Torah Portion Netzavim

Torah Portion Netzavim
Devarim – Deuteronomy 29:10-30:20
Deu 29:10  You stand this day all of you before YHWH your Elohim; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Yisra’el,
Deu 29:11  your little ones, your wives, and your foreigner who is in the midst of your camps, from the one who cuts [...]

Kollel Ki Tavo

Kollel Ki Tavo
Hebrews 9
Continuing the theme of why Jews should accept the authority of Yeshua:
Heb 9:1 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
The word “covenant” does not appear in the greek text.  It was added by translators, to follow where they added it to 8:13.  But the [...]

Epistle Ki Tavo

Epistle Ki Tavo
John 18:19-40
Recall, Yeshua has been arrested and is now being questioned.
John, continued:
Joh 18:19  The high priest then asked Yeshua of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
Joh 18:20  Yeshua answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, and wherever the Jews always resort; and [...]

Talmidim Ki Tavo

Talmidim Ki Tavo
Revelation 12 & 13
Chapter 12 offers us a vignette describing what will happen at the midpoint of the Tribulation to certain groups of people.
Rev 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of [...]

Haftarah Ki Tavo

Haftarah Ki Tavo
Yirmeyahu – Isaiah 60:1-22
Isa 60:1 Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of YHWH is risen upon you.
Isa 60:2  For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but YHWH shall arise upon you, and his glory shall be seen upon you.
This is both literal and [...]

Torah Portion Ki Tavo

Torah Portion Ki Tavo
Devarim – Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8
Deu 26:1 It shall be, when you are come in to the land which YHWH your Elohim gives you for an inheritance, and possess it, and dwell therein,
Deu 26:2  that you shall take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you shall bring in from [...]

Kollel Ki Tetze

Kollel Ki Tetze
Hebrews chapters 7 & 8
Heb 7:1 For this Malki-Tzedek, king of Shalem, Kohen of El `Elyon, who met Avraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
Heb 7:2  to whom also Avraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, king of righteousness, and then also king of Shalem, [...]

Epistle Ki Tetze

Epistle Ki Tetze
John 18:1-18
Joh 18:1 When Yeshua had spoken these words, he went out with his talmidim over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into which he and his talmidim entered.
Joh 18:2  Now Yehudah, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Yeshua often met there with his talmidim.
Joh 18:3  Yehudah then, having taken [...]

Talmidim Ki Tetze

Talmidim Ki Tetze
Revelation chapters 10 & 11
Rev 10:1 I saw a mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
Rev 10:2  He had in his hand a little open book. He set his [...]

Haftarah Ki Tetze

Haftarah Ki Tetze
Yeshayahu – Isaiah 54:1-10
Isa 54:1 Sing, barren, you who didn’t bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says YHWH.
“The desolate” is 10-Israel (Ephrayim) that was divorced from Elohim, and the [...]

Torah Portion Ki Tetze

Torah Portion Ki Tetze
Devarim – Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19
Deu 21:10  When you go forth to battle against your enemies, and YHWH your Elohim delivers them into your hands, and you carry them away captive,
Deu 21:11  and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have a desire to her, and would take her to you as [...]

Kollel Shoftim

Kollel Shoftim
Hebrews chapters 5 and 6
Heb 5:1 For every Kohen Gadol, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to Elohim, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Heb 5:2  The Kohen Gadol can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also [...]

Epistle Shoftim

Epistle Shoftim
John chapter 17
Joh 17:1 Yeshua said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;
Joh 17:2  even as you gave him authority over all flesh, he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
Joh [...]

Talmidim Shoftim

Talmidim Shoftim
Revelation chapters 8 & 9
If you recall, in chapter 6 the first series of judgements were opened, these being released as each of six seals on the scroll of judgment was opened by the Lamb.  The first seal revealed the False Messiah, the second his main military opponent who engaged him in conventional warfare [...]

Haftarah Shoftim

Haftarah Shoftim
Yeshayahu – Isaiah 51:12-52:12
Isa 51:12  I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass;
Isa 51:13  and have forgotten YHWH your Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of [...]

Torah Portion Shoftim

Torah Portion Shoftim
Devarim – Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9
Deu 16:18  Shofetim and officers shall you make you in all your gates, which YHWH your Elohim gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Deu 16:19  You shall not wrest justice: you shall not respect persons; neither shall you take a bribe; for [...]

Kollel Reh

Kollel Reh
Hebrews chapters 3 and 4
If you have not already read the introduction to Hebrews from last week’s Parashat, please do so.
Hebrews, continued:
Heb 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and Kohen Gadol of our confession, Yeshua;
Heb 3:2  who was faithful to him who appointed him, as also was Moshe [...]

Epistle Reh

Epistle Reh
John chapter 16
Joh 16:1 “These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn’t be caused to stumble.
Joh 16:2  They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to Elohim.
While this was certainly true in the early days prior to [...]

Talmidim Reh

Talmidim Reh
Revelation chapters 6 and 7
Recall, chapters 2 and 3 were a review of the apostolic era, the age of “making disciples of all peoples, nations, and tongues.”  It went in fits and starts, and Torah Observance was finally all but vanquished by the syncretization of pagan Greek and Roman practices.  Finally we arrived at [...]

Haftarah Reh

Haftarah Reh
Yeshayahu – Isaiah 54:11-55:5
Isa 54:11  You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
The context of the first part of chapter 54 seems to indicate that Elohim is referring to Ephraim, 10-Israel, from whom He “turned away” for a little [...]