This is one of the most controversial subjects today, not only in the religious world but the secular world. There are several theories out there, but we are only going to look at the main ones. We will have the…

We left off in Part 3 talking about the 12 loaves on the Shulchan Lechem Ha Pannim, or the Table of the Bread of the Faces. We discussed how these 12 loaves were an allusion to the 12 heavenly signs…

We are going to begin Part 3 by going back and talking about the windows over the Great Gate. In the Mishnah, tractate Middot 3.8 it says, “And cedar posts were fixed between the wall of the Sanctuary and the…

At the Temple, people could bring money, vessels, brass, gems, silver and gold and it was put into the Temple treasury. You could do it where you are acknowledged for the gift, and you could also give anonymously by going…

In the first century, the Beit ha Mikdash, or “House of Kedusha”, was destroyed. Many, like Josephus and many in the Mishnah, wrote about the glory of the Temple because they saw it. Even the talmidim made mention of this…

When King Joash was coronated in 2 Kings 11, we know that the Levites were guards, and they had weapons that came from the armory (2 Kings 11.4-11) because Joash was guarded. 1 Kings 10.16-17 says that Solomon made 200…

Solomon had several places for his throne, the Hall of Judgment and the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Why would he do this? It depended on the crime. A death sentence in the Second Temple could only be carried…

We left off last time talking about a discovery years ago. This discovery is called the “Monumental Stairway” on the south side and scholars believe this was part of the stairway that led to the Chel of the Second Temple.…

In the House of the Forest of Lebanon, the royal and Temple armory was located there. We also have a guardhouse. Now, we are not saying theses were the only functions of the House of the Forest of Lebanon, but…

We know that the Azarah was 135 cubits from north to south, and 187 cubits from east to west. The Royal Cubit of 20.67 inches was used. We know where the Sanctuary was located and the Kodesh ha Kodeshim is…

We are going to look at the First Temple, called Solomon’s Temple, and some of the research into it. This has always been a difficult task because there isn’t a lot of things written about it. For research into the…

In Acts 15 we have an issue come up, and it is referred to again in Acts 21.25. The issue was whether a non-Jew needs to be circumcised (to become a Jew) to be saved. It was decided in Acts…

To properly understand the subject of this teaching, we need to go to Acts 10 and look at the story of Peter and the Roman centurion Cornelius. The synagogues at that time were full of what was called “the God-fearers”…

In Acts 21.21 he is saying that they have been told that Paul was not teaching the highest level of Jewish law (Moses/Torah) or even the lowest level (customs/ethics). Acts 21.23 says that there were four believers who “are under…

In the non-Jewish world concerning the Temple, we have all heard that Yeshua cursed the Temple (Matt 23), that the Temple services were “done away with” for those who believe in “Jesus.” They say he was the final sacrifice and…

In Song 3.9 it says, “King Solomon has made for himself a sedan chair (“aperion”) from the timber of Lebanon.” This was a chair or “litter” made from the cedars of Lebanon. In the Mishnah, Sotah 9.14 it says, “During…

We are going to talk about the role of women and the building of the Mishkan. We learn that in Exo 35.22-29 that they were involved in giving materials to help build the Mishkan. In Exo 38.8 we find that…

There was a court in the Temple called the Ezrat Nashim, or “Court of the Women.” It was 135 cubits by 135 cubits and it was east of the main Azarah. There were four large buildings in the four corners…

This will conclude our study of the metzora and their cleansing ceremony in the Temple. We will pick up in the Mishnah, tractate Negaim 14.6. 14.6…The cedar wood should be one cubit (called an “amah” and there were three cubit…