In the beginning of every month we are going to share some Thoughts about the one who unites us all- The Omnipotent, The Almighty, The Lord – in a blog that we will be written by one of you, my special friends. Today we are hosting one of my students of the biblical Hebrew, Emmanuel Baba Lola from Ireland! Thank you Emmanuel for sharing your believes with us. I hope that you will be the first from many!

Eli Dahan

God

My GOD by Emmanuel Baba Lola

1. What do you believe in?

I believe in the one and only Almighty God that created the universe and who at a point in time chose the Israelites as His own people, but nonetheless loves everyone and accepts everyone that comes to Him through; His son Jesus Christ who came to redeem mankind from the power of sin.

2. How can you be sure that The Lord exists?

God is a Spirit and therefore the greatest proof of His existence lies in our personal and individual relationship to Him. Also, the Bible says that spiritual things are spiritually discerned meaning that it takes a spirit to understand a spirit (1 Corinthians 2: 14). Since He is unseen, there is no way to experience Him without faith. It is also His method to respond to what we are intrinsically (Psalms 18: 25-26). What Atheists forget today is that God has His rights to have His own principles which according to Him are different from ours (Isa. 55: 8-9). So, questions like, “If God exists why do we have the holocaust, famines, etc?” does not hold water

3. How do you serve The Lord?

I serve the Lord mainly by obeying His words. Obedience is the greatest and toughest service to God in that it involves suppressing your own views to do His. The problem is that no one can claim to understand the reasons behind many things God commands; so following God involves conflicts between the heart and the head. Meanwhile, the heart must always win.

4. In which times do you feel closer to The Lord?

I feel closest to God during prayers, meditation, and worship.

5. What are your obligations towards The Lord?

My greatest obligation towards the Lord as a Christian is to love my neighbor as myself. This is a serious challenge because human beings are selfish by nature.

6. Which commandment would you add to the ten?

My father created the “Eleventh Commandment” in our house and I wish it could be added today; it goes thus, “If you are dissatisfied with the Ten Commandments then thou shall please thyself and face the consequences”.

7. Which passage/verse/chapter/subject from the scriptures is your favorite?

My favorite verses are Deut. 29: 29 and Galatians 2: 20. My favorite Chapters are Psalm 1 & Matthew 5. My favorite topic is the grace of God ,because as a heathen that is the only way I belong to the God of Abraham.

  May The Lord bless you all!

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The concept of reincarnation in Hebrew is called Gilgul, Gilgul Neshamot. In Hebrew, the word Gilgul means “cycle” and Neshamot means “souls. These souls attach themselves to different bodies ,human and nonhuman ,over time.

The soul that started the cycle

The most basic component of the soul is called the nefesh. The nefesh is always part of the Gilgul process. It must leave the physical body at the stage of death. The purpose of the Gilgul process is to able the soul to make a tikkun ,” rectification ” .

Where?

The concept of Gilgul Nashmot does not appear in the old scriptures like the Old Testament or the Talmud

In the Kabbalha scriptures, and especially in HaAri Hakodosh (the holy Ari) writings, there is a specific expiation to the idea of Gilgul Nashmot . Acoording to the Ari, most of the babies that are born, are Gilgulim of “old” souls as written is his book Shaar Hagilgulim (The Gates of Reincarnation):

“דע, כי כמעט אין אדם בארץ אשר ימלט מגלגולים אלו”

“Know, that no person on earth can escape from these Gilgulim”

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The Ari claims that if a purified soul has neglected some religious duties on earth, it must return to the earthly life, and attaching itself to the soul of a living man, unite with it in order to make good such neglect.

Further, the departed soul of a man freed from sin appears again on earth to support a weak soul which feels unequal to its task. However, this union, can only take place between souls of homogeneous character.

the meeting of two souls

According to the Ari ,man bears on his forehead a mark by which one may learn the nature of his soul: to which degree and class it belongs, the relation existing between it and the superior world ,how it can be freed from demoniacal influences and to which soul it should be united in order to become purified and make a tikkun.

And what about you?

Do you believe in life after death?

Do you believe that one’s soul continue to exits after his death?

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Jeremiah the prophet is probably what we are calling today between the Devil and the deep blue sea. Though that The Lord has chosen him before he was even born to be a prophet, Jeremiah was a prophet from the village (Anatot), not from the mainstream; his prophecies was in most of the time evil things that supposed to come to the people of Israel-a divine punishment from the almighty. Therefore, Jeremiah is called by a lot of commentators the prophet of the confrontation .Today we are going to speak about the beginning of his journey as a prophet, approximately in 627 B.C.E.

Jeremiah

The revelation of The Lord to Jeremiah

As we mentioned before, Jeremiah was chosen to be a prophet before he was born , as written in the scriptures (Jeremiah 1:5)

“בְּטֶרֶם אֶצָּרְךָ בַבֶּטֶן יְדַעְתִּיךָ, וּבְטֶרֶם תֵּצֵא מֵרֶחֶם הִקְדַּשְׁתִּיךָ:  נָבִיא לַגּוֹיִם, נְתַתִּיךָ”

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations”

After Jeremiah hesitated and said that he is only a child that can’t speak and he should not be a prophet, The Lord touched his mouth in his hand and gave him the power to speak and be a prophet as written:

“וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוָה אֶת-יָדוֹ, וַיַּגַּע עַל-פִּי; וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי, הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי דְבָרַי בְּפִיךָ”

“Then the LORD put forth His hand, and touched my mouth; and the LORD said unto me: Behold, I have put My words in thy mouth”

The first sight and the importance of Hebrew

When Jeremiah accepted The Lord missions, The Almighty showed him a tree, and the miracle is that Jeremiah figured out that this is a rod of an almond tree. Then The Lord said to him that he saw the sight and then explained that he is going to see what The Lord Is going to The People of Israel. The amazing thing that happened in the Hebrew words disappeared in the English translation.

Let us see the Hebrew words for this sight as written in the scriptures:

“ וַיְהִי דְבַר-יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר, מָה-אַתָּה רֹאֶה יִרְמְיָהוּ; וָאֹמַר, מַקֵּל שָׁקֵד אֲנִי רֹאֶה.

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי, הֵיטַבְתָּ לִרְאוֹת:  כִּי-שֹׁקֵד אֲנִי עַל-דְּבָרִי, לַעֲשֹׂתוֹ” 

” Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying: ‘Jeremiah, what seest thou?’ And I said: ‘I see a rod of an almond-tree.’ Then said the LORD unto me: ‘Thou hast well seen; for I watch over My word to perform it.”

almond tree

The English reader can not see the relationship between the almond tree (šāqēd) to the performance of The Lord (šoqēd). This is not just a relationship between the sounds or what we are calling alliteration – this is one more reason to learn the biblical Hebrew and understand precisely the words of The Lord to us, his believers!!!

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According to the scriptures, Azazel was the evil spirit in the wilderness to whom a scapegoat was sent on the Day of Atonement. The ceremony commenced when the high priest cast lots over two goats: one was designated to the Lord and offered as a sin offering, while the other was for Azazel and outcast in the desert as part of Yom Kippur

the two goats for the ceremony

The high priest symbolically placed the iniquities and transgressions on the head of this goat which was banished into the wilderness, thereby removing the sins to a distant desolate place. Leviticus 16:8-10

“וְנָתַן אַהֲרֹן עַל-שְׁנֵי הַשְּׂעִירִם, גֹּרָלוֹת–גּוֹרָל אֶחָד לַיהוָה, וְגוֹרָל אֶחָד לַעֲזָאזֵל. וְהִקְרִיב אַהֲרֹן אֶת-הַשָּׂעִיר, אֲשֶׁר עָלָה עָלָיו הַגּוֹרָל לַיהוָה; וְעָשָׂהוּ, חַטָּאת. וְהַשָּׂעִיר, אֲשֶׁר עָלָה עָלָיו הַגּוֹרָל לַעֲזָאזֵל, יָעֳמַד-חַי לִפְנֵי יְהוָה, לְכַפֵּר עָלָיו–לְשַׁלַּח אֹתוֹ לַעֲזָאזֵל, הַמִּדְבָּרָה.”

“And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats: one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for Azazel . And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for the LORD, and offer him for a sin-offering. But the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive before the LORD, to make atonement over him, to send him away for Azazel into the wilderness.”

Also in Leviticus 16:26:

“וְהַמְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת-הַשָּׂעִיר, לַעֲזָאזֵל–יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו, וְרָחַץ אֶת-בְּשָׂרוֹ בַּמָּיִם; וְאַחֲרֵי-כֵן, יָבוֹא אֶל-הַמַּחֲנֶה.”

“And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.”

What does “Azazel” meanas?

Azazel is an enigmatic name from the Hebrew Scriptures and Apocrypha The name Azazel is a combination of the words Azaz (”rugged”) and El (”God”).

azazel

Jewish rabbis, interpreting “Azazel” as Azaz and el, refer it to the rugged and rough mountain cliff from which the scapegoat was cast down on Yom Kippur when the Jewish Temples in Jerusalem stood. A few modern commentators have suggested that Azazel was the name of a desert demon.

In the kabbalistic and midrashic literature, Azazel is considered to be a composite name for two fallen angels, Uza and Azael, who had come down to earth at the time of Tubal Cain and had become corrupted in their ways.

In Modern Hebrew slang “go to Azazel” means “go to hell.I wish you all to go to heaven!!!

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In the scriptures we cam find 2 main ways to serve the lord: firstly, by giving The Lord the sacrifices in every time when you see him in the temple, let us call this the instrument way; secondly, by feeling him in the heart, which was the place of thinking according to the time the scriptures have been written. Certainly, that we can find believers then and today that served The Lord in both of the ways.

i don'w want the sacrifices , i want you to love the good!

Amos way

In the book of Amos we can find the second way as the star the shining, and the first as the fallen star. Amos, who lived in the 8^th century B.C.E , and predicted by his prophecies the fall of the northern kingdom, saying in all of his book consistently : do justice, look after the poor people, do not abuse the widow, and when he has to speak about the correct way to serve The Lord he sais to us in chapter 5:15

    שִׂנְאוּ-רָע וְאֶהֱבוּ טוֹב, וְהַצִּיגוּ בַשַּׁעַר מִשְׁפָּט

“Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate” (King James Version)

the blindness of the judges or an idael world( JUSTICE FOR ALL)?

Is it possible?

From my point of you, the first two words of Amos are possible but optional, because we can choose that we will focus on the second two words, we can focus in loving, in doing good, and in loving the good and the goodness that The Lord gave us. We will help the widows, we will donate for the poor people, we will not make the trials unjustice- this is the way, my friends, this is the way…

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When the bible wants to speak about the just person, the person who do good things to the environment, he gives us a metaphor, that’s related to one of the most important subjects today, ecology. The metaphor is a plant that has roots and fruits, a plant that has a lot of water around him, a plant that does not have any gender nor nation.

The plant

The best way to describe this plant is to look at the words of psalms 1 and to see how the plant give us the hope, that we just need the water in order to maintain and achieve the justice in the world.

the plant that gives the fruit of justice

Let us see some words of the psalms (1:1-4)

“אַשְׁרֵי הָאִישׁ  אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ, בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים;וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים, לֹא עָמָד, וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים, לֹא יָשָׁב.

 כִּי אִם בְּתוֹרַת יְהוָה, חֶפְצוֹ;    וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ יֶהְגֶּה, יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה.  וְהָיָה  כְּעֵץ, שָׁתוּל עַל-פַּלְגֵי-מָיִם:

אֲשֶׁר פִּרְיוֹ, יִתֵּן בְּעִתּוֹ–וְעָלֵהוּ לֹא-יִבּוֹל;    וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר-יַעֲשֶׂה יַצְלִיחַ.

  לֹא-כֵן הָרְשָׁעִים:    כִּי אִם-כַּמֹּץ, אֲשֶׁר-תִּדְּפֶנּוּ רוּחַ““

“Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away”

The function of the wind

We can see that the psalmist wanted to show us what is right to do and how to behave and serve the lord, but he didn’t just write about the just. He also wrote about the unjust, the man who’s making the sins, and the function of the wind is to get rid of the unjust people, in order to make our plants with the best fruit they can get.

the wind the removed the sinners

When god gave us the people of the world the instructions how to live he gave us the water to make the plants bloom – we should try harder to follow this, and then we can go back to the garden of eden, the best place to be with the best plants ……

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The battle of Gog and Magog is an event, which plays a prominent role in Jewish, Islamic and Christian eschatology. Although the scenarios have different results, all three faiths see Gog and Magog as a major event.

. According to Jewish tradition, the Gog and Magog war is set between a massive coalition of nations descended from Noah’s sons Japheth and Ham against Israel. Those nations will rise against Israel and the leaders of those nations will be Gog and Magog.

 This war will be very hard and dangerous, but at the end of it, God will defeat Gog .By His supernatural victory in the Gog and Magog battle, God reintroduces himself to the world and declares in no uncertain terms that he is personally defending Israel. In the Old Testament, we can find a reference to Gog and Magog war in The Book of Ezekiel (38:18-23)

the gog and magog war

“ וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא, בְּיוֹם בּוֹא גוֹג עַל-אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל–נְאֻם, אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה:  תַּעֲלֶה חֲמָתִי, בְּאַפִּי.  וּבְקִנְאָתִי בְאֵשׁ-עֶבְרָתִי, דִּבַּרְתִּי:  אִם-לֹא בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא, יִהְיֶה רַעַשׁ גָּדוֹל, עַל, אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל.  וְרָעֲשׁוּ מִפָּנַי דְּגֵי הַיָּם וְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה, וְכָל-הָרֶמֶשׂ הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל-הָאֲדָמָה, וְכֹל הָאָדָם, אֲשֶׁר עַל-פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה; וְנֶהֶרְסוּ הֶהָרִים, וְנָפְלוּ הַמַּדְרֵגוֹת, וְכָל-חוֹמָה, לָאָרֶץ תִּפּוֹל.   וְקָרָאתִי עָלָיו לְכָל-הָרַי חֶרֶב, נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה:  חֶרֶב אִישׁ, בְּאָחִיו תִּהְיֶה. וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּי אִתּוֹ, בְּדֶבֶר וּבְדָם; וְגֶשֶׁם שׁוֹטֵף וְאַבְנֵי אֶלְגָּבִישׁ אֵשׁ וְגָפְרִית, אַמְטִיר עָלָיו וְעַל-אֲגַפָּיו, וְעַל-עַמִּים רַבִּים, אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ.  וְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּי, וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּי, וְנוֹדַעְתִּי, לְעֵינֵי גּוֹיִם רַבִּים; וְיָדְעוּ, כִּי-אֲנִי יְהוָה.” 

” This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign LORD. In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’

The Nations

The names of the territories that comprise the invading nations in the Gog and Magog Battle are:Rosh, Magog, Meshech, Tubal, Persia, Cush, Gomer and Beth-torarmah.

Absent from this list of Middle Eastern nations are those surrounding modern day Israel, such as Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Gaza, the Arab nations and Iraq. Ezekiel (38:13) describes these nations as just observing

When this war will happen?

The timing of this war, and what follows is an issue of debate by those who study Bible prophecy.  The battle of Gog and Magog is a seminal event in the bible but there is no fact of the actual time this war will take place.However, from the prophecy of Ezekiel we can see that it will be seven-years, which follows the defeat of the armies of Gog and Magog, when Israel burns the weapons, and continually buries the dead.

In conclusion, we can see that each relation talks about a future war and the end of days. However, we have to remember what will come after those wars: peace and unity between all nations…

the dove that will bring the olive leaf

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Eliezer decided to leave his house and his father, and went to Jerusalem, there he met Rabbi Yochanan. When Rabbi Yochanan saw him one more time with tears, and eliezer explained one more time that he want learn Torah, Yochanan asked him, “Who is your father?” But Eliezer refused to tell him.

Can it be that you have never learned the Shema or how to pray or to recite the prayers after eating bread? Asked rabbi yochanan and Eliezer sat down and cried because of his ignorance.

The studying

Rabbi Yochanan began teaching him two halachic teaching each day. Eliezer would review them until they became part of him. For eight days straight he did not eat until finally the odor from his mouth was so foul that Rabbi Yochanan noticed it. He had Eliezer come before him and blessed him, “Just as the odor from your mouth comes up to me, so too will your Torah go up from your mouth to the heavens.

After eliezer told rabbi yochanan that he ate, tough he didn’t for 8 days, and that he a son of a rich man, rabbi yochanan decided to invite his father to eat-

The father sees his son in his studying

Meanwhile back at the farm, the sons of Horkonus convinced their father to go to Jerusalem and cut Eliezer off from any inheritance.

When he arrived at Rabbi Yochanan house in Jerusalem, Rabbi Yochanan was informed that the father of the now Rabbi Eliezer had come to see him. He had a seat prepared for Horkonus next to him .Next he fixed his eyes on Rabbi Eliezer. “Please tell us something from your Torah,” he requested.

“Rebbi, I will explain to what this is like. I am similar to a water storage cistern that can not give out but what has been put in. I can not say any Torah of my own, only that which I have been taught by you.”

Rabbi Yochanan objected. “Let me tell you to what this is like. It is like a spring whose waters continually come out and gives out much more that the mere volume of its depth. So too with you, you can tell us more than that which was made known to us by Moses at Mount Sinai.

The lesson from this story is that everyone can find the water that they should drink, if they will fell thirsty…

thirst is good for the diligent!

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Eliezer ben Hurcanus (Hebrew: אליעזר בן הורקנוס‎) was one of the most prominent tannaim of the 1st and 2nd centuries, disciple of R. Johanan ben Zakkai. A lot of stories have been told about eliezer, who was one of the wisest sages in the period of the Mishna. A famous saying about him is that he is like a spring that become stronger all the time.

eliezer like the water

Today we will tell the story of eliezer desire to learn.

The story

Horkonus, the father of Eliezer, was a respected land owner. He asked eliezer to work in the rocky ground, but eliezer was crying, so Horkonus told him to plow in the soft fields instead. When he returned he saw that Eliezer was again crying he asked him if he was crying because he gave him the easy land to plow.

“No, that is not the reason, I am crying because my desire to learn Torah” said eliezer. Horkonus advised eliezer, who was twenty-eight years old, to take instead a wife, have children and then to learn Torah. For two weeks Eliezer fasted and prayed for help. At the end of the two weeks Elijah the Prophet appeared to him and convinced him to go to Jerusalem to Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakai.

What should eliezer do? Should he go to Jerusalem and disobey his father wish or should he listen to Elijah the prophet?

should eliezer go to jerusalem?

To be continued…

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the book of judges

Because of their disobedience, God would subject to foreign powers. Afterwards they would repent and God would call a leader known as a Judge to deliver them out of bondage. The Judges were often warriors inspired by the Spirit of God, although sometimes there were Judges who simply held authority and acted as leaders of the people. In the book of judges we can find the circle of disobedience-punishment-regret-salvation- quiet in some famous stories, the first is othniel’s.

Who was Othniel?

Othniel Ben kenaz was the first judge of Israel. His name means the power of god. Othniel was a member of the tribe of Caleb .He was the only Judge menioned connected with the Tribe of Judah.

The Old testament describes othniel act’s only in 5 verses, as written:

“וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה, וַיִּשְׁכְּחוּ אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם; וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת-הַבְּעָלִים, וְאֶת-הָאֲשֵׁרוֹת.  וַיִּחַר-אַף יְהוָה, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיִּמְכְּרֵם בְּיַד כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם, מֶלֶךְ אֲרַם נַהֲרָיִם; וַיַּעַבְדוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם, שְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנִים.  וַיִּזְעֲקוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-יְהוָה, וַיָּקֶם יְהוָה מוֹשִׁיעַ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּשִׁיעֵם–אֵת עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן-קְנַז, אֲחִי כָלֵב הַקָּטֹן מִמֶּנּוּ.  וַתְּהִי עָלָיו רוּחַ-יְהוָה, וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיֵּצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה, וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה בְּיָדוֹ אֶת-כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם; וַתָּעָז יָדוֹ, עַל כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתָיִם.  וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ, אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה; וַיָּמָת, עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן-קְנַז”

“And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth. Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and He gave them over into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim; and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim. And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died”

30 years after the death of Joshuah, the people of Israel fell under the rule of Mesopotamia. Othniel delivered the erring Israelites from eight years of oppression by Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia.

.Peace lasted for forty years during his time as a Judge of Israel. After these forty years , Israel fell under the subjection of Eglon , king of moab.

Hebrew	Transcription	Translation
חֲרָטָה	hărātāh 	regret
עֹנֶשׁ	’ones	punishment
שָׁפַט	šāpat	Judged (past)
יְשׁוּעָה	yəšû’āh	salvation
שִׁעְבּוּד	Ši’bûd	subjection
שֵׁבֶט	šēbet	tribe
דִּכּוּי	dikkûy	Oppression

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