In Deut 7.1-26, we begin in v 1-5 with the task of Israel. They were to destroy the seven nations in the land and destroy their Asherim and sacred pillars. The names of these nations are the same enemies (or…
The second book of the Torah is called “Shemot” meaning “Names” based on the first verse where it says, “These are the names.” It was originally called the “Book of the going out of Egypt” but later called simply “Shemot.” …
The Book of Deuteronomy contains the last words and testimony of a man who is about to die. It is the farewell address of Moses. He reflects on the last 40 years. The Hebrew name for the book is “Devarim”…
We are going to briefly talk about the four messianic figures in Zech 1.20 who are called “craftsmen.” They are “building the congregation of God” and some have identified these craftsmen as Zerubbabel, Joshua the High Priest, Ezra and Nehemiah.…
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).…
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 Shannah 1.2, contains the first known reference to the Day of Judgment. It says: ‘Four times in the year the…
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 is defined as…
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…
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,…
