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The Importance of Understanding the Temple and Its Services

Even though there are no Temple services today, it is very important to have a basic knowledge of what went on there. Remember, the Scriptures were written in the context of a functioning Temple its services, and the people were

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I Have A Question V

Q. Did it rain before the flood of Noah? A. The confusion about this question comes from an interpretation of Gen 2.5-6 where it says that God had not sent rain as yet and there was no one to work

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How the Rebuilding of the Walls and Gates of Jerusalem By Nehemiah Relates to Our Spiritual Warfare

The goal of our spiritual life is to “know the Lord” and not fight battles (Jer 9.23-24). But we are either coming into a battle, fighting a battle, or coming out of a battle, so we must be trained to

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Where To Start As A New Torah-based Believer in Yeshua

Once a person believes in Yeshua in a Torah-based faith, what do you study and where should you begin? We are going to name a few subjects that are very important to know if you want to understand the Scriptures,

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Is Cooking On The Sabbath Prohibited By Scripture?

We would like to present our basic opinion on this issue, and give some information that may help a person looking into this question. The word in Hebrew for “sabbath” basically means to cease, rest or complete, and it carries

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“Virgin” or “Young Woman” in Isa 7.14?

This question comes up very often, especially when talking to Jews who question Yeshua’s claim to be Messiah, or when a person is being converted to Judaism and the rabbis they are listening to question the validity of Yeshua virgin

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The Samaritan Woman And Her “Five Husbands”

John 4.1-26 has an interesting exchange between Yeshua and a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well, and we want to present a different view on these verses for consideration. This conversation will not be about her personal life. The Samaritans were

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The Picture of the Axe Head That Fell-2 Kings 6.1-7

Yeshua said in Luke 24.27 that the Scriptures teach about him and the redemption, so this story is no exception. It is found in 2 Kings 6.1-7 and Elisha (God is my salvation) will be a picture of Yeshua who

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The Names of Adam’s Descendants in Gen 5.1-32 Teach the Messiah and the Redemption

One of the most undervalued concepts in the Scriptures is the study of genealogies and names. Often these areas can be a gold mine of information, and we are going to give a prime example from the book of Genesis

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David and Mephibosheth-A Picture of Our Redemption

2 Sam 9.1-13 tells us about David’s inquiry about the descendants of Saul and he finds the grandson of Saul named Mephibosheth (extermination of the idol/shame) and restores his father’s land. He was crippled in both feet and was five

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The Truth About Biblical Heroes And Their Proper Perspective

The Bible is full of characters that accomplished great things for Yehovah and some tend to lift up these people to a stature that even the characters themselves would be uncomfortable with. They would be the first to tell us

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A Question About The Biblical Food Laws And A Biblical Answer

A question came to us awhile back about the biblical food laws when a Christian contended with a believer in Yeshua, and went and talked with his pastor, and the pastor gave the following Scriptures to show that Christians are

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Did Jephthah Offer His Daughter As A Burnt Offering To Fulfill His Vow in Judges 11.30-31?

This is one of the most misunderstood portions of Scripture in the Tanak, Gospels and Epistles, so let’s get to the heart of the matter. Jephthah (Hebrew “Yiftach” meaning “he will open or release”) did not offer his daughter as

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What Does “To Forget the Lord” Mean?

Deut 8.11 says, “Beware, lest you forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments and his ordinances and his statutes, which I am commanding you today.” As Israel went through life, they were not to forget the Lord

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The Deeper Meaning Behind the term, “The Heavens Were Opened”

This is a very mystical (Hebrew “Sowd” meaning a hidden, deeper meaning) expression, and this expression is directly related to another expression, “the veil (singular) of the Temple was torn (Matt 27.51; Mark 15.38).” The veil that was torn when

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Is the Earth 4.5 Billion Years Old?

There are some who still believe that the Earth is that old. We are not going to give any validity to the Theory of Evolution here because it takes more faith to believe evolution than to believe God created the

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America in Bible Prophecy

To fully develop this concept, it would take hours and hours because there is so much in the Scriptures about it. For a more detailed look into this subject, we refer you to our four-part teaching called, “Is America Babylon”

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The Truth About Tithing

This is a concept that is totally misunderstood by many today. The Scriptures tell us that there are several ways to give, and the two main areas are Biblical Giving and Tithing. Tithing (Hebrew “Terumat ha Maaser”) is not required

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The Meaning of “Under The Law” in Rom 6.14

This term is used by Paul to illustrate several concepts. These concepts are not understood by most believers as they read the Renewed Covenant, and it leads to a great deal of misunderstanding. The word “law” is “Torah” in Hebrew

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An Understanding of the Term New Testament

People have been led to believe that the “new” testament has replaced the “old” testament, meaning one does not have to keep (obey) the Torah anymore. Nothing could be farther from the truth. For the past 100 years or so

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