that arose between Judaism and Christianity early on
- That New Testament writers speak of each member of the Trinity while also driving home the point of one God
- Many examples of Israel’s forefathers experiencing God in the form of a man
- The fascinating account of Abraham’s visit with God
- The religious leaders of Jesus’ day thought they were obeying the Torah when they picked up stones against Him
- Encouragement to Jewish listeners to set aside one assumption and Christian listeners to set aside another. There’s a lot more going on in the Scriptures that’s there to see
Words you might learn in this episode
Shema Israel, echad, Malach Adonai, Yod-Hey-Vav-Hey (YHWH, or Yahweh), ruach/Ruach, devar, synoptic gospels, vay yerah Yod-Hey-Vav-Hey, adam (man)
Scriptures referenced in this episode
Deuteronomy 6:4, Genesis 1:2, Exodus 3:2, Genesis 18:1–33, Galatians 1:1, 2 Peter 1:17, 1 Corinthians 8:6, James 2:19, John 1:14, John 1:18, Genesis 3:8, Joshua 5:13–15, Judges 13:2–25, John 8:56–59, 1 Samuel 3, Psalm 33:4, Jeremiah 1:13, Colossians 1:15, John 17, John 19:26–27, Isaiah 6, Ezekiel 1, Deuteronomy 13:1–5, John 11:49–50, Revelation 13:8, 2 Timothy 3:5, Acts 26:9–18, Ephesians 4:6, Acts 2, Ezekiel 1:26–28
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It’s no secret: Jewish people – most of them anyway – don’t believe Jesus is the Messiah. But what are the fundamental Jewish objections to the idea that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah promised in the Hebrew Scriptures?
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra dig into the Bible to dispel misunderstandings and answer the difficulties Jewish people have with Jesus. They show you that encountering objections from your Jewish friends or family doesn’t have to be the end of the conversation. This episode is loaded with Scripture to help you continue the discussion. They cover what they consider to be the Top 5 Jewish objections to Jesus:
- Jesus is for Gentiles, not Jews
- If Jesus is the Messiah, why is there no peace on Earth?
- Isaiah 53 is about Israel, not Jesus
- Jews believe in one God, but Christians believe in three
- God alone is our Savior, so we don’t need Jesus
Along the way, you’ll learn:
- A crucial precursor to talking to a Jewish person about Jesus
- A common mistake Christians make that actually reinforces a serious Jewish misunderstanding
- How to engage in a vastly different conversation than most Jewish people have ever had with a Christian
- Two Messiahs or two manifestations? The importance of understanding the difference between Messiah ben David and Messiah ben Joseph
- Two kinds of peace, and the one the Messiah had to bring first
- Why Isaiah 53 can’t be about Israel
- The difference between three Gods and three expressions of Him
- Evidence of the Trinity in the Hebrew Scriptures
Ezra urges that if you get only one thing from this episode, get this: As a Gentile, you’re not there to invite a Jewish person to convert to another religion and receive your Savior. You’re there to share how the God of Israel brought you into His family through the Messiah sent to the Jewish people first.
Words you might learn
Dual Covenant Theology, mitzvot, Yeshua ben David, Messiah ben David, Messiah ben Yosef, ecclesia, anti-missionary, Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad, b’yachad, Yeshua
Scriptures referenced
Acts 4:12, Romans 3:10, Psalm 14:1, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Ruth 1:16, Deuteronomy 18:15, Isaiah 53, John 1:29 and 36, Romans 1:16, Matthew 15:24, Zechariah 14:8, Matthew 20:28, Isaiah 53:1–5, Matthew 22:44, Luke 11:2, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Ephesians 2:8–9, Jeremiah 1:15, Psalm 48:1–2, Exodus 4:22, Isaiah 10:32, Lamentations 3:22, Ezekiel 6:8, Isaiah 53:9, Psalm 133:1, Genesis 1:2, Jeremiah 31:9, Genesis 32:22–30, John 10:11, John 10:29–31, Isaiah 9:6
Other episodes mentioned
- Episode 36 – Problems with the Church Replacing Israel
- Episode 37 – Does the Bible Say the Church is the New Israel?
- Episode 41 – How to Share Jesus with a Jewish Friend – Awkward but Important
- Episode 43 (following this episode) – Shema Israel – Jewish Problems with the Trinity
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Yeah, it can be uncomfortable. Intimidating? Maybe. Awkward? Probably. But seriously, it’s super important. Like, eternity-important. So, Ezra and Carly are here to help you understand some things that will make talking about Jesus with a Jewish friend easier for you and more meaningful for your friend.
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, they talk about:
- The misconception that Jews don’t need Jesus
- Where to start when it comes to talking with a Jewish friend about Jesus
- Sharing the Gospel in the context of the Jewish Bible
- Words that will likely be misunderstood and terminology to use to help make the connection
- Sharing your faith testimony – is that good, relevant or what?
- Praying about the person and the conversation
Along the way
During the conversation, they share indispensable information about:
- An even bigger misconception that Jews don’t need a Redeemer
- The Jewish mindset given there is no Temple to carry out the biblically prescribed method of atonement
- Encouragement to dig into the Bible and discover some of the many other Messianic prophecies
- What’s even more important than being sensitive to terminology
- A challenge Ezra gives – try it for a week and see what happens
Words you might learn in this episode
Ben Adam, Tanakh, Yeshua, Yeshu, mitzvah
Scriptures referenced in this episode
Genesis 3:15, Genesis 1–3, Romans 1:16, Deuteronomy 18:15, Acts 3:22, Isaiah chapter 53, Daniel 9:26, Revelation 12:11, Matthew 15:28, Luke 24:27, Haggai 2:7, Romans 11:25–26
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Marriage. You become one with your spouse, but you each bring your own heritage, traditions, beliefs and faith into the relationship. How do you work out the differences and choose a unified path together?
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra dive into the subject of marriage with special guests Rabbi Joshua and Monique Brumbach, who are both Jewish Believers in Jesus and choosing to live a committed Jewish family life. Rabbi Joshua leads a Messianic Jewish congregation in the L.A. area, and Monique is the executive director of an international network of Messianic Jewish congregations. Together, they share about:
- What the idea of “from generation to generation” means to them
- Their understanding of the Bible’s instruction about intermarrying
- Complexities of intermarried couples, with one spouse Jewish and one Gentile
- Helpful advice to listeners in or considering a mixed marriage
And on the personal side, you’ll hear a bit about their:
- Jewish upbringing and how they accepted Jesus as the Messiah
- Dating experiences and how they met, and
- An interesting situation involving frozen shrimp
Along the way
Throughout this practical and often humorous conversation, you’ll also learn about:
- The concept of a covenantal identity given to Jewish people
- God’s call for them to a “weird way of life” and its importance
- Pressures Jewish Believers face from both Christians and Jews around them
- How the perception of something Jewish to begin with (faith in Jesus) changed so dramatically
- The “Jesus line”
- Intermarrying in the Bible, and Gentile women who committed themselves to the Jewish people
- How differences you think don’t matter before you get married can become conflicts later
- How Jewishness tends to become more important as you progress through life, not less
Words you might learn in this episode
L’dor v’dor, haderech, mohel, kiddish, keeping kosher, chametz, Sephardic, Askenazi, shalom bayit, kibitz
Scriptures referenced in this episode
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah
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Maybe you’ve heard about it, maybe not. It’s called “aliyah,” and Jewish people from all over the world are doing it. What’s up with that?
Immigration is nothing new. Some people shift about the world, permanently making a new country their home. But there’s something unique about immigration to Israel. In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra fill you in on the fascinating phenomenon of aliyah, Jewish immigration to Israel. They discuss:
- What the Hebrew word aliyah means and where the concept came from
- How aliyah is related to biblical references to God scattering the Jewish people
- Qualifications for immigration to Israel
- If Jewish believers in Jesus can immigrate to Israel
- Where Jewish people are coming from to make Israel their home
- If non-Jewish people who love Israel can immigrate there
- Why it’s important for listeners to understand and care about aliyah
Along the way
As they discuss, Ezra shares interesting details and sidenotes that give you a fuller understanding of all things aliyah, including:
- Wait, what? Israel doesn’t have a constitution?
- What going to the ancient Temple and reading a Torah passage in synagogue today have in common
- God’s faithfulness to His covenant and promises
- The job descriptions of the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah
- How a person’s Jewishness is determined for immigration to Israel
- Israel’s Supreme Court and their involvement in aliyah decisions
- A curious aspect about the Israeli definition of “missionary”
- Why Orthodox Jews consider Messianic Jews a threat
Words you might learn in this episode
Aliyah, “the Jewish State,” Zionist leaders, parashiot, parasha, “making aliyah,” diaspora, Messianic Jews, olim
Scriptures referenced in this episode
Genesis 17:8, Genesis 26:1–6, Genesis 28:10–15, 2 Timothy 2:13, Jeremiah 29:14
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Pentecost? Is that the thing in Acts chapter 2 with the rushing wind, the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues?
Well, they’re not going to debate the subject of speaking in tongues, but they are revealing some pretty cool things about how the day of Pentecost – when God gave the Holy Spirit – relates to the Jewish Feast of Shavuot.
Whether you’re Jewish or Gentile, there are things in today’s episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss that you probably didn’t know. They cover:
- What the word Pentecost means
- Why Pentecost is undercelebrated
- What Shavuot is and how it’s observed today
- How Pentecost and the Jewish Feast of Shavuot are related
- Thoughts about Christians celebrating Shavuot
Along the way, you’ll learn other tidbits like:
- Carly’s memories of Pentecost growing up
- How Ezra and his wife observe Shavuot
- The agricultural side of Shavuot
Here we all are, just trying to love God, study the Bible and understand His Word, right? Then – bam – people come up with vastly different interpretations about what it says. Some disagreements may be over small matters. Then others, well, they can have a huge impact on our understanding of really significant things.
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra take a look at three key Scriptures that are often taken out of context to support the incorrect idea of Replacement Theology:
- Matthew 21:43, which says that the kingdom of Heaven will be taken away from those who don’t bear fruit and given to those who do
- Romans 1:16, about the Gospel being “to the Jew first,” which some say reflects nothing more than Paul’s preaching schedule
- Luke 21:24, which speaks of Jerusalem being trampled by the Gentiles
By digging into the fuller context of these verses, you’ll see why Replacement Theology is actually not biblical.
Along the way
Intermingled throughout the conversation, you’ll also learn:
- A refresher of what Replacement Theology is
- The different God-ordained roles of Jewish Believers and Christians
Out with the old and in with the new? Some would say so, but in this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra explain the errors and dangers in the notion that the New Testament Church somehow replaces God’s covenant with Israel. In this first of a two-part series, they address:
- What Replacement Theology is
- How to recognize it when you hear it
- Dangers of Replacement Theology
- The subtle trouble with Pope Francis’ seemingly positive statement toward the Jewish people several years ago
- Whether or not Christians can dismiss the Old Testament in sole favor of the New
Along the way
During their conversation, they also touch on such relevant sidenotes such as:
- How word choice matters, and the erroneous message conveyed by such wording as “convert” and “become a Christian”
- How the Holocaust and anti-Semitism play into <
You know you have them – questions about Judaism that you don’t feel comfortable asking your Jewish friends or family. Well, never fear – in this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly goes there for you. Give a listen as she asks Ezra the personal, the awkward and the curious things you want to know about Jewish customs. Ezra and Carly will cover:
- The kosher diet
- Circumcision
- Jewish thoughts about tattoos
- The Ultra-Orthodox “look” – the beards, the hair, the tassels
Along the way
This is a fascinating discussion about Jewish things you may have thought seemed odd, or different. During the conversation, you’ll gain a deeper understanding about
- God’s laws making scientific sense
- His setting apart the Jewish people as His own
- Where the kosher tradition of never mixing dairy and meat comes from
- Why some Messianic Jews eat kosher while others don’t
- Why
It’s the question that haunts everyone – or at least it should, right? What happens when you die? Believers in Jesus have a Scripture-given confidence that their eternity is secure. But what about Jewish people? What do they believe about the afterlife? Do Jewish people believe there’s a Heaven in the same way Christians do? In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about:
- Jewish beliefs about the afterlife
- What Jewish people say to comfort those who have lost a loved one
- Jewish burial customs
- Thoughts about Gentile Believers practicing Jewish mourning rituals
- Encouragement to Christians about talking with Jewish people about the afterlife
Along the way
Through the course of the conversation, you’ll also find out some really interesting things about:
- Why Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel block off their streets on the Sabbath
- The difference one letter can make – what a Jewish person means when they call Jesus “Yeshu” rather than Yeshua
- The Jewish idea of “the bosom of Abraham” and being “gathered to their fathers”
- How belief in a resurrection was not new to the New Testament
Say what? Wait, didn’t baptism start with John the Baptist? Isn’t it a Christian thing? Hang onto your hats, folks – you’re about to discover another surprising element of Christianity that sprang from Jewish roots.
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about the Jewish practice of water immersion and how it relates to the New Testament’s concept of baptism. Carly asks Ezra questions to piece together the Old and New Covenant practices, explore what it’s like today and what it means for Messianic Jewish Believers and Christians. Some of the topics they cover include:
- Where the concept of water baptism or immersion started
- What the baptism of John was about
- If baptism is a sign of converting to Christianity
- Why Jesus got baptized
- The difference between the Jewish idea of immersion and Christian baptism
- How a Jewish person today would view Christian baptism
- How Jewish Believers in Jesus, or Messianic Jews, see baptism
You’ll also find out if Ezra, a Jewish believer in Jesus, was baptized and some encouragement if you’ve been wondering about being baptized yourself.
It’s the most important week in Christian history. Jesus’ death and resurrection are the cornerstones of faith in Him. What are the events of Jesus’ final week on Earth, and do they line up with the Hebrew Scriptures?
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, you’ll gain a better understanding of Holy Week and its ties to Old Testament Scriptures. Beginning with Jesus’ Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday and on through the Last Supper, Garden of Gethsemane and Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, Carly and Ezra examine Holy Week through the Jewish context in which it all occurred.
Along the way
During this compelling discussion, Ezra and Carly touch on several interesting points including,
- How Jesus didn’t show up to invent a new religion but to fulfill foundational promises of the Hebrew Scriptures
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Inspiring insight into Jesus’ Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday
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What the “offense” or “scandal” of Jesus’ death was
- Ezra’s thought-provoking idea about the timeline of Holy Week’s events
- Does anyone really know what “Maundy” means? Carly does!
- The Passover Seder cup and the four promises of God it represents
Get ready for a fun and meaningful episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss because Carly and Ezra are talking about food traditions surrounding Easter and Passover. It’s Part 2 of a three-part series about the two holidays. If you haven’t heard Part 1 yet, be sure to check out “The Difference Between Passover and Easter.” In this episode, they talk main dishes, bread, desserts and, of course, the curious foods that are part of the Passover observance.
The conversation centers on:
- Easter traditions and food memories for both Carly, a Gentile Believer, and Ezra, the son of a Jewish father and Christian mother
- The significance of foods for Passover and Easter
- The meanings of the various foods on the Passover Seder plate
- Where Passover ranks on the “spending-it-with-family” scale
- What you can do if you’re a Christian interested in the Passover Seder
Along the way
During their conversation, you’ll also hear about:
- Ezra’s favorite Easter food growing up and the strict family rule about it
Passover and Easter. They happen around the same time of year. They’re both defining holidays of their respective faiths.
In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about celebrating the important spring holidays with their families. You’ll hear Carly’s early thoughts about Easter growing up in a Catholic home and Ezra’s memories of both Passover and Easter as a child of a “mixed marriage” having one Jewish and one Christian parent.
Carly digs deeper into the Jewish holiday of Passover by asking Ezra to explain more about:
- What “Pesach” is vs. “Passover”
- What the Passover Seder is
- How Ezra observes Passover today and if he celebrates Easter now that he believes in Jesus
- How a Jewish Believer’s Passover observance is different than a non-believing Jewish person’s
- Can or should a Christian celebrate the Passover Seder?
Along the way
During the show, you’ll also hear some fascinating and relevant things about:
- What the Passover meal compares to on the Christian calendar
Each week, here at A Jew and a Gentile Discuss, we receive emails giving us feedback, suggesting topics and asking questions. And we love it. So, keep ‘em coming.
They’ve looked through a bunch of questions and found several semi-related ones for Carly to put to Ezra to answer. Here’s what you’ve asked and what this episode answers:
- Are the Jewish holidays part of the Mosaic Law, and if so, is it a form of idolatry to observe them?
- How does a Jewish person explain away Isaiah 53?
- What is Ezra’s rationale for the statement, “Messianic Jews are not simply Christians”?
- Ezra, do you feel like you’re an exile in America?
- Do you believe all Jews are called to return to Jerusalem or just certain tribes?
- When did Jews stop sacrificing animals for forgiveness of their sins, and what do they do now?
- What does the phrase “one new man” mean?
Along the way
Along the way, Ezra touches on some helpful, clarifying bits of information, including:
- Identifying what “idolatry” means
- What it’s called when someone tells you, a Gentile Believer, that you need to keep the Mosaic Law
- The difference between a Jewish obligation unto obedience and an obligation unto righteousness before God
- A shocking bit of information about Isaiah 53 and Jewish Bibles
- The reason some Jewish people can read Isaiah 53 and not recognize it’s talking about Jesus
- What Paul means by “the fullness of the Gentiles”
- Biblical meaning of Paul’s teachings about there being no difference between Jew and Gentile
- What Jewish “chosenness” means and doesn’t mean
- An interesting spinoff quote based on John 3:16
- Insight into the meaning of the word “exile” when it comes to Jewish people
Words you might learn in this episode
Torah, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Minor Feasts, olam, Mosaic Covenant, Noahic Covenant, Judaizing, Zehra, Ashkenazi, Diaspora, Eretz Israel
Scriptures referenced in this episode
Romans 7:1–6, Leviticus 23:41, Acts 15, Romans 3:23, Isaiah 53 (whole chapter, especially 53:1, 5, 9–10), Psalm 16:10, Romans 9:10–11, Genesis 12:3, Deuteronomy 4:25, 27, Ezekiel 40–47, Revelation 11, Leviticus 17:11, Hebrews 9:22, 1 Corinthians 5:7, Revelation 13:8, Ephesians 2:14–16, John 17,
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