Shelach L’chah – Send for yourself Numbers13:1 – 15:41 Joshua 2:1-24 Hebrews 3:7-19 The state of our world – its cultures, societies, marketplaces, educational institutions, economies, and governments all appear to be going from bad to worse. Families have fallen apart and have become dysfunctional and unhealthy. We wonder how anything or anyone good can…
Author: MVF Silverton
Be Strong and Courageous!
Have you ever been afraid to move forward? Maybe some obstacles seemed too big in moving towards a new job, home, or opportunity and you decide to stay put. Maybe you have been called by Yah to disciple or evangelize to someone, but you fear being rejected and doing nothing. The Bible is filled with…
Names, Law & Grace
“In your going up” of daily living, have you ever considered the “laws” listed in the New Testament? Believe it or not, the gospel of grace comes with a few laws–well over a thousand. But no worries, I’m thinking we should only review a small list – the ones that keep us from dying in…
The Moon and the Menorah
Beha’alotcha: In your going up – lighting up; When you kindle B’midbar (Numbers) 8:1 – 12:16 ZekharYah (Zechariah) 2:10 – 4:7, I Corinthians 10:6-13 The sun had set and the skies were darkening. After a delightful Shabbat, Leslie and I enjoyed a large, full moon rising in the east, softly lighting up the darkened landscape. …
Standing Against Attack
What would you do if a dust-throwing, coat-tearing, violent crowd accused you falsely . . . calling for your death? Would you remain strong? How do we remain strong in YHWH? I believe our strength is found in knowing our identity. According to Scripture, we were made in the image of Yah. We are to…
Why Make the Vow?
Naso – Elevate, Lift up; Paleo Hebrew meaning: Life support Numbers (B’midbar) 4:21 – 7:89 Judges (Shoftim) 13:2-25 Acts (of the Holy Spirit) 21:17-26 In today’s world, vows don’t mean much anymore. It’s too common to find spouses who refuse to acknowledge and uphold the vows they made with each other on their wedding days. …
Power and Purpose for Pentecost
Shavuot – Weeks, Pentecost Exodus 19:1 – 20:26; Leviticus 23:15-21; Deuteronomy 14:22 – 16:17 Ezekiel 1:1-28; 3:12 Acts 2:1-12; 37-41 Whether you believe he’s controlled opposition or a true-blue patriot, Tucker Carlson has encouraged millions to speak the truth, even when strongly opposed by the powers that be. Tucker testifies that speaking the truth only…
What is Wisdom?
Did you know that one cubic millimeter of brain tissue contains one petabyte of data? What’s a petabyte? It’s 1000 times larger than a terabyte, which is one quadrillion bytes. The average brain is 1,195,000 cubic millimeters in its size. This means the average human brain can hold 298,750 petabytes of data. And you thought your recently purchased computer…
Is a Warrior’s Power Found in Numbers?
Have you ever had someone get upset with you because you asked a question about a Biblical text? Maybe the verse or chapter you questioned wasn’t black and white or a “thus sayeth the Lord” moment, but the person responds anyway with something like, “that’s what the text says and if you don’t believe it,…
Seated Together in Heaven
B’midbar (Numbers), In the Wilderness Numbers 1:1 – 4:20 Hosea 1:10 – 2:22 I Corinthians 12:12-20 For most believers in the Messiah, heaven is a place we’ll all fly away to in the sweet bye and-bye. That seems to be what we first think about when we hear or sing about heaven. There certainly is…