A Change in Format

Posted on October 30, 2022 | Comments Off on A Change in Format

Ok. It’s clear now that I will not be able to keep up with 5-6 chapters a week. Too many personal interruptions and network issues. And there is so much to say. Summaries just don’t cut it.

And then there is the issue on this first (coming) post that research sent me on a rabbit trail so that I would not be able to make a deadline. I’m going to make a necessary change to the format.

We will not be following the Torah portions on a weekly basis. I’ll just post when I can as I move through the text. It will be more like my personal Bible study that I am sharing with you.

Feel free to leave a comment and tell me what you think. I’d love to hear your feedback. And by all means, let me know if I’m missing the mark on some topic. If you have a different perspective, I’d love to hear it. Let iron sharpen iron.

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Updates Coming

Posted on October 18, 2022 | Comments Off on Updates Coming

Well, I was planning on getting a headstart on next week’s beginning of the new Torah cycle. There’s a lot to talk about when it comes to creation. However, I was locked out of the website again for a few days this time. It just randomly started working as the weekend was ending. I had to clean up a few things on the site and then had to return to work on Monday night, so I couldn’t get anything posted as planned. This may become the norm, so I apologize in advance if I don’t get things posted in a timely fashion. This is frustrating but I’ll keep posting when I can.

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To Feast, Or Not To Feast.

Posted on October 10, 2022 | Comments Off on To Feast, Or Not To Feast.

The general consensus today is that the feasts of God are not for the New Testament church. The most common reasons cited are that they are Jewish feasts and that Jesus fulfilled the feasts so we don’t have to observe them. But are either of those reasons true? Scripture has the answer.

Leviticus 23:37 “These are the appointed feasts of YHWH, which you shall proclaim as times of holy convocation, for presenting to YHWH food offerings, burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day.”

God declared that they are HIS FEASTS. To call them Jewish feasts is to dishonor God and His declaration. And if they are God’s feasts, then that begs the question of who are the feasts for? The answer is simple. God gave them as gifts for His people. Notice that He called them the APPOINTED feasts of YHWH. An appointment is an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place. In this case, it’s a time to meet with God. Why wouldn’t His people want to meet with God at the appointed times?

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The Feast of Tabernacles

Posted on October 9, 2022 | Comments Off on The Feast of Tabernacles

I find this picture to be amusing. But accurate.

For all of those who are participating in the Feast, have a very blessed eight days.

Leviticus 23:33-36 “And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths to the LORD. On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. For seven days you shall present food offerings to the LORD. On the eighth day, you shall hold a holy convocation and present a food offering to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you shall not do any ordinary work.'”

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Happy Yom Kippur!

Posted on October 4, 2022 | Comments Off on Happy Yom Kippur!

Leviticus 23:27
“Now on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be for you a time of holy convocation, and you shall afflict yourselves and present a food offering to the LORD.”

Leviticus 23:32
“It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict yourselves. On the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening shall you keep your Sabbath.”

Yom Kippur begins at sundown on October 4, 2022.

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What about the Day of Atonement?

Posted on October 3, 2022 | Comments Off on What about the Day of Atonement?

The Day of Atonement is upon us. Also known as Yom Kippur, it begins at sundown on Tuesday, October 4th, and ends on Wednesday, October 5th.

Everyone knows that Yeshua (Jesus) was crucified on Passover as our Passover lamb. John the Baptizer called Him the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. The interesting thing is that the Passover Lamb doesn’t take away sin. It’s a substitutionary sacrifice. In the Exodus account, the blood of the lamb was put on the doorposts so that the death angel would pass over the house instead of killing anyone inside. But not everyone was in danger of dying. It was only the firstborns that would be taken by the death angel. The lamb was slain so that the firstborns would not be. No atonement of sin took place on Passover. The whole family of Israel (they were not a nation yet) was spared any mourning of death because the lambs were substitutes for them.

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It’s Yom Teruah!

Posted on September 25, 2022 | Comments Off on It’s Yom Teruah!

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More Troubles

Posted on September 23, 2022 | Comments Off on More Troubles

This is getting fun, I think.

No, actually it is annoying.

Just when I thought I could get back into the swing of things, SERVER PROBLEMS.

That’s right. My host was doing some server upgrades at the end of August and I didn’t have access for a while. Then in September, I still couldn’t get on. And I also noticed that none of my email accounts were working. After spending an hour or so chatting with tech support, it turns out that the server upgrade was not the problem. It was my home wifi. I could connect with everything through other wifi connections and cell data. So, I contacted my ISP but was told that they don’t block any websites on their end. I thought I was going to have to get a different service provider. Then, lo and behold, everything started working a few days later.

I have no idea what happened, but at least I can get back on the blog. Unfortunately, I spent too much time on that problem and I’m behind again. Here’s to hoping for a great start to the new cycle in a few weeks.

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I’m back ???

Posted on August 27, 2022 | Comments Off on I’m back ???

Well, this has been a crazy year, and my wife has had too many projects for me. Needless to say, this blog took a back seat, to which I hold a lot of regrets. I wish I had the time to fully invest in this blog and my other dreams, but such is not the case.

To that end, I am working on some things and hope to be posting regularly in the future. I may just have to highlight some things in the Torah portions rather than trying to cover everything for the week. I would like to have a Bible study with a group where we could discuss things and then post those highlights on the blog. Unfortunately, I’ve never been able to find anyone who wants to come over for a Bible study, so I’m a one-man show. It’s just me sharing what I’ve seen and learned. I hope you enjoy it and can learn along with me.

Stay tuned for more to come.

Oh, and today is the first day of Teshuva. The new cycle of Torah portions begins in 8 weeks!

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October 30, 2021 – Torah Portion #5

Posted on October 30, 2021 | Comments Off on October 30, 2021 – Torah Portion #5

Today’s Torah Portion:

Chayei Sarah – Life of Sarah

Genesis 23:1–25:18

Haftarah:

1 Kings 1:1–31

New Testament:

John 4:3–14

Next Week’s Torah Portion:

Toldot – Generations

Genesis 25:19-28:9

Haftarah:

Malachi 1:1–2:7
1 Samuel 20:18–42

New Testament:

Matthew 10:21–38
Luke 3:1–18

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