Category Archives: Deeper Study

Christendom: ‘Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow, IF…’

I’m sitting here watching the snow fall.  Masses of flakes bigger than golf balls are showering upon the surrounding fields.  Slowly the last vestiges of any remaining green or brown grass are disappearing under a relentless cascade.  Soon, all will … Continue reading

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Total mindbender! My head almost exploded!

Yesterday I included a video by Bill Sanford on the Alef-Tav.  In the video he makes a statement that set fireworks off in my head to the degree that it almost exploded!  I can’t wait for the next person to … Continue reading

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Who is…. The Alpha and the Omega?

While studying for the series, Who is…?, I came across another connection between the revelation of Yahweh and Yeshua with which I was familiar, but had not considered in this light. Who is the Alpha and the Omega?  [Alpha and … Continue reading

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Who is… The Redeemer?

A couple days ago we considered Who is… The Holy One of Israel?  What we found is that the title, applied by both Peter and Stephen to Yeshua, is also a title used multiple times in the Tanak for Yahweh … Continue reading

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Who is… The Holy One of Israel?

Who is the Holy One of Israel? That is a question I was pondering recently as I saw the title pop up multiple time in some Tanak readings, but was previously familiar with the idea from the Book of Acts.  … Continue reading

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Considering ‘abomination.’

Scripture defines a number of things as ‘an abomination’ or ‘abominable.’  Several Hebrew words are defined as such, so I thought it would be interesting to compare and consider the uses of the word and the implications it may have … Continue reading

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Shabbat 2.1.14, Terumah, Exodus 26:31-33 The Veil!

Shabbat 2.1.14, Terumah, Exodus 26:31-33 The Veil!. Here is an excellent teaching from this week’s Shabbat service.  We focused on the Veil in the Tabernacle!  WOW!!  What an awesome study!  You will be blessed…  or your money back!  😉

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‘First day of the week’… Acts 20:7

Several days ago, I wrote concerning the nine times we are commanded, in one form or another, to ‘remember the Sabbath.’  Christendom’s defense for SUNday worship varies, however, the primary text is usually Acts 20:7 and the phrase, ‘on the … Continue reading

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Unjust Scales, Israel and the Church

On more than a few encounters with people discussing ‘the Church’ and ‘Israel of old,’ I have heard the idea that God dealt with them differently before the cross than He does now.  The idea gets presented in various forms … Continue reading

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I can’t hear what you SAY, I watch what you DO!

My father had some wise sayings that have stuck with me.  One he often quipped at the right moment was, “What you DO speaks so loud, I can hardly hear what you SAY!” This he would use as a scalpel … Continue reading

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Yeshua in Exodus 23

Yesterday’s post, Diminishing God’s Law, considered the connection of the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20 with the following chapters that begin expanding what each commandment means.  If you missed it, I recommend it as well as the first couple comments … Continue reading

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Diminishing God’s Law

The Torah portions the last couple weeks have been taking us again through the middle chapters of Exodus and the giving of the Ten Words from Mt. Sinai.  So, two days ago, as my family and I read and discussed … Continue reading

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Yeshua Believing Torah Zealots in the Book of Acts??

Messianic Judaism is not a new thing.  In fact, major threads of Church history would like to hide or ignore the fact that there has always been a thin thread of Torah-keeping believers in Messiah.  While never perfectly kept (can … Continue reading

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Who Baptized the Apostle Paul?

So, Yeshua appears to Rabbi Sha’ul (Paul) on the road to Damascus.  This is the first step we see in a series of events wherein Sha’ul, one of the greatest evangelists in the history of the world is ‘captured,’ and … Continue reading

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What ‘Word of God’ was Yeshua referring to?

In the same manner Christendom likes to equivocate on the meaning of ‘commandments,’ it is not uncommon to find them altering the plain meaning of ‘the word of God,’ in the text. Consider this text and what it means, But … Continue reading

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