Precept Upon Precept
"To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, those taken from the breast? For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little." (Isaiah 28:9-10 ESV)
-
What is Hell?
A friend recently posted the following verse on Facebook, pointing to the reference to hell: And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (Matthew 10:28 KJV) This got me to ask the question, What is Hell? I typically don’t rely on definitions of the English words translated to understand the meanings of the author, when they wrote in a different language. While definitions of the English words can be helpful, I think getting to the definition/meaning of the word used in the source language of the text…
-
Before Their Coming Together
So many English translations insist the phrase “before their coming together” in Matthew 1:18 applies to that which comes after it, but the Greek text tells a different story. The application of this phrase to the latter part of this verse is needed to prop up the Virgin Birth Doctrinal notion of Joseph not being the biological father of Jesus. However, an honest look at the Greek text demonstrates this phrase applies to the former part of the verse. See for yourself: http://messyanic.com/before-their-coming-together.pdf So what’s the big deal? Why would the author point this detail out? Doesn’t everyone get betrothed before their coming together?
-
Genesis 1: Evening and Morning (Video)
In my Follow-Up Series to the video presentation on When a Day Begins and Ends, I address the most common objections to the notion that the Bible only speaks of the Day as being “the light”, separate from the Night. The single most common objection I encounter is found in Genesis 1, particularly the statement: And the evening and the morning were the first day. (Genesis 1:5b KJV) Many believe this defines a different kind of Day, one that includes the Night. Here’s my answer to that: If you’ve never done the exercise of looking at all the uses of “ereb” (H6153) and “boqer” (H1242) in the Old Testament to see how…
-
Correction: And God Divided Between the Light…
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. (Gen 1:4 KJV) The Brenton translation of the Greek Septuagint says: And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness. (Gen 1:4 Brenton) It was recently pointed out to me that the Hebrew word “beyn” (H996) translated above in the KJV as “from” appears twice in Genesis 1:4: once before the light, and the other before the darkness. And upon further inspection in the Greek Septuagint, I see the phrase “ana mesos”, translated as “between” also appears twice in this verse. A more proper translation…
- 1-Day and Night, 4-Sun Moon & Stars, Day of Atonement - Yom Kippur, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Passover - Pesach, Precept Upon Precept, Sabbath Day - Shabbath
When a Day Begins and Ends (Video)
Our modern culture teaches a day is a 24-hour period of time that begins at midnight. Jewish tradition teaches a day is a 24-hour period of time that begins at sunset. But what does the Bible say? Watch this presentation covering the Biblical definition of the day, how long it lasts, when it begins and why it matters.
-
If You Don’t Work, You Don’t Eat
Paul writes in his second letter to the Thessalonians… For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. (2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 ESV) I have always attributed the notion to not eating with not working within the context of this passage, relating to idleness. But the more I study, seeking to understand how to walk according to…
-
When a Man Knows a Woman
According to Scripture, what happens when a man knows a woman, and what part does the LORD (YHVH) God play in it all? Adam (Genesis 4:1 ESV) Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.” (Genesis 4:25 ESV) And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.” Cain (Genesis 4:17 ESV) Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name…
-
The Beginning of Time As We Know It
Many of us have been taught that the first seven days outlined in Genesis 1 were seven 24-hour “days” and that these “days” all began at sunset. However, when we take a closer look at this chapter, slowly reading line upon line, we see that this is impossible. In our culture we’re taught that a 24-hour “day” is the time it takes for the earth to make one full rotation in the face of the sun. However, in the Genesis 1 account, there is no sun present until the fourth “day” (and that isn’t until after the fourth day starts). In fact, there is no “heaven” in which the sun is to be placed until the second “day”. Furthermore,…
-
YHVH’s Relationship to Israel
Some believe that Israel is YHVH’s bride/wife, others believe Israel is being prepared to be Yeshua’s bride; Some believe Israel is both, others believe Israel is neither. In this post I’d like to share what I see the Torah (Genesis-Deuteronomy), in particular, is saying regarding Israel’s relationship to YHVH. Who Is YHVH in Relation to Mankind? YHVH: Maker of Heaven and Earth Gen 2:4-7 (4) These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created (H1254), in the day that the LORD (H3068) God made (H6213) the earth and the heavens. (5) When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the…
-
A Sabbath of Solemn Rest
[H]e said to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest (H7677), a holy Sabbath (H7676) to the LORD; bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over lay aside to be kept till the morning.'” So they laid it aside till the morning, as Moses commanded them, and it did not stink, and there were no worms in it. Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath (H7676) to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field. Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which…