Talmud Perspective

The word of the Lord is tried  Psalm 18:30 Tried – Christians have suffered for lack of knowledge.  Long ago, our faith was dislodged from its Hebraic roots and cut off from the history of interpretation that followed the Jewish path.  By the end of the third century, Christianity trod the road of Greek metaphysics,…

You’re Invited

Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead)  Galatians 1:1 Apostle – Who are the Apostles?  Well, if you translate the word, the question reads a little differently.  Now it becomes, “Who are those sent as emissaries of Yeshua the…

A Blind Old Man

I have been young and am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his seed begging bread. Psalm 37:25 Begging – Do you think David might have been blind when he made this statement?  I don’t know about you, but I have seen God’s people suffering, begging for food for the day. …

Easter Exposed

Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover.?”   Matthew 26:17 Feast of Unleavened Bread – Today Christianity celebrates Easter as the day of the resurrection.  Undoubtedly, you will too, or have done so…

Direction Signals

for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God  Hebrew 11:10 Looking For – You could say that Abraham was a man without direction.  He spent most of his life following a God toward a place he never arrived.  He demonstrated his faith by obedience in spite of…

Yeshua

I thought that you all might like to know something about the name “Jesus.”  Here are the comments of Jewish Rabbi Robert Gorelik, a believer in the Messiah Yeshua and the teacher who will be accompanying us on the trip to Israel on October 14. By the way, there are only 4 spaces left for…

The Worship Curse

There you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, that cannot see or hear or eat or smell.  Deuteronomy 4:28 You Will Serve – Israel’s occupation of the Promised Land is completely conditional.  Their election as God’s people is completely unconditional.  God chooses and obligates Himself in the election of Israel, but Israel must…

The Angels Have Waited

The Angels Have Waited Woke up midnight Crying empty tears No one sees No one hears   The angels have waited Time to go home So far away Can’t remember when There were No empty days   Life without you Held back too long The floodgates are open Water’s all gone   Woke up sorrow…

Of Both Worlds

And YHWH God fashioned the dust-man from the dust and blew into his nostrils the breath of life  Genesis 2:7 Fashioned – Everything important happens in the first three chapters of Genesis.  That is no joke.  If you want to understand life, your place in it, God’s design for it and how to live it,…