Mattot, Tribes – Mas’ei, Journeys, Stages: B’midbar (Numbers) 30:1 – 36:13 Jeremiah 1:1 – 2:3; 2:4-28; 3:4; 4:1-2 Matthew 5:33-37; James 4:1-12; Philippians 3:7-21 Ever been around a guy who’s so quiet all the time that you wonder what he’s thinking? Did you wonder if he had a problem with being transparent? Maybe his thoughts…
Month: July 2024
What is Your Journey’s Reality?
Have you ever recounted your journey with Yahweh? If you are like most, I would say you might be tempted to recall the doubts and mistakes you had along the way. This week in Numbers chapter thirty-three, we can read the recordings of Israel’s trek across the wilderness as they fled the land of bondage…
Calling All Zealots!
Some of you may know the country music artist John Rich. Currently, he just released a song called “Revelation” and it is fast becoming a number-one hit. As described in his interview with Tucker Carlson, he was given this song through direct heavenly instruction. The song’s message is threefold: to proclaim the urgency of Messiah’s…
Balaam or Baptism?
B’midbar (Numbers) 25:10 – 30:1Melekim Aleph (I Kings) 18:46 – 19:21Yochanan (John) 2:13-22 How did Israel go so fast from the blessing of Ma Tovu (how goodly) to the defiling sin and fatal tragedy of Ba’al-Pe’or? Why did the javelin of a zealous Phineas have to come so quickly? The Teaching of Balaam Today Balak…
Can We Be Wise?
I was utterly amazed in watching the attempted assassination of President Trump; and even more astonished to hear excuses for the terrible act. There were deniers, finger-pointers, and even liars supporting personal political beliefs. Due to an “at all cost” rhetoric to defeat Trump, most people believed that someone would eventually try to shoot the…
How Yah Sees Every Tribe
Balaq – Balak: devastator, annihilator B’midbar (Numbers) 22:2 – 25:9 Mikhah (Micah) 5:6 – 6:8 Romans 11:25-32; I Corinthians 1:20-31 There are so many varieties of people in the world! Cultures, dress, foods, festivals, tribal characteristics, and national practices are amazingly diverse, even among the people of God in His Kingdom. But human beings easily…
Yeshua and the Brazen Serpent
Chukat – Statutes, customs, ordinances B’midbar (Numbers) 19:1 – 22:1; Shoftim (Judges) 11:1-33; Matthew 21:1-17; Yochanan (John) 3:9 – 21 What is wrong with this painting? You’ve seen it many times. Typically, the serpent is talking Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. But could there be a clue in this event as to how the…
Seeker of Truth?
Have you ever met a person who is a seeker of truth? Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to meet such people. In meeting them, I sense their deep desire to find something real . . . something different from what this world has to offer. Amid a culture, where answers seem to…
Gospel Hardened or Broken and Contrite?
B’midbar (Numbers) 16:1 – 18:32 Shemu’el Alef (I Samuel) 11:14 – 12:22 Romans 13:1-7 Last Shabbat we learned that rebellion is defined by the Scriptures as unbelief that says “God can’t. God won’t.” What is at the root of rebellion in this Torah portion? Why do Torah-keeping leaders brace themselves every time of the year…
A Reflection of Self?
Are the kings of this earth a reflection of ourselves? Are “we the people” the ones being held accountable for current world events? We read in Daniel 2:21: “And it is He (YHWH) who changes the times and the epochs, He removes kings and establishes kings.” If this is true, is there any reason to…