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…

A Metzora is one who has Zara’at (biblical leprosy). The ceremony for the cleansing of a metzora is found in the Mishnah, tractate Negaim (plagues). It is the third tractate of the “Seder (order) Tohorot (purity).” It has 14 chapters…

We pick up in the Mishnah, Tractate Parah 3.1: 3.1…Seven days before the burning of the Heifer the priest that was to burn the Heifer was taken apart from his house to a chamber that was opposite the NE corner…

We will begin to present the ceremony of the Red Heifer from the Danby Mishnah, tractate Parah, starting in 1.1. 1.1…R. Eliezer says: The heifer whose neck is to be broken must be not more than one year old; and…

The ceremony of the Parah Adumah (Red Heifer) is one of the most mysterious rituals in the Scriptures and can be found in Num 19.1-22. It is said on Page 652 of “The Pentateuch and Haftorahs” by Rabbi J. H.…

After the purification ceremony of Miriam in Luke 2.39, they returned to Nazareth. The Christian model is they stayed in Bethlehem for two years, but the biblical model says that were in the Temple at 40 days after his birth,…

The Christian version of the birth of Yeshua is in many parts a myth. It does not match what we are told in the Scriptures, yet everyone accepts it as the way it was. The Chachamim (“magi”) were rabbi’s and…

Let’s go back to Isa 9 and we are going to review a few things. First of all, Isa 9.1 should be in Chapter 8 because Chapter 9 is about the festival of Sukkot. We have mentioned before that the…