🎙️ To the Jew First: God’s Order or God’s Heart, Cusack loves Khomeini, and der ferte yuli (Episode #203)

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🔥🕊️ Main Topic: “To the Jew First” – What Does It Mean?
Paul’s phrase in Romans 1:16 sparks theological discussion:

Does “first” mean historically or especially?
We argue Paul meant “especially” – that the gospel is particularly for the Jewish people, not just sequentially to them.
Romans 2:9–10 confirms: both judgment and blessing come “to the Jew first.”
Jews aren’t better or worse than Gentiles – we’re all sinners (Romans 3:23).
Ephesians 2 shows how Gentiles are no longer strangers but brought near by the blood of Christ.

📖 “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.” — Ephesians 2:19

🎭 John Cusack: Says Iran should get nukes to protect from US & Israel

🔗 https://www.foxnews.com/media/far-left-actor-john-cusack-says-iran-should-get-nuke-protect-middle-east-from-us-israel

✡️ Jewish Influencer’s Bold Faith:
🔗 https://youtu.be/OJilXfRM-vo

⚖️ Landmark Aussie Ruling: Hate preacher broke law – ECAJ v. Haddad
🔗 https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-859618

🎙️ Simon Wiesenthal Center: Calls out BBC for giving hate a mic
🔗 https://x.com/simonwiesenthal/status/1939398024230539633

📊 Gen Z & Millennials Split on Israel vs Hamas
🔗 https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-859156

📽️ Netanyahu on Khomeini’s Hatred of Israel
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QmL56wYK_ac

🏀 History Made – Israeli NBA Draft Picks: Saraf & Wolf join Brooklyn Nets
🔗 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/article-859055

🏺 Ancient Roman Sarcophagus Found in Caesarea
🔗 https://www.foxnews.com/travel/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-roman-sarcophagus-depicting-rowdy-drinking-contest-unusual-perspective

🎵 BBC Apologizes for Antisemitic Livestream at Glastonbury
🔗 https://nypost.com/2025/06/30/world-news/bbc-admits-it-should-have-cut-bob-vylans-antisemitic-glastonbury-livestream/

🕎 Yiddish Word of the Day – July 4th Edition 🇺🇸

🎆 4th of July – der ferte yuli
🗽 Independence – di um-op-hengi-keyt
🇺🇸 American Flag – di amerrikaaner fon
🌭 Hot Dogs – di vurshtlekh
🥁 Parades – der pa-rad
🔥 Barbecue – der bar-bekyu

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