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…
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…
Psa 96.1 says, “Sing to the Lord (Yehovah) a new song” and this term means a song is renewed and adapted for the occasion, and it tells us that Yehovah deserves to be worshiped and honored. But to “sing a…
This is a question that many people as believers have struggled with when they have lost a pet that they loved due to an accident, old age, or sickness. We will give our opinion on this, but we certainly do…
Psa 84.10 says, “For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand (outside). I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness.” We can see in this…
There are many people today that do not understand the reasons for the sacrificial ceremonial system set up by Yehovah in the Scriptures. We are going to look and see how many in Israel missed the point anciently, and then…
There are several Scriptures that refer to this in the Brit Chadasha, but the concept is also found in the Tanak. 1 Cor 5. 5 says, “To deliver such a one unto Satan (meaning adversary) for the destruction of his…
This psalm is one of the most popular portions of Scripture, and David recalls his life as a shepherd during one of his trials, and some Jewish scholars believe he wrote this when he was a fugitive from King Saul…
This answer will be short and to the point. There are only two religions in the world, God’s instruction in the Torah given to the Jewish people in the wilderness, and everyone else’s. In truth, there is only one religion:…
Matthew says in Matt 2.23 that there are Scriptures that say Yeshua will be called a Nazarene, but the problem is, there are no Scriptures that say this. Was Matthew wrong? Is this an obvious contradiction? Could this be used…
Matt 19.23-24 talks about a camel going through an “eye of a needle.” There is no historical evidence that the “eye of a needle” is a gate in the ancient city of Jerusalem, and that was what Yeshua was referring…
The “mark of the beast” is mentioned in Rev 13.16-18 where it says, “he (the False Prophet) causes all (meaning many of) the small and the great, rich and the poor, and the free men and slaves, to be given…
Q. In Genesis it says that Cain dwelt in the “land of Nod.” What or where is that? A. The word “Nod” means to “move to and fro” and “to wander.” It simply describes what happened to Cain as he…
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…
