The Torah passages describing Tabernacle proceedings for the priests are full of details. Why? I’m thinking if you were a priest performing services in the “tent of meeting,” details would be very important. Consider what YHWH said to Moses: “And they (the priestly garments) shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they enter the…
Month: February 2023
Who is On His Heart?
Tetzaveh, You Shall Command Shemot (Exodus) 27:20 – 30:10 Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 43:10–27 Philippians 4:10-20 Have you wondered why people still wear face masks in public? A recent survey found that a large number of mask wearers think that they’re ugly and just want to hide their faces. Yeah, they don’t think they’re worth looking at…
Abba’s Building Project
Terumah, Offerings Shemot (Exodus) 25:1 – 27:19 Melekim Aleph (I Kings) 5:12 -6:13 MattitYahu (Matthew) 5:33-37 One of the joys of my life is working on a building project with the brothers that benefits others. Tomorrow, I’ll be happily working with a brother building a deck for another brother. Working with wood with a team…
Why You Need the Blood of Yeshua
Is it possible to take the Holy Scriptures seriously without acknowledging the role of Yeshua? Throughout the Torah, Writings, and Testimony of the Bible there seems to be a common theme—the need for mankind’s sin to be covered by the Blood of the Lamb. There is no written theme surrounding the blood of prophets, a…
Slave or Free Man?
Currently, the United States spends about a trillion dollars a year on 80 different federal, state, and local welfare programs. Has it worked? Since the time of “welfare reform” the U.S. has spent over $25 trillion dollars and yet people are still locked into poverty, creating a cycle that has lasted for generations. Under government…
Ear to the Door
Mishpatim: Ordinances, Judgments, Rulings Shemot (Exodus) 21:1 – 24:18YirmeYahu (Jeremiah) 33:25-26; 34:8-22 MattitYahu (Matthew) 5:38-42; 17:1-11 Okay, so the picture off the internet is kind of corny – an ear of corn on a red door!?! But notice the red cross pattern that the ear is fastened to on the door. No coincidence, the number 240…
Who Me?
Is it possible for us to understand how to approach The King of the Universe? The prophet Isaiah gives us a clue when finding himself before the throne of Yahweh and the Seraphim angel with six wings proclaiming holy, holy, holy. He states: “Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man…
Can’t I Keep My Money?
Yitro – Jethro (his abundance, excellence)Shemot (Exodus) 18:1 – 20:23 Haftorah – YeshaYahu (Isaiah) 6:1 – 7:6; 9:6-7 B’rit Hadashah – MattitYahu (Matthew) 5:17-20; 19:16-30 Hey, I’m a good guy, you know! I keep the ten commandments better than most folks! I keep the Sabbath, don’t cuss, never killed anyone, don’t cheat on my wife,…
Ignorant or Aware?
Torah B’shallach – When He Let Go: Shemot (Exodus) 13:17 – 17:16 Shoftim (Judges) 4:4 – 5:31Qorinthim Alef (1 Corinthians) 10:1-13 If only I knew, I would be so much better off! In this day and age, I shouldn’t have to be ignorant about any important matter in life! In the age of information, just…
Stuck and Have Nowhere to Go?
Domesticated elephants are chained to a stake while young. Over time, the elephant becomes convinced that he cannot break away when he is older and stronger. Eventually, he accepts his captivity, unable to change. B’shalach means, “when he let go.” The study refers to Pharaoh, who finally releases Israel so that they can leave the…