Tag Archives: Joseph

Are Food Shortages Coming?

Many laughed and shook their heads in amazement when store shelves were stripped of toilet paper near the beginning of the Coronavirus scare, but the next round of shortages may not be so funny. Warning bells are sounding with increasing … Continue reading

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Torah Portion: Miketz (Gen. 41:1-44:17)

What can we learn about leadershio, patriarchy and responsibility from Joseph and his epuc testing of hus brothers? Come aling and check out this week’s Torah Portion Commentary as we dip into Miketz and consider Reuben, Simeon, Judah and Joseph … Continue reading

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Torah Portion: Vayeshev (Gen. 37:1-40:23)

The ‘Joseph Portions’ are my favorite and this is a fun look at the first through a different lens: headship and patriarchy. The major shift for me is that I had to spend more time understanding Judah and Tamar and … Continue reading

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Here is a ‘firstborn’ mindbender, sure to stretch you!!

Following is a link to a Scripture image and thought from thebarkingfox.com.  Friend Al McCarn has assembled a couple verses that will totally stretch your understanding of YHVH’s plan and purpose…. Picture of the Week 04/21/17 – http://wp.me/p4cMjG-1tC

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Excellent Article in Breaking Israel News

Following is a link for a terrific article in Breaking Israel News by Eliyahu Berkowitz.  Overall, this is a terrific article about some of the amazing things that happened in Ariel Israel.  Maybe a couple little details that I would … Continue reading

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B’ney Yosef, moving forward….

The Summit is behind us and we’ve had a few days to recuperate.  Elders and leaders have been affirmed… Now, what? Well, as with any baby, growth is not immediately apparent.  Lots of eating, sleeping and, well, you know…. Protecting … Continue reading

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The ‘New Covenant’ is NOT with Gentiles…

The provocative title is true and intended to get your attention.  Simply, the New Covenant is NOT with the Gentiles. That is not to say Gentiles can’t enter in, because Ephesians 2 and Romans 9-11 teach that they can, however, … Continue reading

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Study Notes for Genesis 37 – 40

Ray Gardner’s notes and Ephraim and Rimona Frank’s study notes for this portion of Scripture are up in the Torah Portion page. Enjoy!!

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“If you do your part, God does His part…”

I was raised as a Calvinist leaning believer who later attended seminary and became convinced of TULIP, the five points of Calvinism.  Central to all of that is the supremacy of God and His Work while man only responds to … Continue reading

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Joseph Torah Portions

Many here know that the Joseph portions are my very ‘favoritest’ of all the portions.  Here for this week and the next two are posts from last year: Jesus / Yeshua as pictured in Joseph. Part 1. Jesus / Yeshua as … Continue reading

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Jesus said, “Walk Like an Egyptian?”

It  was inevitable, really…  These last several weeks of studying the story of Joseph in Genesis and his being taken down to Egypt led to me finally having the Bangles, singing ‘Walk Like an Egyptian,‘ stuck in my head…  Gack! … Continue reading

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Ani Yoseph! (Awesome Hanoch Young video!)

Do the students of Scripture truly understand some of prophecy?  Do we understand ‘one new man?’  Do we understand how incredible is the Father’s plan?? Currently, we are in the middle of the Torah Portions that deal with Joseph and … Continue reading

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Jesus / Yeshua as pictured in Joseph. Part 3.

Joseph is such an incredibly detailed picture of Jesus/Yeshua.  Previously, in Part 1 and Part 2, we looked at Genesis 37:1 through 41:38.  Now we’ll continue. Please remember, this is not an exhaustive list, or complete handling of each remez, … Continue reading

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Jesus / Yeshua as pictured in Joseph. Part 2.

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.

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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