Excerpts from our Weekly Newsletter
As Yeshua comes down the mountain, His focus is at first on the disciples. In v.16, they are in the midst of a debate with the scribes who found an ideal opportunity to try to undermine the disciples in the eyes of am Yisrael, (the Jewish people) because they were unable to perform a miracle of healing…
Why was the crowd amazed since Yeshua had not done any miracle or taught anything as of yet since His descent from the mountain? While the word amazed is found 11 times in Mark, it is taken from 4 different Greek words, and this one used here describes the highest level of amazement. It describes an alarmed and fearful reaction
Let us be keenly aware of the presence of the Tri-Unity of God leading to this most important historical event; the resurrection which changed the course of this world…
There is something that the Lord says which is of utmost importance when it comes to Yeshua. These words, “Listen to Him” were given at the Transfiguration…
The great majority of Hebrew Scripture prophecies concerning judgments and wars end with a word of encouragement, just like prophecies concerning the Lord’s coming. We see this same pattern in Mark…
What does it mean to be ashamed of Jesus? (Marc 8:34) It means to be embarrassed about our faith. Many hide it. They never speak about it nor demonstrate it because they are ashamed…
The nature of the Messiah (or the question of “Who is Yeshua”) has been a topic under debate for the past 2000 years, even into our present day. When we read the writings of the early Yeshua-following communities, the question of “Who is Yeshua” resulted in many theories…
There are two main titles for the Messiah in the New Covenant: Son of God and Son of Man. While most people think that Son of God refers to the divine nature of the Messiah, and Son of Man refers to the human nature of the Messiah, it is actually the opposite which is true.
What comes next in this gospel is a revolutionary statement from Yeshua. Like the conclusion of a dilemma which began back at the time when the disciples scolded Jesus for having spoken rashly to the Pharisees. Do you remember that? …
They were utterly astonished, that He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak. For they knew it was never done before…
These two numbers 12 & 7 are highly emphasized in this chapter 10 of Genesis. We see this through the 3 sons of Noah, Japhet, Ham and Shem through whom all the nations of the world came.
The word passio, came to be associated with the suffering of the Messiah. You have surely heard of the passion of Christ. This is the compassion we are called to have for the world around us, even for those who do not agree with our faith.
The beginning of a New Year often brings us to consider how fleeting time is. We get settled in our ways and become well engrained into our daily routines until a time like a birthday, an anniversary or a New Year comes around and brings us to ponder, to reflect on the past and on the future as well…
One might wonder what David would have written had he seen what we are able to see today. And considering this universe’s immensity in that the closest star is millions of years away from us, and considering that the Lord, as Creator, is even outside the universe we ask, how can we ever get to Him?
The climax of the story of Joseph is such a powerful passage allowing us to see a foreshadowing of the Messiah’s work.
In the History of the Church there are many legends and traditions which conceal many biblical truths, especially when it comes to Christmas.For instance, how many magi were there? Not three.
The Jewish oral law, the Mishnah, prohibited shepherds from keeping flocks in much of the land of Israel because of its negative effects on agriculture. Shepherds were given selected areas, far from the cities, in mostly uninhabited regions. So what were they doing there in between Jerusalem and Bethlehem?…
So, what is Hanukkah all about? Hanukkah brings us back about 175 years before the first coming of Yeshua and marks a critical phase in the history of Israel, which we commonly call the 400 silent years. However, the feast will show us that those years were anything but silent…
We often speak of the great event, the coming of the Messiah. And seeing that these end time signs are steadily surfacing, we again turn our attention to what will happen to the Jewish people before the Second Coming. The prophecies are clear …
Here we have a woman who is a Hellenist, a Syrian, a Phoenician, and a Canaanite; and she comes to speak to Yeshua in her hostile territory. It would have been very hard to find someone more foreign to Israel than this combination, especially pointing out her Canaanite pedigree. (…) This woman, with all she is, is about to upset their traditional beliefs and reveal the great work of the Spirit of God in an individual…