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This week’s parasha is entitled Mishpatim, which is translated “Statutes” or “Judgments” and covers Exodus chapters 21 through 24. This section of the Torah contains extensive case law; fines and/or punishments for a broad spectrum of offenses having mostly to do with personal injury and property. Everything in this parasha demonstrates that, as beings created […] Source

We have been walking with Yeshua through the book of John. We’re at the end of the life of the Most Important Man who ever lived. That man is also the Messiah and the Son of God and the one and only Savior of humanity, able to rescue us from the real and deadly forces […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn began Revelation 20 with Revelation 20:1-10. Source

We have been walking with Yeshua through the book of John. We’re at the end of the life of the Most Important Man who ever lived. That Man is also the Messiah and the Son of God and the one and only Savior of humanity, able to rescue us from the real and deadly forces […] Source

This week’s parasha is entitled Yitro (meaning Jethro), the name of Moses’ father-in-law.  This portion covers Exodus 18-20 and contains the remarkable encounter between God and the people of Israel at Mount Sinai, including the giving of the Ten Commandments.  At this point in time, the Jewish people are on roughly their third month of […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn continued his study of Revelation with Revelation 19. Source

  This week’s parasha is entitled B’Shalach which means “In His Sending” it covers Exodus 13:17-17:16. Broken by the last and most terrible plague, Pharaoh finally submitted to the will of the Almighty, and let the Jewish people leave Egypt. Israel departed Egypt in an orderly way, and Moses took the bones of Joseph with […] Source

Yeshua Tells His Disciples Some Very Troubling Things; One Of Them Will Betray Him; Peter Will Deny Him; He Will Leave Them And They Won’t Be Able to Follow; They Are To Humbly Serve Each Other And Love Each Other We have been walking with Yeshua through the book of John. We’re at the end […] Source

“See now that I, I am He, and there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.” (Deuteronomy 32:39) God’s ‘Default Setting’ (Life-if we would simply not interfere!) […] Source

This week’s Parasha is titled Bo, which means “Go”.  It starts in Exodus 10 where the Lord tells Moses that He has further hardened Pharaoh’s already hard heart.  I believe this is the first time in this series of plagues that Adonai will make sure Pharaoh’s heart is hardened through plagues eight, nine, and ten. […] Source

Rabbi Glenn has an open question and answer time for this week’s Bible Study which he humorously refers to as “Ask The Other Rabbi”. Source

We are walking with Yeshua in the Book of John. We are in the last week of Messiah’s earthly life. Yeshua knew that His Father was asking Him to die in Jerusalem to make atonement possible for the sins of humanity, so that human beings who know Yeshua and become loyal to Yeshua can be […] Source

What happens when we try to match wills with the Lord?  In this week’s parasha we see the great Pharaoh attempt to ignore and stop God’s Will and the total disaster that it brings.  Parasha Va’era translates to “And I Appeared” and covers Exodus 6:2 – 9:35. Parasha Va’era teaches us that no matter how […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn continued the study of Revelation with Revelation 17. He also read Marv Rosenthal’s article “The Lady of the Night: She Seeks to Seduce Your Soul” on the identity of “Babylon”. Source

This week our parasha is Shemot meaning “names” and begins the book of Exodus.  Shemot is also the Hebrew title for the book.  It begins with the birth of Moses and takes us through chapter 6:1 where he has his first confrontation with Pharaoh.  In this parasha we will see the great commission the Lord gave to Moses […] Source

Yeshua is the Most Important Man Who Ever Lived. He also brought the world the Most Important Message, a message that must be believed for human beings, who are alienated from God and headed to Hell, not Heaven, to death, not life, to be reconciled to their Creator and live forever. Not only is Yeshua […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn continues the study of Revelation with Revelation 16. Source

This world and everything in it is radically different from the way God made it. Adam and Eve’s rebellion not only affected them, it affected the universe and everything in it. When they fell, they dragged the universe down with them. Rabbi Paul put it this way in his letter to the Romans: The creation […] Source

This week’s parasha is entitled Vayechi, meaning “And he lived.” It covers Genesis 47:28-50:26 and completes the first of the five books of Moses. Israel and his sons were now comfortably in Egypt, though due to the ongoing famine the Egyptians were impoverished in their own land. It is interesting to note that Joseph spent […] Source

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 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.  And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. So begins the familiar words of the Word of […] Source

This week Rabbi Glenn responded to the recent statements by John Piper on Believers arming themselves with firearms.  Rabbi Glenn analyzed and offered a rebuttal to the arguments made by John Piper. Source

This week Rabbi Glenn reviewed Revelation 14 and then studied Revelation 15:1-4. He focused especially on the Song of Moses and of the Lamb, why it is there, and how a song in the middle of a narrative is the key that unlocks and unpacks the big picture for us. Source

This week’s parasha is Vayigash, which means “and he drew near” and covers Genesis 44:18-47:27.  Last week’s parasha told us of Joseph’s imprisonment, his interpretation of Pharaoh’s dreams, his rise to second-in-command over Egypt, and the seven years of famine to come.  Joseph’s brothers had come to Egypt, searching for food to buy, and did […] Source

We are close to that time of the year when hundreds of millions of people around the world will be celebrating Christmas. While the focus of Christmas should be the birth of the Messiah, for many today, the focus of Christmas is not the Incarnation of the Son of God, but trees, decorations, lights, Santa […] Source

This week’s parasha is entitled, Miketz, which means, “at the end of.”  It covers Genesis 41:1-44:17. If you remember Rabbi Glenn’s commentary last week, we heard about Joseph and the life he lived as the favorite son of Jacob.  Joseph boasted about his special status by telling his family, including his 10 brothers, about dreams […] Source