Mattot – Masei Torah Mattot, ‘Tribes’, Waters contained in green branches. Massei, ‘Journeys’ To pull stakes, lift up the camp and embark on a journey. B’midbar (Numbers) 30:1 – 32:42; 33:1 – 36:13 Yermiyahu (Jeremiah) 1:1 – 2:3; 2:4-28; 3:4; 4:1-2 Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:33-37; Ya’aqov (James) 4:1-12; Philippians 3:7-21 In ancient times, a man was…
Month: July 2022
Trading for Dominion
Trading for Dominion Trading for Dominion The first strategy of the Adversary was to offer man forbidden fruit in order to gain knowledge and to become wise like God. The pursuit of information to gain power and dominion over others is nothing new in this modern world. Trading for Dominion in the…
A Little Zealous?
A Little Zealous? When coaching for sporting events, I have witnessed the zealousness of parents. Their passion for their child to win would many times overlook the rules of the game or a call made by a referee. To be “right” in their physical world, these parents would step on others. It was embarrassing. To…
The Two Trees of Ma Tovu
Torah Balaq “Balak (Devastator, annihilator).” B’midbar (Numbers) 22:2 – 25:9 Mikah (Micah) 5:6 – 6:8 Romans 11:25-32 and I Corinthians 1:20-31 Life from death is pictured by a dead branch grafted into an olive tree. The olive tree is the only tree that can revive a branch that had been cut off, lying dead for…
Looking for Wisdom?
Looking for Wisdom? The story of King Balak highlights the concept of seeking the services of a “prophet for hire.” But if we look closer, there is an example of how YHWH warns an unbeliever to turn from foolish ways and become wise. In Numbers, chapters 23-24, Yah uses four attempts to turn Balak away…
Worthless or Wow?
Torah Chuqat – Statutes, customs, ordinances B’midbar – Numbers 19:1 – 22:1 Haftorah – Shoftim (Judges) 11:1-33 B’rit Hadashah – Yochanan (John) 3:9-21 LISTEN TO AUDIO! Same old stuff! You know those healthy foods you’d been eating for a long time are good for you, but they don’t seem substantial enough nor satisfying anymore. “This…
A Battle for Truth
Giants, kings of the past, and the “Book of YHWH’s Battles,” what possible relevance do they have on us today? We often gloss through the books of Torah and the Writings and are met with names and events that we can’t even recognize, let alone pronounce. Consequently, we give them little credit. But in the…