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Passover Materials

2011/04/12 | Author admin

Here are our e-Materials new for Passover / Pesach 2011

Passover Guide and Journal – 2011

This is the first year in a long time that Hatikva Ministries will not be hosting a community Passover Seder. While deliberating the decision, it was determined that we wanted our local participants to be enriched during the season and we wanted to encourage them to broaden their Passover celebrations. With that in mind, we produced a small booklet, “Passover 2011 Guide –A Journal and Handbook” for our local group. It includes some suggestions for preparation, menus, craft ideas, and a few recipes. We liked the idea so much that we decided to offer the book to the greater Hatikva audience as a low-cost e-book. Keep in mind that this handbook is a work in progress, so if you have some ideas generated from this booklet, or if you try something that works well, perhaps you could share it with us and it might appear in a future representation!

In addition, recently Joe taught a Chavurah session on the role of the ‘sent one’ in the first and second redemption, comparing Exodus 3 and John 6-7. Darryl, our friend and former employee, told us that it was like sitting in the company of rabbis discussing the intricacies of Passover. We would also like to make this available to you in an MP3 audio format.

Both the Guide and audio file (1.5 hours of Joe teaching) are available for download for a $10.00 donation.

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A Picture of the Messiah in the Havdalah Service

1997/09/03 | Author Joseph Good

At the conclusion of the Sabbath or any Biblical festival, a ceremony for the close of the ‘holy’ day is observed and prayers are said for the coming week. This ceremony is known as Havdalah, which means separation; a time to separate the holy from the mundane. The ceremony uses all five senses: taste, sight, smell, hearing, and touch, to convey the message of the benevolence of G-d and our relationship to Him. The elements of the Havdalah include a wine goblet filled with wine, a jar of spices, a braided candle, and a saucer or plate on which these elements are placed. Read the rest of this entry »

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Rosh HaShannah and the Messianic Kingdom to Come

1996/09/01 | Author Joseph Good

This Year, Next Year or What? An UpDate!! Very shortly it will be Rosh haShanah 5757, followed by Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Vast numbers of people have realized that these festivals deal in a large part with the coming of the Messiah and the establishment of the Messianic Kingdom as a political reality here on earth. Over the last several months much new information has been discovered in our research concerning these events and their relationship to these festivals. Read the rest of this entry »

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Prophecies in the Book of Esther

1996/02/19 | Author Joseph Good

Excerpt from the Book by Joseph Good © 1996 Hatikva Ministries The Ten Sons Haman was hung on the gallows he had constructed for Mordecai immediately following the banquet with Esther and the king. His ten sons, however, were slain at a much later date, the time designated for the slaughter of the Jewish people according to Haman’s decree. That date being 13 Adar. Each son’s name is listed separately in scripture. Names are listed in scripture to show a special significance, in this case to show that each son was prominent. In addition, the names of the ten sons are written singly; each on a separate line of text. Usually when names, or other words, are set apart in Hebrew scripture, they are stacked in the manner of bricks: one whole over two halves, etc. This is not the case with the names of Haman’s sons. Their names are written as whole name over whole name, thus showing a weakness in the foundation. In other words, though Haman’s sons enjoyed power and prosperity, they were easily defeated. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Return of the Biblical Harps

1995/12/19 | Author Hatikva

During this time of year, just before Chanukah, we often think of the miracles that occurred that enabled the Temple and its practices to be dedicated and restored. Children even play a Chanukah game, dreidle, which commemorates that "a great miracle happened there." Likewise we should now think about modern day miracles that again will enable the Temple to be built and dedicated to the service of G-d. In the last few years, such a miracle has occurred, the return of the Biblical harps. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Coming of The Messiah & Yom Kippur

1991/09/02 | Author Joseph Good

Throughout the year one day stands alone as the holiest of days, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. On this day all holy things culminated in an ancient ceremony of G-d’s Temple. The holiest land in the world is Israel, and the holiest city within Israel is Jerusalem. The holiest place within Jerusalem is the Temple and within the Temple the holiest site is the Holy of Holies. The holiest man in Israel was the High Priest and the holiest language, Hebrew. On Yom Kippur all of these came together in one focal point as the High Priest entered into the Holy of Holies and spoke the sacred name of G-d in Hebrew. The context of this entire ceremony teaches much about the role of the Messiah and of His second coming to earth. Read the rest of this entry »

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