Destined4Torah

We have embarked upon an awesome journey as we explore the Divine Design of the World through the Lens of Torah.  We are going to explore the concepts of the Letters of Torah, King Messiah, the Temple, and Prophecy.  These concepts are applicable throughout the Bible and they are pertinent to bring God's plans for your life to fruition.  You are going to see the Word...

Over the next several weeks, allow me to be your Torah optometrist (Toroptometrist) as I take you on a journey to see the world through the Lens of Torah.  We are going to explore the concepts of the King Messiah, the Temple, the Fathers, and Prophecy.  You are going to see the Word of God as if you are looking into a sea of glass.  The Lens of Torah will bring the entire Bible to l...

s a Christian, you may question why I teach Torah.   I will answer this question by asking you a question.  Would you ever consult with a medical doctor that has not completed medical school and residency?  I think the answer would be an overwhelming NO!  Medical school is the foundation of a doctor’s learning.  Likewise, you cannot begin to apprehend the depths of Go...

Chess is a game of conspiracy, creativity, patience, and strategy.  In the game of chess, each opponent applies tactics to checkmate the other player's king.  The ultimate checkmate took place when Jesus was crucified on the cross at Calvary.  Jesus checkmated Satan. Both Jesus and King David faced conspiracies in their lives due to the counsel of the wicked.  Th...

Calvary is the place where Jesus was crucified. [Luke 23:33 NKJV] "33 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.” We are like the criminals on the left hand and on the right hand of Jesus.  The Road to Calvary is Paved with Gold.  Jesus paved the road to Calvary with His perfect Wa...

Calvary is the place where Jesus was crucified. [Luke 23:33 NKJV] "33 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.” We are like the criminals on the left hand and on the right hand of Jesus.  The Road to Calvary is Paved with Gold.  Jesus paved the road to Calvary with His perfect Wa...

During our preparation for Passover (Pesach), we study Exodus and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, especially the narratives leading to Jesus’ crucifixion.  We experience tremendous deliverance in our lives as we engage in this feast with the art of asking questions.   Passover is a Biblical feast that is filled with questions.  Look at the questions that Moses asked Go...

We have been studying about the feast of Purim in the Scroll of Esther for the last several weeks.  Now we will begin to transition to the feast of Passover (Pesach).  We will bridge the gap between Purim and Passover.  Both feasts are intertwined by their miracles yet the miracles are different in nature.  In Purim, we see God's hidden miracles.  For example, we neve...

Several weeks ago, I asked you the question, “Can you read Esther as a standalone book?”  Remember that I told you that you cannot read the Scroll of Esther as a standalone book.  I said that this book answers earlier concepts.  You have to see this book in a bigger context.   Everything has reverberations, echoes, and implications.  Over the last five...

I would like to begin this teaching with some questions.  Have you ever kept a secret?  Is it okay to keep a secret from others?  Do we see secrets in the Bible?  We see many episodes in the Bible where secrets are kept.  What is the role of secrets in the Bible?  One of the greatest secrets in the Bible is the secret that Esther kept from the king. [Esther 2:9-1...

The Scroll of Esther teaches us how to Live Beyond the End.  Esther’s Journey was a journey from Trauma to Resilience.   Esther provides the framework to recover from any type of human suffering including the worst atrocities that have plagued mankind such as the Holocaust.  The essence of Esther's trauma is found within the text of the Scroll of Esther which I will expound upon in...

Last week, we began a fascination study in the Rippling Effect of Time.  Our actions can have a rippling effect not only in the present but can also have reverberations throughout future generations.  For example, King Saul's disobedience to the commandment to wipe out all the Amalekites in 1 Samuel 15 brought about the pending threat of the annihilation of the Jewish people in the Scrol...

One of the greatest gifts God has given us is the gift of time.  The first commandment that God gave Moses was the institution of the Biblical calendar. [Exodus 12:1-2 RSV] "1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 "This month shall be for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you." When the Israelites were enslaved to Pharaoh, their time d...

Have you ever asked the question, “Is God with us or not?”  I believe we have all asked it from time to time.  The congregation of Israel asked the same question when they were thirsty. [Exodus 17:1-2 RSV] "1 All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped at Reph'idim; but there was no water...

Bending the Heavens At the giving of the 10 Commandments, a Bending of the Heavens took place and God descended upon Mount Sinai.   [Exodus 19:20 (Chabad.org)] "20 The Lord descended upon Mount Sinai, to the peak of the mountain, and the Lord summoned Moses to the peak of the mountain, and Moses ascended." He bent down the heavens and spread them upon Mount Sinai like a garment...

Moses demonstrates the greatest credentials for leadership in the Bible.  Not only was Moses one of the greatest prophets recorded in the Bible and the giver of the Torah, he also became one of the greatest leaders in human history.  Within 210 year of the Israelites' exile in Egypt, the Jewish population rose up to 2,500,000 people.  This number includes 600,000 men...

The descent of the sons of Israel into Egypt demonstrates how to give meaning your pain: [Exodus 1:1, 5 RSV] "1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household:" The first Torah portion of the book of Exodus, Parashah Shemot, shows the horrors of enslavement for the Jewish people. Shemot is also the Hebrew name for the second book of the Bible. The w...

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Merry Christmas!  May your hearts rejoice in the greatest gift of all during this Christmas season as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, our King and our Savior. [Luke 2:11 KJV] "11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." There are several parallels between the infancy narratives of Jesus and Moses.  The glory of the Lord...

In order to become a royal, you must adopt the etiquette, protocol, and culture of the kingdom. When Meghan Markle become a Royal of the United Kingdom, she immersed herself in the ways of British royalty. Are you ready to enter into the Etiquette, Protocol, and the Culture of the Torah?  This is exactly the royal place that Jacob and Joseph came into when they entered Egypt.  Josep...

Are you ready to Assume your Role in the Tapestry of Creation? Pharaoh begins to share his dream with Joseph in Genesis 41: [Genesis 41:17-18 chabad.org] “17 In my dream, behold, I was standing on the bank of the Nile. 18 And behold, seven cows of robust flesh and handsome form were ascending from the Nile, and they pastured in the marshland.” The dream shows us Pharaoh’s philosophy of life. To Ph...

Do you have a dream for your destiny? Joseph shows you the blueprint to manifesting your dreams. Joseph waited 22 years for the fulfillment of his prophetic dreams. This week's Torah portion is Parashah Mikeitz. Parashah Mikeitz consists of Genesis 41:1 through 44:17. Mikeitz means end. Pursuing your dreams will bring you to an expected end. Jeremiah says: [Jeremiah 29:11 KJV] "11 For I know the t...

How do you respond to the terror of the night when you are overwhelmed by feelings of loneliness and fear?  Jacob is the Patriarch who foreshadows the exile.  Jacob teaches us how to respond to the terror of the night.    When Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, he also saw the persecutions of his future generations. Indeed, the Torah is a blueprint of the future. [Genesis 33:1 RSV] "1 And Jacob...

How do you respond to the terror of the night when you are overwhelmed by feelings of loneliness and fear? Jacob is the Patriarch who foreshadows the exile. Jacob teaches us how to respond to the terror of the night. When Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming, he also saw the persecutions of his future generations. Indeed, the Torah is a blueprint of the future. [Genesis 33:1 RSV] "1 And Jacob lifte...

The Pursuit of Truth has been the passion of philosophers, preachers, scholars, scientists, and countless others throughout the ages. What is truth and how does one find it? The American Declaration of Independence says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Libert...