The Hebron Herald

Psalm 111 Halleluyah ! I will wholeheartedly give thanks to  YHVH in the council of the upright and in the assembly. The deeds of  YHVH  are great, greatly desired by all who enjoy them. His work is full of majesty and splendour, and his righteousness continues forever. He has gained renown for his wonders. YHVH is merciful and compassionate. He gives food to those who fear him. He remembers his covenant forever. He shows his people how powerfully he works by giving them the nations as their heritage. The works of his hands are truth and justice; all his precepts can be trusted. They have been established forever and ever, to be carried out truly and honestly.   He sent redemption to his people and decreed that his covenant should last forever. His name is kadosh and fearsome: the first and foremost point of wisdom is the fear of YHVH; All those living...

It's been an eventful week so it's only appropriate that I share it with you.   We had a windy few days that created some chaos but fear not..... ...we shall rebuild! Honey is referred to throughout scripture as a blessing, provision and wisdom from the Father so it's only appropriate that Hebron should have this symbol of love.   Finding a beekeeper who was willing to part with a hive, or even a new swarm, was proving difficult so I ordered two nuc (junior) hives from a Kangaroo Island beekeeper.  The KI Ligurian bee is a pure Italian breed and has a reputation for being resilient and calm, attributes that all Hebronites should have! We bought two new bee boxes and I'll be transferring them over tomorrow to give them room to produce more bees.  I've had lots of experience working around bees and extracting honey but never worked the hives themselves so this will be quite an education.   Our gum trees are flowering at the mom...

Part of Hebron's purpose is to provide a setting for us to keep YHVH's feasts and Sukkot is the highlight of the year.  People come and go as they are able but this small expression of Yeshua's body endeavour to honour YHVH and His ways and let the hills ring out with praises. Our week together was filled with fellowship and fun, prayer and praise, love and laughter.  No one could ever accuse us of being ritualistic or highly traditional but our times of scripture, prayer and praise take pre-eminence during the week. *  *  *  *  * *  *  *  *  * *  *  *  *  * We had time to enjoy a picnic and cricket match ...  *  *  *  *  * We can be a competitive mob so a few competitions were in order as well .... *  *  *  *  * Commodore Sharkey spearheaded the inaugral pop-pop boat race and set a standard of excellence in nautical design. * ...

It's all systems go as we prepare for Sukkot so just a few pictures and words this time ... We employed a team of pavers to lay the pavers for our barbeque area ... .... and Neal is installing protective fencing to shield against the winds. A path and playground is being completed to create a garden area. A lamb and an older ewe went off to be slaughtered and dressed in preparation for the upcoming barbeques and roasts. The pine nut trees I planted 7 years ago are producing their first pine cones so I'm pretty excited to see how they develop. Sukkot begins in a couple of days and it will be a time of celebration, fellowship, reflection and worship.  I will update the blog every couple of days so that those who aren't able to be here at Hebron with us will be able to follow what we've been up to. We may not 'do' the festivals perfectly, but we come with grateful hearts to honour YHVH and His ways, testifying of the truth ...

resilience rɪˈzɪlɪəns/ noun 1 . the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. 2 . the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. (cue sentimental inspirational poster image...) ________________________________________________________________________________ If there's one lesson we can learn from the heroes of the faith it is righteous resilience.  We do not see in scripture declarations that all will be sunshine and lollipops when we come into the Truth, but rather, we see examples of how to be faithful amidst adversity.  Comfortingly we also see examples of how to get up, brush yourself down and get on with it after falling flat on your face! Mm, not much dignity in a face plant.... During the last couple of sabbath gatherings we have been looking at what Yeshua taught about the days that were to come.  Here in the western world we are blessed to live in a culture that ...

Warning: A sentimental post ahead ..... I've always liked the verse in Psalm 68 where the psalmist says " YHVH is... a father to the fatherless and a judge for the widows, is Elohim in His kadosh habitation.  YHVH makes a home for the lonely..."   He didn't put the lonely, single or isolated person in a building, a church or a program, he placed them in a home to be part of a family.  As has been said before, there is protection and nourishment in our togetherness.  It's a healthy and natural need for us to desire to love and be loved; to know and be known.  In a busy world filled with distractions I know how easy it is to forego the time required to develop deep relationships based on a common love for YHVH, His ways and His people. Most times it's only Shabbat that I can actually gather with everyone and this is one of the primary reasons I jealously guard this special day. I see it as an immense privilege to be part of this small fellowship. ...

This week has seen one of the items ticked off my to-do list.  I've wanted to have poultry since we moved here but there wasn't enough shelter, resources or manpower to create the infrastructure required.  Trees had been planted and are now providing ample shelter, a chicken coop was gifted and I've been collecting bits of chicken wire from here and there so all it required now was a bit of initiative, which was provided in the form of two ducklings. It may not be the prettiest or strongest structure but it will do the job just fine for now and hopefully it will be enough to keep the foxes at bay.  Four chickens have now joined the menagerie and the ducks are doing their best to keep them in check. I do have grand plans of creating more space so that we can produce enough eggs for everyone, as well as raising meat chickens.  So many plans, so little time! This week we also had an untimely and unfortunate death of one of our ewes.  It was quite unex...