Last week I discussed what it means to become a disciple and listed the four basic responsibilities of a disciple. This week I would like to begin discussing the first two responsibilities, which are Devotion and Memorization. Remember, our goal…
Thirst is a universal human experience. This is not just longing for water, but something else, a deeper satisfaction we are looking for, which is promised in many things but never quite satisfied. The following commentary and application of John…
Imagine Imagine a world in which Mashiach is King over all. Imagine a world in which Yeshua rules the hearts and lives of every single person on this earth… A time when hypocrisy and pride have been subjugated… A time…
From my DAILY ISAIAH notes sent out this morning on Isaiah 40:12-17. Note that the prophet alludes to a certain creation tradition but shows an awareness of greater sophistication about understanding creation (greater than the wisdom sages and greater for…
If you’re going to do Shavuot this upcoming Wednesday, May 15, 2013, why not do it right? (Don’t know much about Shavuot? See bottom of this post: “Basics of Shavuot”). So, first and foremost, because this requires preparation, you must…
So, it’s not exactly scientific, but I have observed trends since I started blogging in December 2006. In the six and a half years I have been doing this, I have looked at the number of readers I get on…
Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehinnom. -Matthew 10:28 We who believe in God and desire to be changed can be our…
Isaiah came down to us as a scroll. The first part of the scroll names Isaiah of Jerusalem sixteen times, all within chapters 1-39. The later two parts of the Isaiah collection never mention him even once. The subject matter…
What I say below about the number of Israelites in Sinai may be troubling for some people. It should not be. I am not motivated by a desire to cause people doubts about the Bible. Just the opposite, I believe…
Some Greeks and Romans believed in the underworld, a place where people continue after death as shades or ghosts, like Patrocles in the Iliad who was mourned by Achilles in the central tragedy of the book. The Jewish prophets passed…
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