Tag Archives: Torah

The will of God in the New Year…

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Pete Rambo

Many want to know the will of God.  Like several other places, the psalmist clearly says His will is the Torah.  What will you do in the new year? http://bible.com/100/psa.40.8.NASB

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New Year’s Resolution…

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Pete Rambo

The everlasting unchanging Word of God? Or, was the author of Psalm 119 just a misguided dreamer when he said, ‘forever?’ I suggest you RESOLVE to keep the Torah, including the statutes and judgments!! http://bible.com/100/psa.119.111-113.NASB

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Portion Notes for Sh’mot are up…

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Pete Rambo

See Torah Portion Page.

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Prophesying to the Dry Bones…

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Pete Rambo

Ez. 37 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out [a]by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 He caused me to … Continue reading →

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Difficult verses in the ‘Christmas’ story, p.3

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Pete Rambo

I don’t know about you, but I really want to be ready for the Messiah’s coming.  We live in heady days as far as prophecy is concerned.  Every day there is some new event or some new happening that perfectly … Continue reading →

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ZING!!!

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Pete Rambo

Wowsers!  I’m familiar with and have used all of these verses before, but my friend Steve King assembles a doozy of an image.   Selah! http://bible.com/1/2ti.4.4.KJV

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Puzzling Theology

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Pete Rambo

I love jigsaw puzzles.  There is something both compelling and satisfying in assembling the pieces of a puzzle and watching a picture slowly emerge. A few days ago a co-worker brought a puzzle to work and many in the office … Continue reading →

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Reblog: What the First Golah Community Forgot About Sukkot

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Pete Rambo

My good friend and fellow blogger, Peter Vest, has just posted one of those classic posts that gets me so excited I am about to jump out of my skin!!!  Sometimes, this whole regathering of the Tent of David is … Continue reading →

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Grace and Law are….

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Pete Rambo

…inseparable.  If you do away with the Law, you no longer have a need for grace.  Obedience to the Law brings blessing and life.  (Deuteronomy 30!). We have grace if/when we fall. Is His Torah your delight?  Make it so … Continue reading →

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…keep the commandments….

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Pete Rambo

Another good one from Steve King… http://bible.com/100/mat.19.17.NASB

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Meditations from Psalm 27 v. 2 & 3

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Pete Rambo

This is the month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar and traditionally, a month of repentance as we prepare for the Fall Feasts, most especially, Yom Kippur.  Psalm 27 is one of the Psalms read daily during this period and … Continue reading →

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Meditations from Psalm 27. v.1

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Pete Rambo

We are in the month of Elul, the 6th month in the Hebrew calendar.  Traditionally, this is a month of repentance and deep introspection as we prepare ourselves to stand before the King on Tishri 10, Yom Kippur.  During this … Continue reading →

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Truth: a few thoughts.

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Pete Rambo

PS 119: 142  Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy Torah is truth. Human based truth can change, however the truth of God’s Word is unchanging.  Can the truth of God’s Word be made more or less true? When Paul says, in 2 … Continue reading →

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In the beginning was the … Memra!

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Pete Rambo

Maybe you’ve never heard this, but John’s use of ‘the Word’ (John 1:1ff) is not original.  Authoritative Aramaic translations of the Torah done by the rabbis, some 150+ years before Yeshua, used ‘Memra’ or ‘Memra de Yeya’ (Word, or Word of … Continue reading →

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Does ‘truth’ change?

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Pete Rambo

Multiple points made in yesterday’s post about professor Daniel I. Block’s essay have been running through my head.  The major one is one I’ve pondered before but am again relishing.  Simply, the truth recorded in Torah has not and cannot … Continue reading →

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