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Lesson 9 Part 2 No one teaches the awesomeness of this feast, this "appointed time" of יהוה Yahvay, the Lord.  Few Christians in Sunday congregations or Messianic congregations know that Shabbat is a BIG DEAL. Yes, it is a feast of the Lord by the very words of God.  Don't believe me, you can read it for your self in Lev. 23:1-3 and you'll notice that the Sabbath is 1st in the list.  There are 8 f...

Lesson 9 Part 1 Do you do the Sabbath?  It is one of the Ten Commandments, so you'd better.  But, do you do it on Sunday?  Or, do you do it on Saturday where some might say it is the "Jewish" Sabbath?  Who is right?  In this video we will not debate whether the Sabbath is Sunday or Saturday.  This debate has been going on for 1000's of years and I don't think I can end the debate with a short 30 m...

For a comprehensive study of God's Sabbath check out the video Bible study series entitled, "The Lord's Shabbat: a Big Deal."  Jewish people do the Shabbat on Saturday (the 7th day) and Christians on Sunday.  But what is the Lord's Sabbath?  It's not about going to church or the synagogue.  It is not exclusively about taking it easy and resting.  It is the Lord's Shabbat and not ours.  We do not g...

Exodus Lesson 71 Part 2 In Exod. 31:13 it says … “But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.” (Exo 31:13) The word BUT is the Hebrew word ACH (אַךְ H389) meaning “never the less, or none the less, or but, or surely and more.  I...

Now we focus on commandment #2 or #3 depending on whether you are a Jew or Catholic or Protestant.  Again, here are the three lists of the Ten Commandments.  Jews have one and the Catholics have theirs and the Protestants have theirs.  They are all different.  Our focus is not studying the Ten Commandments since that phrase never appears in Hebrew in the Bible but the Ten STATEMENTS.  That is what...

Exodus Lesson 71 Part 1 In Hebrew Genesis 2:3 has a unique Hebrew grammatical construction only found here in chapter 2 verse 3.  The Hebrew translated direct from the Hebrew is that “God ceased from creating all his work that God created TO DO.”  This seems to suggest that the Lord stopped creating work to be accomplished in the future work.  Hebrew scholars such as Ibn Ezra (1092-1167 A.D.) and...

We are now in the 6th lesson in this special podcast series on the Ten Commandments.  In this lesson we will focus on Exod. 20:4-6 … "You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. "You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers o...

Our focus in this lesson is verse Exod. 20:3 … “You shall have no other gods before Me.” This is the 2nd commandment in the Jewish list of the Ten Commandments.  But, it is part of the 1st commandment for Catholics and Protestants.  See the list of the Commandments for Jews, Catholics, and Protestants below. One thing we notice is the Catholics and Protestants both left out the phrase “who has tak...

After the three introductory videos we now begin the study of Exod. 20:1-17 – the exact words of the Lord or as is known in the original Hebrew, עשׂרת הדברים Aseret HaDevareem, the Ten Words or better is the Ten Statements.  We found in the introductory videos in Lesson 1 Part 1 and Part 2 there is no such thing as Ten Commandments in the original Hebrew.  It was a mistranslation of the church in...

This is the final lesson in the introduction to the Ten Commandments.  We will discuss two more topics.  Is the Sinai Covenant only for Israel? Are the Ten Commandments meant only for them or everyone?  Is God’s religion a significant component of our lives or is it something bigger? Our religion that comes from the religion of the Jewish people prior to Jesus’ day encompasses all of life.  There...

In this lesson we continue the introduction to the Ten Commandments.  This is God's Covenant and He shows us that the life of His people, the life of those He enter the covenant, is a life far different than perhaps what we may have learned.  We may have learned that we need to live a balanced life.  We need to put things in their proper perspective and not anything in our life should become so hi...

Jacob wrestles with a man.  This is what it says in the Hebrew in Gen. 32:24.  Who is this "man?"  The rabbis say it is the devil himself, HaSatan - the adversary.  Some Christian scholars say it is Jesus!  Others say it is the Angel of the Lord.  But, what does the Bible say?  Are there strong hints in the text that give us an idea of who this "man" is?   Come and join us in the Torah study.  Com...

Our study on עשׂרת הדברים Aseret HaDevareem - the Ten Statements - of the Lord continues.  In this lesson, lesson 2 part 2 of the introduction to the Ten Commandments, we ask how does the Ten Commandments witness of the Messiah, the Christ, Jesus.  Jesus said it in John 5:39 ... "You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me." (Jo...

Our study on עשׂרת הדברים Aseret HaDevareem - the Ten Statements - of the Lord continues.  In this lesson, lesson 2 of the introduction to the Ten Commandments, we see the difference between simply studying the Ten Commandments as opposed to all the words God spoke as recorded on Exodus 20:1-17.  In other words not only are we again putting the Bible into its historical context but putting the Ten...

In part two we continue are introduction to the Ten Commandments - Aseret HaDevareem or the Ten Statements. God says these ten statements are His covenant as in Exod. https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-uhhag-1... Part 2 - https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7uqgr-1... Another series that even goes into this deeper are the podcasts entitled "The Archaeology of Pentecost/Shavuot." It is clear the Lord God is m...

Bible study on the Ten Commandments. This is not a study to re-teach the Ten Commandments. But as we put the Bible into its historical context, as we put the Bible back into its textual context, we begin to see things in a new light. This simply enriches our understanding of the Ten Commandments. In Part 1 of lesson 1 we will ask if there are ten commandments or are they something else? And ten? C...

Lesson 46 Part 2 It is critical that you make sure you listen to part 1 of this two part series.  In part 1 we establish the real possibility that the Hebrews arrived on the 3rd day of the 3rd month.  If this is the case then it seems as if יהוה Yahvay, the Lord, God, lead His people to His mountain to receive a new covenant at His mountain, Mt. Sinai.  Interesting - 50 days after Passover, after...

  Poor Rachel, the love of Jacob's life, is supposedly executed by God for stealing the families "gods."  Rabbis in Rabbinic Judaism (Judaism after the Temple was destroyed in 70 A.D., claimed that Jacob cursed Rachel, unintentionally but cursed neverthess.  Thus, Rachel will be killed by God in childbirth.  But, all this rabbinic opinion, made up views, with NO basis in scripture.  The very word...

EXODUS LESSON 70 PART TWO If you haven't watched part one, make sure you do.  Can't watch part two unless you have watched part one.  Here's the link to part one ... LINK - https://lightofmenorah.podbean.com/e/exodus-70-exodus-301-38-part-one-the-altar-of-incense-and-the-bronze-lavar/   We’re at Exodus chapter 30 and once again we find another example of verses in God’s word that we might read onc...

  Lesson 46 Part 1 They made it.  The Hebrews led by Moses by the hand of Yahvay, the Lord, finally arrive at the Mountain of God.  Here they will receive the Ten Commandments which the Lord says is His Covenant as we read … Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel." So he was there with the LORD forty...

EXODUS LESSON 70 PART ONE We’re at Exodus chapter 30 and once again we find another example of verses in God’s word that we might read once and never again.  It seems like the detail has no transferable meaning for us now, today, and our walk with the Lord.  So we "read over" the words and seem to say we don't need to understand this detail. But, we’d be wrong.  This chapter is at the end of an am...

  God executes Rachel??  Why?  Because she stole the family gods.  Huh?  God seems to be going against His own laws.  One doesn't fear execution for being a thief in His Word.  The orthodox rabbis say God delayed executing her until Benjamin was born.  But, we never read this in the Bible.  Matter of fact when we truly analyze it that God would execute Rachel makes no sense and even contradicts th...

Traveling to the Galilee region in Israel one can visit the ancient synagogue at Chorazin.  Walking through the synagogue you'll find the "Chair of Moses" or the "Moses Seat."  See the picture below. Some say in Jesus' day that those who would read the Torah portions on the Sabbath in the synagogue sat in this chair until they were called up to read during the Shabbat service.  All historical evid...