If you had been a member of Yeshua’s
group in the first century, there is little doubt that you would have heard
Yeshua quote from and teach the following words. They are found in your Bible
in ten chapters of Isaiah, chapters 51 through 61. I would like to suggest that
you first read the version below and get a feel for what hearing Yeshua read it
would have been like. You can use the online version, but it would be even
better if you print the pdf version.
One of Jesus’s earliest memories was no doubt watching and listening to his family when they gathered to pray the Shema at sunrise before the day’s work began and after the working work day was over at sunset . He also heard and participated in praying the Shema at their synagogue. He was surrounded by neighbors who also prayed the same prayer in their homes every day. The Hebrew word for prayer is tefilah . It is derived from the root Pe-Lamed-Lamed and the word l'hitpalel, meaning “ to judge oneself .” This surprising word origin provides insight into the purpose of Jewish prayer. The most important part of any Jewish prayer, whether it be a prayer of petition, of thanksgiving, of praise of God, or of confession, is the introspection it provides, the moment that we spend looking inside ourselves, seeing our role in the universe and our relationship to God. [1] Most of Jewish prayers are expressed in the first person plural, "us" instead of "me," an...
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