This beginning phrase describing VaYigash, makes me want to know who “he” is. What about you? For those who are students of the Torah, they would recognize this title as belonging to an action done by Judah. But, a New Testament student of Scripture might assume that it is Yeshua, simply by the nature of…
Month: December 2022
The Turning Point
Readings for Vayigash, And he drew near Torah: B’resheet (Genesis) 44:18 – 47:27Haftorah: Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 37:15-28Brit Chadashah: Luke 6:9-16; 9:11-26 Sometimes staying put is not an option. We either move forward and face our problems, or we retreat and look for a way out, just to find out that that would be disastrous! Who can…
When Dreams Come True
Miketz (At the End Of) B’resheet (Gen.) 41:1 – 44:17 Melakim Alef (I Kings) 3:15 – 4:1; 7:40-51 I Corinthians 2:1-5 What did you dream about when you were young? Have your dreams come true? When I was a boy growing up in rural Wisconsin, I dreamed about being a mountain man in the wild…
There is a Promise…
Are you longing for a rest? If you have been fortunate enough to ever go on a vacation, I’m sure you would agree it’s on the 3rd day you finally feel “rested” enough to enjoy the break; and on the 7th day, you’re to the point of staying. Have you ever considered how these time…
Curious About Kurios
Vayeshev, And he dwelt: B’resheet (Genesis) 37:1 – 40:23; Amos 2:6 – 3:8; ZecharYah 2:10 – 4:7 Acts 7:9-16 “I’m not buying your dream.” When I was a boy, this is what my brothers and I would say to each other when one of us would come up with a hair-brained idea. We’d hardly ever…
Are You Ready for a Witness?
“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and it is these that bear witness of Me, and you are unwilling to come to Me that you may have life.” John 5:39-40 These are the words of Yeshua as he confronted the “learned” scholars of the Torah. Imagine being…
Crunch Time!
VaYishlach, And He Sent B’resheet (Genesis, In Beginning) 32:4 – 36:43 ObadYah (Obadiah, servant of Yah) 1:1-21 Hoshea (Hosea, salvation) 11:7 – 12:12 MattitYahu (Matthew, gift of Yah) 26:36-46 His time was running out. He was about to face off with his big bad brother and his 400 tough guys. It was CRUNCHTIME! Nothing had…