Acts 21.1-40 tells us about what happened on the way back to Jerusalem; Paul is warned again of the danger that awaits him in Jerusalem; Paul learns about a rumor about him, saying that he is teaching Jewish people to…
Acts 14.1-28 tells us about the concluding events of Paul’s first missionary journey; certain opposition to it; healing of a lame man and an attempt by the crowd to declare Paul and Barnabas Greek “gods”; and the persecution that followed;…
Luke 3.1-38 contains an account of the preaching of Yochanon Ha Matvil (John the Immerser) and a genealogy of Yeshua from his mother’s side (the seed of the woman-Gen 3.15). v 1…Now in the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar (the…
Amos 6.1-14 seems to be addressed to Israel and Judah and Benjamin under the names “Samaria” and “Zion” and to the rulers of both. They will be threatened for their disregard of the Torah and God’s judgment. v 1…Woe to…
Hos 8.1-4 tells us that an enemy is coming swiftly to punish Israel for their sins against Yehovah and his Torah. These words will also apply to any belief system that replaces the Torah, teaches that it does not apply…
Lam 4.1-22 is again written in acrostic form with each verse beginning with the next successive letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Jeremiah writes about the destruction of the Temple, Jerusalem, and the people because of their sins. But there is…
We are going to look at some concepts in the Book of Esther which will help us understand this book in a deeper way. So far in our “concepts” series, we have not been doing a verse by verse study,…
Many people have put out videos that say the Temple was not on the Temple Mount. What we want you to do is go to a map of the City of David and the Temple Mount on the Internet. We…
In Neh 3.1 we are going to deal with an important word. The priests built the Sheep Gate and they consecrated it. The word for “consecrated” is “Kadshuhu” and it comes from the word “Kodesh.” They sanctified this gate and…
Since we have been studying the Book of Nehemiah, let’s talk about the Temple Mount and the Temple. There is a teaching going around today that says the Temple was located in the City of David and not on the…
Let’s look at the Birth-pains briefly, using some of the terms we have learned. In the first three and a half years, we have the beginning of the Day of the Lord on Rosh Ha Shanah, Tishri 1, 6001 years…
The men of the city of Jericho came to Elisha in 2 Kings 2.19 and they said the situation in the city of Jericho was not very pleasant. The water there was of poor quality and the land was unfruitful.…
Now we are going to talk about the Azazel from Yom Kippur. It is the goat that is taken to the wilderness, and very misunderstood in Christianity. It is mistranslated in Lev 16 as “scapegoat” but we are going to…
There is an eschatological concept found in the Num 24.17 that says, “I see him, but not now.” Another way of saying that is, “Here now, but not yet.” To fully understand what we are going to get into in…
For the invasion of Gog/Magog/Russia, we have a time reference in Ezek 38.14, where it says “on that day.” This alludes to the Day of the Lord in eschatology. In Ezek 38.16 we have another one where it says “in…
There will be a pattern to the spring festivals. Yeshua is fulfilling aspects of the redemption exactly on the “rehearsal” dates (mikrah) of the festivals. He was slain on Passover at the exact time it was being done in the…
The Nicanor Gate was not used to go in and out like other gates. When you went into the Court of Israel, you went in through the northern wicket next to the Nicanor Gate, and when you went out you…
There were 12 ma’alot (steps) that led to the Eastern Gate into the Ezrat Ha Nashim (Court of the Women), with a smaller gate on the north and the south also, just like at the Nicanor Gate. There were two…
The Altar had three ramps and they were called a “kevesh.” There is a main ramp called a “Kevesh Gadol” that went up to the Altar, and going around the Altar was a platform called a “Saviv”, and there was…
The Chel was a stabilizing platform. From the top of the last step there was 10 cubits to the building. It was also the common area of the inner courts. The word for “common” is “chol” and so you can…
