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Salvador

I attended Baruch HaShem Messianic Synagogue last week. Part of todays planned lesson is YirmaYahu(Jerimiah) 1:1 – 2:3.

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Israel+beyond+politics/Megiddo+Prison+dig+yields+rare+3rd-4th+century+Christian+structure+9-Nov-2005.htm

All the best with the new site.

Yes, this is an interesting and heartening find, but surely not “The greatest in 100 years”. There’s got to be a lot bigger finds than confirming the name of one minor official, surely!

Although a little “on the fringe”, I like all the stuff uncovered by Simcha Jacobovici and related in the “Exodus Decoded”, including, possibly, images of Moses at the parting of Red Sea on Mycenaean tombstones! (If you can get past the recent nonsense about the “Lost Tomb”).

http://www.theexodusdecoded.com/simcha.jsp

This year July 24th is the annual fast over the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, which is Tisha B’Av (9th day of the month of Av). For those who may not be aware, there are massive foundation stones of the outer wall of the Temple compound from the days of Solomon (c 1000 BCE) still in place and visible today. The Israel Antiquities Authority has also uncovered piles of stones from the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD and left them where they were found, which to me is a haunting reminder of Christ’s prophecy that not one stone would be left on another, but would be torn down. Messiah wept over Jerusalem’s fate, but did nevertheless hold out a promise that Jerusalem would repent, crying, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of YHWH,” Matthew 23:19. We too, through repentance, have hope as well.

Best Regards.

In 1975, a collection of nearly 250 clay seals
were found about 44 miles southwest of Jerusalem.
These small lumps of clay that are impressed with a
seal, in ancient times served as an official signature
for an individual. The clay seals were then attached
to documents to identify the sender. Amazingly,
among the seals that were found were the names of
three Biblical figures mentioned in the 36th chapter
of the book of Jeremiah.
The first clay seal is impressed with the following
inscription:

Berekhyahu son of Neriyahu the scribe

This is the seal of Baruch son of Neriah who was the scribe to the prophet Jeremiah. Baruch’s full name must have been Berekhyahu. The suffix (yahu)
in the ancient Hebrew language is a form of Yahweh (God). The name Baruch means “the blessed.”
….
A second clay seal has been found that was impressed with the name of the scribe Elishama. It reads as follows: ‘Elishama’ servant of the king
….
The previous passage also mentions another scribe, Gemariah the son of Shaphan. His clay was found in 1978. The inscription reads: “Gemariah, son of Shaphan”