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,…
Author: MVF Silverton
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…
Yeshua and the Ten Plagues
Bo / Enter, Go! Shemot (Exodus) 10:1 – 13:16 Haftorah: YirmeYahu (Jeremiah) 46:13–28 Brit Hadashah: Luke 22:7-30; I Cor 11:20-34 “What goes around comes around,” so they say. Some call it karma. Yah calls it reaping what we sow. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will…
Do I Have to Go?
“Enter” or “Go” is the name of our Torah study this week. It’s called Bo in Hebrew. Hence the question, where should one go or enter? Of course, we don’t always relate this calling to ourselves. It was Moses who was called to go and enter the courts of Pharoah and speak the words of…
Mastered by the Messiah
Shemot (Exodus) 6:2 – 9:35 Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 28:25 – 29:21 Romans 9:14-33 Like a wild horse, something inside of me does not want to submit to the hands of a master. Most people don’t like being told what to do, especially if it’s by tyrants. Everyone I know wants to be free of the hands…
Delusion…or Ignorance?
The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that…
Bricks and Stones
Torah Shemot – Names Shemot (Exodus) 1:1 – 6:1 Haftorah – YeshaYahu (Isaiah) 27:6 – 28:13; 29:22-23; YirmeYahu (Jeremiah) 1:1 – 2:3 B’rit Hadashah – Acts 7:17-36 Have you ever attended a social gathering where everyone wore clothes that looked the same and even their mannerisms were similar? How did you feel among those people?…
What Are Names for Anyway?
Over the years, there has been a phrase passed down through the ages, “Behind every great man is a great woman.” The first printed citation I can find of ‘Behind every great man there’s a great woman’ is from the Texas newspaper The Port Arthur News, from February 1946. This was headed – “Meryl Frost –…
Life in the Midst of Death!
Have you ever wondered how you might die? No, I’m not being morbid in asking this question. I think most of us have asked ourselves questions about death. Sometimes it’s as simple as, “Will people attend my funeral? But many times, it’s a deeper question like, “Will I be able to say what I need…