A Real Resurrection or Something Else?
What about those saints who arose when Yeshua arose - as recorded only by Matthew?
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The Coming Rain and The Voice of the Shepherd
The early and later rains and listening for the voice of the shepherd
The Rock
Jesus is the rock of our salvation. A sure and firm foundation stone. All of these metaphors go back to the vision of Jacob.
The Firstfruits Bride - Insights From the Book of Ruth
The book of Ruth is a beautiful love story but deeper meanings lie beneath the surface
People and Giants and Walls, Oh My!
Last week’s Torah portion, Sh’lach Lecha, gives us the story, about two years after the events of the Exodus, when the people of Israel...
Faith Comes by Hearing
Seeing is not believing. Being able to listen to God is what counts.
Noah, Shem, Abraham, and the Tower of Babel - A Lesson for History Lovers
Noah, Abraham, Shem, and the Tower of Babel: how are they all related?
Why Did God Choose Abraham?
Abram's name was changed from “exalted father” to Abraham meaning “father of a multitude”. He is called father by the three major...
Manna - A Lesson In Trust
In Exodus 16:1-36 we read about the miraculous giving of the bread from heaven. The event takes place on the 15th day of the second month...
The Cost of Discipleship
Matthew 10:1-20 The Cost of Discipleship
Two Ancient Pools - Two Miraculous Healings - Yet Major Differences
Understanding the Pool of Siloam and the Pool of Bethesda
Let's Hash It Out - Those Difficult Words Of The Apostle Paul (Part One)
Is it a sin for men to have long hair? Is long hair a woman’s glory?
The Exile/Exodus and the Revealing of the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua
In this study I will be examining a lot of material. It will be quite long. It is my prayer that each insight addressed in this article...
Joseph of Arimathea and Yeshua
Many years ago I watched a television program about Joseph of Arimathea. It was based upon the Bible account as well as Christian...
Logos, Wisdom, and Memra: The Depths of the Infinite
If I had been on the Councils of Hippo and Carthage when the books of the Renewed Covenant were canonized, I would have started the canon
Creation and the Tree of Life/Guardians of The Way
In the book of Genesis we are given the details of creation in a limited edition, but we are told even less about man's real purpose. We...
Jacob's Ladder - Have we missed something in this story?
In Genesis chapter 28 we read of the event where Jacob is sent to Haran by his father, Isaac, to find a bride from among his relatives....
Sin, Transgression, and Iniquity: Is There A Difference?
I have often wondered about the difference between these three words. My brain pondered the idea that surely if I had sinned then I had...
God With Us - The Immanuel Prophecies
Understanding Immanuel With Us
Was Noah Allowed to eat all flesh after the flood?
In the beginning we read in Genesis that Elohim allowed Adam and Eve and the first humans to eat only from the herbs (green plants...
The Mark of the Beast versus The Mark of God - A Hebraic Approach
Hebraic approach to the Mark of the Beast
Sarai - A Mighty Prophetess - And Another Exodus
We are all familiar with the story of Moses and the Exodus out of Egypt, but were you aware that an earlier event foreshadowed this...
Abraham saw my day and rejoiced to see it - Back to the Future
Have you ever considered the voice of God in Isaiah 46:10, “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that...
"Many Will Come In My Name", and The Case For the Apostle Paul
Yeshua gives us a very real warning about deception. In the gospel of Matthew He is answering His disciples questions about the "signs"...
A God That Speaks
The ancient cultures considered the Jews to be a superstitious people group (among other things) because they served a God that could not...
Let Us Make Man In Our Image
Genesis 1:26-27 “…let Us make man in our image, after our likeness and let them have dominion…” I would like for you to consider the...
Turning the Other Cheek
In Matthew 5:38-39, Yeshua says, "You have heard that it was said, 'eye for an eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist...
Genesis Chapter 3 - The Promise of Hope- The fall of Adam and Eve and The Consequences
In Genesis Chapter 3:11-19 we read the dialogue that took place between YHVH, Adam, Eve, and the serpent (satan) after The Fall. The...
The Way, The Truth, The Life
Yeshua stated that He was The Way, The Truth, and The Life (John 14:6), but what exactly does this mean? Psalm 119:1 "Blessed are the...
A Prophet Like Moses
In Deuteronomy 18:15 God tells Moses that He will raise up a Prophet like him to lead, rule and reign over the people. The Hebrew people...
The Middle Wall of Separation - The Enmity Contained in Ordinances Ephesians 2:14-15
What did the Apostle Paul mean by his reference to the middle wall of separation?
The Apostle Paul's "One New Man"
In Ephesians Chapter 2:15 the Apostle Sha'ul (Paul) speaks to us about “the one new man” in Messiah. He declares that Yeshua will take...
Herod the "Fox"
Luke 13:31-32 “At that hour some Pharisees came and told Jesus, "Leave and get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you!" He told...
Preparing to Enter His Rest - Hebrews Chapter 4
Galatians 1:3-5 “Grace be unto you and peace from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins that he...
Women - At The Feet of Yeshua (Jesus)
As male disciples followed Jesus and sat at His feet so also did the women
What Does God Require of Gentiles? Is Torah only for the Jews? Acts Chapter 15
Many people argue that the Torah, or the Old Testament, is for the Jews and the Gentiles do not have to abide by these Jewish teachings...
Judge not...Give and it will come back to you..."
Luke 6:38 - “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your...
We Will Never Be Immortal
John 17:2 "As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him" John 6:40 ...
That Which is Written or That Which is Spoken
In Hebraic understanding the written Word of God, or the Bible, is called Mikra, meaning that which is read. In order for something to be...
Who Are The 144,000 In Revelation?
In Revelation Chapter 7 we read about the 144,000 sealed servants of God. The list includes 12,000 from each tribe of Israel. Joseph had...
Does God Care About What We Eat?
Does God care about what we eat?
"Depart From Me I Never Knew You..."
Matthew 7:21-23 - “ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of...
The Individual Choice: Blessing or Cursing/Life or Death
Deuteronomy 29:10 – 31:30 Notice what is happening here in the opening verses of this portion of scripture: “Today you are standing, all...
The Mount of Transfiguration
Something wonderful happened at the Mount of Transfiguration. Yeshua’s inner circle saw into the future.
The Ten Commandments
This lesson could be considered as Part II of the teaching, “What is the Royal Law? James 2:8” In Exodus 20:1-17, and again in...
James 2:1-13 What Is The Royal Law?
What is the royal law? Is there a difference between the Ten Commandments, the royal law, and the other commands of Torah?
A Single...or an Evil Eye
In the book of Matthew, Yeshua speaks about a "single" and an "evil" eye. In our Western culture this terminology can be difficult to...
"Jot or a Tittle"
Understanding the “Jot or a Tittle” In Matthew 5:18 Yeshua stated, “ For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or...
The Story of Queen Esther and Purim - Have We Missed Something Here?
Standing before a king and saving her people
Edot, Mishpatim and Chukim/ 3 Divisions of Torah
According to Jewish law there are three divisions of the Torah. I will deal with each one of these separately but first a little...
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