Moshe Schwab's Podcast

Be faithful in God’s ways. That is the best way to live.  What an amazing God we have. He has told us how to live; He is a loving God who cares about us. He gave us the Holy Spirit in this Messianic age to help us live right. God continues to reach down to mankind through the ages to help us. Sometimes we think of God calling us to do something or an encounter with God as important spiritual momen...

Just as God defeated the Egyptians at the Gulf of Aqaba, God continues to help Israel to defeat its enemies after they enter Canaan. Also, we should consider that although we seem to be at risk in the present, God is at work on our behalf. In the end, God will be victorious even though the people of this world can be so against the things of God. Judges 4:23 CJB says: "Thus God on that day de...

Just as Israel was changed as they went through the sea, we need to be a changed people with the help of the Torah, the scriptures, and the Holy Spirit that we receive through the Messiah Yeshua. Israel left Egypt behind and we should leave our old natures behind and put on good and godly ways. The Israelites ate food and drink given them by God (1 Corinthians 10:1-4). In the same way, but in a sp...

We see a God in this portion who wants us to do what is right and He wants to restore His people. We see in the New Testament portion that God provides a way through the Messiah to also restore us to Him. In addition to God's commandments, we need the Messiah and the gift of the Holy Spirit to help us. Yeshua gave us the Torah and He gave us another helper, the Holy Spirit. John 14:15-17 NKJV...

We see a God in this portion who wants us to do what is right and He wants to restore His people. We see in the New Testament portion that God provides a way through the Messiah to also restore us to Him. In addition to God's commandments, we need the Messiah and the gift of the Holy Spirit to help us. Yeshua gave us the Torah and He gave us another helper, the Holy Spirit. John 14:15-17 NKJV...

Pharaoh thought He was in control and nothing else mattered, but he found out who was really in control. Living life without a proper spiritual focus is a big mistake. I think there is a saying that says you will end up paying for what you do. God is the almighty king and judge. Don’t diminish who He is. Have a balanced life that puts God in His proper place. Stay fresh spiritually. Live the truth...

God returned Israel to their land of promise as predicted by Ezekiel. We should take the land promises to Israel seriously. The Bible says that God has given them the land and it is a testimony to the nations that He is God. No matter what happens, Israel will eventually have the land in perpetuity (forever).   Moshe came back to Egypt ready to go to work for God, but Pharaoh resisted him, and the...

God is there for anyone who will come to Him, and He wants us to accept His commandments which give life and His Holy Spirit through the Messiah Yeshua. Psalms 121:2 NKJV, "My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth." God says in Proverbs 7:2 NKJV, "Keep my commands and live, and my law as the apple of your eye." Pharaoh brought pain and anguish on the people of Egy...

Although we see lack of trust in God at times as in today’s portion, it was through trust in God that Israel was set free. We also need to have trust in God and live with faith. Faith requires we actually do what is right and not just think we are right. Hebrews 11:23-26 CJB says, "By trusting, the parents of Moshe hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw that he was a bea...

There is blessing in doing things God’s way. There is a steep fall off for those who replace God with worldly ways. Proverbs 19:23 NKJV says, "The fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; he will not be visited with evil." In Proverbs 22:4-5 NKJV it says, "By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life. Thorns and snares are i...

Information on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. When praying for others we need to ask God for information, rely on the working of the Holy Spirit, and rely on the power of God. So, this is a good time to talk about the gifts or mani-festations of the Holy Spirit and how we receive information from God.  All the gifts are important, but prophesy is especially important. Shaul (Paul) says it is for ed...

We see God saving mankind because of those who live in faith towards God, who follow God's commands, and who are led by Him. Let us also be people of faith who bring God's blessings to the world. Let us be a people who listen to God’s voice and follow Him just as our patriarchs did. True believers make the world a better place. The world needs us. The people who say they don't need...

When we don't follow Him, we are telling God we don't want those blessings and help. Yosef brought blessing on an entire region because He stood with God and used his prophetic gift from God. Unfortunately, those who turned away from God were not warned of the coming famine and suffered because of it. God though blessed an entire region through Yosef!   Don’t be trapped by worldly thinki...

There are a lot of people who teach others not to respect God. We need to work out our lives with deep respect for the creator Yĕhōváh. Proverbs 1:7 NKJV says, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." Respecting God is the beginning of our spiritual life. Only then will we begin to listen to God. Proverbs 8:13 NKJV says, "The fe...

Say that you are an auto mechanic and on all the cars you worked on, you tightened the fan belts too tight so that it broke the components connected to the belts (the generator and the water pump). You did it wrong so that every car you did this to ended up breaking down. Instead of helping people, you were messing up their cars. That is like living your life wrong in sin. Instead of leading peopl...

In this portion we see the destructive nature of worldly thinking and the end result of pushing away of God's words through the prophetic. Ya'akov and his family suffered because they did not trust Yosef's words from God. Israel did worse and was completely destroyed because they did not listen to the prophets. God will work out His will. We have to decide if we will be part of it a...

What some people do not understand is that doing the work of God is primarily how we keep God's commandments. We are to live our lives around the commandments and values that God has given us in the Bible. Most specifically, we are to keep God's commandments in the Old Testament portion. Yeshua told us that He will reject those who do not keep the law. There was no New Testament at the t...

The Messiah Yeshua came to help us do what is right, namely to be righteous. Man-made doctrine twists this to their own destruction.  2 Peter 3:15-16 says, "Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction,...

In this portion, God healed Rivkah and she was able to conceive two children. Yitzchak did not listen to his wife about Ya’akov being the child of promise so Rivkah took matters in her own hands and fooled Yitzchak so he would give the blessing to Ya’akov. Ya’akov chooses to leave rather than confront Esav. Esav is a worldly person and wants to kill Ya’akov. We will see that God worked everything...

In the Torah portion we see Abraham sticking to what God told him to do about Yitz’chak being the heir of promise. Although men may think that they are the ones who are in power and they are the ones that know how to procure power, it was God who ultimately chose the line of people who would bless the earth and who would be the Messiah, namely Yeshua our Messiah.  Abraham gave his life to serve th...

Abraham is a prophet and he prays for Avimelech and he is healed. Yitzchak is born and Abraham was going to sacrifice him, but an angel stopped him. The rabbis teach that Isaac was grown up and was willing to give himself. God providing a sacrifice is a prophetic picture of the Messiah Yeshua in the future, who willingly gave Himself for our sin. We see that God did miracles and healings in the Ol...

Always keep growing no matter what.  Everything in life is an opportunity to do what is right and bring goodness. If we are working, we can do a great job. If we are working with others, we can be the best worker and kind encourager. We can be the best father, mother, son, or daughter. Each of our efforts requires thoughtful attention and we need to practice life and form good habits.   Psalms 92:...

Noah did what was right and saved the world. We too can bring blessings to the world by living right. Like Noah, we need to be faithful to keep God’s commandments. We should stand strong and work hard at doing what is right. Last week we read in the portion Bereshit about the trickery of the devil and how the devil negated God's word so that Adam and Eve sinned. In order to do what is right,...

Do not live life backwards but move forward. Have you ever tried walking backwards. It isn't easy to keep doing, but that is what some people do in life. They live life the hard way because of their sinful behavior and that hurts themselves and others. We need to keep moving forward with our spiritual lives so that our lives are meaningful and good. Shaul says in Philippians 3:13-15 NKJV says...

God gave Israel a song so they would be reminded to be faithful to God. It is important that we remember to do what is right. God gave us His words in the Bible and the Holy Spirit to lead us and help us. Ritual is often not a commandment of God; misapplied commandments are not God’s commands. Not all ritual is wrong. The portion tells us there has never been a man like Moshe; at least not until Y...