Reunion Roadmap

If God declares the end from the beginning, shouldn't we be able to see in the Torah a preview of what is revealed in the New Testament? David Jones and Barry Phillips say yes, and they provide an example from the story of Abraham and Isaac.  Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef North American website at https://bneyyosefna.com/ If...

What is the difference between happiness and joy? How is it possible to be joyful in the midst of troubles and trials? Barry Phillips and David Jones have some thoughts on those questions. Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef North American website at https://bneyyosefna.com/ If you like what you've heard, considering partnering wit...

Even righteous people can have disagreements and get on each other's nerves. What distinguishes them as righteous is what they do about the disagreements. David Jones and Barry Phillips share some thoughts about that in this conversation about the story of Abraham and Lot. Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef North American website...

It's impossible to avoid disagreements and offenses, even among friends. The test for God's people comes in our reaction to such situations. That's the subject of this conversation with Barry Phillips and David Jones. Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef North American website at https://bneyyosefna.com/ If you like what y...

How do we rest in YHVH? What does that mean? What does it look like? David Jones and Barry Phillips consider these questions in this conversation recorded during the tumultuous year of 2020.  Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef North American website at https://bneyyosefna.com/ If you like what you've heard, considering partnering...

Does redemption happen all at once, or is it a process? And is there anything we can do to help that process along?  Hanoch Young would tell you that it is a process, and there are some things we should do as this process moves forward. That’s why he has just completed his twenty-eighth speaking trip to the United States since 2013, and why he ascends the Har Habayit – the Temple Mount – every wee...

Our Creator promises several times in scripture that He will dwell with His people. That is an amazing promise, but have we pondered what it means? How do we live in the presence of God, and how do we act with others in His presence? These thoughts inspire this conversation with David Jones and Barry Phillips.  Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B&apos...

Could the modern Jewish State of Israel have been born without the Hebrew language? Maybe, but what language would the Jews from many nations who returned to their homeland have chosen if not Hebrew? That’s why Eliezer Ben Yehuda labored for forty years to resurrect Hebrew as a modern language. Ben Yehuda lived to see Hebrew established as the language of what was then called British Mandatory Pal...

Is it possible to be honest and yet not truthful? If that's so, then can a person be untruthful and not know it? As David Jones and Barry Phillips explain, this is ultimately a matter of the heart.  Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef North American website at https://bneyyosefna.com/ If you like what you've heard, considering...

The God of Israel promises through the prophets and the apostles that those who put their trust in Him will become His people. When exactly does that happen? Is it automatic, or is there a process involved? That's what Barry Phillips and David Jones talk about in this conversation. Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef North American...

Does God make mistakes? If not, then why do some people say modern Jewish people are not the same as the Jews of the Bible? As Hanoch Young points out, if the Jews aren’t the real Jews, then God has brought the wrong people back to the land of Israel! That’s a key point in this concluding segment of our conversation with Hanoch about what the God of Israel is doing right now in fulfilling His prom...

Israel’s national elections are always complicated. Hanoch Young has participated in enough Israeli elections to know that there’s no way to please everyone with the political outcome. In this third part of our conversation, Hanoch shares his views on where previous Israeli governments have led the nation, and about what God is doing to advance His Kingdom purposes even when the politics seem to b...

Do we ever think about why we use particular words? For example, when referring to Jewish people living in the Jordan Valley, why do we call them settlers living in the West Bank? Why don’t we choose words that more accurately reflect who they are and where they live? If we did that, we would call them indigenous Judeans living in the communities of Judea and Samaria. This is more important than w...

Does redemption happen all at once, or is it a process? And is there anything we can do to help that process along?  Hanoch Young would tell you that it is a process, and there are some things we should do as this process moves forward. That’s why he has just completed his twenty-eighth speaking trip to the United States since 2013, and why he ascends the Har Habayit – the Temple Mount – every wee...

For Americans, September 11 is a day of remembrance among many days we have set aside as memorials. But what are we to remember? And what is the purpose of this remembering? Barry Phillips and David Jones start there in this conversation about the memorials our God has directed His people to establish. Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yose...

Yeshua warned us about deception, but did he tell us how to know when we are deceived? If we don't know we're deceived, how can we be undeceived? These are questions David Jones and Barry Phillips consider in this conversation.  Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef North American website at https://bneyyosefna.com/ If you like...

The people of God should be doing the things of God. Messiah Yeshua put it this way: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." How do we do that? What exactly are his commandments? How are Yeshua's commandments different from the commandments Moses gave? Barry Phillips and David Jones have some thoughts on these questions. Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more...

Yeshua said he would seek and save that which is lost. What about those he has already found? Does he stop looking after them when they are safely in the fold, or is that when he is best able to see to their needs? This is one line of thought in the conversation Barry Phillips and David Jones share about Elul, the month when "the King is in the field." Thanks for listening to Reunion Roa...

Why does God say "no" to our requests? Is it possible that saying "yes" might lead to unforeseen negative consequences? David Jones and Barry Phillips have some enlightening thoughts on these questions. Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef North American website at https://bneyyosefna.com/ If you like what you've...

Boundaries are important. We expect others to respect our boundaries, whether that means our personal space or our property lines. That's one way we are like our Creator. So what are His boundaries, and how do we respect them? These are questions Barry Phillips and David Jones discuss in this conversation.  Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B&apo...

Even a casual reader of the New Testament notices that the writers refer to passages from the Old Testament, or Tanakh. That means Paul and his contemporaries were aware of what Moses and the Prophets wrote, but did they have a deeper purpose and pattern in their writing that goes beyond simple quotations and references? This is the line of thinking that motivated Bob O’Dell and his colleagues to...

In the Proverbs we read that we're supposed to train up our children in the way they should go. If that means teaching them God's ways, then what do we do when God's ways clash with the world's ways? That's what David Jones and Barry Phillips investigate in this conversation. Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef...

Messiah Yeshua said we're supposed to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect. How do we do that? Is it even possible? That's the subject of this conversation with Barry Phillips and David Jones. Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef North American website at https://bneyyosefna.com/ If you like what you've heard, cons...

Messiah Yeshua said we were supposed to have in us wells of living water springing up to eternal life. Do those wells ever run dry? If so, what do we do? David Jones and Barry Phillips ponder these questions in this conversation.  Thanks for listening to Reunion Roadmap! We have more resources available on our B'ney Yosef North American website at https://bneyyosefna.com/ If you like what you...

Is the New Testament a midrash on the Torah? Bob O’Dell suggests that’s one way to look at it. That’s an observation that has grown out of his work with The Echoes Bible , which uncovers the connections of New Testament writings with the works of Moses. As Bob explains, since Jewish scholars have been midrashing – discussing, theorizing, and postulating – on the Torah for centuries, it stands to r...