In John 3.7 it says “You must be born again” and Yeshua then asks Nicodemus why he didn’t understand this concept, being “the” teacher of Israel” (Jn 3.10). The concept of being born again is not an original teaching of…

We have mentioned this before, but we wanted you to notice how many times “today” is used. Since what Moses is saying is so important, we should see what he says to us “today.” In Deut 29.10-15 he says that…

The next Torah portion is called “Nitzavim” and it means “you are standing.” It goes from Deut 29.10 to 30.20 and this one of the last portions in the Torah. Nitzavim suggests an act of the will, a physical statement…

The Scriptures tell us that Yehovah is a God of judgment, so the question is, where was God and why was he silent during the Holocaust? Either God is dead or we accept the testimony of Scripture that God was…

Deut 28.15-68 tells us about the curses, which was bad news if Israel didn’t go after the blessings. What we are going to talk about now in relation to these curses will be hard to express because these verses sadly…

Now we come to the next Torah portion in Deuteronomy called “Ki Tavo” meaning “When you enter in.” It goes from Deut 26.1 to 29.8. There are two Torah portions that strike fear into the heart of every God fearing…

The next Torah portion is called “Ki Tetze” and it means “When you go out” and it goes from Deut 21.10 to 25.19. There are nearly 80 commands in this portion and v 10-21 is going to deal with domestic…

Now we come to Deut 20.1-20 and the Law of Warfare. This is called “Moreshet Karav” or the “Heritage of War” in Hebrew. We will see there is a High Priest who in anointed for war in these passages (v…

The concept of Judges, Officers, Kings, Prophets and Priests applies to the nation of Israel, but can these concepts and functions be applied to an individual in their walk walk God? We believe they can and here is how. In…

One of the ways God would judge a nation is he would give them a bad king first. So with that in mind, let’s go back to Deut 17.1-5 to pick up a concept on idolatry. It says that there…

There are some who feel that Deut 17.8-13 gives the Rabbis authority to make and decide law, and we as Torah-based believers in Yeshua should follow their rulings. They will point to Matt 23.1-2 as their “proof text” but is…

The next Torah portion is called “Shoftim” and it means “Judges.” It goes from Deut 16.18 to 21.9. In Deut 16.18 it says, “You shall appoint for yourself judges.” This was the authority to rule and establish a judicial system…

Deut 14.1-21 gives us Choice #3, “Are we going to eat like them?” These commands are similar to Lev 11 and it is an updated list because they were about to go into the land and they were not to…

We are seeing that Israel had a choice. They could come where God put his name or use other places and altars, wherever they chose. Deut 12 deals with how to worship Yehovah. You were to come where he put…

The next Torah portion is called “R’eh” and it means “to see.” It goes from Deut 11.26 to 16.17. We learned in Deu 6.4 that “Shema” means “to hear.” This teaches us that there is a difference between the way…

Deut 10.17 hits at the heart of paganism, which we discussed in Concepts in Exodus. If it didn’t rain it wasn’t because “Mowt” the sea god was defeating “Baal.” It was because God was angry with Israel (1 Kings 8.35-36).…

Deut 8.8 gives us a list of some of the produce found in the land, called the “Sheva Minim” (“seven species”-2 Chr 31.4-7). These were brought to the Temple on the festival of Shavuot (Mishnah, Bikkurim 3.1-2). Deut 8.11 says…

The next Torah portion is called “Ekev” and it means “Because (on the heels of”) and it goes from Deut 7.12 to 11.25. The word Ekev is related to the name “Ya’akov” (Jacob) and you can see the relationship with…

Yeshua said the Shema was the greatest commandment (Mark 12.28-34), and to “Shema” means we must “hear” God’s voice. In Deut 6.5 it says, “And you shall love Yehovah your God.” Why doesn’t it say “we?” Maybe it is because…