In 1st Samuel 19, we are told that Mikhal, David’s wife and daughter of Saul, told David to hide from the assassins Saul had sent, and in verse 13 of that chapter we read that to fool the men sent to kill David, she took the household idol and placed
I read a little in my Bible every day. I start at Genesis and go through to Revelation, then I start all over again. Recently, going through the Book of Joshua, I have seen some very discomforting similarities between what happened in those days, and what is happening today. If
First off, let’s set the record straight- heaven is the domain and abode of God and the angels. According to everything we read, especially in Revelation, we who are written in the Book of Life will be on a new Earth, with a new Jerusalem lowered from the heavens. If
We are told that God knows the heart and mind of everyone (Chronicles 28:9, Jeremiah 17:10), so if he is able to know what we are thinking and feeling, why then do we need to speak to him in prayer? If you haven’t already subscribed, please do so now, to
In the Book of D’varim (Deuteronomy), Moses is recounting the last 40 years to the people, and in Chapter 11 he reviews all the miraculous events that God performed, including the blessings that he will give for continued obedience, and the curses that he will send for disobedience. If you
In Numbers 15:32-41, we read about a man who was out gathering sticks on the Shabbat, well after the commandment about not doing any work on the Shabbat was known to all, and he did this in full view of all the people. His punishment, which Moses asked God to
I think we all know the 5 covenants that God made with us, all of which are found in the Tanakh: the Noahide, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and New covenant. But in the book of D’varim (Deuteronomy), Moses states that the people there, that day who are listening to him, are
We all know when Israel blessed his 12 children before his death (Genesis 49) that he stated the scepter shall not pass from Judah until Shiloh come, which in many other translations is not “Shiloh” but indicates a specific person to come and rule. If you prefer to watch a
You may be thinking there are only the 10 Commandments- the ones God gave Moses on the mountain. So, how can there be any other “10 Commandments”? If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video. In Deuteronomy 5 (I am quoting from the CJB),
Hello to all you bad-breath, caffeine headache, grumbling stomach, short-tempered faithful followers of Torah out there. I am going to borrow a sermon… from myself. The following message is one that I had delivered many years ago when acting as the (temporary) Rabbi for the Messianic synagogue I used to