Category Archives: Deeper Study

Houses Built on Rock and Sand

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Pete Rambo

Is your house built on the Rock? Most do not know what that means!! Do you? Sure? Keep reading. We’ve all read the parable, and if we were raised in the church, we had multiple Sunday School or VBS lessons … Continue reading →

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Jesus / Yeshua as pictured in Joseph. Part 2.

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Pete Rambo

Previously we identified roughly 25 prophetic connections or ‘remez’ pictures in the life/story of Joseph, most of which are direct connectors to Yeshua. That was Just Genesis chapter 37!! This is loads of fun! Let’s keep going! Genesis 38 is … Continue reading →

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Jesus / Yeshua as pictured in Joseph. Part 1.

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Pete Rambo

This past week began what is probably my very favorite run of Torah Portions. The last, Vayishlach, and the next several are highly prophetic of various parts of history, some yet future. Of the images presented, I find the pictures … Continue reading →

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The Proper Role of Grace in the Life of the Believer

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Pete Rambo

When I was growing up, there were two boys who lived up the street that I was at least mildly jealous of. They were from two different and unrelated families, but their circumstances were similar, such that I was envious … Continue reading →

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10 Paradigm-shifting Old Testament Verses

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Pete Rambo

A few days ago I published a piece titled ‘10 Paradigm-shifting New Testament Verses.’ It was a piece that generated more discussion than anything I have published to date on this blog. Great discussion thread!! Good! Discussion and thinking are … Continue reading →

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10 Paradigm-shifting New Testament Verses

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Pete Rambo

Maybe I’m the only person this happens to, but have you ever read a verse that you’ve read a 100 times, but suddenly you ‘see’ it totally differently? Like a bolt of lightning, or a V-8 moment, you suddenly understand … Continue reading →

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In the Beginning was The Word!

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Pete Rambo

Where exactly did John get this idea? A.) Stroke of literary genius? B.) Inspiration of the Holy Spirit? C.) Rabbinic thought of his day? Most, especially in Christendom, will be shocked to hear that the answer is not A. His … Continue reading →

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He Judges By…. Smell?!?

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Pete Rambo

Seriously!! One attribute of the Mashiach is that He judges by smell! (This promises to be an interesting and unconventional post that will pull some odd things together… ) After the midrash at this week’s Shabbat (parsha, Toldot), a bunch … Continue reading →

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The Grass Withers….

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Pete Rambo

If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a hundred times. The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8 and 1st Peter 1:24-25 Pastors commonly quote this verse immediately after reading a … Continue reading →

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Defining ‘Apostasy’ and ‘THE Man of Sin’

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Pete Rambo

II Thessalonians 2:3, in a passage about the last days, says, Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the … Continue reading →

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‘In Abraham by faith’ really means…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Pete Rambo

While reading in Genesis yesterday, I noticed a verse that dispels a couple common misconceptions, or false defenses in both Christendom and in Judaism/Messianic Judaism. In Christendom, a common objection to keeping Torah is the idea that ‘I am of … Continue reading →

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David and Goliath. Prophecy? Let’s see…

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Pete Rambo

Several parts of my study have recently converged on 1 Samuel. Initially, while looking at ‘אבן‘ or ‘stone,’ I was led to consider David and his use of a stone to slay Goliath. In the considering of this story, I … Continue reading →

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“What’s this sound of bleating in my ears?”

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Pete Rambo

I think my father used that line on me one time. It sounds as a curious condemnation, but knowing the story behind it enlightens it. 14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears? What is … Continue reading →

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The Error of Dividing the Law

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Pete Rambo

For centuries, millenia, really, Christendom has embraced an error that it calls the ‘Three-Fold Division of the Law.’ It is particularly prevalent in Reformed circles, sometimes even called a ‘cornerstone’ of reformed teaching. Most all other main streams of theology … Continue reading →

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Torah Time ~ Beresheit part 1- Gen 1:1-6:8

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Pete Rambo

Torah Time ~ Beresheit part 1- Gen 1:1-6:8. You will totally enjoy this study of the alef-tav based in Genesis 1:1. Bithiah does an excellent job revealing connections to Mashiach and tying the beginning of ‘the Book’ to the end! … Continue reading →