Vayera – Genesis 18:1-22:24
The Three Visitors 18 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. 2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. 3 He said, “If […]
Noach – Genesis 6:9-11:32
Noah and the Flood 9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. 10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. 11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. 12 God saw how […]
Lech Lecha – Genesis 12:1-17:27
12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you;I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.[a]3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse;and all peoples […]
B’reisheet – Genesis 1:1-6:8
The Beginning 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, […]
Beresheet (In the Beginning) Genesis 1:1-6:8 HafTorah: Isaiah 42:5-43:11
1.Why did G-d show Adam this tree and then say do not eat of it? Why put temptation before them in the first place? G-d did not want robots. He wanted us, who could make the right decision, to be tempted and overcome that temptation and to grow by overcoming. He wants us to be overcomers […]
Pray for Israel
B’shallach(After he had let go)Ex./Sh’mot 13:17-17:16
Torah Portion: B’shallach(After he had let go)Ex./Sh’mot 13:17-17:16 Haftorah Reading: Judges 4:4-5:31 To begin tonight I have a question for you. In our Torah portion in Exodus 15:23 we see the second place the children of Israel stopped was at a place called Marah and they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. An […]
Did Jesus celebrate the Jewish holidays?
Answer: First of all, I prefer to call the holidays you are referring to Biblical holidays. I think they were put in scripture for everyone. They certainly do not bring us salvation but they can give us a deeper spiritual life as we celebrate them and study their meaning for us. Yes, Jesus/Yeshua celebrated the holidays. In […]
Some of my friends only study the New Testament. What can I say to them to help them see the Old Testament is important too?
Answer: When we read the New Testament (Messianic Scriptures) we see over and over references quoting the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament. If we don’t know what is written in the Old Testament we can misinterpret what we are reading in the New Testament. Jesus, while on earth, taught from the Old Testament. So if it was […]