Did you ever wonder how it came to be that as you turn the page from Malachi to Matthew that an entirely new group of religious leaders has replaced the Aaronic priesthood? Did you blink when you encountered words that are foreign to what Christians call the Old Testament, such as Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Zealots, … Continue reading Examining the Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees
The following is an exhaustive list of verses containing the word “commandments” obtained by my use of E-Sword, a free Bible software program available on the Internet, and The Blue Letter Bible Online, a web site that provides extensive Bible study materials at no charge. My comments are posted at the end. Programs like these … Continue reading We Must Obey God Rather Than Men
My experience in the twenty-plus years that I have been pursuing Sabbath-keeping bears out that if I want a peaceful home, if I want Yeshua to fight my battles and be my rear guard, it is up to me to prepare for and honor His holy day. The promise is that if we do so, … Continue reading Verse List: Sabbath
In light of Paul’s admonishment about the “Holy Scriptures” (Rom. 1:2, 2 Tim. 3:15) and, in light of Andy Stanley recently advising the church to “unhitch” from the “Old Testament” perhaps it is good to revisit exactly what the New Testament declares as “scripture.” (Note: this is not in ANY WAY to indicate that … Continue reading Exactly what is “Scripture”??
Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah Portion: Isaiah 42:1-43:10 New Testament Portion: John 1:1-14, Colossians 1:1-22, Hebrews 1:2, 8-10 Rav Chanoch Waxman, in his commentary “And God Saw That It Was Good,” notes that concerning the creation of man, in stark contrast to the creation of the animals [1:25], there is no explicit statement that God … Continue reading B’resheet 2015
The producers of the television program the West Wing mock and vilify God’s word and God’s people; but, the silver lining is that watching it gives us the opportunity to train ourselves to be ready to answer the difficult questions that we will now surely encounter more than ever in the wake of Supreme Court-sanctioned-same-sex … Continue reading The Great Paradigm Shift
The following is an exhaustive list of verses containing the word “commandments” obtained by my use of E-Sword, a free Bible software program available on the Internet, and The Blue Letter Bible Online, a web site that provides extensive Bible study materials at no charge. Programs like these are invaluable for examining the whole counsel … Continue reading What Does the Bible Say About Keeping the Commandments?
When I first gained access in the early 2000’s to software that would allow me to search the Bible for key words or concepts, I quickly became hooked on examining biblical themes. Soon I found myself experiencing one paradigm shift after another.
In 1995, at the top of a very successful real estate career (at least from the world’s point of view), the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob began to reveal Himself to me. I had been raised in a Protestant church. My parents were active members and we attended services on Sunday mornings and evenings, … Continue reading A little about the author…
TWO SCHOOLS OF PREVAILING THOUGHT AMONG JEWS OF THE FIRST CENTURY To the ears of most modern followers of Jesus, the mere mention of the term Pharisee invokes echoes of John the Baptizer and Jesus of Nazareth shouting caustically, “You brood of vipers!” One could surmise the cousins painted all Pharisees and scribes with a … Continue reading Brood of Vipers?
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