We left the last parashah with Pinchas driving a spear through a prince of the tribe of Simeon, who had flaunted his relationship with a Midianite woman right in front of Moses and the entire congregation, which was (at that time) being punished by God for having associated themselves with
Eight years ago, on July 14, 2014 (to be precise) I posted my first message on this website, and began my on-line ministry. It occurred to me the other day that I should share with you how this ministry has been doing over these 8 years. Before I created this
From what I have researched, Yeshua called himself “Son of Man” some 78 times throughout the Gospels. It is supposedly a term reserved for the Messiah from the Book of Daniel, in that the son of man would inherit God’s everlasting kingdom. If you prefer to watch a video, click
We now come to the story of Balaam, the prophet who was asked by Balak, the king of Moab (for whom this parashah is named) to curse the Israelites encamped just outside his territory. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video. Balaam, although
We are now beginning the 40th year of the Israelites journey through the desert. God gives Moses the regulations regarding the cleansing of people who touch a carcass or in other way becomes unclean, and that is by a special water made from the ashes of a red heifer. It
Too often I hear people using these terms interchangeably, but that is not the proper use of them. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video. If you don’t mind, I am not going to give Webster’s definitions or go through dozens of biblical
I know this sounds like a really silly question- everyone knows that you only pray to God, right? Praying to anyone or anything other than God is idolatry, right? Then tell me why so many people pray to their sin sacrifice instead of to God? If you prefer to watch
The Israelites are in the desert, and three men, Abiram, Dathan (both from the tribe of Rueben) and their leader, the Levite Korach, rebel against Moses. They have also collected 250 leading men from the 12 tribes to join them in demanding that Moses and Aaron allow other men to
In a world where we try to be better at everything, where you can go to almost any media and find someone who will tell you how to be a better person, how to communicate better with others, how to be in better shape, how to…well, how to be better
Of course he does- he changed it for Moses more than once, right?When the people sinned with the Golden Calf and God said he would destroy them, didn’t he tell Moses that he wouldn’t do that, after all, since Moses pleaded with him for the sake of the people? (Exodus
