The apostles, who were busy teaching and praying for the thousands of new believers in Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah, appoint seven exceptional men as deacons to manage a dispute over "equal treatment under the Torah" of needy Greek Jews and Hebrew Jews in the congregation.

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The LORD God warns Adam about the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and decides that Adam needs a "helper."

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The Hebrew words behind the four rivers in Eden, the garden and the two trees in Gen. 2:8-17 help us understand more about God.

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 Gen. 2:1-7 [54:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

God created things in the physical world to explain what happens in the spiritual world. What is the spiritual teaching behind “rest,” “mist” and “breath” in Gen. 2:1-7?

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 Acts 4:32-37; Acts 5 [57:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

When people come together with “one mind” and “one heart,” the result can range from the kingdom of Heaven on Earth at best and blasphemous Babel at worst. To be one, believers in Messiah must look for ways to unite, as husband and wife should, under the purpose of God to reveal Salvation — Yeshua — to the world. As Rabban Gamaliel predicted in the trial of Peter and John, the movement of God through them through time has not been stopped.

This is a continuation of a discussion on "one mind" and "one heart" from Acts 4:32.

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