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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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He Lived: The Lion of the Last Days
I am very excited about this portion because it contains “one of the most widely accepted Messianic prophecies in Judaism” (CJSB, 66). The siddur (Jewish prayer book), the Targum of Onkelos, the Jerusalem Targum, and Rashi (a very notable rabbinic… Continue reading
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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
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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
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