We are going to look at a controversial verse in 2 Pet 2.4, and compare it with a similar passage in Jude 6, to try and get a clearer picture of what Peter is really saying here. Hopefully we will…
In Psa 139, we read that it is impossible to get beyond the reach of God, which shows the doctrines of omniscience and omnipresence (Rom 8.38). We are going to look at the Will of God in this teaching. We…
The book of Jeremiah is a very difficult book to interpret, so we are going to spend some time doing a proper background on it that gives us some needed information on the type of idolatry Jeremiah was dealing with,…
Let’s talk about the concept of the “shadow” in relation to the commandments and what it means. In Col 2.17 it says, “Things which are a shadow of what is to come.” This is talking about the Torah (v 16).…
Isa 53.1-12 is a prophecy about the Messiah, his human stature, his sufferings as Messiah ben Joseph, and the glory he will have. It begins with a complaint about the small number who believed the report about him, but it…
One of the most graphic pictures of the crucifixion of Yeshua can be seen in the story of the Bronze Serpent found in the Book of Numbers. The story was even referred to by Yeshua himself in John 3.14 where…
In 2 Chr 18.1-34 we learn that Yehoshaphat enters into an alliance with King Ahab (Ahav meaning “brother father”) in the north when his son Joram marries the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, named Athaliah. We will see that she…
There is an article on the Day of Judgment in the Jewish Encyclopedia and it says, “The Mishnah, Rosh Ha Shanah 1.2, contains the first known reference to the Day of Judgment. It says: ‘Four times in the year the…
Gen 37.1-36 begins to tell us the story of Joseph, and Jacob sends Joseph to find his brothers who are pasturing the sheep; the brothers conspire to kill Joseph, but Reuben has a plan to save him; Joseph is cast…
The Book of Leviticus is the third book of the Torah written by Moses, and it is called “Vayikra” in Hebrew, meaning “Called.” This book is also called “The Book of Kedusha”, which is the Hebrew word for “holiness.” Kedusha…
Rev 13.1-18 tells us about the beast rising from the sea (the False Messiah as a Pharaoh-like ruler); the beast and his wound; the authority of the beast; his blasphemies and his war against the tzadikim (righteous); a warning to…
The congregations in Rome were not “Christian” congregations because they did not exist at that time. In fact, a “Christian” congregation as we know it today would have been illegal under Roman law. The congregations in Rome were synagogues that…
We are going to present some concepts on the Book of Romans that will hopefully correct some common errors that you may find when reading and studying from most Roman commentaries. These commentaries will not be aware of the proper…
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…
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…
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…
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…
