Torah Portions Week 49 | Is Marriage Eternal? War Brides, Watcher's Wives, Cleanliness in Battle

[@RebaGould]

I particularly enjoyed tonight's Torah Portion and especially your explanations of things. I wish every young girl was raised reading about the Proverbs 31 woman. This wasn't something I was taught as a girl. Since coming to Torah and my dear friend Katie showing me this passage and studying it and discussing it with others, it has had a profound impact on my life and way of thinking. I only wonder what could have been had I been exposed to this much earlier. Thank you so much for your in-depth studies of all these things. You have helped me see how very relevant Torah is to our lives today--especially today--instructions in righteous living are needed now more than ever.

[@HisChild099]

So true, divorced parents shouldn’t mention each other or their arguments to their kids. Thank you for the fantastic comb through of the Law. So blessed you two met in high school. I also met my husband in high school, we enjoyed many art museums before having kids. As that other commenter usually says, Shalom under the dome 😊

[@mattallred]

My parents divorced before I was old enough to form memories and it took more than 20 years for me to get answers about what happened. Nobody wanted to explain the situation to me, and it caused more harm than good. I found out in my 20s that my mom had cheated, and even though some of my first memories were of both my parents remarrying, I had no way of knowing the way it had all gone down. I think perhaps that if Torah was the law of the land then someone could have pointed to the law and said "this is what happened," or it would have been obvious to me when I learned the law, but instead nobody would speak on it until I began demanding answers around 20 years old. It's really a horrible thing to put a child through, even more so when the truth is hidden due to shame, when you judge the child for still loving their adulterous parent when you never explained what they did. The man my mother left my father for was abusive at the time and they did not last long before she remarried again, a much better stepfather to which she is still married many years later at this point. That first abusive stepfather just recently overdosed on drugs and passed away in the past year or two, leaving a half-sibling without a father. I remember when I was in the thick of it, with custody battles and CPS, I had to write about who my hero was in 2nd grade and I wrote that my parents were, for showing me how not to live. Of course, this got me sent to to the guidance counselor. I was somewhat obsessed with the idea of marriage as a little 8 year old boy, which I now realize is very uncommon, because I wanted to prove I was better than my parents. I was confused by the stereotypes of only girls caring about marriage, because to me, that was the the main goal in life. Perhaps because it felt like I was always going to weddings for my parents, it was what I wanted, what I fantasized about. Needless to say, this led to a lot of problems dating. Girls found me way too serious. These days, commitment is verboten. A man who wants commitment is seen as weak and effeminate. So, now I am 30, single, and haven't dated in any serious capacity in close to a decade. Since coming to know Torah in the past few years, I so badly wish it was the law, not just of our hearts but of the land. I think things would have been so different for me. I have come to terms with the situation, forgiven my parents as best I can, and live as best I can while studying the Bible every day. Part of me knows this is all part of God's plan, and while I wish I could live a "normal" life, I feel I am being prepared for the Kingdom... part of me feels that this is because our days will be cut short, but who is to say... I'm 52 minutes in but felt compelled to pause to give my "testimony." I've been following along with your channel now for about 9 months now and it has been a great blessing, my understanding has been multiplied. This topic especially hits close to home, as I was born into this situation more or less. As children of God, Hebrews, we are all born into divorce and reconciliation, individually, spiritually, and nationally. Through my own life story, I can come to know this greater story better, the story of all of us and God's plan. Through this painful situation I can better understand the history, the prophecies, and what God is working to achieve through his covenants and his Son. In many ways, my story is not so different from all of our stories. We were all born into a world where a divorce happened before we could remember. A world where nobody talks about it. A world where we all have to work hard to find answers. But we are finding those answers, we are finding out who we are and what our purpose is, and what the reason for all this pain is. Thanks for this week's message. I have been waiting for this topic. Now back to the rest of the video...

[@Suvituuli777]

Hi Noel! Thank you for these teachings. I have enjoyed every bit of them. QUESTION: Do you have an idea, why The Torah does not speak of sexual sins conserning/towards children (as far as i know)? So many children have been abused...of course we have Yeshua's statement of "mill stone". Still, He usually spoke from the Torah. Where do you suppose He got it?

[@UltimateRandomGamer]

Your links in the description for this stream and others aren't clickable, and they get cut off so they can't be copied and pasted either.

[@nhadley80]

Yeah, YT has been making it difficult for me as of late.

[@ginachacha]

Loved this - thank you so much! I was trying to find the scriptures about when two women are in disagreement both must leave the camp, and the one who has a righteous heart can return… and I haven’t found it. Could you please let me know where that is?

[@b.mary94]

Apparently in the Didache

[@tylerd7330]

Shalom brother! A bit off topic but I am trying to source history of the wars book ii procopius. Where can I find that? Thanks in advance

[@DouglasMosley759]

Thank you, Noel.🧽This was absolutely absorbing! It made me think about when I was forty years old and my father told me about my mother being unfaithful on several occasions from the beginning of their twenty-three year marriage. I just realized that in every conversation we've ever had about their divorce he was always totally respectful towards her, never once mentioning all the times she was unfaithful. I see how badmouthing her would have had a negative impact on my relationship with her and I am very grateful that that did not happen.