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…
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…
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…
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. ”…
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…
Gen 38.1-30 will give us an eschatological picture of Yochanon Ha Matvil (John the Immerser) and Yeshua the Messiah. Judah has a son named Er married to Tamar, and he dies, leaving Tamar a widow. Judah’s next son Onan refuses…
Gen 22.1-19 contains what is called the Akedah, or “the binding of the sacrifice.” It is the most important chapter in Jewish thought, and has one of the most glaring pictures of the death and resurrection of the Yeshua the…
