We have just entered into the new Hebrew month of Sivan. Sivan is the month in which the Lord descended on Mt. Sinai and spoke the 10 Commandments to Israel on Shavuot/Pentecost. Historically as well as spiritually, Sivan is a month of revelation — millions of Israelites encountered God simultaneously in the days of Moses […]
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Ki Tisa Parashat Ki Tisa Exodus 30:11 to 34:35 Prophetic Reading/Haftorah: 1 Kings 18:1–39 New Covenant Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:1–18, TLV Census and Ransom Money Then Adonai (the Lord) spoke to Moses saying, “When you tally the sum of Bnei-Yisrael by numbering them, […]
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Mishpatim Quick links: Mishpatim Scripture Daily Reading List Mishpatim Commentary by Rabbi Jason Mishpatim: Finding Jesus in the Torah What’s in a name?: Mishpatim This week’s Torah portion is named Mishpatim, which means “statutes.” More specifically, mish-pat-im in the context […]
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Yitro Quick links: Yitro Scripture Daily Reading List Yitro Commentary by Rabbi Jason Yitro: Finding Jesus in the Torah From Beginning to End: Summary of this Week’s Torah Portion This week’s Torah portion is Yitro, which means “abundance” or “plenty” […]
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Beshalach Quick links: Beshalach Scripture Daily Reading List Beshalach Commentary by Rabbi Jason Beshalach: Finding Jesus in the Torah From Beginning to End: Summary of this Week’s Torah Portion The name of this week’s Torah portion is Beshalach, “When Pharoah […]
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Bo From Beginning to End: Summary of this Week’s Torah Portion This week’s Torah portion begins with Moses being sent to Pharaoh to command the Egyptians to let the Children of Israel go. When Pharaoh refuses, the Lord brings the plague […]
Finding Jesus in the Torah: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Va’eira From Beginning to End: Summary of this Week’s Torah Portion The name of this week’s Torah portion is Va’eira. In it we read about the first seven plagues the LORD brought upon Egypt. The first plague mentioned was the turning the […]
Finding Jesus in the Torah: A Weekly Reading from the Torah – Shemot From Beginning to End: Summary of this Week’s Torah Portion This week we begin the book of Exodus whose title in Hebrew is Shemot. Shemot is both the name the Hebrew Bible uses to refer to the entire second book […]
Did you know Yeshua’s first act of public ministry included a Torah reading? As described in Luke 4:14-21, Messiah’s ministry kicked off with giving a public reading of the Jewish scriptures! If the Torah reading was central to the worship of Yeshua and His first-century followers, should it not be central to our worship as […]
I was just a teenager when I met Yeshua for the first time. Even after growing up in a devoted Jewish home, I was hungry for more of God. After months of seeking, I had an incredible encounter with Messiah, and from that point on, everything about my faith was different. The Jewish holidays I […]