Valley Princess

meditation

  • The Day of Atonement, the Goats, and the Crimson Thread

    I am super excited to get into this next Parsha, which is a double portion, Acharei Mot (After the Death) and K’doshim (Holy People), which was read in synagogues for April 25 this year. Jesus, as Messiah, not only fulfilled… Continue reading

    The Day of Atonement, the Goats, and the Crimson Thread

  • Going down to the River

    Leviticus 12:1-13:59Haftarah: 2 Kings 4:42-5:19 Leviticus 14:1-15:33Haftarah: 2 Kings 7:3-20 This Torah portion, scheduled for April 18, 2026, covers the laws for cleanliness and purification for women who give birth, for lepers, for diseased objects and homes, and healthy and… Continue reading

    Going down to the River

  • Distinguish between the Clean and Unclean

    As I catch up on the Torah schedule, my post for today is about Shmini (Eighth), scheduled to be read April 11, 2026. This portion covers the first sacrifice Aaron and his sons make to the Lord after being consecrated,… Continue reading

    Distinguish between the Clean and Unclean

  • God’s Everlasting Plan for Israel

    Replacement theology says God has replaced Israel with the Church because they rejected the Messiah, that they are at best just like any other nation. The world apart from church theology says Israel is an evil baby-killing occupier guilty of… Continue reading

    God’s Everlasting Plan for Israel

  • The Sin Offering and the Guilt Offering He Called for

    I think this will be my last post on the Torah portion reading Vayikra, cited above. I really want to address the Haftarah too and how that related to God’s eternal plan for Israel and the world through Messiah, but… Continue reading

    The Sin Offering and the Guilt Offering He Called for

  • The Peace Offering He Called for

    The Hebrew words translated as peace offering are zevah shelamim (“sacred gift of greeting”). What is the Hebrew greeting? Shalom. What does shalom mean? Peace. This peace is a wholeness of being in body, mind, spirit. The shelamim, translated as… Continue reading

    The Peace Offering He Called for

  • As the Deer Pants for the Water

    “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God” (Ps. 42:1). Enjoy this arrangement of “As the Deer Pants for the Water” for the Native American style flute. Continue reading

    As the Deer Pants for the Water

  • The Grain Offering He Called for

    Leviticus 2 covers the stipulations of the grain offering (minhah). Minhah basically means “tribute, gift,” harkening more to the offering’s function than its contents. Jesus, who was born in Bethlehem (meaning House of Bread), on the night He was betrayed… Continue reading

    The Grain Offering He Called for

  • The Burnt Offering He Called for

    The burnt offering is the first offering mentioned in Leviticus. In Hebrew, it’s called the ‘olah. It’s the same word from which we get Holocaust. It was completely burned up on the bronze altar. None of it was eaten by… Continue reading

    The Burnt Offering He Called for

  • He Assembled His People to Follow Him According to all the Accounts

    This time, I’ll focus on three things: the repetition of the tabernacle instructions and what it has to do with Jesus, the glory of the Lord in the tabernacle and what that has to do with Jesus, and the leading… Continue reading

    He Assembled His People to Follow Him According to all the Accounts