This parashah begins the fourth book of the Torah. This book is unlike Leviticus, which was mainly legislative in nature. Numbers (the title is taken from the Septuagint) is more of a historical narrative, telling us what happened during the 38 years the Israelites were wandering through the desert. If
Wait a minute! Isn’t Constantine the guy who ran the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, where some of the modern Christian doctrines were first formalized? Didn’t they say Christ was divine there? Didn’t they set up the Christian holidays, such as Easter? (Actually, they had Easter but couldn’t decide
The Psalms are a wonderful collection of the poetry David created, as well as from other authors. Moses is credited to have written Psalm 90, and 12 Psalms (Psalm 50 and Psalms 73-83) are credited to Asaph. Asaph was one of the Temple leaders in charge of the musicians during
This parashah is the final reading from the Book of Leviticus. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video. Up to this point, God has given us his instructions for how to worship him, the responsibilities of the Cohen, and how to treat each
With a title like this, I can only imagine what you must be thinking. Is this picture going through your mind right now? And the next thing you must be thinking is: “Why would Steven even think such a thing?” If you prefer to watch a
I received this through an email from the Israel Video Network and although it is almost 14 minutes long, I ask that you listen to it. This woman is telling the United Nations the truth about Israel and Muslim tactics, which is not to destroy just Israel but to destroy
I write these messages three times a week. They are automatically posted to the Messianic Moment page associated with my “public” Facebook page, and I share them on a number of discussion groups of which I am a member. Recently, as I was going through my Facebook notifications, writing my
In this reading from the Torah, we are given the instructions for celebrating the Sabbatical Year and the Year of Jubilee. If you prefer to watch a video, click on this link: Watch the video. The Sabbatical year (called the Shemita) is the Shabbat rest for the land. Just as
Many Christians have been taught almost exclusively about God and the Messiah from the New Covenant writings. This is like reading the sequel to a book without reading the first book. By the way, there won’t be a video today because I am not home. The New Covenant, in Hebrew
Every family has one, and that “one” I am talking about is the “Black Sheep”; the one member of the family that has wandered off, done wrong and as a result has ostracized himself (or herself) from their family. Today’s message is based on an event that recently happened to
