In 2 Chr 18.1-34 we learn that Yehoshaphat enters into an alliance with King Ahab (Ahav meaning “brother father”) in the north when his son Joram marries the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, named Athaliah. We will see that she…
There is an article on the Day of Judgment in the Jewish Encyclopedia and it says, “The Mishnah, Rosh Ha Shanah 1.2, contains the first known reference to the Day of Judgment. It says: ‘Four times in the year the…
Gen 37.1-36 begins to tell us the story of Joseph, and Jacob sends Joseph to find his brothers who are pasturing the sheep; the brothers conspire to kill Joseph, but Reuben has a plan to save him; Joseph is cast…
The Book of Leviticus is the third book of the Torah written by Moses, and it is called “Vayikra” in Hebrew, meaning “Called.” This book is also called “The Book of Kedusha”, which is the Hebrew word for “holiness.” Kedusha…
Rev 13.1-18 tells us about the beast rising from the sea (False Messiah); the beast and his wound; the authority of the beast; his blasphemies and his war against the tzadikim (righteous); a warning to everyone; another beast (False Prophet)…
The congregations in Rome were not “Christian” congregations because they did not exist at that time. In fact, a “Christian” congregation as we know it today would have been illegal under Roman law. The congregations in Rome were synagogues that…
We are going to present some concepts on the Book of Romans that will hopefully correct some common errors that you may find when reading and studying from most Roman commentaries. These commentaries will not be aware of the proper…
2 Sam 15.12 says, “And Absalom sent for Ahithophel (meaning brother of folly or ruin), the Gilonite (from the city of Giloh), David’s counselor, from his city in Giloh (exile; uncovering) while he was offering sacrifices. And the conspiracy was…
This is one of the most important and misunderstood concepts in the Scriptures. Mark 3.14 says, “And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him and that he might send them out to teach” as shaliachim or “apostles” in…
In the non-Jewish world concerning the Temple, we have all heard that Yeshua cursed the Temple, and that the Temple services were “done away with” for those who believe in “Jesus.” They say he was the final sacrifice and that…
Did believers in Yeshua go to the Synagogue or to a “church” 2000 years ago? They went to the Synagogues, the “Kahal” or “congregation or assembly.” This word “kahal” was translated into Greek as “ecclessia.” For example, the book of…
We are going to go into this concept a little deeper than usual, but it needs to be done because many people believe that Yeshua may have been born around the fall harvest festival of Sukkot, and not December 25th,…
This chapter is going to tell us that Pharaoh’s baker and cupbearer have offended him and are put in prison, and Joseph interprets their dreams, and they come to pass exactly as Joseph said. We have a picture of the…
Understanding the Biblical Festivals is one of the keys to understanding the Scriptures and to help us unlock prophecy. We are going to take a brief sampling of just one festival called Shavuot (Pentecost) and use it as an example…
Deut 28.15-68 sadly tells the history of Israel, from the time of the destruction of the First Temple, to the destruction of the Second Temple, the dispersion into the nations the last two thousand years, and even to the Holocaust.…
We would like to bring out some concepts related to the sacrifices and offerings that were brought, and will be brought, to the coming Temple. There is a book called “The Temple: Its Symbolism and Meaning Then and Now” by…
Ezra 1.11 says, “All the articles of gold and silver numbered 5,400 (both large and small-2 Chr 36.18). Sheshbazzar (maybe the Chaldean name for Zerubbabel) brought them all up with the exiles who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem. ”…
We have a tremendous lesson in 1 Kings 13.1-34 about obeying a direct command from Yehovah and not listening to anyone who comes along later and tells us something contrary to what the Lord had said. We have an unnamed…
Judges 12 tells us about a fight between Jephthah and the Ephraimites on the east side of the Jordan. We will have a great eschatological lesson come out of these few verses that will be interesting. Ephraim did not want…
This is another mistranslated passage that we will try to unravel. The reality is, Mal 2.16 is a verse that endorses divorce under certain circumstances. It does not prohibit a divorce, but instructs a treacherous husband to divorce his wife.…
