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 Jewish scholars believe he wrote this when he was a fugitive from King Saul and…
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…
Q. Did it rain before the flood of Noah? A. The confusion about this question comes from an interpretation of Gen 2.5-6 where it says that God had not sent rain as yet and there was no one to work…
The goal of our spiritual life is to “know the Lord” and not fight battles (Jer 9.23-24). But we are either coming into a battle, fighting a battle, or coming out of a battle, so we must be trained to…
Once a person believes in Yeshua in a Torah-based faith, what do you study and where should you begin? We are going to name a few subjects that are very important to know if you want to understand the Scriptures,…
We would like to present our basic opinion on this issue, and give some information that may help a person looking into this question. The word in Hebrew for “sabbath” basically means to cease, rest or complete, and it carries…
Considering what happened to Samson, how could he be a picture of the Messiah? However, not everything about a biblical character has to fit exactly, but there are aspects to his birth and death that tells us a great deal…
The writers of the Gospels and Epistles were Jewish and they believed in a Torah-based faith in Yeshua that was given by God in the Torah. They warned of a coming deception that would lead many away from the faith…
This question comes up very often, especially when talking to Jews who question Yeshua’s claim to be Messiah, or when a person is being converted to Judaism and the rabbis they are listening to question the validity of Yeshua virgin…
John 4.1-26 has an interesting exchange between Yeshua and a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well, and we want to present a different view on these verses for consideration. This conversation will not be about her personal life. The Samaritans were…
Yeshua said in Luke 24.27 that the Scriptures teach about him and the redemption, so this story is no exception. It is found in 2 Kings 6.1-7 and Elisha (God is my salvation) will be a picture of Yeshua who…
One of the most undervalued concepts in the Scriptures is the study of genealogies and names. Often these areas can be a gold mine of information, and we are going to give a prime example from the book of Genesis…
In 1 Kings 3.16-28, we have the story of two women who are called “harlots” (a type for “sinners” but the word “zonot” can also mean “innkeepers” and 1 Kings 3.18 gives us insight into this) and this story is…
2 Sam 9.1-13 tells us about David’s inquiry about the descendants of Saul and he finds the grandson of Saul named Mephibosheth (extermination of the idol/shame) and restores his father’s land. He was crippled in both feet and was five…
The Bible is full of characters that accomplished great things for Yehovah and some tend to lift up these people to a stature that even the characters themselves would be uncomfortable with. They would be the first to tell us…
