Audio Teaching Notes Psalm 119:105 KJV "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Proverbs 6:23-24 KJV "For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman."... Continue Reading →
Audio teaching Notes Rom. 12:1-2 Ex. 25:1-8 Ex 25:2 KJV "...of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart..." The main part of the portion is about the construction of the Tabernacle and its furniture, but it begins with an offering. God wanted to dwell with His people. Giving is the Hebrew word Terumah,... Continue Reading →
The central point in the Exodus story is not any part of leaving Egypt but the destination, Mount Sinai, to receive the Torah, The Word of God. The portion that gives us the Ten Commandments is not named commandments or laws; it is named after Jethro, Moses's father-in-law. Deuteronomy 18:8-12 "In order to encourage him... Continue Reading →
The Jewish leap year occurs seven times in a nineteen-year cycle; this year is one of those years; it is known as a "pregnant year." In a pregnant year, we have two months of Adar, the Festival of Purim taking place in Adar II. Adar I begins tonight at sundown and goes through March 10,... Continue Reading →
Audio Teaching Notes The Waters of Baptism: Ex. 14:9-25 CJB I. A New Way of Life Go Forward "The splitting of the Sea of Reeds is generally viewed as the archetype of a miraculous and supernatural event. Yet even in this case, there had to be a natural action to catalyze the miracle: God instructed the... Continue Reading →
Audio Teaching Notes Premise No. 1: As Christians, we must understand the story as the Egyptians. We dwell in darkness before salvation, and we are the mixed multitude who hooked ourselves to Israel and their God. Premise No. 2: We are now also connected with the Israel part of the narrative as it shows us the outine... Continue Reading →
Audio Message Notes Exodus 6:6-8 ESV "Say therefore to the people of Israel, 'I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment.7 I... Continue Reading →
Genesis 15:6 NKJV "And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness." Matthew 5:6 NKJV "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled." Matthew 6:33 AMP "But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the... Continue Reading →
Audio Teaching Notes Moshe and The Messiah Deuteronomy 18:15 CJB "Adonai will raise up for you a prophet like me from among yourselves, from your own kinsmen. You are to pay attention to him," "[T]he first and major virtue of the Messiah will be Torah (according to Rambam, he will be steeped in it); from this,... Continue Reading →
Abraham the Hebrew was one who crossed over, and Israel has continued to cross over. As believers in Yeshua, we have crossed over from death to life, from cursing to blessing, and from sadness to joy. Genesis 12:1-7 ESV "Now the Lord said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's... Continue Reading →
Audio Teaching NOTES 47:28 "Jacob lived seventeen years in Egypt (2238-2255). At the end of this period, Jacob's days, i.e., the years of his lifetime, totaled one-hundred forty-seven years. Thus, Jacob did not live as long as his grandfather Abraham (175 years) or his father Isaac (180 years). 29 When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son... Continue Reading →
Audio Teaching NOTES The Power of Forgiveness Last week's portion showed us that Joseph was a man who could walk in forgiveness. The forgiveness that he demonstrated led to restoration and blessing. Yeshua's teaching and life of forgiveness We must forgive others to be forgiven (Mt. 6:14-15). We must walk in love and forgiveness (Mt.... Continue Reading →
Audio Teaching NOTES The Messiah This week's portion brings us to a remarkable parallel of Joseph and Yeshua. In Judaism, the Messiah is understood by two people: Messiah, Son of Joseph, and Messiah, Son of David. As believers in Yeshua, we know this not as two separate Messiahs but two different comings of one Messiah. ... Continue Reading →
Tevet is the tenth month of the Hebrew calendar; in it, we celebrate the end of Hanukkah, but we also have the fast of Tevet, which recalls the siege of the First Temple and its destruction. Tevet is one of the calendar's dark (spiritual) months, so we must have an overcoming spirit this month! As... Continue Reading →
Message Audio NOTES Introduction This week's portion begins with the words, "Ya'akov continued living in the land where his father had lived as a foreigner, the land of Kena'an." (Gen. 37:1). This Parsha begins the story of Yosef, yet we start with Jacob, Ya'akov. This serves as a reminder that each story is connected. The... Continue Reading →
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