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 they were in the Temple at 40 days after his…

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…

In Isa 7.15-25, we find out that before the boy is old enough to know to refuse evil and choose good, the two kingdoms coming against Ahaz will be defeated. The Lord will call for Assyria to come against them.…

We are going to look at the birth of Yeshua and this will take some time to develop in detail because of what is called the “Lullaby Effect.” We have been so affected by movies, books, songs and false teachings…

We will begin in Luke 1.10 where it says, “And the whole multitude (The Ma’amad) of the people were in prayer (the Shemoneh Esrai, or 18 Benedictions) outside (in the courts of the Temple) at the hour of of the…

We are going to continue with the article on “Eschatology” from the Jewish Encyclopedia where it says, “While the fall of the wicked kingdom (Rome) was taken to be the beginning of the rise of the Kingdom of God, the…

In this study we are going to take a more detailed look at the birth of Yeshua at Sukkot. The passages concerning his birth have been read many times by people who just read the passages without knowing what they…

The redemption started with Yeshua and the “program” got started, and the end result will be that Israel will turn to the Torah and to Yeshua when Gog and Magog invade and are defeated (Ezek 39.22). To establish the birth…

Luke 2.8-9 says, “And in the same region (Bethlehem) there were shepherds staying in the fields, and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory (kivod) of the…

We are going to continue with our study on the birth of Yeshua at Sukkot, and begin to talk about the Virgin Birth. Now, we definitely believe in the Virgin Birth of Yeshua, but there is more going on here.…

We are going to deviate somewhat from our study of the Temple ceremonies, and talk a little bit about the birth of Yeshua at the festival of Sukkot, while we are on the subject of Sukkot. This is going to…

We have dealt with Sukkot and the terms associated with the festival and those related to the defeat of Gog and Magog in Isa 9.2-5. Now, we are going to deal with the Messiah and some names that will be…

We are going to continue with discussing some of the spiritual aspects to the ceremonies at Sukkot, and how these relate to the Messiah. We have been talking about the war with God and Magog, and began discussing the false…