What comes to mind when you think of Memorial Day? If your family is anything like ours, you’ve probably got outdoor plans and a grill to light up. […]
Haman’s wife Zeresh was right about this 1 thing
From Haman to Hamas, Israel is all too often surrounded and attacked by enemies, but fear not, the enemy will never prevail! Baruch HaShem Adonai, the Guardian of […]
Humility and Discretion in Micah 6:8
Haftarah Balak (Micah/Michoh/Michah 5:6-6:8) 5782 B”H הִגִּ֥יד לְךָ֛ אָדָ֖ם מַה־טּ֑וֹב וּמָה־יְהֹוָ֞ה דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ מִמְּךָ֗ כִּ֣י אִם־עֲשׂ֚וֹת מִשְׁפָּט֙ וְאַ֣הֲבַת חֶ֔סֶד וְהַצְנֵ֥עַ לֶ֖כֶת עִם־אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ: Walking “humbly” with God The Hebrew word “צנַע” tzana occurs only […]
Hanukkah, Zerubbabel, and the Second Temple
Some who have studied history have heard of Hanukkah’s hero, Judah (Judas) Maccabee, but are you familiar with how Zerubbabel fits into the story? Today we will take a […]
It is finished: How the Completion of the Tabernacle relates to Calvary’s Victory
Completion of the Tabernacle This passage starts out where we left off discussing the Tabernacle’s skilled artisans, Betzalel and Oholiab. They were the wise-hearted, skilled artisans who were responsible […]
Ethan the Ezrahite: Praise strongly “breaking forth!”
Table of Contents Who is like You, LORD God Almighty: Mi chamocha Adonai Elohei Tzva’ot Stand up and Give Him the Praise Ethan the Ezrahite Ethan: A […]
Gratitude & Giving Thanks: A Hebraic perspective
As we near Thanksgiving, I wanted to share with you a Hebraic perspective on the terms, “gratitude” and “giving thanks.” In Hebrew, the expressions are “hoda’ah” and “hakarat […]
How Genesis 1:2 can help you lead a friend to the LORD (and away from the Jehovah’s Witness movement)
Beginning at the Beginning Each year after Sukkot (The Feast of Tabernacles), it is customary to begin re-reading through Torah (the first five books of the Bible). I personally believe it […]
Our Redeemer: the One who is Near
Parashat B’har (V’yikra/Leviticus 25-26:2) 5782 B”H In Leviticus 25:25-28, we read a passage that quickly brings to mind Ruth and Boaz: “If your brother becomes poor and sells some of his […]
Daniel 3: Four in the Fire
Table of Contents Recap of Daniel 2: Interpretation of Dreams Daniel, like Joseph Genesis 41:37-41 Daniel 3:1-7 King Nebuchadnezzar’s Image of Gold What was the image? Dedication of […]