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The Story Behind the Scriptures
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WHY DOES YESHUA BEGIN WITH "HEAR, O ISRAEL"?
Copyright 2026. Elizabeth Shulam. All rights reserved. Someone speaks while we reach for the phone. A familiar verse passes before our eyes while we think about the next task. The words arrive, but our attention is already elsewhere. We live with constant distractions pulling us away from what is good. In Mark 12:28-34, a scribe asks Yeshua which commandment comes first. Yeshua answers with words from Deuteronomy 6. Before He speaks of loving God with the whole person

Elizabeth Shulam
Sep 244 min read


Follow Me - Yeshua's Call of Discipleship
When Yeshua said, “Follow me,” he was calling people into a new way of life. Mark 1, Luke 5, and 1 Kings 19 show that discipleship means leaving, learning, and becoming.

Elizabeth Shulam
Sep 214 min read


First Fruits and the Hope of Resurrection
Discover how the Feast of First Fruits points to the resurrection of Messiah and the biblical hope that all who belong to Him will also be raised.

Elizabeth Shulam
Sep 175 min read


Sitting at the Teacher’s Feet
Martha welcomes Yeshua, Mary listens at his feet, and Yeshua affirms space for his word.
Read Luke 10:38-42 and learn a simple practice for attention, memory, and action.

Elizabeth Shulam
Sep 173 min read


Whose Story Have We Entered?
Yeshua taught from within Israel's Scriptures. Follow his answer in Mark 12 back to
Deuteronomy 6 and Leviticus 19, then use five questions that turn context into faithful practice

Elizabeth Shulam
Sep 154 min read


What Did “Rabbi” Mean in the Gospels?
People called Yeshua “Rabbi,” but we should not pour every later meaning of that title back into the first century. Read three Gospel scenes and recover the posture of a disciple.

Elizabeth Shulam
Sep 155 min read


WAS THE BIBLE WRITTEN WITHIN A JEWISH WORLD?
Elizabeth Shulam. all rights reserved Copyright 2026 The Bible's story unfolds among real people living in real places. They spoke particular languages, remembered family histories, celebrated appointed times, faced war and exile, prayed together, argued about Scripture, and waited for God to fulfill His promises. Much of that world was the world of Israel. God called Abraham and promised that all the families of the earth would be blessed through him. Abraham's descendants b

Elizabeth Shulam
Sep 154 min read
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