“For this commandment which I command you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach.” Deuteronomy 30:11 Commandment – From time to time we have spoken about the 613 mitzvot (commandments) found in the Torah. The actual count might vary a bit but the list complied by Maimonides (in Judaism…
“For this commandment which I command you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach.” Deuteronomy 30:11 Not Too Difficult – Moses instructed the people. His instructions are only part of the Torah. The stories of Adam, Noah, Abraham and Joseph are also Torah. They are narrative instructions. They provide…
“But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law, and that is written in the Prophets;” Acts 24:14 Everything – Brevard Childs was a very influential teacher at Harvard. His approach…
Teach me Your way, O YHWH, and lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. Psalm 27:11 Lead – When God leads, it’s all about fences. That doesn’t sound much like leading, does it? We think of leading as moving away from fences. “Don’t fence me in” and “Think outside the box” are…
Teach me Your way, O YHWH, and lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. Psalm 27:11 Teach – Did you ever take a class in archery at summer camp? It isn’t as easy as it looks, is it? You have to learn about holding the bow and the arrow correctly. If you…
For the law of the Spirit of life in Yeshua HaMashiach set me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:2 Law – Sometimes it seems like Sha’ul could have written about Alice in Wonderland. One pill makes you bigger (one law gives you life) and the other pill makes you small (one…
Do we nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law. Romans 3:31 Establish – Put yourself in Rome in the first century. You are part of a small group of believers. You have heard the good news of peace with God through Yeshua, the Messiah. How did…
. . . remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Ephesians 2:12 Covenants Of Promise – “Come back to Me,” says the Lord. The Hebrew verb, shuv, is used more…
Recent discussion about the issue of salvation and the place of Torah in the first century church prompted me to ask Bob if he would comment. As a Jewish rabbi and believer in the Messiah, I thought the rest of us would like to hear what he has to say about this difficult passage in…
More to think about. Skip The following is from Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss On June 11th, 2009 the World Health Organization declared the Swine Flu, otherwise known as H1-N1 influenza, to be a Phase Six pandemic. At the time of the writing of this article, it has spread to seventy countries. It is estimated that over…
