Israel itself has become the world’s Jew, Forgive Us our Debts, Nateland, and Reyn (Episode #249)

🎙️ Jew & Gentile Podcast — Episode Notes Steve stumbled onto a comedian that he's pretty sure everyone else already knows about — Nate Bargatze. The Tennessee native has become one of the biggest names in comedy, doing it all clean, family-friendly, and openly Christian, viewing his career as a calling from God. He's outsold Beyoncé in tickets, hosted Saturday Night Live twice, and has plans to build a Disney World-style theme park called Nateland in Nashville. Chris and Steve will also highlight the upcoming June 25th episode featuring Dr. Tim Sigler on "When Your Jewish Friend Believes" and the free Israel stickers initiative at freeisraelstickers.com. The heart of the episode turns to a fascinating biblical connection — the phrase "forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors" from the Lord's Prayer is directly tied to the concept of the Year of Jubilee, Israel's great reset of debts, freedom, and restoration. Chris and Steve will unpack what that means for how we read Jesus's prayer through a deeply Jewish lens. On the news front, they'll wade into a four-day Pride festival planned at the Dead Sea — near the believed site of Sodom, at the lowest place on earth — and respond to Tucker Carlson's use of the event to question support for Israel. The guys agree with Tucker that the festival is nothing to celebrate, but disagree that it's a reason to abandon support for a Jewish state for the Jewish people, with Paul's words in Romans 10–11 as their guide. They'll close out with the Yiddish Word of the Week: schloch. When Your Jewish Friend Believes Teacher: Dr. Tim Sigler 📆 JUNE 25 What it’s about: You can hardly believe it—your Jewish friend has come to faith in Jesus as Messiah! But what comes next? In this class, Dr. Tim Sigler joins Jewish believers Steve Herzig and Lorna Simcox to help us think biblically and lovingly about the next steps. Together, they explore how to welcome a new Jewish believer into your congregation, how Jewish followers of Jesus relate to the Law, and how Messianic congregations factor into the conversation. If God were to bring your Jewish friends to faith tomorrow, would you be ready? Join us as we prepare to respond with wisdom, clarity, and love. Register: foiequip.org   🕎 Yiddish Word of the Day Schloch An untidy, messy person — basically someone who could use a good cleaning! And speaking of clean, here are a few helpful Yiddish words: Schmutz — dirt or grime Reyn (ריין) — the adjective for "clean" or "pure" Reynikn (רייניקן) or Putsn (פּוצן) — the verbs meaning "to clean" 🎧 Subscribe, Share & Support Listen wherever you get your podcasts: 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube 🌐 https://jewandgentile.org 💬 Free Pro-Israel Stickers Show your support for Israel with FOI’s free pro-Israel stickers 🇮🇱 📲 Text 424-444-1948 to get yours today!   ☕ MUG-ON-A-MUG Sip your coffee with some serious Jewish-ministry vibes ☕ With a gift of $10 or more to FOI Equip, you’ll receive your very own Jew & Gentile Podcast Mug-on-a-Mug! 💬 Oy—look at Steve’s punim! Your gift supports FOI Equip’s mission to teach the Bible from a Jewish perspective and raise up new FOI representatives and volunteers around the world. 🎁 Get yours today: https://gofoi.org/mug 📚 FOI Resources & Ways to Get Involved 📰 Israel My Glory Magazine ✔️ Free 1-Year Trial 🌐 https://israelmyglory.org/subscribe 🌍 FOI Global Outreach Get involved in what God is doing worldwide 🌐 https://foi.org/outreach ⛪ Pastors Plus Resources and encouragement for pastors 🌐 https://foi.org/pastors 📘 Books 📖 Chris Katulka – Israel Always 🌐 https://foi.org/israelalways 📖 Steve Herzig – Jewish Culture & Customs 🌐 https://foi.org/jcc 📖 Devotionals ✨ https://messiahinpassover.org ✨ https://christmasisjewish.org 📰 News & Commentary 🗞 Harbingers Daily 🌐 https://harbingersdaily.com/