Ruth 2.4 says, “Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, ‘May the Lord (May Yehovah) be with you.’ And they said to him, “May the Lord (Yehovah) bless you.” We have heard it taught that it…
2 Sam 15.12 says, “And Absalom sent for Ahithophel (meaning brother of folly or ruin), the Gilonite (from the city of Giloh), David’s counselor, from his city in Giloh (exile; uncovering) while he was offering sacrifices. And the conspiracy was…
This is one of the most important and misunderstood concepts in the Scriptures. Mark 3.14 says, “And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him and that he might send them out to teach” as shaliachim or “apostles” in…
In the non-Jewish world concerning the Temple, we have all heard that Yeshua cursed the Temple, and that the Temple services were “done away with” for those who believe in “Jesus.” They say he was the final sacrifice and that…
To understand this verse, we must revisit Micah 2:12-13 to examine its meaning, and then consider a midrash, or interpretation, of this verse from Jewish sources. Micah 2.12-13 reads: v 12…I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob (even now…
Did believers in Yeshua go to the Synagogue or to a “church” 2000 years ago? They went to the Synagogues, the “Kahal” or “congregation or assembly.” This word “kahal” was translated into Greek as “ecclessia.” For example, the book of…
We are going to go into this concept a little deeper than usual, but it needs to be done because many people believe that Yeshua may have been born around the fall harvest festival of Sukkot, and not December 25th,…
Deut 4.1-40 is a very important portion of Scripture because it tells us that no commandments ever given were better than these. That means Rabbinic Judaism and the Oral Law, Replacement Theology Christianity and their teachings that the “Law has…
This chapter is going to tell us that Pharaoh’s baker and cupbearer have offended him and are put in prison, and Joseph interprets their dreams, and they come to pass exactly as Joseph said. We have a picture of the…
Understanding the Biblical Festivals is one of the keys to understanding the Scriptures and to help us unlock prophecy. We are going to take a brief sampling of just one festival called Shavuot (Pentecost) and use it as an example…
Lev 17.11 says, “For the life of the flesh (nefesh basar) is in the blood (b’dam) and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement (restore a covering) for your souls (nafshetaychem); for it is the…
Deut 28.15-68 sadly tells the history of Israel, from the time of the destruction of the First Temple, to the destruction of the Second Temple, the dispersion into the nations the last two thousand years, and even to the Holocaust.…
We would like to bring out some concepts related to the sacrifices and offerings that were brought, and will be brought, to the coming Temple. There is a book called “The Temple: Its Symbolism and Meaning Then and Now” by…
Ezra 1.11 says, “All the articles of gold and silver numbered 5,400 (both large and small-2 Chr 36.18). Sheshbazzar (maybe the Chaldean name for Zerubbabel) brought them all up with the exiles who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem. ”…
We have a tremendous lesson in 1 Kings 13.1-34 about obeying a direct command from Yehovah and not listening to anyone who comes along later and tells us something contrary to what the Lord had said. We have an unnamed…
Judges 12 tells us about a fight between Jephthah and the Ephraimites on the east side of the Jordan. We will have a great eschatological lesson come out of these few verses that will be interesting. Ephraim did not want…
This lesson is taught in Deut 9.1-29 and serves as a warning against self-righteousness for a spiritual person, or “How not to be a religious person.” It is Yehovah who gives Israel their victories, then (and now). Verses 1 through…
Num 30.1-16 covers the rules concerning vows, and this portion is known as the “Law of the Tongue” (Jam 3.6, 4.13, 5.12; Matt 5.37) and it is about the power of the spoken word. In Num 30.1 we learn that…
This is another mistranslated passage that we will try to unravel. The reality is, Mal 2.16 is a verse that endorses divorce under certain circumstances. It does not prohibit a divorce, but instructs a treacherous husband to divorce his wife.…
In this portion of Scripture, we have a Moses striking the rock at Horeb, and a battle between the Israelites and the Amalekites, the perpetual enemy of the people of God. In these stories, we have a picture of what…
