spiritual poetry

  • He Approach: to Live Among Us

    The sages taught of two different messiahs, Messiah ben Joseph and Messiah ben Judah. This week’s parsha and haftarah reveals the mystery of the two messiahs becoming one and how God used Ezekiel to reveal it. Continue reading

    He Approach: to Live Among Us
  • Chanukah: “I Will Live Among You.”

    In this post, I go through Zechariah’s vision and explain how Yeshua Jesus is the Branch, the Servant, the High Priest, the Stone, the Menorah, the Temple, and the Capstone. The accuser constantly tries to take what belongs to God,… Continue reading

    Chanukah: “I Will Live Among You.”
  • At the End: The Suspense of the Latter Days

    This portion begins with Pharoah’s dream and ends with the dramatic climax between Joseph and his brothers, who still didn’t know it was him. Their money they tried to buy grain with had been returned to their bags with their… Continue reading

    At the End: The Suspense of the Latter Days
  • He Continued Living: He Lives for Me and You

    Joseph’s “here I am” follows a line of momentous events in his family line. In Genesis chapter 22, God called Abraham and Abraham answered, “Here I am” before God then told him to sacrifice his son, Isaac. In Genesis chapter… Continue reading

    He Continued Living: He Lives for Me and You
  • He Sent: Jacob and the Son

    In this portion, there is a lot to cover, but I will focus on the relationship between Esau and Jacob and Jacob’s faith in God, foreshadowing the Messiah and how believers can hold the same faith of Jacob in times… Continue reading

    He Sent: Jacob and the Son
  • Sarah’s Life: Continuing the Legacy to the Next Generation

    Today, I want to begin not with Abraham, but his servant, whom some suppose to be the Eliezer that would have inherited Abraham’s house if he didn’t have a son (Gen 15:2). This is someone who Abraham trusted. I think… Continue reading

    Sarah’s Life: Continuing the Legacy to the Next Generation
  • He Appeared at the Right Time

    This week’s Torah reading covers the same passage that was read not long ago for Rosh Hashanah, the binding of Isaac. In my post for the readings of Rosh Hashanah, “Rosh Hashanah: Isaac, Ishmael, and the Well,” I discuss how… Continue reading

    He Appeared at the Right Time
  • In the Beginning: Remaking of You

    The Very first prophecy we have of the Messiah comes immediately after the first sin was committed. Eve ate the fruit she was told by God not to eat, and she shared with Adam. The serpent’s deception had worked. The… Continue reading

    In the Beginning: Remaking of You
  • Noah: Mercy Triumphs over Judgement

    God promised Noah he wouldn’t flood the earth again, not because future generations would be any better than the past ones (He actually said human hearts are still evil from youth (Gen. 6:5, 8:21), but because God chose mercy for… Continue reading

    Noah: Mercy Triumphs over Judgement
  • A New Time, A New Vision

    It has been over two years since I posted anything to my blog, but I feel led to begin again with a new title and a broader vision. My blog began as a part of my writing my first book… Continue reading

    A New Time, A New Vision