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EREV PESACH (First Night of Passover) Tonight is April 22nd, The First night of Passover. It must have been a night like this about 3500 years ago that thousands of lambs were sacrificed, and their blood placed on the doorposts of those houses. This was done per instructions via Moses...

2 KINGS 4:42-5:19 We read about “Naaman” the Syrian who was healed of his Tzara-at, whatever kind he had, He was healed, not because of anything he could pay Elisha, but because of what he did in OBEDIENCE and FAITH. He went and bathed in the River Jordan, when down 7 times, again, “7” is...

Well, the term "Messianic" and"Christian" mean the same, but have linguistic origins. "Messianic" comes from the Hebrew "Mashiach" or "Messiah" and "Christian" comes from "Kristos" and "Kristianos" which are Greek words, but also mean "the anointed" Unfortunately, in Rome, the church...

2 KINGS 4:42-5:19 We read about “Naaman” the Syrian who was healed of his Tzara-at, whatever kind he had, He was healed, not because of anything he could pay Elisha, but because of what he did in OBEDIENCE and FAITH. He went and bathed in the River Jordan, when down 7 times, again, “7” is...

Quite a few years ago, I wrote "God Tales, An Anthology" in eBook format. I have sent it out to many readers to this date. Now, it is available in paperback format. It has 172 pages of faith-based short stories, poems, and insights, most from a Messianic Jewish perspective. If you are...

PARASHOT: “Tazriah” Lev 12:1-13:59 (she bears seed) and “Metsora” Lev 14:1-15:33 (infected ones). This week we have a double Torah portion; “Tazriah” which talks about when a woman gives childbirth, and “Metsora” which talks about “Tzara-at” which most...

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2 SAMUEL 6:1-7:17 We see another case of “good intentions” which ended up bad. The Aron Ha Kodesh (Ark of the Covenant) had been in the hands of the Philistines for some time, YHVH cursed them and caused them to return it to Israel. David received it with glory and honor, HOWEVER, He...

Could be, could be. Also, it could also symbolize the Day=thousand year statement. "One day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day" in this way, since creation, we are living in the 6th thousandth millennium, then, we could say day 7, is the 7th Millenium, when Messiah...

PARASHA: “Shemini” (Eighth) LEVITICUS 9:1-11:47 We know that a week is seven days, We count starting Sunday, and seven days later, we come to “Yom Shabbat” the 7th day, a day to rest. So, what is the “eighth” day? It is another way of saying “Sunday” The number “8” symbolizes “a new beginning”...

JEREMIAH 7:21-8:3; 9:22,23 Adonai states that "In the beginning" when Israel left Egypt, he did not talk about animal sacrifices when the 10 Commandments were given. There is not one single commandment in the "Decalog" which required animal sacrifices. The only animal sacrifice before arriving...

PARASHAH: “Tzav” (command) LEVITICUS 6:8-8:36 Last week we studied Parasha “Vayikra” (and he called) and this week, we read Parasha “Tzav” (command). We are studying the same offerings, yet the titles are different. One is “Called” and this study falls under “command.” What is the...

NO PASSOVER, NO RESURRECTION DAY……. KNOW PASSOVER, KNOW RESURRECTION DAY Play on words you might say, but let’s look at these words in detail. “NO PASSOVER= NO RESURRECTION DAY” Had there not been a first Passover in Egypt, had not the Israelites been freed from Egyptian slavery...

ISAIAH 43:21-44:23 YHVH speaks through the Prophet Yeshayahu and complains that Israel has forgotten about God, they no longer bring sacrifices, but are engrossed in sin, He explains that craftsmen will use their skill to make idols, that have no value, what a waste of craftsmanship! They can...

PARASHA: “Vayikra” (and he called) LEVITICUS 1:1-6:7 The word “VaYikra” is interesting, as it occurs 3 times. It means “called to (and a person’s name) In other words, Adonai called Moshe from where “he was” to where “Adonai is”. To “bridge the gap of distance” The first...