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Roy and Cedric discuss the parallels between the instruction the Isrealites received regarding disposal of bodies and the crucifixion of Yeshua. Cedric talks about the biblical instruction on helping others. They reflect on the concept of the crucifix. A continuation of the Ki Teitzei portion.
Passages referenced: Malachi 3:13-18, Deuteronomy 21:22-23 & 22:1-4
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Roy and Cedric talk about how societal norms affect a child’s upbringing. Roy touches on the difference between being led by God and being in His will. They come back to addressing the importance of motive. A continuation of the Ki Teitzei portion.
Passages referenced: Matthew 5:19-20 & 7:22-23, Genesis 6:5 & 8:21, James 4:1-10, Ephesians 6:10-13
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Roy talks about the importance of motivation in choices. Cedric goes into the consequences of not being able to imagine the process of getting to where you want to be. They discuss who is responsible for the actions of a child and why. Roy talks about the application of these scriptures in the context of a changing world. A continuation of the Ki Teitzei portion.
Passages referenced: Matthew 6:23; Deuteronomy 21:14-19
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
What do you do when you go to war? Roy and Cedric discuss the optional war discussed in the Ki Teitzei portion and what rules were given to the Israelites to hold them to a certain standard. Cedric delves into the instruction the Israelites were given for when they did not follow instruction. Roy talks about the Four Kings in the Midrash and the danger of self-deception in facing one’s own wars. Cedric shares insight on the process of learning to police his own mind.
Passage referenced: Deuteronomy 21:9-13
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
Roy and Cedric continue to speak on the war between the Israelites and Midianites. They talk about how the Israelites brought back the women who originally seduced them and discuss the different interpretations on how they were told to handle them. They close the series with a discussion of what happened with the land taken in the conclusion of the Matot-Masei portion.
Passages referenced: Numbers 31 & 32
Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
Roy and Cedric discuss the concept of desire and lust, and contextualize the negative connotations of it. Roy speaks to the necessity of looking within oneself to address issues one may take with others. They talk about how God dealt with the Midianites regarding their attack on His relationship with the Israelites and acknowledge the abnormality of this situation. A continuation of the Matot-Masei portion.
Passages referenced: James 5:16, Ephesians 4:25, Numbers 31:1-2
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Roy and Cedric begin discussion on the Matot-Masei portion by defining oaths and vows and the differentiations between the two. Roy speaks to the contextual location of the Torah’s specifics on the rules of vows. He also expands on the expectations regarding how vows are made and followed through (within reasonability).
Passages referenced: Numbers 30, Matthew 5:37
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Roy and Cedric kick off the Vows & Oaths series by discussing the relationship between the Old Testament law and New Testament interpretation. Roy speaks to the rigidity of systems, versus the necessary pliability of individuals. They summarize the Pinchas Torah portion in preparation for discussion of the Matot-Masei portion, with Cedric explaining how the Midianites disrupted the journey of the Israelites in an effort to overcome them, and how God responded to the Israelites’ idolatry.
Meet the Hosts
Cedric Spencer is a life-long Christian who was raised up in his great-grandmother’s church and eventually learned to love the word of God with the level of passion similar to which he was being taught. His mother, whom he describes as a voracious learner and student in general, approached the Word with “passion and vigor” and encouraged him to seek out someone with rabbinical understanding to learn the cultural contexts of the text he was reading.
Roy Keiningham is a Messianic Jew who grew up believing in the concept of God, but not Jesus. He converted to Christianity with his wife during the prosperity gospel era and struggled to find connection and fellowship with other Christians due to his desire to find more than just blessing and salvation. Over the years, he continued to seek out an answer to the question, “who is Jesus?” He struggled to find an answer in the church, so he continued searching until he found himself preferring, for some time, to attend synagogue. He attended a Yeshivah to study Jewish thought and the Hebrew language, and over time, he began to reconcile Yeshua Hamashiach (Jesus, the Messiah) with God Himself.
Roy and Cedric met through the church that they both worked for, though they worked on different campuses. Cedric’s experience was in IT and social media web development, but had been asked to move into the video department after some overlap became apparent in his social media role. In his training, he found that he would need some additional help with live streaming in particular, as he wanted to lead his campus “in a way that ultimately served God well.” So, he visited the corporate headquarters, where he met Roy, who had nearly 30 years of media experience, and volunteered to come out to Cedric’s campus and assist with training.
It was during this time that they began discussing scripture and Torah with each other. After Roy’s assistance was no longer needed at Cedric’s campus, they continued to meet over the years to study together, do deep dives into Torah, and exchange thought processes between Christianity and Judaism.